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Brent Vernon Performs At White Rock Presbyterian Church Wednesday March 14

Performer Brent Vernon will present a concert at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 14 at the White Rock Presbyterian Church. Courtesy photo
 
WRPC News:
 
Singer-songwriter and ventriloquist Brent Vernon will present a concert for families and “kids of all ages” 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 14 at White Rock Presbyterian Church at 310 Rover Blvd. in White Rock.
 
Vernon tours fulltime, to share his faith and provide family entertainment to communities large and small. The concert is free.
 
Light refreshments and a chance to meet Vernon will follow the show.
 
Using songs,
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ScienceFest 2018 Committee Seeking Festival Participants, Offering New ‘Impact Training’

 
SCIENCE FEST News:
 
The ScienceFest 2018 Committee is currently seeking science and tech companies (with a fun demo or showcase of their work) to participate in Discovery Day (previously known as “Festival Day”) from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, July 14.
 
Award-winning Los Alamos ScienceFest Discovery Day is full of interactive activities, tours and exhibits to engage people of all ages in science. Festival producer Los Alamos MainStreet is partnering with businesses and organizations to present the festival at Los Alamos’ Ashley Pond. ScienceFest
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Pinon Elementary Student Wins ACT Drawing Contest

Pinon Elementary School Student Josh Gratz, front row center, and his classmates show their appreciation to Atomic City Transit Tuesday morning. Gratz won the drawing contest Atomic City Transit held recently in recognition of its 10 year anniversary. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
 
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
 
Pinon Elementary School Third Grader Josh Gratz’s artwork can be spotted around town. Unlike art hanging in a gallery space, the 8-year-old’s drawing is mobile and always on the go but drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians
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Chamisa Elementary School Student Wins First Place In 2018 Youth Art Month Flag Design Contest

Chamisa Elementary School student Lia Rushton holds up her entry for the 2018 Youth Art Month flag design contest. Ruston won first place. Courtesy photo.

 

LAPS News:

 

Lia Rushton from Chamisa Elementary School placed  first in the elementary division of the 2018 Youth Art Month flag design contest.

 

The Council for Art Education (CFAE) administers Youth Art Month during March, which encourages support for quality school art programs. To promote Youth Art Month, the CFAE coordinates activities at the national level and the primary event is the State Flag Program. Read More

Max Gomez Returns To Fuller Lodge March 10

Max Gomez. Courtesy photo

MUSIC News:

New Mexico’s own Max Gomez will return to play a concert in Los Alamos in what is becoming an annual event for the singer-songwriter from Taos.

Gomez has won many fans on the Hill and has drawn a full house each of the last three years he has played here.

This year’s show is Saturday, March 10 at Fuller Lodge. Doors open at 6 p.m., Gomez takes the stage at 7:30 p.m. and beer and wine will be available from Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op. Light meals also will be available.

The concert is being produced by Live In Los Alamos, a concert production company run by LAHS teacher Jonathan Read More

Daily Postcard: Full Moon Above Truchas Peak

Daily Postcard: A full moon rises Thursday night above Truchas Peak, which at 13,100′ is the second highest peak in New Mexico behind Wheeler Peak at 13,159′. Truchas Peak is in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains 26 miles northeast of Santa Fe. Source: wikipedia.com. Photo by Marc Bailey
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Fuller Lodge Workshop Series With Roberta Remy

 
FULLER LODGE News:
 
This Spring, the Art Center has a long list of classes for students of all ages. Many of the instructors have become a household name within the art community. We’d like to introduce another fantastic artist and teacher, award-winning artist Roberta Remy, whose work can be found in corporate and private collections throughout the US, Brazil and Europe.
 
Remy, who will be teaching an upcoming pastel course designed for adults and teens, attended Parsons School of Design, School of Visual Arts and the Art Students League of New York. There she studied painting
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Young Voices From Santa Fe Opera Perform At Los Alamos Opera Guild Membership Social Sunday

LAOG News:

The Los Alamos Opera Guild invites the community to its membership social and concert performance by Young Voices from The Santa Fe Opera; Eleanor Henderson, Jeremyah Palmer-Scott and Maya Rogers with Paul Roth on piano.

The concert is 4 p.m. Sunday, March 4 at the United Church of Los Alamos, 2525 Canyon Road. Punch and cookies will be provided after the concer and Chapter Guild memberships will be available.

Donations are welcome. Guests are welcome. Read More

Library Free Film Series Shows Unforgiven Thursday

Movie poster for Unforgiven, which is showing at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the upstairs meeting rooms at Mesa Public Library. Courtesy image

LIBRARY News:

Unforgiven, directed by Clint Eastwood, is the featured film at Mesa Public Library for March, showing 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the upstairs meeting rooms at Mesa Public Library.

The film stars Gene Hackman, Richard Harris, Morgan Freeman and Clint Eastwood. Unforgiven won four Academy Awards in 1992, including those for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor for Gene Hackman.

Some of the film was shot right in our own backyard in Read More

House Of Hamill Packs Planetarium Saturday Night

House of Hamill (Rose Baldino and Brian Buchanan) perform to a full house Saturday ‘under the stars’ in the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium. The Philadelphia-based Indy/Irish duo brought the crowd to its feet in a standing ovation and generously played an encore. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
The flying fingers of House of Hamill. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Brian Buchanan and Rose Baldino of House of Hamill sign autographs and talk with the crowd during intermission at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
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New Mexico Wildlife Center Hosts Drawing Classes

The New Mexico Wildlife Center will host two drawing classes March 17 and March 24. Courtesy image

 

NMWC News:

 

The New Mexico Wildlife Center (NMWC) announces a new opportunity for bird lovers.

 

The center is offering drawing classes 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 17 and 24 at its location at 19 Wheat St. in Espanola. The classes will feature several of the center’s ambassador raptors. The two three-hour sessions will be led by Deborah Donelson, MFA. She has been a professional artist for more than 25 years and has specialized in wild bird care and education for the last seven Read More

PEEC: Night Sky Show And Astronomers Friday

 

PEEC News:
 
Want to learn more about what is visible in the night sky this month or see a planetarium film about black holes? At 7 p.m., Friday, March 2, Paul Arendt will introduce celestial objects in the March night sky along with some recent discoveries in astronomy.
 
At 2 p.m. Saturday, March 3, the full-dome film We are Astronomers will play on the planetarium dome. Both of these shows take place in the Los Alamos Nature Center planetarium.
 
During the night sky show, images of celestial objects will be projected onto the planetarium dome. Bring your questions and curiosity
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PAC 8 Television Listings: March 2-8

PAC 8 Community Media Center weekly TV schedule for March 2-8:
 
Friday, March 2, 2018
  • 06:00 AM Democracy Now! – Live
  • 10:00 AM The Tom Hartman Program
  • 11:00 AM County Council Meeting –Replay 2-27-18
  • 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 PM Los Alamos History – Sid Hecker – Update on Nuclear North Korea
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Rotary Club Takes Massive Crowd To Crab Heaven

Rotary President Laura Loy and Auctioneer Mike Lippiatt kick off live auction festivities at the Rotary Club of Los Alamos annual Crab Fest Fundraiser Saturday night at the Columbian Club Hall on DP Road. The sold out crowd dined on platters of crab, listened to music by Rotarian Tony Chan and bid on items in the silent and live auctions. See more scenes of this event later today at ladailypost.com. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

KayLinda Crawford, left, dines with her family and friends on platters of crab and all the fixings Saturday night at the Rotary Club of Los Alamos annual Crab Fest. Read More

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