Daily Postcard: View Of Valle Grande From Pedestrian Access At Valles Caldera National Preserve’s Main Entrance
Daily Postcard: View from the pedestrian access Friday at Valles Caldera National Preserve’s main entrance, overlooking Valle Grande. When do Valles Caldera’s summer hours end? From Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend each year, Valles Caldera National Preserve observes summer hours. During this time, the main entrance is open to vehicular traffic 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, Valles Caldera will return to its regular hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. As a reminder, the park is open to pedestrian and bicycle/e-bike traffic from dawn to dusk every day of the year. For Read More
Los Luceros Historic Site To Host Dawn ‘til Dusk Event
Department Of Cultural Affairs News:
The community is invited to enjoy the changing season at Los Luceros Historic Site during Dawn ‘Til Dusk Day on the first Sunday of each month.
Sundays, Sept. 7, Oct. 5, and Nov. 2.
Admission for New Mexico residents is free.
Details:
- What: Dawn ‘Til Dusk days offer extended hours to explore the exhibits, historic buildings, nature trails, and farm animals at Los Luceros. Visitors can take a guided bird walk with staff from the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) at 7:00 a.m. Sign-up ahead of time online at peecnature.org/events/. At 10:30 a.m.
Creative Reuse Workshop: Get Ready To Junk Journal!
Junk Journaling image by Liz Martineau and Gordon McDonough. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
The public is invited to attend a free drop-in junk journaling workshop at the SALA Los Alamos Event Center, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 30.
What is “Junk Journaling?”
Learn how to make books from scratch using creative and unique materials. Facilitators Liz Martineau and Gordon McDonough, among their many other activities, make books from scratch and will be on hand to get participants started experimenting with bookmaking concepts, techniques, and materials. The workshop is called “junk” Read More
SFCC, IAIA To Host Fourth Joint Open Houses Sept. 18
COMMUNITY News:
The Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) and the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) announce that the institutions will partner for the fourth year to host open house events on the same day, September 18, from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. at SFCC, and from 1– 5 p.m. at IAIA. The two institutions invite everyone to visit both campuses—only a six-minute drive or an 11-minute bike ride apart.
The two-campus event showcases creativity and innovation through art demonstrations, exhibitions, and campus tours.
The annual free event gives everyone an opportunity to learn more about SFCC and Read More
Bighorn Sheep Family Spotted On White Rock Canyon Edge
Rebecca Shankland of White Rock writes, ‘White Rock residents have been enjoying the small herd of bighorn sheep roaming the canyon recently, nibbling the grass, wildflowers, and sometimes special treats from domestic flower gardens. They usually travel in a flock of about seven, ranging in age from small lambs to majestic adult males with impressive curled horns. But one morning, my visiting guests spotted a new sight: a mother nursing a young one that seemed rather large to be bothering her for a free breakfast. My friend Merula Franzgrote was there with her cell phone camera to document Read More
Scenes From PEEC’s 2025 Bear Fest At Nature Center
Land of Enchantment Foundation Co-founder Dr. Kathleen Ramsay, left, and Executive Director Nirankar Horak participate in Pajarito Environmental Education Center’s (PEEC) 2025 Bear Fest Saturday at the Los Alamos Nature Center on Canyon Road. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
New Mexico Game and Fish Public Information Coordinator Amber Medina, left, and Public Information Officer Dela Joyner inform the public about bears during PEEC’s Bear Fest held Saturday at the Nature Center. Photo by Kirsten Laskeyladailypost.com
Bandelier National Monument staff, from front, Archeological Read More
LAAC Thanks Community For Its Support And Asks For Continued Help To Stay Open
LAAC News: Scenes From Summer Concert Featuring ‘Second 2 Last’
‘Second 2 Last’ performs a wide range of music Friday at Ashley Pond Park: R&B jams, Cumbia beats, Oldies hits and country twang. The show was part of the Los Alamos Summer Concert series. The next show on Aug. 29 will feature Severo y Grupo Fuego. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
‘Second 2 Last’ lead signer Monique Sings wows the crowd Friday at the Summer Concert. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Scene from the Summer Concert under stormy skies on Friday featuring ‘Second 2 Last’ at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More
Posts From The Road: J.C. Penney The Mother Store
The Mother Store: The Mother Store of J.C. Penney Co. opened in 1929 in Kemmerer, Wyo. The store still exists as a typical Penney’s store with several historical features from the early days of the company. The store was much like the store where I worked during high school in Texas. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
J.C. Penney Home: The home of the Penney family has been restored and is furnished in early 1900s motif. The home is free to visit and contains a room of historical photos and items from the J.C. Penney Company. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Kemmerer Store: The Kemmerer Read More
Scenes Of Iceland’s Wildlife – Part 1
A young arctic fox peers over the landscape near Moorudalur in Iceland as seen recently by Richard and Sophia Skolnik of White Rock, who joined a small group from Natural Habitat Adventures for an 11-day ‘circumnavigation’ of Iceland. The trip took them from Reykjavik to Akureyri over land, from there to the Westfjords by plane, and then another plane back to Reykjavik. Arctic foxes are the only mammal native to Iceland. Photo by Richard Skolnik
A whale dives beneath the waters of the Westfjords region, raising its fluke. Whale-watching is one of Iceland’s great natural spectacles. Photo Read More
Daily Postcard: Fawns Forage Around West Road
Daily Postcard: A fawn spotted Saturday foraging around West Road. Photo by Michael Smith
A pair of fawns spotted foraging Saturday around West Road. Photo by Michael Smith
Another view of a fawn spotted Saturday around West Road. Photo by Michael Smith Read More
Daily Postcard: Beautiful Flowers Greet The Morning Sun
Daily Postcard: Beautiful flowers greet the morning sun on Friday in Velarde. Photo by Johnnie Martinez Read More
Daily Postcard: Late Summer View Of Ashley Pond Park
Daily Postcard: Late summer view on Thursday of Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Erika Clark Read More
Los Luceros Historic Site To Host Fall Festival Sept. 21
NMDCA News:
ALCALDE – Los Luceros Historic Site celebrates the changing season and Northern New Mexico’s rich culture and heritage, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 21, at Fall Festival – its largest event of the year.
