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Film Office: Amazon Studios Television Series ‘Too Old To Die Young’ To Shoot Episode In Albuquerque

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 11, 2018
NMFO News:
 
SANTA FE ― New Mexico Film Office Director Nick Maniatis announced Thursday that the Amazon Studios television series, “Too Old to Die Young,” began principal photography of an episode March 6 in Albuquerque.
 
Production on the episode, which will utilize both first and second unit crews, will continue through March before returning to Los Angeles. 

The production will employ 75-100 New Mexico crew members, 20 cast/stunt New Mexico actors and approximately 240 New Mexico background talent, including stand-ins. 

“Too Old

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Belisama Irish Dance: Rhythm Of Fire March 17

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 11, 2018
Courtesy/Minesh Bacrania
 
ART News:
 

Belisama Irish Dance School invites the community to attend Rhythm of Fire 2018, this St. Patrick’s Day at 5 p.m., at the James A. Little Theater at the Santa Fe School for the Deaf in Santa Fe.

 
A fun, energetic evening of Irish dance and music, ranging from the traditional to more contemporary is great for the whole family. Maria Jones performs on fiddle with her original Irish and Scottish tunes.
 
Tickets are $15 for children/students/seniors and $20 for adults. Visit www.ticketssantafe.org to purchase.
 
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Apple Hill String Quartet Residency In Los Alamos

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 11, 2018
The Apple Hill String Quartet will host a one-day residency March 22 in Los Alamos. Courtesy photo
 
LAAC News:
 
The Apple Hill String Quartet will host a one-day residency featuring a free master class 3:30-5 p.m. and a gala concert 7-8:30 p.m. March 22 in Fuller Lodge in Los Alamos.
 
Called “dashing and extraordinary” by Strad Magazine, the Apple Hill String Quartet has earned praise around the world for its concerts that present interpretive mastery of traditional repertoire, neglected masterpieces, and music from around the world, as well as world premieres and commissioned
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Daily Postcard: Sundog Spotted Above Bomber Field

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 10, 2018

Daily Postcard: A sundog is spotted Thursday evening above Bomber Field. A sundog is a concentrated patch of sunlight occasionally seen about 22° to the left or right of the Sun. Sundogs often form in pairs on either side of the Sun when sunlight refracts through icy clouds containing hexagonal platecrystals aligned with their large, flat faces parallel to the ground. Source: skyandtelescope.com. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More

Venice Baroque Orchestra Concert Is Cancelled

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 10, 2018

LACA News:

Due to flight delays, the Los Alamos Concert Association cancelled tonight’s performance featuring the Venice Baroque Orchestra. The concert was to be held at 7 p.m., today at Crossroads Bible Church.

If the concert association can reschedule this concert, it will widely publicize the new date, time and venue in regional newspapers, e-mail notices, on its website and on its telephone message line.

If the concert association is unable to reschedule this concert for later this season, it will offer several possible options to ticket holders. Please retain tickets until the Read More

Livy Snyder Of Los Alamos Awarded Peggy Guggenheim Museum Internship In Venice, Italy

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 9, 2018
Livy Snyder of Los Alamos has received a Peggy Guggenheim Museum Internship. Courtesy photo

EDUCATION News:

Livy Snyder of Los Alamos has been awarded the highly competitive Peggy Guggenheim Museum Internship in Venice, Italy for Fall 2018.

The Peggy Guggenheim Internship Program engages students in the daily operations of a museum by engaging with staff members, educating public visitors and participating in museum projects. The internship culminates in the participant delivering a seminar based on their research during their time at the museum.

Snyder grew up in Los Alamos and is attending Read More

Pearce Announces 2018 Congressional Art Competition

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 8, 2018
U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce
 
U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce invites high school students from across New Mexico’s Second Congressional District to apply for this years’ Congressional Art Competition.
 
Since this competition was created in 1982, hundreds of thousands of high school students from around the country have participated at the local level. 
 
