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One More Chance To Hear Edith Boulevard And Learn About Scottish Dancing At Fuller Lodge Tonight

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 25, 2019
Clara Byom, left, and Deb Bluestone are the Albuquerque duo Edith Boulevard. They performed Sunday night at the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium. The duo will be playing for the Los Alamos Scottish Dancers at their regular meeting 7:30-10 p.m. today at Fuller Lodge. Everyone is invited to listen, watch or try it out for themselves! Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
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Lutheran HSN Choir Performs In Los Alamos March 8

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 25, 2019

Lutheran High School North Concert Choir will perform March 8 at Redeemer Lutheran Church. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

The Lutheran High School North Concert Choir will perform at 7 p.m. Friday, March 8 at the Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2000 Diamond Dr. Admission is free.

Lutheran High School North is a private Christian high school in Houston,Texas. The Lutheran High North Concert Choir is made up of 18 students from the nineth through the 12th grade.

Some students have sung in a choral setting for many years while others are, for the first time, experiencing what it is like to be part of a choir. Read More

Legislative Roundup: Feb. 23

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 23, 2019

Bob Finch, a retired TV production worker and engineer, addresses an Americans for Prosperity rally Friday outside the state Capitol in Santa Fe. Luis Sánchez Saturno/The New Mexican

DuWayne Shaver, school choir and band director from Capitan, directs the defending state choir champions in A-AAA, for 2018 during a performance Friday at the Rotunda in the state Capitol in Santa Fe. Luis Sánchez Saturno/The New Mexican

By The New Mexican

Days remaining in the session: 21

Confirmations: The Senate on Friday voted 35-0 to confirm Alicia Keyes as secretary of the Economic Development Department. Read More

LAMS Jazz Bands Score Well At Jazz Fest

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 22, 2019

Members of the LAMS Jazz 1 perform during a concert Wednesday evening at Duane Smith Auditorium. Courtesy/LAMS

LAMS News:

Los Alamos Middle School Jazz bands hit the high notes, low notes and all the notes in between as they performed very well at the recent Albuquerque/UNM Jazz Fest. Jazz 1 and Jazz 3 received a Superior, rating of 1, while Jazz 2 received an Excellent, rating of 2.

The Los Alamos Jazz Project Big Band, comprised of both LAMS and Los Alamos High School students, also received a Superior, rating of 1.

“I am extremely proud of all the students who were part of this competition,” said Read More

Chamisa Elementary School Teachers Collaborate On Artist In Residence Project Funded By LAPS Foundation

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 22, 2019

Artist in residence Gasali Adeyemo poses with a group of 4th graders at Chamisa Elementary School. Courtesy/LAPSF

A student proudly displays her artistic creation. Courtesy/LAPSF

 

LAPS FOUNDATION News:

When educators are able to spread lessons across multiple disciplines, it can be a really effective means of teaching, not to mention a lot of fun for the students.

Last fall, Chamisa Elementary Librarian Beverly Nelson submitted a grant to the Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation to help fund an artist in residence for the 2017-18 school year. The project Nelson proposed was to be a Read More

LAHS Choir In Concert With University Of Denver’s Lamont Chorale At Smith Auditorium Saturday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 22, 2019
LAPS News:
 
Come hear Los Alamos High School’s Schola Cantorum in concert with University of Denver’s Lamont Chorale at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 23, in the Duane Smith Auditorium.
 
Schola Cantorum is LAHS’s premiere mixed ensemble, having won state competitions twice, first in 2015 and again in 2017.
 
Los Alamos is the last stop on the Lamont Chorale’s tour of New Mexico, and they have already performed with Santa Fe and Albuquerque high school choirs.
 
The concert is free to attend and open to the public.
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In And Around Town: Feb. 21

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 21, 2019
 In and Around Town:
 
The Los Alamos Daily Post community calendar features events happening in Los Alamos, White Rock and surrounding areas. Send event announcements to bjgordon@ladailypost.com
 

 

THURSDAY Feb. 21
 
The Los Alamos Genealogical Association Meeting
7 p.m. at the White Rock Public Library. The program is “Coming Soon to a Genealogical Problem Near You”, focusing on new resources and exciting new technology for family history research. The traditional no-host social dinner is  5:30 p.m. at Pig + Fig across the street from the library.
 
