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New Mexico Philharmonic, New Mexico Ballet Present Fantastical Alice In Wonderland April 9

Submitted by Chris Clark on March 29, 2016
COMMUNITY News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― To the delight of audience members of all ages, the New Mexico Philharmonic and the New Mexico Ballet will perform Alice in Wonderland at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 9 at Popejoy Hall in Albuquerque.
 
The newly appointed artistic director of the New Mexico Ballet, Natalie Harris, has created an extraordinary ballet telling of Lewis Carroll’s classic Alice stories, which are the basis of a successful 2010 Johnny Depp movie and its soon-to-be-released sequel, Alice through the Looking Glass.
 
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Photography And Image-Making Of The West In The 20 Century with Larry Gustafson April 2

Submitted by Chris Clark on March 28, 2016
Larry Gustafson
 
TCHS News:
 
The Taos County Historical Society presents a free public lecture “Photography and Image-Making of the West in the 20th Century” by Larry Gustafson at 2 p.m., Saturday, April 2, in the Boardroom of Kit Carson Electric Coop, 118 Cruz Alta Road in Taos.
 
The subject of Gustafson’s presentation is “visual language.” He will focus on the creative part of photography, not the technical part. He will discuss such matters as themes, symbolism, and story-telling through photographic imagery.
 
As examples he
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Teatro Paraguas: Flamenco Fiesta April 29-30

Submitted by Chris Clark on March 27, 2016
 
TP News:
 
Teatro Paraguas will present two evenings of flamenco music and dance inspired by Federico Garcia Lorca, as well as selections of his poetry in Spanish and English, in commemoration of the eightieth anniversary of the poet’s death, at 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday April 29-30.
 
Compania Chuscales y Mina Fajardo have performed numerous times at Teatro Paraguas.  Chuscales (Guitarist, Musical Director, Composer), a world-renowned guitarist of legendary technical and musical prowess, will be joined by fascinating group of flamenco
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Pinon Students Share Skills With School Board

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 26, 2016
The Los Alamos School Board met for a work session Thursday at Pinon Elementary School in White Rock. Students from Pinon talked about what they are learning this year. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Third grade students perform on the recorder. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Reann Murphy with the clay elephant she created in her second grade class. Students at Pinon created art in the styles of Asia this year. The elephants are on display in the school lobby. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Pinon art teacher Stephanie Rittner shows the
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It’s All About Eggs! Three Hunts This Weekend

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 26, 2016
Kids scramble for candy filled eggs at last year’s Eggstravaganza at the Los Alamos Golf Course. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Staff Report:

It will be all about the eggs for Los Alamos youngsters this weekend. Three separate egg hunts are scheduled.

The first is the annual Elk’s Lodge Easter Egg Hunt plus Wildfire 2016. Activities start at 10 a.m. and conclude at 12:30 p.m. at Ashley Pond Park

This will be a fun event for the entire family with the Easter Egg Hunt, a bicycle rodeo, children’s bicycle helmet giveaway, the LAPD bomb truck, the LAFD public education trailer, bounce houses, Read More

State Museums; Historic Sites Closed Easter Sunday

Submitted by Chris Clark on March 25, 2016
STATE News:
 
The four state museums in Santa Fe, the New Mexico Museum of Art and New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governor’s both located on the Plaza, and the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and the Museum of International Folk Art both located on Museum Hill, will be closed Easter Sunday.
 
The museums will reopen at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 29.
 
All state historic sites also will be closed on Easter Sunday;
  • Jemez (Jemez Springs);
  • Coronado (Bernalillo);
  • El Camino Real (Socorro);
  • Fort Selden (Radium Springs);
  • Fort Sumner/Bosque Redondo (Fort Sumner);
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Los Alamos Students Chen And Svyatskaya Win Highest Prizes In Dennis Alexander Piano Competition

Submitted by Chris Clark on March 24, 2016
First prize winner Julia Chen, left, Dennis Alexander and second prize winner Sonya Svyatskaya. Courtesy photo
 
MUSIC News:
 
The prestigious Dennis Alexander Piano Competition was held for the sixth consecutive year March 11-13 in Albuquerque.
 
This year’s competition attracted the highest number of entries of any previous year with 58 young pianists entering from throughout New Mexico and Texas.
 
