Daily Postcard: Sunrise Illuminates Los Alamos Sky
Daily Postcard: Thursday’s sunrise emerges slowly above the Los Alamos townsite. Photo by Trisha Ancell Read More
February Edition Of Prism Is Now Online
Click on the image below to read the February edition of Prism
County Addresses Summer Concert Series Comments On New Vendor Selection
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County officials responded today to comments from the public questioning possible award of the contract for the popular Summer Concert Series to a new vendor.
Last year, the concerts were produced under a contract with Gordon’s Concerts LLC operated by Abe Gordon and Kara Robertson. However, as in all previous years, the County released a competitive-bid Request For Proposal (RFP) to call for interested, qualified vendors to produce the Summer Concert Series. The Community Services Department, which manages the contract, is required under procurement code to conduct Read More
Alix Morgan Art Reception At Rose Chocolatier Friday
Art by Alix Morgan. Courtesy photoLAAC Welcomes New Executive Director Dr. Karen Hall
New Executive Director Dr. Karen Hall of the Los Alamos Arts Council. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.comDr. Karen Hall and the executive director position with the Los Alamos Arts Council seem to be a perfect fit.
According to her website, Hall graduated from the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Music and Master of Music in vocal performance. She also studied operetta at the Mozarteum Summer Academy in Salzburg, Austria. In 2006, she graduated from Teachers College, Columbia University with a Doctor of Read More
Lensic Presents ‘THE CHOIR OF MAN’ Feb. 20
Scene from THE CHOIR OF MAN. Courtesy/Chris Cann PhotographyDaily Postcard: Deer Loiter Around Metzger’s
Daily Postcard: Deer spotted loitering Wednesday night around Metzger’s Do It Best Hardware Store on 15th Street at Central Avenue in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladilypost.com Read More
Ponyo Screens At Mesa Public Library Feb. 7
Ponyo will be shown Feb. 7 at Mesa Public Library. Courtesy/MPL
LIBRARY News:
Ponyo (2008, rated G, 1 hr., 41 min.), written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, will be shown Feb. 7 at Mesa Public Library.
This was Miyazaki’s 10th animated film, and it won several Japanese film awards. Miyazaki himself drew part of the animation.
The story involves Sosuke, a young boy who lives near the sea, and finds a goldfish trapped in a jar. The jar breaks and cuts him, but Ponyo the goldfish licks his wound and heals it. We later learn that this taste of blood gives Ponyo the magical power to transform from fish to human Read More
Scenes From Backcountry Film Festival Thursday
So many people turned out Thursday, Jan. 24 for the Backcountry Film Festival sponsored by Century Bank and brought to Los Alamos by the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) and Reel Deal Theater that theater owner Jim O’Donnell opened a second screening room to accommodate everyone. The event featured a variety of short films about the backcountry snow sports world. A variety of raffle prizes were available at the festival, along with beer and wine for purchase from Pajarito Brewpub. Courtesy photo
The Backcoutry Film Festival crowd fills the lobby Jan. 24 at the Reel Deal Read More
Art On Tap: New LAAC Executive Director Karen Hall And LACA Artistic Director Ann McLaughlin Feb. 4
Danish String Quartet to perform Feb. 22 at Smith Auditorium. Courtesy photo
LAAC Executive Director Dr. Karen HallNHCC Art Museum Closed For Renovation
NHCC News:Daily Postcard: Soft Colors Paint Sunday Sunset
Daily Postcard: Soft colors paint the sky Sunday evening above White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
Daily Postcard: Colorful Sky Over Mesa Public Library
Daily Postcard: The sun begins to set early Sunday evening casting a colorful sky over Mesa Public Library in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Special Showing Of Margaret Hollabaugh Quilt At Bradbury Science Museum Through This Afternoon
The quilt Margaret Ann Hollabaugh created in 1981 for Los Alamos with the Quilters Guild is on display in a special showing through this afternoon at the Bradbury Science Museum. This quilt was previously on display in the library at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Courtesy photo
Family members of Margaret Ann Hollabaugh (July 18, 1926-Jan. 21, 2019), gathered Friday at the Bradbury Science Museum, from left, Mason Totten, Karen Totten, Jeanne Hollabaugh, Marcia Hollabaugh and John Totten. The family visited the museum to see the quilt Margaret Ann Hollabaugh created in 1981 with the Quilters
Singer/Songwriter Thom Chacon Performs Feb. 1
Thom Chacon perfroms at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 1 at Fuller Lodge. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
Thom Chacon is finally getting the attention he deserves. 2018 saw the singer-songwriter who calls Durango, Colo., home has a song featured on the Townes Van Zandt tribute album and another included on an Appaloosa Records compilation album.
He was awarded “Best New Artist of 2018” by Buscadero Magazine while on tour in Italy, and won rave reviews of his latest album, “Blood in the USA.” That attention is long over due, when one considers what Stew Mosberg wrote in the Durango Telegraph in an article Read More
Teatro Paraguas Hosts Poetry Reading And Book Launch Of Missing Persons
TEATRO PARAGUAS News:Teatro Paraguas: Flamenco Fiesta 2019 Spring Student Recital And Sevillanas Contest March 22-23
Flamenco dancer Janira Cordova. Courtesy photo
Flamenco dancers Maria Valle and Xochitl Ehrl. Courtesy photo
Jonah Boudreau Photography At Library Saturday
Photographer Jonah Boudreau. Photo by Katy Korkos
