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Meet Local Author And Storyteller Kimberly Gotches At Her Book Launch At Project Y Cowork Dec. 15

Author and storyteller Kimberly Gotches Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

“Stories are not just for kids. I hope teens and adults will take time out during this busy holiday season to hear some stories Dec. 15,” says local author and storyteller Kimberly Gotches.

Project Y Cowork in Los Alamos will host her book launch event, where Gotches will perform stories, including some from her debut book—Under the Branches

“Kimberly Gotches tells a story as if she is giving a person-to-person call from her heart to yours. She doesn’t just share the story; she shares herself. You take away Read More

Valentina Devine Presents Her Fabulous Trunk Show This Weekend

Zachary Bice models a custom designed sweater from the new line for him, designed and knit by Valentina Devline. Courtesy photo
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

Nationally known designer and fiber artist Valentina Devine will open her studio to visitors during the Fabulous Trunk Show 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 19 and 20. Devine’s studio is located at 1222 Big Rock Loop in Los Alamos.

Devine came to Los Alamos 26 years ago from the Washington, D.C. area, where she became a life-time member of the Torpedo Factory Art Center, she sold one-of-a-kind garments as well as Read More

Fifteen Aspiring Los Alamos Piano Students Perform In Recital At Fuller Lodge Sunday Afternoon

Musicale performers in April 2016. Courtesy photo

LAMTA News: 

This Sunday at 2 p.m., 15 aspiring young pianists in Los Alamos will present a public recital, at Crossroads Bible Church. The Community Recital is FREE and open to the public, sponsored by the teachers of the Los Alamos Music Teachers Association (LAMTA). Students from the age of 7 through 15 will present a program that is a vibrant mixture or solos, duets, and an original student composition,with the music spanning all musical style periods from J.S. Bach to the everpopular John Williams.  

The Sunday Musicales are regular Read More

Atomic City Children’s Theater Presents Two Performances Of Disney Peter Pan Jr. Nov. 18-19

ACCT’s cast of Disney Peter Pan Jr. would like to invite the Los Alamos community to this weekend’s performances at Smith Auditorium. Courtesy photo
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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LAAC’s Holiday Arts And Crafts Fair At LAMS Saturday

Shoppers check out the wares for purchase during a previous Los Alamos Arts Council’s Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair. Courtesy photo 
 

LAAC News:

The Los Alamos Arts Council (LAAC) will host its annual Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Saturday at Los Alamos Middle School.

The arts and crafts fair is a tradition in the community; the arts council has hosted this event close to 50 years. Shoppers can purchase everything from jewelry, paintings and photography to metal, wood and pottery. Work by local artists Robert Winkel and Kathy Creek will be among the wares showcased Read More

Daily Postcard: Solar Tree Shines Bright At Night

Daily Postcard: The Solar Tree shines bright at night in front of the Los Alamos County Municipal Building. Did you know the Solar Tree can charge your electronic devices? Light up your night with solar power. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
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Culture, Farolitos All Aglow In Jemez Dec. 10

‘Light Among the Ruins’ returns 5-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 at Jemez Historic Site. This FREE annual family event is noted far-and-wide for the thousand plus farolitos outlining the historic ruins of ‘Gisewa’ Pueblo and San José de los Jemez Mission Church, for the traditional Jemez song and dance performed between two bonfires (luminarias), and for the delicious Pueblo food and art available for purchase during this event.
 
JEMEZ News:

 

JEMEZ SPRINGS — The historic ruins of the Jemez Historic Site in Jemez Springs will be lit by more than 1,400 farolitos during the unforgettable,
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Millicent Rogers Museum Switches To Winter Hours

The Millicent Rogers Museum in Taos houses a 7,000 piece collection of New Mexico history. Courtesy photo

MRM News:

The Millicent Rogers Museum in Taos has switched to winter hours. 
The museum will now be closed Mondays through March. The museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday. The MRM Store is always open online.
For more information about hours, holiday closures and admission, visit the MRM website.
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Teatro Paraguas: A Musical Piñata For Christmas IV

Theatre News:
 
Teatro Paraguas invites the community to its upcoming production, A Musical Piñata for Christmas IV, opening Dec. 9 and running for two weekends. This festive bilingual evening of live music, carols and comedy is the fourth annual holiday celebration at Teatro Paraguas.
 
TP’s musical director JoJo Sena de Tarnoff has formed a lively ensemble of musicians, dancers, and actors, ranging in age from 4 to 70. The evening will begin with a traditional Mexican Pastorela, arranged by Thelma Argüello and followed by traditional
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Los Alamos Young Pianists Sweep State Competition

From left, Music Teacher Dr. Madeline Williamson, pianist Sruthi Garimella, pianist Jennifer Wang, pianist Yunseo Kim and Music Teacher Janna Warren. Photo by Douglas Bailey/Albuquerque

PMTNM News:

The Annual Piano Competition for the Professional Music Teachers of New Mexico (PMTNM) was held Saturday, Nov. 12, on the campus of the Albuquerque Academy.

Out of five levels of pre-collegiate performance determined by age, three young Los Alamos pianists emerged victorious by winning the highest awards:

  • Yunseo Kim;
  • Sruthi Garimella; and
  • Jennifer Wang.

The three young pianists were awarded Read More

Nature In Your Backyard Photo Competition Winners

‘All the Small Things,’ Photography Contest winning photograph by Matthew Olivero of Albuquerque

‘Leave Me Alone,’ Student Division winning photograph by Levi Smith of Rio Rancho

NMMNHS News:

The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science (NMMNHS) NatureScapes gallery sponsors a photo contest each year that encourages contestants to examine and understand the natural beauty of New Mexico. This year’s theme, “Nature in Your Backyard” invited photographers to explore and re-discover the nature in their backyards.

The winner of the 2016 New Mexico Museum of Natural Read More

Los Alamos Art Teachers Honored At Conference

The 2016 award winners from the New Mexico Art Education Association conference. Courtesy photo
 
ART News:
 
Three Los Alamos Public Schools art teachers, both past and present, were honored Nov. 12 at the New Mexico Art Education Association annual conference.
 
Mary Grace of Los Alamos High School received the President’s Award of Distinction. Renee Mitsunaga of Chamisa Elementary School and present LAPS Teacher of the Year, received the Elementary Art Educator of the Year award, and Thelma Hahn, retired art teacher from LAPS and former president of the New Mexico Art Education
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Daily Postcard: Look How We Have Grown … Thank You Los Alamos!

Orphaned bear cubs Valley Girl and Cowboy, rescued months ago from the Valles Caldera, have packed on the pounds and will be released this week. They would like to thank Los Alamos for all the love, and food, that was given to them. New Mexico Game and Fish will release more information later this week concerning these cubs. Courtesy/LEWF

Valley Girl and Cowboy will be released this week. Courtesy/LEWF Read More

Cinema Cindy Reviews: ‘Hacksaw Ridge’

By Cynthia Biddlecomb
Los Alamos
 
“Hacksaw Ridge” is Mel Gibson’s latest film glorifying suffering and canonizing a hero. The gore and realism of the battle scenes may not be tolerable for all viewers, but if you think you can hack it, this film is certainly worth your time.
 
The hero of this true story is Desmond Doss (played by Andrew Garfield, whom we recognize from Spiderman). Doss was raised in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. We see him as a young boy tussling with his brother Hal and climbing up a familiar mountainside. We meet his gentle mother (Rachel Griffiths
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