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PEEC: ‘Sharknado 2 – The Second One’ Thursday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 25, 2018
 
PEEC News:
 
Celebrate Shark Week by watching “Sharknado 2: The Second One” in the Los Alamos Nature Center’s planetarium Thursday, July 26.
 
This event is part of the nature center’s summer movie and beer night series “Suds & Shows.” Doors will open at 6 p.m.and beer and wine will be available from Pajarito Brewpub at a cash bar. The movie will start at 7 p.m. in the planetarium.
 
Bring a picnic dinner, buy drinks and enjoy spending time at the nature center before the movie. Movie tickets are $5 per person and drinks will be available for purchase.
 
“Sharknado 2”
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2nd Occasional Los Alamos Pub Crawl Aug. 2

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 25, 2018
 
CREATIVE DISTRICT News:
 
The Hill Stompers Band, known for their fun performances, crazy antics and exciting music in Los Alamos, Santa Fe and the region, will lead a family-friendly pub crawl through downtown Los Alamos at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 2 that starts at Pajarito Brewpub and Grill.
 
“The most fun part about a pub crawl is getting music in the streets,” Hill Stompers Band Leader Jeff Favorite said. “Last year we played and danced all the way from Smith’s to UnQuarked. The primary purpose of the Hill Stompers Band is music education. We want everyone, especially kids,
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NMSA Announces John Selya As New Dance Chair

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 25, 2018
John Selya. Photo by Spencer Moss
 
NMSA News:
 
SANTA FE ― Tony Award Nominated actor and dancer John Selya will lead the dance department of the New Mexico School for the Arts (NMSA) beginning Fall 2018.
 
Selya’s experience as a dancer and choreographer make him highly and uniquely qualified to lead this department. He was born in New York City and trained at the School of American Ballet. He joined the American Ballet Theatre in 1988, where he danced roles such as Birbanto and Lankendem in Le Corsaire, Lead Gypsy in Don Quixote, and an Ugly Stepsister in Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella.
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Los Alamos MainStreet Thanks Community & Visitors For Success Of ScienceFest 2018!

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 23, 2018
Scene from the 11th annual Los Alamos ScienceFest July 11-15 in downtown Los Alamos. Courtesy photo

Scene from the 11th annual Los Alamos ScienceFest July 11-15 in downtown Los Alamos.
Courtesy photo

Scene from the 11th annual Los Alamos ScienceFest July 11-15 in downtown Los Alamos. Courtesy photo
 
Los Alamos MainStreet News:
 
The 11th annual Los Alamos ScienceFest attracted attendees from near and far throughout the 5-day festival that took place July 11-15. The July 14 Discovery Day event had the largest number of exhibitors in the event’s history.
 
Attendees came to
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PAC 8 Weekly TV Schedule: July 23-Aug. 2

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 23, 2018
PAC 8 News:
 
The PAC 8 weekly television schedule for July 23-26:
 

Monday, July 23, 2018

  • 06:00 AM Democracy Now! LIVE
  • 10:00 AM The Tom Hartman Program
  • 12:30 PM NOMCON 2018
  • 01:00 PM Democracy Now!
  • 02:00 PM Parenting Explained
  • 03:00 PM Road to Recovery
  • 04:00 PM Uprising
  • 05:00 PM Democracy Now!
  • 07:00 PM Los Alamos History
  • 08:00 PM Chamber of Commerce Business Breakfast
  • 09:30 PM Bandelier National Monument Naturalization Ceremony
  • 12:00 AM – 8:00 A.M. Wednesday – Free Speech TV
 
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
  • 06:00 AM Democracy Now! LIVE
  • 10:00 AM The Tom Hartman Program
  • 11:00 AM Jazz
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Scenes From Daily Post Night At Summer Concert

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 22, 2018
The Los Alamos Daily Post sponsored the Summer Concert Series Friday night at which Ruben Moreno, right, & The Zydeco Re-Evolution performed at Ashley Pond Park. Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Kids are flying up in the air at Los Alamos Daily Post Night Friday at Ashley Pond Park. Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Kara Robertson, left,  and Deborah Gordon enjoy the concert. Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
On the march. Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com.
 
