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Bandelier: Opera On The Rocks, Fall Festival, Observing The Moon, And More

Submitted by Chris Clark on September 23, 2016

Singers perform Saturday evening for ‘Opera On The Rocks – Zarzuelas’ at Bandelier. Courtesy/NPS

BANDELIER News:

Although Bandelier’s 100th birthday was in February, and the National Park Service Centennial was in August, the celebrations continue with more events in the next weeks.

This Saturday, Sept. 24, is the annual Public Lands Day, which is fee free at National Park Service areas nationwide. At Bandelier, that means that there are no entrance fees that day at the main part of the park or at the Tsankawi section.

This Week At The Reel Deal

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 23, 2016

Los Alamos Piecemakers Quilt Market Saturday

Submitted by Chris Clark on September 23, 2016

Daily Postcard: Asters Explode Across Los Alamos

Submitted by Chris Clark on September 23, 2016

Daily Postcard: An explosion of Asters color the landscape this month across Los Alamos and White Rock. Asters are the grande finale to the perennial garden, displaying vibrant fall colors in shades of pink, purple, blue and white. They also are one of the last great feeding opportunities for bees, butterflies and other pollinators – finegardening.com. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

Heinrich Commends Rudolfo Anaya For National Humanities Medal

Submitted by Chris Clark on September 22, 2016

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement commending New Mexico author Rudolfo Anaya for being awarded the National Humanities Medal. President Obama and the First Lady will award the 2015 National Medal of Arts and the National Humanities Medal to distinguished recipients in the East Room of the White House today:

“Rudolfo Anaya’s stories touch the soul of New Mexico and reveal the deep cultural roots of our beautiful state. Generations of New Mexicans have

NMSA-AI Announces New Executive Director

Submitted by Chris Clark on September 21, 2016

NMSA-AI News:

SANTA FE ― New Mexico School for the Arts-Art Institute (NMSA-AI) has announced Shelley Winship as its new executive director. Winship, a resident of Chimayó, brings more than three decades of nonprofit and for-profit experience to the organization.

“On behalf of the Board of Directors, I am delighted to welcome Shelley as the new executive director,” Board Chair Ned Bennett said. “Shelley’s leadership and breadth of qualifications will help steer the course of our unique public-private partnership during the next critical phase of our evolution

Northern NM Entities Receive Federal Funding For Art Business Education And Business Development Projects

Submitted by Chris Clark on September 21, 2016

USDA News:

ALBUQUERQUE ― USDA Rural Development State Director Terry Brunner was in Española Sept. 19 to honor the Northern New Mexico Regional Art Center (NNMRAC) and the Regional Development Corporation (RDC) for their successful application for funds to expand business opportunities in northern New Mexico.

“Today’s announcement is an example of the Obama Administration’s efforts to create opportunities for people in the rural communities like northern New Mexico,” Brunner said. “The funding will enhance the education of small businesses which will in

Los Alamos Artist Betty Nance Smith Announces 2016 Salon Show Opening Sept. 30

Submitted by Chris Clark on September 21, 2016

ART News:

Los Alamos artist Betty Nance Smith announces 2016 Salon Show and reception Sept. 30 through Oct. 29 at the Castle Gallery Fine Art in Fort Wayne, Ind.

Opera On The Rocks: Online Tickets End Sept. 22

Submitted by Chris Clark on September 21, 2016

Cast of Opera Alta at their recent dress rehearsal at the Juniper Campground Amphitheater. Opera Alta will perform !Zarzuelas! Zarzuelas are considered the most popular form of Spanish opera. Courtesy photo

OPERA News:

Los Alamos Opera Guild of the Guilds of The Santa Fe Opera, Bandelier National Monument and Atomic City Transit will be presenting Opera on The Rocks Saturday, Sept. 24 during National Public Lands’ Day.

A great event to celebrate arts in your local National Park for their 100th birthday celebration. All proceeds from

Valles Caldera Jemez Mountains Elk Festival Sept. 24

Submitted by Chris Clark on September 21, 2016

The 8th Annual Jemez Mountains Elk Festival is 2-7 p.m., Sept. 24. Courtesy/nps

VCNP News:

The Valles Caldera National Preserve is home to one of the largest elk herds in New Mexico. Each fall, the sound of elk bugling in the mountains marks the start of their mating season, known as the ‘rut’.

To celebrate the upcoming elk rut and to learn about this fascinating creature, the National Park Service will host the 8th Annual Jemez Mountains Elk Festival 2-7 p.m., Sept. 24.

This FREE festival features a food truck, bugling

Reel Deal Weekly Movie Schedule

Submitted by Chris Clark on September 21, 2016

By JIM O’DONNEL

REEL DEAL

This Friday, we will continue showing Kubo and the Two Strings, Hell or High Water, Hands of Stone and Sully. We will open Bridget Jones’s Baby.

Check out our on-line schedule before you come at www.reeldealtheater.com and be sure and sign-up for our newsletter at the top of the page.

Hopeful coming attractions include: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Magnificent 7, Light Between Oceans, Inferno, Doctor Strange, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and Moana. We have tried for Blair Witch, Harry and

Artist’s Statement By Kirsten Stromberg

Submitted by Chris Clark on September 20, 2016

Paintings by Kirsten Stromberg are on display through Oct. 12 in the upstairs gallery at Mesa Public Library. Courtesy photo

By KIRSTEN STROMBERG

Artist’s Statement

Many of my earliest memories are of drawing; are those of having artistic materials in my hands.