The annual Fall Festival features a variety of hands-on activities for visitors of all ages. Site staff will lead art and craft activities. Children’s book authors will read stories and sign books. Special performances will be offered by Moving Arts Española and musician Martin Martinez from Taos. The New Mexico Wildlife Center will lead a wildlife demonstration.
In addition, Read More
Moving Arts Española Partners With MOIFA For Youth-Led Film Screening, Reception Aug. 30
Moving Arts Youth Intern, Desmond Garcia, films other youth involved in the film created for the
Museum of International Folk Art exhibit in partnership with Moving Arts. Courtesy/MOE
ART News:
SANTA FE — Moving Arts Española is thrilled to announce a collaborative project with the Museum of International Folk Art in conjunction with the exhibition Between the Lines: Prison Art & Advocacy. This powerful initiative shines a light on the Española Valley and its triumph over negative stereotypes and stigmas—as seen through the eyes of its youth.
At the heart of the project is a short film Read More
Historic Santa Fe Foundation Presents Exhibition Of New Works By Rebecca Lee Kunz
© Rebecca Lee Kunz
HSFF News:
Historic Santa Fe Foundation (HSFF) is pleased to present an exhibition of new works by Rebecca Lee Kunz. The opening reception will take place from 5–7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 5, and will continue through Sept. 27, 2025.
A conversation with the artist will take place at 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 13. This event is free and open to the public. Space is limited, so advance registration is required to guarantee seating.
About the Exhibition
Rebecca Lee Kunz explores the unlikely connection between the endangered Santa Fe Cholla cactus and settler colonialism in her exhibition Read More
Gather Around The Table: NHCC Art Exhibition Puts Artworks Created By Staff On Display Starting In September
“Bless this Day,” by Jacob Saavedra. This artwork appears in the art exhibition What We Bring to the Table, on view at the National Hispanic Cultural Center Visual Art Museum from Sept. 5, 2025 – June 7, 2026. Courtesy/NHCC
NMDCA News:
ALBUQUERQUE — For 25 years, the National Hispanic Cultural Center staff has scanned your tickets, patrolled the Center’s 20-acre campus, and designed your favorite performances and exhibitions. And now, the Center’s staff takes center stage in the organization’s first-ever exhibition comprised of artworks from staff and partners. Read More
LAHS Jazz Band Selected As State Honor Jazz Band
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools is pleased to announce that the Los Alamos High School Jazz I has been selected as the 2026 New Mexico Music Educators Association (NMMEA) State Honor Jazz Band. The band will perform at the 2026 All-State Music Conference Jan. 14, 2026, in Popejoy Hall.
The LAHS jazz band is one of six honor ensembles selected. The other ensembles represent band, choir, general music, orchestra and percussion.
“It is a great achievement for our students and the music program in Los Alamos,” Band Director Steve Iliff said. “Our students would not have accomplished this honor Read More
NMAL Opens 2025 Fall Season With Cowboy Mouth
NMAL News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico Actors Lab opens the 2025 Fall season on Sept. 12 with Cowboy Mouth, an urban fable by Sam Shepard and Patti Smith. The production will run at NMAL through Sunday, Sept. 28.
First performed in Edinburgh then the American Place Theater in New York in 1971, Cowboy Mouth is about a woman who kidnaps a young man at gunpoint, taking him hostage from his wife and child to make him a pop prophet, ”like a rock-and-roll Jesus with a cowboy mouth.”
Zoe Lesser will direct this exhilarating and poetic play with its contemporary relevance. Her thoughts: “Cowboy Mouth Read More
This Week At SALA: Oppenheimer Festival Continues
SALA News:
SALA Event Center is packed with special screenings, live performances, and unique community events this week — from thought-provoking films to stage productions and family favorites. Many events are part of the ongoing Oppenheimer Festival 2025, while others are standalone highlights you won’t want to miss.
Special Features at SALA This Week
Free Palestine Summer Series
An evening of film and discussion exploring the ongoing struggle for justice and human rights in Palestine. This free community screening is part of an ongoing summer series bringing global issues into local Read More
