Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘Moana’
By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB“Moana” is a visual and auditory delight for adults, with a fun plot line for kids. It is an animated story of an adventurous daughter of a Polynesian chief in the pre-contact Pacific region. She defies her cautious parents and takes a large oceangoing, double canoe to find the demi-god Maui to right a wrong and rebalance nature.
Movie poster for ‘Moana’. Courtesy image
Visually, the film portrays good detail of daily life in a traditional Polynesian village; the people wear fine mat clothing and live in the same styles of thatched homes that are known Read More
Daily Postcard: Christmas Window At Village Arts
Daily Postcard: The front window at Village Arts is decorated for the Christmas season Saturday on DP Road. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com Read More
LALT’s Staged Reading Of ‘After You’ve Gone’ Dec. 3
LALT News:
Los Alamos Little Theatre announces a staged reading of “After You’ve Gone,” a new work by Santa Fe-based playwright Mark Dunn.
The staged reading is 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Performing Arts Center, 1670 Nectar St. in Los Alamos. Admission is free for this one-time event.
“After You’ve Gone,” which takes its title from a song first published in 1918, introduces the audience to Adele Pike, who has just buried her husband of 36 years, and her two daughters and son-in-law. Amidst the
leftover casseroles, cakes and pigs-in-a-blanket brought by her Southern friends and neighbors, Read More
Twenty-third Annual Crèche Show Dec. 2-3
An elegant manger scene from the 22nd annual Crèche show in Los Alamos. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
COMMUNITY News:
The 23rd Annual “Crèches from Around the World” exhibit is Dec. 2-3 at the Los Alamos chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 1967 18th St.
Admission is free and the exhibit is open to the public noon to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3.
On display will be more than 200 crèches from around the world, representing different cultures and nationalities. In the past the exhibit has included sets crafted from a variety of materials Read More
Christmas Arts And Crafts Fair At IHM Dec. 10
Presentation With Photographer Moath Alofi Nov. 30
Photographer Moath Alofi presents a slide presentation and talk Nov. 30 in Santa Fe. Courtesy photoThis event is free to the public, but advance registration is required so that the caterer may prepare accordingly. Click here for more information and to register online.
Camera in hand,
Children’s Christmas Bazaar At TOTH Dec. 3
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas At CB FOX!
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at CB FOX Department Store on Central Avenue in downtown Los Alamos. This festive window display is created by Jan Donelly and Rose Cardona. Courtesy photoBisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Like Walking On Mars
A recent hike to the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, reveals a 45,000-acre (18,000 ha) wilderness area in San Juan County in the four corners area of New Mexico. Established in 1984, this wilderness is a desolate area of steeply eroded badlands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, with the exception of three parcels of private Navajo land within its boundaries. Translated from the Navajo word Bistahí, Bisti means ‘among the adobe formations.’ De-Na-Zin takes its name from the Navajo words for ‘cranes.’ Petroglyphs of cranes have been found south of the Read More
Small Business Profile: Village Arts Draws Out Community’s Artistic Side
Owner Ken Nebel inside Village Arts showroom at 216 DP Road. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos may be widely known as a scientific town but it has a whole other side … an artistic side.
Whatever artistic medium residents use to express themselves, Village Arts has the supplies for the job. Owner Ken Nebel has operated the framing and art supply business for seven years. He purchased the Read More
Christmas Arts & Crafts Fair At IHM Dec. 10
Scenes From Recycle Fashion Show
Courtesy photoCoro de Cámara Presents Christmas Music Dec. 3-4
Immaculate Heart Chapel. Courtesy photoPaul S. Torres Student Art Exhibit At UNM-LA Nov. 29
Daily Postcard: Dramatic Sunrise Over Los Alamos
Daily Postcard: A dramatic sunrise spotted this morning over Los Alamos. Photo by Kathryn Willcutt Read More
Share Art And Family Time At Bathtub Row Nov. 27
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COMMUNITY News:
The community is invited to use art and family time to create a fun memory not only to take home but also to help support several families in Los Alamos through Self Help Inc.
Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op and local artist Sasha Scully have teamed up for a Nov. 27 event to raise money to help families in need this winter.
Bring the family and have some fun. Participants will paint two Christmas Tree ornaments, one to place on the Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op Christmas Tree to sell and one to take home.
Painted Christmas ornaments will be sold for $5 each, Bathtub Read More
Daily Postcard: Christmas Lights Go Up On Central
Daily Postcard: Christmas lights decorate Central Avenue Sunday evening in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Twenty-third Crèche Show Ushers In Christmas Season
Deb Jackson’s stoneware nativity scene is displayed at the 2014 Crèche Show at the Los Alamos ward of the Church of Latter-day Saints. By Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
COMMUNITY News:
The 23rd Annual “Crèches from Around the World” exhibit is Dec. 2- 3 at the Los Alamos chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 1967 18th St.
Admission is free and the exhibit is open to the public noon to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3.
On display will be more than 200 crèches from around the world, representing different cultures and nationalities. In the past the Read More
Scenes From Saturday’s Holiday Arts And Crafts Fair
Lou Jeane Desiderio of Plateros Fry Bread, prepares a batch of Navajo fry bread at the Los Alamos Arts Council’s Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair Saturday at Los Alamos Middle School. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Erika Eckerstrand stands at her booth during Saturday’s fair. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Stephen Sanchez, left, and David Davis, right, of Belladonna Candles participate in the Los Alamos Arts Council’s arts and crafts fair Saturday. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Anne Martinez of Martinez Custom Leather participate
