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New Mexico Museum Of Art & Creative Santa Fe Announce Tania Katan Book Talk With Jen Sincero

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 12, 2019
NMMA News:
 
SANTA FE ― After more than 10 years of smuggling creativity into the business sector without getting busted, Tania Katan’s new book Creative Trespassing: How to Put the Spark and Joy Back into Your Work and Life is a refreshing look at how to fit creativity into the seemingly mundane.
 
New Mexico Museum of Art and Creative Santa Fe are partnering on an engaging event March 9 with Katan at St. Francis Auditorium.
 
Katan is a creative disruptor by nature and the brain behind the viral sensation #ItWasNeverADress, which aspired to shift perceptions about women, initially
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Project Lit Book Group Kicks Off At Los Alamos High School With Funding From LAPS Foundation

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 10, 2019

Los Alamos High School teachers gather for the first adult Project Lit Book Group meeting, an initiative funded through a grant from the LAPS Foundation. From left, Stephanie Hailey (English), Shannon Seitz, Margo Batha, Elizabeth Bates (German), Michelle Holland (English), Kristine Coblentz and Therese Mueller (Spanish). Not pictured: Lucy Belian (Guidance) and Annette Garcia-Sehorn (Business). The goal for this group is to introduce LAHS staff members from all departments to the books that students are reading in the student Project Lit Group, and to encourage staff to discuss the Read More

Teatro Paraguas Presents Poetry Reading With Georgia Santa Maria And Merimée Moffitt Jan. 27

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 10, 2019
Poets Georgia Santa Maria and Merimée Moffitt. Courtesy/Teatro Paraguas
 
TEATRO PARAGUAS News:
 
Teatro Paraguas presents a poetry reading with Georgia Santa Maria and Merimée Moffitt Sunday, Jan. 27, at Teatro Paraguas, 3205 Calle Marie. Infomation at teatroparaguas.org, or call 505.424.1601.
 
Two long time New Mexico residents, Santa Maria and Moffit read original poetry about their lives and experiences in the Land of Enchantment.
 
Santa Maria is working on The Miami, NM Hippie Mommy Cookbook, about her life on a ranch in Miami, N.M. in the ‘70s and 80’s, and a
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Mountain Mixers Square Dancing Classes Begin Sunday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 10, 2019

Mountain Mixers hosts square dancing lessons starting Sunday. Courtesy photo

By Tom and Marlene Kelley
Mountain Mixers

My wife and I have been square dancing for 40 years.

When people learn this they almost invariably say, “Oh yes I did that back in elementary school, or middle school.”  Well, square dancing has changed and evolved since then into what we now call modern square dancing.

The Mountain Mixers Square Dance Club is sponsoring a set of lessons at 2 p.m. beginning Sunday, Jan. 13, at the Pueblo Complex Gym on Diamond Drive in Los Alamos.  

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Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘Green Book’

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 8, 2019
By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos

“Green Book” is truly one of the best films of last year. Performances by Viggo Mortenson (who gained weight for this role) and (a very elegant) Mahershala Ali are clearly worthy of nominations for the Oscar.

In fact, both men were nominated for Golden Globes; Ali won for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role. At the Golden Globes, the screenplay for Green Book took top honors, and the film itself was awarded Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. 

The movie is based on a true story. It is 1962 when we first meet Tony Vallelonga, a bouncer at the Copacabana Read More

Meow Wolf: People Should Be Paid For Work – Federal Workers Welcome Free Through Shutdown

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 7, 2019

Meow Wolf House Of Eternal Return exhibition at 1352 Rufina Circle Santa Fe. Courtesy/Meow Wolf

MEOW WOLF News:

SANTA FE — Meow Wolf welcomes all federal employees to visit the award-winning House Of Eternal Return immersive narrative exhibition in Santa Fe for free through the duration of the United States government shutdown.

A photo ID or badge from any federal agency is all that is required for admission.

“Meow Wolf is founded on the principle that all hard-working people who make a positive difference should be rightly paid for their efforts,” CEO Vince Kadlubek said. “We feel for our federal Read More

Museum Of Indian Arts & Culture Admission Half-Price During ‘Here, Now And Always’ Exhibit Closure

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 7, 2019
The Museum of Indian Arts & Culture on Santa Fe’s Museum Hill. Courtesy/MIAC
 
MIAC News:
 
SANTA FE ― Admission to the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture on Santa Fe’s Museum Hill will be half-price while the Here Now and Always core exhibit is closed Jan. 21 through Feb.1 for upgrades to the HVAC system in the gallery.
 
“This HVAC systems upgrade will help stabilize the museum environment in the Amy Rose Bloch Wing, which will further advance MIAC’s collections stewardship mission to protect New Mexico’s indigenous cultural patrimony,” MIAC Director Della Warrior said.
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NHCC: Latin Grammy-Nominated Master Guitarist Manuel Barrueco Performs Saturday Feb. 2

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 7, 2019
Manuel Barrueco performs Feb. 2 in the Albuquerque Journal Theatre. Courtesy/NHCC
 
NHCC News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― As part of the ongoing Pimentel Concert Series, master guitarist Manuel Barrueco will perform at 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 2, at the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) in the Albuquerque Journal Theatre.
 
Tickets are $35, $40, and $45, with a $2 discount for seniors, children 12 and younger, and NHCC members, and are available from the NHCC Box Office, (505).724.4771 or www.nhccnm.org. The event is presented in partnership with Pimentel Music.
 
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NHCC To Host Free Workshops About Story, Music And Opera Of ‘María de Buenos Aires’

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 6, 2019
NHCC News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― At 5:30 p.m., Jan. 23, Jan. 30 and Feb. 5, the National Hispanoc Cultural Center (NHCC) will hold three free “Inside Opera: María de Buenos Aires” workshops.
 
The workshops, led by Oliver Prezant and Valerie Martínez, will talk about the story/libretto, music and opera of María de Buenos Aires, which will be presented Feb. 17-24 by Opera Southwest and the NHCC. Those who attend all three workshops receive a 50 percent discount on tickets to the opera.
 
Astor Piazzolla’s María de Buenos Aires is a fully-staged opera with orchestra, sung in Spanish
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Los Alamos Outdoor Nuclear Shootout Jan. 11-13

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 5, 2019
 
SPORTS News:
 
While practicing at a stick-and-puck session at the GCCC last Christmas time, Lobo hockey coach Grant Harvey encountered some players from Dallas Baptist Univ. and the conversation turned to the Los Alamos hockey rink.
 
As the Texans listened and began to pay more attention, some things stood out: Outdoor Hockey! At 7,200 feet! Wow! We gotta do this!
 
What developed was the Outdoor Nuclear Shootout, which will happen Jan. 11, 12 and 13 between the Lobos, Northern Arizona U., Nebraska U. and Dallas Baptist U. Three days, seven games, great fun!
 
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