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Edith Boulevard Rescheduled At Nature Center Feb. 24

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 21, 2019

Deb Bluestone, left, and Clara Byom are the Abuquerque duo Edith Boulevard performing Jan. 13 at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Courtesy photo

 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com

When two classically trained musicians who play a variety of instruments and have fallen in love with every kind of folk music came together, the result was Edith Boulevard. Edith Boulevard’s January concert was cancelled because of bad weather. It’s been rescheduled for Sunday Feb. 24. The eclectic folk/classical duo will perform on violin, viola, accordion, Read More

Los Alamos Hockey’s History Of Energetic Volunteers

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 21, 2019
Los Alamos Ranch School students playing hockey on the pond. Courtesy/Los Alamos Historical Society
 
By HEATHER MCCLENAHAN
Los Alamos Historical Society

Hockey has been part of Los Alamos for more than 100 years.

One of the most iconic historic pictures in the community’s history is of a match at the Los Alamos Ranch School, with the students at the prestigious all-boys prep school playing hockey on a pond—in shorts, which they wore year ‘round. The Los Alamos History Museum proudly displays a set of hockey shin guards from those active boys.

Los Alamos, of course, is most famous as the site Read More

Mysteries Of Los Alamos Explored In New Podcast

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 21, 2019
Courtesy image
 
By Bonnie J. Gordon
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com

Something weird and creepy is going on in Los Alamos and it’s not mysteriously appearing potholes … it’s Secret City Files Podcast.

Since its launch in October the podcast, produced by three young Los Alamos writers, has been creeping out listeners with tales featuring mysteries and secret lore from Los Alamos and northern New Mexico. The podcast is more than halfway through its first season. It broadcasts every two weeks. All the episodes can be downloaded, not just the current one.

Aria and Matt Read More

Birds Spotted feeding, fighting And frolicking In Snow

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 21, 2019

Various birds including this Steller’s Jay are spotted feeding, fighting and frolicking in the snow Tuesday at a home on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Ken Hanson

Juncos fighting in the snow Tuesday at a home on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Ken Hanson
 
Spotted Towee eating in the snow Tuesday at a home on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Ken Hanson
 
Evening Grosbeaks in the snow Tuesday at a home on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Ken Hanson
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NHCC Art Museum Opens Qué Chola March 8

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 21, 2019
NHCC News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― The National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) Art Museum’s upcoming exhibition, Qué Chola, opens Friday March 8, with a reception in the Art Museum 6-9 p.m., and closes Aug. 4.
 
The exhibit features Cholas and homegirls in art and pop culture and celebrates the Chola as a symbol of strength, power and resilience in the face of racial, gender and economic adversity.
 
The term Chola is commonly used to refer to women of a particular subculture in the U.S. often characterized by cultural pride, tough behavior and a distinctive style. The last few
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Legislative Roundup: Feb. 21

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 21, 2019
Max Rodriguez, left, and Sebastian Hatcher look up to the balcony of the Capitol Rotunda before performing music with other students from The Montessori Elementary & Middle School Wednesday in Albuquerque in Santa Fe. Olivia Harlow/The New Mexican
 
Zoelle Strober, a student from The Montessori Elementary & Middle School in Albuquerque, plays the violin during a musical performance Wednesday at the Capitol in Santa Fe. Olivia Harlow/The New Mexican
 
By The New Mexican
 
Days left in the session: 23
 
Confirmations: The Senate voted 31-0 Wednesday to
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Los Alamos Gets Insight On Directing Short Play

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 21, 2019

Jacqueline Reid, center, gives instruction to actor Eric Bjorklund on the precise timing of movements she wants his character to execute. Courtesy photo

LALT News:

Jacqueline Reid, a founding member of Fusion theatre in Albuquerque, recently taught a class on directing the short play at the Performing Arts Center in Los Alamos.
 
The class attracted participants from Santa Fe, Dixon, Albuquerque and Arizona, as well as local residents, totaling 22 participants in all.
 
The class was subsidized by the Los Alamos Little Theatre, which provides instruction and promotes interest
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