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Students Create Valentine Cards For Veterans

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 15, 2019

Students from the Los Alamos and White Rock Youth Activity Centers created Valentine cards for local troops serving our country as well as Valentine cards delivered this morning for local veterans at the VFW and the American Legion. Courtesy photo Read More

Choral Society/Symphony Orchestra In Concert Sunday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 15, 2019

MUSIC News:

Join LACS/LASO at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17 at Duane Smith Auditorium for a classical music concert lasting about an hour.

The concert will include two short pieces, “Ave Verum Corpus,” a lovely lament sung in Latin created by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1791, and “The Promise of Living,” from the opera The Tender Land, music by Aaron Copland, libretto by Horace Everett, which tells a story of farm life in the Midwest.

The third piece will be Ludwig Van Beethoven’s Mass in C Major, composed in the early 1800s. One does not need to know Latin to understand the elegant grace conveyed by the music. Read More

Can Anyone Stump PEEC’s Team Of Professional Astronomers In Planetarium 7 p.m. Friday?

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 15, 2019

Try to stump PEEC’s professional astronomers at 7 p.m. this Friday, Feb. 15 in the planetarium. Courtesy/PEEC

 

PEEC News:

 

Do you think you have what it takes to stump a panel of PEEC’s expert astronomers? Then come to the Los Alamos Nature Center’s planetarium Friday, Feb. 15 for a “Stump the Astronomers” panel!

 

The fun starts at 7 p.m. Bring your most difficult astronomy-related questions and put the professionals to the test!

 

Peter Polko will be the M.C. for the evening. The astronomers on the panel have expertise in a variety of fields and will attempt to answer any Read More

Don Taylor’s Photography Celebrates 35 Years!

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 14, 2019
Don Taylor of Don Taylor’s Photography during an interview Tuesday afternoon in his studio in Central Park Square. Photo by Carol A. Clark/adailypost.com
 
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com

Don Taylor’s Photography is celebrating 35 years in business and owner Don Taylor is brimming with gratitude.

“The people in Los Alamos are very loyal to small businesses and I find that so rewarding,” Taylor told the Los Alamos Daily Post during an interview Tuesday at his studio in Central Park Square. “When I think of those 35 years – I am thankful. I have a lot of followers Read More

Moving Arts Española Gala Draws Mayors; Lab Officials

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 12, 2019

Welcoming 80 guests to the annual Moving Arts Española fundraising gala are Executive/School Director and Co-founder Salvador Ruiz-Esquivel, right, and his partner Artistic Director/Co-founder Roger Montoya Feb. 2 at Los Luceros Ranch north of Española near the village of Alcalde. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

The gala was a joyful event attended by Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Thom Mason, center, and Northern New Mexico College President Rick Bailey, third from left, who introduced Mason to educators including Española Superintendent of Schools Bobbie Gutierrez, Read More

Legislative Roundup: Feb. 12

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 12, 2019
Anne Hanika-Ortiz walks along the painting-lined Annex Walkway Monday leading to the Capitol.. The Roundhouse and adjoining annex are home to the New Mexico Capitol Art Collection, which consists of 650 pieces by New Mexican artists including ceramics, photography, textiles and paintings. Photo by Gabriela Campos/The New Mexican
 
A mixed-media artwork titled “Mogollon Lion” by Linda Brewer was on display Monday in the Annex Walkway at the Capitol. The Roundhouse and adjoining annex are home to the New Mexico Capitol Art Collection, which consists of 650 pieces by New
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Meet Jesús Malverde Patron Saint Of Drug Lords

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 12, 2019
Statue of Jesús Malverde, the Patron Saint of Drug Lords. Photo by Mary Ann Hatchitt
 
NMMNHS News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― New Mexico is a state where many homes are adorned with Santos, retablos, depictions of patron saints, and other cultural icons based in Christianity, often crafted by local artisans.
 
Recently, a diverse group of New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science employees and citizens serving as an advisory committee to Drugs: Costs and Consequences, the new exhibition now open at the Museum, received an education about a specific patron saint with a dark side.
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Daily Postcard: Bucks Spend Night On Yucca Street

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 11, 2019

Daily Postcard: Four bucks spent Friday night behind a building on Yucca Street. The bucks are fairly well known in the area having been seen traveling together for several years. Photo by Laurie Waters Read More

Dance Arts Los Alamos Students Compete In Las Vegas

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 9, 2019
DALA Director Stephen Wynne with dancers from left, Elizabeth Merrill, Jadie Gonzales and Avery Hinckley. Courtesy/DALA
 
DALA News:
 
Three local dancers representing Dance Arts Los Alamos, went to the big city of Las Vegas, Nev. for the Feb. 7 Youth American Grand Prix (YAGP) dance competition.  
 
Los Alamos High School student Avery Hinckley, 14, has been dancing since he was 4 years old. His goal is to one day become a professional ballet dancer. Los Alamos Middle School student Jadie Gonzales, 14, has been dancing since she was 7 years old. She would like to become
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2019 Lectures & Curator’s Coffee Series: ‘The Brain: It’s More Than You Think’ Saturday Feb. 23

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 9, 2019
2019 Lectures & Curator’s Coffee Series: ‘The Brain: It’s More Than You Think’ Feb. 23 at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. Courtesy/NMMNHS 
 
NMMNHS News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― As part of the programming associated with the new traveling exhibition Brain: The Inside Story, which opens Saturday Feb. 23 at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, the museum’s 2019 Lectures & Curator’s Coffee Series theme is, “The Brain: It’s More Than You Think.”
 
Brain: The Inside Story draws on research and technology to present recent findings in
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Taos Actor Brings ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ To Los Alamos Performing Arts Center Saturday Feb. 16

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 9, 2019

COMMUNITY News:

  • An immersive comedy about depression and the lengths we’ll go for those we love

 

The Performing Arts Center will host visiting artists from Taos in a performance of Every Brilliant Thing at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16.

 

You’re seven years old. Mom’s in the hospital because, says Dad, “she’s done something stupid.” So you start to make a list – everything that’s brilliant about the world, everything worth living for. Number 1: ice cream. Number 2: water fights. Number six: roller coasters. Over years, the list grows, evolves, and takes on a life of its own.

 

Developed Read More

Letter To The Editor: Regarding Gordon’s Concerts

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 9, 2019
By JIM BURNS
Los Alamos
 
After 30 years of the Gordon family delivering free concerts to Los Alamos during the summer months, the county has determined to go with another vendor.
 
Whatever the reasoning for the change, I believe it will prove to be a mistake.
 
Putting aside the commitment of the Gordons to keeping the series going through both good times and rough patches, they deserve special credit for something much more.
 
Each year they invested significant time and effort to ensure a diverse lineup of artists who offer substantial musical roots and experiences. This
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