Ruben Moreno on squeeze box. Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Clapping along.
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Film Office: ‘Walk. Ride. Rodeo.’ Films In New Mexico

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 22, 2018

NMFO News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico Film Office Director Nick Maniatis announced today that the independent feature “Walk. Ride. Rodeo.” produced by Netflix and Poke Prod, LLC will begin principal photography at the end of July through mid-August in Santa Fe, Espanola and Albuquerque. 

 
The production will employ approximately 60 New Mexico crew members, 20 New Mexico actors and 350 New Mexico background talent.
 
“We are proud to welcome another great independent feature to New Mexico,” Film Office Director Nick Maniatis said. “New
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Call For Poets For ‘Green Or Red’ Poetry Slam

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 22, 2018
NHCC News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― The deadline for poets to apply to participate in the Bosque Chile Festival Red or Green Poetry Slam is July 27.
 
The third annual Bosque Chile Festival is a unique celebration of food, art and culture in New Mexico’s Middle Rio Grande Valley.
 
New this year is the Red and Green Poetry Slam that will feature six New Mexican poets taking a poetic stand on “Green or Red?” and competing for cash prizes during the day’s events. Three slam winners will receive a prize of $100 with a $100 bonus for the champion.
 
Poems will be displayed
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Artist Anna Booth Opening At El Zaguán Aug. 3

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 21, 2018
Painting by Anna Booth. Courtesy/HSFF
 
Anna Booth
 
HSFF News:
 
Historic Santa Fe Foundation (HSFF) will host About a Place during the month of August in the sala of El Zaguán, 545 Canyon Road, Suite 2 in Santa Fe. The exhibition opens 5-7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3 and continues through Aug. 31.
 
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
 
About a Place, is a new body of work inspired directly by El Zaguán and my residency here. The history, architecture, color, light, texture, intentional and accidental details, have all influenced and inspired my recent work. The layers of history are palpable
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Oppenheimer Photograph Exhibit Extended

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 20, 2018

Dorothy McKibbin and J. Robert Oppenheimer mingle with party guests. Courtesy/Los Alamos History Museum

COMMUNITY News: 

 

J. Robert Oppenheimer at the board. Courtesy/Los Alamos History Museum

In conjunction with the production of John Adams’ opera “Doctor Atomic” at the Santa Fe Opera this summer, the exhibit, “J. Robert Oppenheimer: Photographs From His Life: 1904-1967”, has been extended through Sept. 15, at the Los Alamos History Museum, 1050 Bathtub Row in Los Alamos.

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2018 LAFRW Constitution Day Poster Contest Underway

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 20, 2018

LAFRW News:

The annual Constitution Day Poster Contest contest sponsored by the Los Alamos Federated Republican Women (LAFRW) is underway. The contest is designed to challenge students to learn more about the U.S. Constitution and to express creatively the ideas embodied in it.

All posters entered in the contest will be displayed at Urban Park during the Constitution Day Picnic, 2-5 p.m. Sept. 16, sponsored by the Republican Party of Los Alamos. The Awards Ceremony is 3 p.m. at Urban Park, with cash prizes awarded to the winners: $150 high school; $100 middle school and $50 grades 4-6. Read More

Janice Parker Muir Show Opens At Karen Wray Gallery

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 20, 2018
Los Alamos artist Janice Parker Muir, left, with gallery owner Karen Wray at the opening of Muir’s solo show ‘Visualizations of Earth and Sky Music’ this evening at the Karen Wray Gallery at 1247 Central Ave., in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Visitors to the Karen Wray Gallery view paintings by artist Janice Parker Muir at the opening this evening of her solo show. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
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‘Doctor Atomic’ Conquers 1945 And 2018 Milieu

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 19, 2018

Ben Bliss (Robert Wilson). Photo by Ken Howard/Courtesy of Santa Fe Opera

Dancers, Ryan McKinny (Robert Oppenheimer), and Andrew Harris (Edward Teller). Photo by Ken Howard/Courtesy of Santa Fe Opera

By CARL NEWTON
Los Alamos

When Ryan McKinney (J. Robert Oppenheimer in this production) was preparing his Amfortis role for Bayreuth’s Parsifal he wrote, “All the joy and suffering of humanity distilled into sound. Beyond words.” John Adams delivers that amalgam of counterpoint in his score. In doing so he uses musiques concrếte, recorded and natural sounds that can be electronically distorted Read More

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