I love to look out at the world while keeping my hands moving. I have always wished to pursue what it is that the eye sees, and how our minds synthesize direct sensory perceptions into images that convey our humanity at the point of its intersection with the natural world.

Whether wild

Taos County Historical Society: ‘Ladies Of The Canyons’ Oct. 1

Submitted by Chris Clark on September 20, 2016

Ms. Poling-Kempes. Courtesy photo

TCHS News:

The Taos County Historical Society will present a free, public lecture “Ladies of the Canyons” by Lesley Poling-Kempes at 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 1, in the Boardroom of Kit Carson Electric Co-op, 118 Cruz Alta Rd., Taos, NM.

This program is a partnership with the Taos Arts Council and featured in the Taos Fall Arts Festival through the Society’s participation in the 2016 Taos Visionaries theme for the community’s arts and cultural organizations.

Ms. Poling-Kempes

PEEC: Fourth Friday Fractal Show Sept. 23

Submitted by Chris Clark on September 20, 2016

PEEC News:

Have you journeyed into the never-ending world of fractals?

Pajarito Environmental Education Center’s dynamic fractal show is back for one evening this month: at 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 23 in the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium.

This show incorporates math, science, art, and nature in a full-dome planetarium show featuring original music.

This spectacular show starts promptly at 7 p.m. and seating is limited. Tickets may be purchased by phone or at the nature center and are only $10 for adults

Daily Postcard: Bears Munch On Los Alamos Apples

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 20, 2016

Daily Postcard: Clark the black bear and Judy the brown bear are enjoying apples while under Dr. Kathleen Ramsay’s care at Cottonwood Rehabilitation Center graciously given to them from Los Alamos residents and collected by the Los Alamos County Eco Station. Courtesy/LEWF Read More

Red River Folk Festival Spotlights Music Legends

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 19, 2016

MUSIC News:

RED RIVER—The second annual Red River Folk Festival kicks off Thursday, Sept. 22 with a stellar line-up of country, bluegrass, Americana and folk musicians who will swap songs

and trade guitars in a saloon and a honkey-tonk and perform outdoors on the big stage against an alpine setting of peak fall foliage.

The three-day festival features 12 musicians playing some of the best roots-music in the country, including Thom Bresh, a Thumbpickers Hall of Fame inductee and the son of one of America’s most

influential 20th-century guitarists—Merle Travis. Bresh’s

‘Not Quite Right’ Takes A Warm-hearted, Realistic Look At Dueling Expectations

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 19, 2016

Marty (Eric Bjorklund) and Carol (Dana Kline) share a warm moment. Photo by Larry Gibbons

Tom (Thomas Farrish) resists Sally’s (Gwen Lewis) attempts to cheer him up. Photo by Larry Gibbons

Review By Bonnie J. Gordon
Los Alamos Daily Post

This is the second time I’ve reviewed “Not Quite Right,” a cross generational dramady by Los Alamos playwright Robert F. Benjamin and co-author Elaine Jarvik. I first saw the play last February at Teatro Paraguqas. This more recent version opened Friday at Los Alamos Little Theatre.

Benjamin describes the play as “an upbeat comedic family Read More

Award Winning Artist Susan Roden Leads One-Day Pastel Workshops At Fuller Art Lodge Center

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 19, 2016

Pastel by Albuquerque artist Susan Roden. Courtesy/FLAC

FLAC News:

Albuquerque artist Susan Roden is coming to Los Alamos to share her techniques and tips in pastels. Roden aims to instill her love of the medium in her students by sharing her experiences with pastels and taking on accessible subject matter in a series of separate day long workshops hosted by the Fuller Lodge Art Center.

Roden has a distinguished career in arts, including dozens of juried and invitational art shows, and is a member of the Pastel Society of New Mexico. Her work is described as diminutive, vibrant and impacted Read More

‘Sea Monsters’ Plays At Nature Center Sept. 24-25

Submitted by Chris Clark on September 19, 2016

PEEC News:

Looking for something to do this weekend? Come to the Los Alamos Nature Center to watch Sea Monsters, A Prehistoric Adventure.

Starting at 2 p.m., Saturday, September 24 and Sunday, September 25, take a journey back in time to see some of the most bizarre, ferocious, and fascinating creatures ever to inhabit the sea. This is the only weekend in June to see this popular film.

Unexpected discoveries gave paleontologists vital information for creating this film about a time when the middle of North America was

Santa Fe Community Orchestra Opens Season With Brahms 2nd Symphony, Trumpet Soloist Jan McDonald

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 19, 2016

Courtesy photo

SFCO News:

The Santa Fe Community Orchestra (SFCO) presents works by Brahms and Arutiunian at its Fall concert at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2 in the James A. Little Theater on the campus of the New Mexico School for the Deaf. Admission is free, donations are appreciated.

This concert features Brahm’s Symphony No. 2, and Arutiunian’s Trumpet Concerto with trumpet soloist Jan McDonald and Side-by-Side with the Aspen Magnet School Band.

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