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Mule Deer Raid Bird Feeders In Los Alamos

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 17, 2019

Mule deer have been raiding bird feeders at a residence on Timber Ridge Road in Los Alamos during the recent snowstorms … the small herd stops by for a snack every day and usually includes does, fawns and bucks. Photo by Annis Young I live on Timber Ridge Road in #2

This buck is part of the herd that has been raiding bird feeders lately at a Los Alamos residence on Timber Ridge Road. Photo by Annis Young

This buck heads toward a Los Alamos residence on Timber Ridge Road to snack on bird seed. Photo by Annis Young Read More

Making Quilting Cool Again At Los Alamos Makers

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 16, 2019

LANL physicist Quinn Marksteiner tackling one of the most underrated pieces of engineering – the sewing machine. Courtesy/Los Alamos Makers

Quilts can make cool custom decorations, not just blankets. Courtesy/Los Alamos Makers

Los Alamos Makers News:

New quilting instructor Jill Ryan at Los Alamos Makers is teaching a free introductory class 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22. Courtesy/Los Alamos Makers

At Los Alamos Makers, 3540 Orange St., it is always exciting to see the lines between art and science blur. Introducing scientists to a craft or getting artists to include a high-tech feature

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PEEC: Backcountry Film Festival Jan. 24

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 16, 2019
 
PEEC News:
 
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) and the Reel Deal Theater are teaming up again this year to bring the popular Backcountry Film Festival back to Los Alamos.
 
This year, Century Bank has signed on as the headline sponsor for this festival. Produced by the Boise-based nonprofit Winter Wildlands Alliance, the touring Backcountry Film Festival will make its way to more than 100 locations around the world. The screening is 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 24, at the Reel Deal, and will be the only one in New Mexico. Tickets are available now.
 
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Los Alamos National Laboratory Contributes $3 Billion Annually To New Mexico State Economy

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 15, 2019

The Laboratory’s NMSBA program helped optimize a new crate for shipping valuable artwork developed by Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Innovations, a for-profit business subsidiary of the world-renowned museum. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Economic development initiatives created or retained nearly 1,500 in-state jobs
  • More than half of goods and services came from New Mexico businesses 

Los Alamos National Laboratory’s average annual total impact on economic output across New Mexico from 2015 to 2017 was $3.1 billion, according to preliminary independent research from the University Read More

LALT: Matinee For ‘Murder At The Lone Elm’ Sunday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 15, 2019

Cast of ‘Murder At The Lone Elm’ perform at 2 p.m. matinee Sunday. Courtesy photo

LALT News:

The Los Alamos Little Theatre has added a matinee performance at 2 p.m. Sunday of “Murder at the Lone Elm”.

LALT canceled its Jan. 13 planned matinee performance because of the weather and bad driving conditions. Persons who purchased tickets for the Jan. 13 show are welcome to use them at any of the remaining performances: 7:30 pm Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.

“Murder at the Lone Elm” is an interactive mystery in which the audience gets to question the suspects and try to identify the killer.  Read More

New Mexico & Arizona 2019 Book Awards Officially Opens For Entries Jan. 25

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 14, 2019
NMBC News:
 
The 13th Annual New Mexico & Arizona Book Awards will be open for entries starting Friday, Jan. 25, 2019.
 
The Awards celebrate the best books published, authored, or about New Mexico and Arizona. The winners of the 2019 Best Books in the NM & AZ Book Awards were New Mexico Historical Chronology by Don Bullis, published by Rio Grande Books and Paul Pletka: Imagined Wests by Amy Scott and published by University of Oklahoma Press.
 
Over 1,000 books were entered in 56 categories: children’s, Young adult, cooking, travel, romance, art, sci-fi, novels, covers,
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Three Community Museums To Continue Borderlands Of Southern Colorado Speaker Series

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 14, 2019
MUSEUM News:
 
PUEBLO, Colo. ― El Pueblo History Museum, Fort Garland Museum and Trinidad History Museum, three Community Museums of History Colorado, will host scholars, artists, writers, and activists from around the world for a Borderlands of Southern Colorado lecture series in the spring of 2019.
 
Each lecture will expand the understanding of the topics in the Borderlands of Southern Colorado exhibit that opened at El Pueblo History Museum in May 2018, and the exhibits opening at Trinidad History Museum in May 2019 and Fort Garland Museum in June 2019.
 
Topics for the
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Award-Winning Irish Poet To Visit Albuquerque

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 14, 2019
Annemarie Ní Churreáin
 
TEATRO PARAGUAS News:
 
As part of an international book tour, Irish poet Annemarie Ní Churreáin will visit New Mexico in February 2019 to deliver a series of readings from her much-acclaimed debut collection Bloodroot (Doire Press 2017) Sunday, Feb. 24, at Teatro Paraguas, 3205 Calle Marie. Information at teatroparaguas.org or call 505.424.1601.
 
Shortlisted for The Shine Strong Award for best first collection in Ireland and for the 2018 Julie Suk Award in the U.S.A, Bloodroot explores the theme of landscape in the context of the author’s own ancestry,
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Daily Postcard: Flock Of Doves Hunker Down In Tree

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 14, 2019
Daily Postcard: A flock of white-winged doves hunker down in a tree Sunday at a residence on Barranca Mesa to wait out the storm. They also keep an eye on seed from a backyard bird feeder … but when the Steller jays are eating, no one else dares try. Photo by Ken Hanson
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Chinese Acrobatics Troupe At The Lensic Jan. 22

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 12, 2019
The Golden Dragon Acrobats perform Jan. 22 at The Lensic. Courtesy/Golden Dragon Acrobats
 
LPAC News:
 
SANTA FE — The Lensic presents the Golden Dragon Acrobats in a family-friendly show of grace, power, and beauty 7 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 22, at Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St. in Santa Fe.
 
The Golden Dragon Acrobats delight audiences with their breathtaking skill and beauty, award-winning acrobatics, spectacular costumes, and unforgettable music. Members of the troupe are athletes, actors, and artists who have studied and trained for their craft
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Grabbing Some Flakes At Hockey Game Friday Night

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 12, 2019

Mikie Bane was seen grabbing some flakes Friday evening at the Los Alamos County Ice Rink while attending the Hockey game between the Lobos and a Dallas team. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More

Nancy Ann Hibbs Wins Quarterly Photo Contest

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 12, 2019
Los Alamos Arts Council Board President Shashi Charles, left, presents Daily Postcard winner Nancy Ann Hibbs her $100 prize Friday at the Los Alamos Daily Post. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

The winning photo. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs

 

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

Local photographer Nancy Ann Hibbs has done it again. She won the quarterly Daily Postcard contest for a second time.

She decided to take the $100 prize money and pay it forward. Hibbs donated the money to the Los Alamos Friends of Shelter and Companion Animals. She explained that Read More

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