Choral Creek Band Plays Ashley Pond 7 p.m. Today!
The Choral Creek Band performs at 7 p.m. today at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy/Elliot Siff PhotographyThe Los Alamos County Summer Concert Series presents the excellent Colorado Front Rage group, The Choral Creek Band today, June 2 at Ashley Pond Park. The show starts at 7 p.m. and is free. The weather calls for a clear and nice night. We’re calling for rock and roll!
The Choral Creek Band play high energy shows of bluegrass, newgrass, country-rock, blues, jazz, jamband and unique renditions of traditional and Americana classics. Check them out on Read More
Pub Crawl Makes Its Way Through Los Alamos
The Hill Stompers Los Alamos Pub Crawl is currently underway. The crawlers make their way from Smith’s Marketplace to Unquarked Wine Bar. They’ll be there until 9 p.m., then they go on to Bathtub Row Brewing in Central Park Square. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Opera Guilds Host Concert June 18
Courtesy imageLos Alamos and Española Valley Opera Guilds invite a the public to a concert at 2:30 p.m. June 18 at Fuller Lodge. The concert will feature apprentice signers from the Santa Fe Opera. Punch and cookies will be provided after the concert. The performance is free to guild members and there is a suggested donation of $10 for non-members. Memberships will be available for purchase and donations will be accepted. Read More
Candyman ‘Micro Store’ Opens In Los Alamos
Nick Hudson, left, and owner Rand Cook offer all manner of musical goodies to customers at The Candyman’s micro store in the Portage Building on DP Road. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com Candyman has been serving the Santa Fe music community for 48 years. Now Candyman has come to Los Alamos in the form of what Candyman’s owner Rand Cook calls a “micro store,” at 200 DP Road in the Portage Building. The store is open 3-6 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. The phone number is 505.983-5906. The staff also can be available Read More
Classical Music World: Notes From Cliburn 1
Van Cliburn in 1959, the only classical musician to be honored with a ticker tape parade in New York. Courtesy photo
By Ann McLaughlin
Artistic Director
Los Alamos Concert Association
It happens every four years. Competitors vie for medals as fans cheer. Paparazzi swarm about. It isn’t the Olympics. It’s the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition! The competition is underway right now and I will be reporting to you from Fort Worth every day.
The story of the competition’s birth is legendary and begins in Moscow.
In 1958, at the height of the cold war, the Soviet Union wanted to showcase Read More
Daily Postcard: Deer Peers Over Canyon Edge
Daily Postcard: This deer came wondering into the garden of this Los Alamos home as the homeowner was gardening and walked over to the edge of the canyon and looked around. Photo by Claire Swinhoe Read More
Los Alamos Piecemakers Seek New Members
Los Alamos Piecemakers members busy at a recent community service sew-a-thon. Courtesy/LAP
Quilted items displayed at a recent quilt show made from a LAP workshop. Courtesy/LAP
Quilted seasonal items for sale at a recent quilt market. Courtesy/LAP
LAP News:
Are you a quilter? Would you like to learn to quilt? For more than 32 years, the Los Alamos Piecemakers (LAP) Quilt Guild has provided inspiration and education for members. They are inviting community members to join their organization to learn to quilt, become a better quilter, learn new techniques, be inspired, and have Read More
Black-headed Grosbeak Spotted At Canyon School
This black-headed Grosbeak is spotted recently at Canyon School in Los Alamos. Photo by Greg Noeninckx Read More
Los Alamos Nature Center Garden In Full Bloom
Thanks to Larry Deavan’s care and knowledge, the penstemon garden at the Los Alamos Nature Center is amazingly colorful, but it won’t last long. Stop by the nature center this week to see the impressive array of flowers and watch the many pollinators collect nectar from this vivid area. Photo by Beth Cortright Read More
Mary Badarak Conducts Final Concert
Mary Badarak, long-time conductor of the Los Alamos Choral Society, performed her final concert Sunday. She is retiring. Photo by Carl Newton/Courtesy
LOS ALAMOS CHORAL SOCIETY News:
Sunday, a large crowd of music-lovers and well-wishers were in the United Church of Los Alamos when Mary Badarak, long-time conductor of the Los Alamos Choral Society, directed the Choral Society for the last time.
