Daily Postcard: Autumn Tints Downtown Los Alamos
Daily Postcard: Signs of fall tint the trees lining Bathtub Row in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Opera On The Rocks At Bandelier Saturday
OPERA News:New Orleans Jazz Party In Taos Sept. 22
Bandelier Welcomes September Artist In Residence
Bandelier September Artist in Residence Thomas Perry. Courtesy/NPS photoMeet Perry Sundays Read More
LALT Hosts Play Reading: ‘Murder At The Lone Elm’
LALT News:
Los Alamos Little Theatre will host a play reading for “Murder at the Lone Elm” by Miles Ledoux at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18. The reading, which
is free and open to the public, will be held in the Green Room of the Performing Arts Center, 1670 Nectar St.
“Murder at the Lone Elm” will be performed by LALT in January 2019, the third show in LALT’s 75th Anniversary Season.
The play is an interactive murder mystery — meaning that the audience will engage in figuring out whodunnit by asking questions of the characters at
different points in the play. This means the actors will need to be able Read More
The Science Behind ‘Silent Sky’
Henrietta Leavitt (Katrina Koehler) studies a photographic plate of star images from among the many boxes of plates she has had shipped to her to continue her studies while helping her family at their home in Wisconsin. Photo by Elena E. Giorgi“Where are we?” This is the question driving the passion of the astronomer Henrietta Leavitt in Lauren Gunderson’s play Silent Sky, to be presented
by the Los Alamos Little Theatre.
Copernicus taught us that the solar system is centered on the Sun, not our Earth. To understand our Solar System’s place in the larger
Daily Postcard: Signs Of Autumn Spotted In White Rock
Daily Postcard: Signs of autumn spotted during a walk Wednesday morning in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
NMFO Hosts 6th Annual New Mexico Film & Media Industry Conference Nov. 16-17
NMFO News:
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Film Office will host its 6th annual New Mexico Film & Media Industry Conference Nov. 16-17, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Albuquerque.
This year’s conference will open Thursday night with One-on-One sessions with a variety of Industry Professionals. Friday morning will kick-off two days of panels on a wide variety of subjects, ranging from fundraising, pitching and distribution to casting and agents, as well as ever important networking opportunities.
“Last year’s conference was a sold-out event and we’re seeing greater interest this year,” Read More
UNM-LA Opens ‘Sculptural Vessels’ Ceramics Exhibit
Sharon Brush in the UNM-LA ceramics studio with a piece she will display in the ‘Sculptural Vessels’ exhibit at the UNM-LA Library. Photo by Nancy Coombs
Sharon Brush’s open handed vessels are hand-built with stoneware clay, using pinch, coil and slab construction methods. Courtesy photo
After construction, Sharon Brush’s open handed vessels are sanded smooth, sprayed with layers of slip and terra-sigilatta, burnished and fired in oxidation. Courtesy photo
UNM-LA News:
“Sculptural Vessels,” an exhibition of ceramics by Sharon Brush, will open Wednesday, Sept. 19, in the UNM-Los Read More
LALT To Stage ‘Star-Finding Fiend’ Henrietta Leavitt
Peter Shaw (Kevin Pelzel) expresses to Henrietta Leavitt (Katrina Koehler) his great admiration for her as he tries to encourage her to join him on an ocean voyage to Europe. Photo by Elena E. Giorgi
By Kelly Dolejsi
Los Alamos
Lauren Gunderson’s “Silent Sky” tells the story of “star-finding fiend” Henrietta Leavitt, who in the early 1900s, despite not being allowed near a telescope, made an astronomical discovery that profoundly changed how we perceive our universe.
The historical drama will show at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Sept. 14-29, with a matinee at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23, all Read More
Teatro Paraguas Opens National Hispanic Cultural Center Theatre Season With World Premiere Of Atacama
NHCC News:Daily Postcard: Weasel Spotted At Bandelier
Daily Postcard: A long-tailed weasel is spotted in higher elevations at Bandelier National Monument. Photo by Sally King/NPS Read More
Andy Warhol Foundation/Fulcrum Fund Announces Grants To Fund BLACK HOLE/Atomic City Installation
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Daily Postcard: Golden Clouds Glow Over Los Alamos
Daily Postcard: Golden colored clouds glow in the sky Monday as night falls on downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Annual American Indian Community Day Sept. 15
Na’Hoy Le’tsii. Courtesy/SFIC
SFIC News:
The Santa Fe Indian Center’s (SFIC) 8th annual American Indian Community Day is noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15 at Ragle Park, corner of Zia and Yucca Street in Santa Fe.
This free event brings the community of Santa Fe together to celebrate Native culture through traditional dances and music, share a meal together, enjoy a day of art projects, and join in other fun activities. Raffles will take place for dinners, gift certificates, art and other exciting prizes.
More than 20 non-profit booths will participate to educate the public Read More
Los Alamos Choral Society Begins Rehearsals Tuesday
Los Alamos Choral Society in rehearsal at United Church. Photo by TK Thompson
CHORAL SOCIETY News:
Los Alamos Choral Society will begin rehearsals on Tuesday, Sept. 11, at the United Church in Los Alamos (2525 Canyon Road) for the February winter concert.
Returning singers should plan to show up at 6:30 p.m. to pay the usual membership donation of $25, register, and pick up music. People interested in joining Choral Society may also come at this time.
LACS is a large, non-sectarian, non-audition choir of approximately 30 to 60 members and is recruiting this year—especially for tenors and basses. Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunrise Today In White Rock
Daily Postcard: View of sun emerging this morning in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Cedar Springs Prescribed Burn Sept. 15-Nov.16
Fire managers plan to initiate a prescribed burn in the Cedar Springs vicinity on the Cuba Ranger District as early as Sept. 15 through Nov. 16. Courtesy/SFNF
SFNF News:
SANTA FE – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) plan to take advantage of favorable conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality, and winds and weather forecasts to initiate a prescribed burn in the Cedar Springs vicinity on the Cuba Ranger District as early as Sept. 15 through Nov. 16.
Some 1,454 acres may be treated in the area just north of the community of LLaves and north of the Dead Man Lookout (see Read More
Scenes From Art In Public Places Ribbon Cutting For Wind Sculptures Installed At Mesa Public Library
Members of the Arts in Public Places Board, County Councilors and citizens took part in the ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday morning at Mesa Public Library. The ceremony officially recognized three new wind sculptures in front of the library. The pieces are called ‘Jelly Fish,’ ‘Split Infinity’ and ‘Ripple Sphere’. They were purchased at the Mark White Gallery in Santa Fe. ‘Ripple Sphere’ was donated by Charles Bowman in memory of his wife, Nona, who served on the Los Alamos County Council as well as the Arts in Public Places Board. Cutting Read More