The winning entry will be displayed on the grounds of the United States Capitol, hanging in the tunnel of the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, D.C. Furthermore,
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PEEC: Explore Swirls At Family Night March 13

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 7, 2018
Enjoy activities about swirls in nature with Melissa Mackey at the Los Alamos Nature Center’s Family Night. Photo from Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature by Joyce Sidman
 
PEEC News:
 
Tuesday, March 13, is Family Night at the Los Alamos Nature Center.
 
This free program allows kids to enjoy an evening of exploring swirls in nature with Mesa Public Library’s Melissa Mackey 6-7 p.m. The nature center will be open until 8 p.m. for exploring the exhibits.
 
Children will make marble race tracks to take
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New Mexico Film Office Announces Two New REELZ TV Specials And Network Commercials To Film In NM

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 7, 2018
NMFO News:
 
SANTA FE ― New Mexico Film Office Director Nick Maniatis announced today that REELZ will produce two TV specials and network commercials in New Mexico. Production on the projects will be throughout 2018. 

The production will employ 20 New Mexico crew members and one New Mexico actor. The TV specials “REELZ Reviews” feature movie critic Leonard Maltin and Rotten Tomatoes’ Grae Drake discussing movies coming to theaters and also those available on-demand.

 
“Screening Room”, hosted by Casey Messer, is a weekly look at movies
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NHCC Issues RFQ To Create Commemorative Artwork On The Plaza Mayor

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 7, 2018
NHCC News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― The National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) Local Selection Committee (LSC) is seeking an artist or artist team to create an exterior, site-specific commissioned artwork on the NHCC Plaza Mayor in Albuquerque, to commemorate the substantial contributions of Virginia and Edward Lujan to the creation and continued significance of the NHCC.
 
The deadline to submit proposals is April 2, 2018.
 
This Request for Qualification (RFQ) is open to all artist or artist teams whose work reflects Latino and
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PAC 8 Television Listings: March 9-15

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 5, 2018
PAC 8 Community Media Center weekly TV schedule for March 9-15:
 
Friday, March 9, 2018
  • 06:00 AM Democracy Now! – Live
  • 10:00 AM The Tom Hartman Program
  • 11:00 AM County Council Meeting –Replay 3-06-18
  • 01:00 PM Democracy Now!
  • 04:00 PM Uprising
  • 05:00 PM Democracy Now!
  • 06:00 PM Chamber Business Breakfast – Harry Burgess
  • 07:00 PM Los Alamos History – A History of Land Transfers on the Pajarito Plateau
  • 08:00 PM Art Fusion – Live Radio Show with Dr. Hall & Brad Smith
  • 08:30 PM The LA Times with Peter Malmgren
  • 09:00
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Dancing Stars Gala: Elegant Evening Of Competitive Dancing To Benefit Alzheimer’s Disease Research

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 4, 2018

The Annual Dancing Stars Gala returns to Albuquerque April 14. Courtesy photo

ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATIONS News:

ALBUQUERQUE – The Alzheimer’s Association, New Mexico Chapter is pleased to announce the 8th Annual Dancing Stars Gala will return to Albuquerque.

The Dancing Stars Gala is a competitive fundraiser, featuring local celebrities and community leaders who raise money for important Alzheimer’s research by learning how to dance over the course of months, fundraising, then competing against each other on the night of the Gala.

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Santa Fe Opera Names General Director

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 4, 2018

Robert K. Meya

 
By DANIEL ZILLMAN
Santa Fe Opera

Susan G. Marineau, President of Santa Fe Opera, has announced the appointment of Robert K. Meya as General Director, effective Oct. 1, 2018.

Meya has served as Director of External Affairs at Santa Fe Opera since March of 2012. He will be the fourth General Director in the company’s 62-year history. As General Director, Meya will provide executive leadership, strategic direction, and administrative oversight for Santa Fe Opera.

In accepting his appointment as General Director and assuming the title of General Director Designate, Meya Read More

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