The concert—14 short songs featuring six that Badarak had arranged and three that she had composed—was a success that brought the crowd to its feet to join in a thundering Read More
LAAC Offers Sweet Treat At Brown Bag Show June 7
Members of the Los Alamos/Santa Fe String Quartet prepare for their upcoming Brown Bag Show. Courtesy Photo
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
Viola musician and member of the Los Alamos/Santa Fe String Quintet Brian Newnam describes chamber music as like dessert.
“Musicians love to play chamber music,” he said, explaining there is no conductor and musicians get the opportunity to play with friends. “Amateur musicians play chamber music for their enjoyment.”
The community will be able to enjoy the intimacy of chamber music themselves when the Los Alamos/Santa Read More
Daily Postcard: Cacti In Full Bloom
Cacti are in full bloom near Santa Rosa following the recent rain. Photo by Josh Smith Read More
Tuesdays At The Pond Series Returns For 2017 Season
Los Alamos Creative District News:
The summer staple “Tuesdays at the Pond” will be returning to the Ashley Pond stage at 7 p.m. every Tuesday, beginning June 6.
This year’s summer entertainment series will feature a wide variety of musical acts, and there’s sure to be something for everyone! Performances will range all the way from a professional wind ensemble to an R&B artist, a folk rock group to a big brass band, and everything in between.
The following acts will be part of the excitement from June to August this year:
- June 6: The Bus Tapes
- June 13: Zoltan and the Fortune
Big Stars To Perform In Festival Chispa 2017
Grammy award-winning artist Gaby Moreno will peform at the Festival Chispa 2017 at 8 p.m., June 24. Courtesy Photo
Las Cafeterias will peform at the Festival Chispa 2017. Courtesy/lascafeteras.com
NHCC News:
ALBUQUERQUE – The National Hispanic Cultural Center, in partnership with Avokado Artists, presents Festival Chispa 2017.
The event features Latin Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Gaby Moreno and her band, along with the incredibly fresh, multi-faceted Latin alternative and Chicano activist group Las Cafeteras at 8 p.m. June 24 in the Albuquerque Journal Read More
Notice: Possible Quorum Of APPB At Farmer’s Market
COUNTY News:
A notice of a possible quorum of the Art in Public Places Board at the Farmer’s Market June 1, 2017 has been published.
The notice is available online at: https:////losalamos.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. Read More
Daily Postcard: Bear Spotted On Trail To LA Reservoir
Daily Postcard: A bear is spotted earlier this month on the trail to the Los Alamos Reservoir. Photo by Dane SpearingTribute To Russ Gordon Placed In Congressional Record
Russ Gordon with Los Alamos County Councilor Chris Chandler after the reading of the ‘Tribute to Russ Gordon’ Friday at the Summer Concert at Ashley Pond Park, which U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich placed in the Congressional Record. Chandler read the Tribute and presented Gordon with an official copy of the transcript, which he is holding. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comCOMMUNITY News:
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich placed a tribute to longtime local concert promoter Russ Gordon into the Congressional Record of the 115th Congress of the United States Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Heinrich Read More
Scenes From Friday’s Summer Concert
Dancers move to Deke Dickerson and his band Friday night at Ashley Pond Park. Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Deke Dickerson sings a rock-a-billy tune. Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Concert producer Russ Gordon chats with concert-goers. Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Up a tree. Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Walzing to the music. Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Super Girl surveys the crowd. Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Close to nature. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comArt Meets Music With Live Theatrical Paintings, Classes
A group of artists after a SäshaStylz painting workshop. Courtesy Photo
COMMUNITY NEWS:
Music and art go hand in hand, and this summer the magical combination makes its way to Los Alamos. Fridays throughout the summer, local artist Sasha Scully is offering her popular art classes preceding the Gordon’s concerts. The pre-concert art classes started Friday.
Scully’s SäshaStylz classes will continue throughout the summer 5-7 p.m. at UnQuarked on the first and second Fridays of the month, and on the last Friday of each month at the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The latter will feature drink and food Read More