Nationally, less than half-of-one-percent of all students studying piano ever prepare for a competition. However, seven outstanding young
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‘Snow & White & The Seven Conservationists’ May 6-7

Submitted by Chris Clark on March 24, 2016
THEATRE News:
 
SANTA FE ― Umbrella Theatre (Teatro Paraguas) Children’s Program proudly brings “Snow & White & The Seven Conservationists” to the Teatro Paraguas Studio Theatre in early May 2016, adapted especially for TPCTP and directed by Rebecca Morgan, local producer, director and playwright.
 
The Twins, Snow & White, live with their beautiful Stepmother, Queen Narcissa, who LOVES pizza—especially with ground hog and squirrel sausage provided by her loyal Huntsman.
 
Snow &
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Lensic And Spanish Colonial Arts Society Present 16th Annual Nuestra Música

Submitted by Chris Clark on March 23, 2016
LSCAS News:
 
SANTA FE ― The Lensic and the Spanish Colonial Arts Society proudly present Nuestra Música, an evening of remembering the traditional music of New Mexico, Friday, April 15 at the Lensic Performing Arts Center (211 West San Francisco, Santa Fe).
 
The evening begins at 7 p.m., and tickets are $10/free for seniors (reservations required by calling 505.988.1234).
 
The only annual concert in New Mexico that features the Hispano folk music of the state, Nuestra Música’s 2016 line-up includes favorites Roberto Mondragon
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Downtown Winter Banners Replaced By Spring Scenes

Submitted by Chris Clark on March 23, 2016
County workers replace the winter banners Monday on lightpoles in downtown Los Alamos with scenes of spring. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
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21st Annual Los Alamos Photo Club Show April 4-30

Submitted by Chris Clark on March 23, 2016
Shopkeeper catching up on the news. Photo by Hal Davis
 
LAPC News:
 
The Los Alamos Photo Club is hosting its 21st Annual Show April 4 through April 30 in the upstairs gallery of Mesa Public Library.
 
The public is invited to the April 4 opening as well as to the April 19 Club walk-through. Both events will allow guests and participants to view submitted works and to interact informally with the photographers
 
The show is intended to give people who live and work in Los Alamos a chance to display their photos in a formal setting. Entries
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Egg Splash At Aquatic Center Saturday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 22, 2016

AQUATIC CENTER News:

This Saturday, March 26, will be a fun-filled day at the Larry R. Walkup Aquatic Center with warm water, floating eggs and great prizes. 

This is an annual event for the community, and children up to 16 years of age are encouraged to participate. The event begins promptly at 1 p.m. with the youngest age group. The cost is $2.50 for each participant (16 years and younger). 

For more information about this event or to buy tickets in advance, contact the Aquatic Center at 505.662.8170. Read More

Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘Race’

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 21, 2016
By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos
 
 “Race” is a new film about the African-American Olympic athlete Jesse Owens, once called the “fastest man on earth.”
 
The film covers Jesse’s college years when he broke several records in track, his qualifying for the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, and the U.S. Olympic Committee’s debate and vote over whether the U.S. should participate in an Olympics hosted by the Nazis.
 
Movie poster for ‘Race.’ Courtesy Photo
 
The role of Jesse Owens is played by Stephan James, the Canadian actor who played John Lewis in the film Selma
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Brown Bag: Pianist Charles Lieou Performs April 6

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 20, 2016
Charles Lieou will perform at noon, April 6 at the United Church of Los Alamos. Courtesy photo
 
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos

Charles Lieou, a pianist and postdoctoral research associate at Los Alamos National Laboratory, is making his local debut at the upcoming Brown Bag show.

Lieou’s recital will feature pieces by Bach and Schubert. The free noontime show, sponsored by Los Alamos Arts Council, is at the United Church of Los Alamos. The Brown Bag’s usual venue, Fuller Lodge, is being renovated.

Lieou explained he selected Bach’s “Partita No. 4 in D, BWV 828” because it is a “very bright piece.”

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Did Someone Say There Will Be Cake?

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 20, 2016

Nancy Coombs

COMMUNITY News:

The community is invited to join the Art Center staff in bidding a fond farewell and best wishes to longtime staff member Nancy Coombs 2-4 p.m. Thursday at Fuller Lodge Art Center.

Since 2008, Coombs has been a part of the team at the Art Center focusing her efforts on marketing shows, classes, fairs and exhibits. She has taken photos at the openings, greeting fair goers and artists selling their wares and occasionally sitting at the front desk selling Art Center wares.

What the community hasen’t seen is all the work that goes on behind the scenes. And there Read More

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