Storytelling Workshops At Nature Center With Harriet Cole March 12
Harriet Cole, storyteller and story-teacher, captivates audiences with the art of performance storytelling. Courtesy photoDaily Postcard: North Bayo Bench Overlook
Daily Postcard: North Bayo Bench Overlook. Photo by Robert Beberniss Read More
LAPS Art Show Opens Thursday At Mesa Public Library
Artist Ariela Rittner shows off her elephant amont the other designed by Pinon Elementary Students. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Fish by third grade students at Mountain Elementary. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Visiters check out the artwork. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
First Graders from Mountain Elementary created these owls. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Artist Oceanah Gross and Chamisa Sci Guy Chad Lauritzen pose under her art work. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Art by OceanahEmpty Bowls Filled Today
Last year’s empty bowls. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comCOMMUNITY News:
“The funds raised benefit community members both in Los Alamos and in neighboring counties by helping with basic needs such as food and heat, and by assisting people facing homelessness,” Read More
Daily Postcard: Clouds Over Los Alamos
Daily Postcard: Clouds over downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com Read More
Planetarium Feature Film: Exoplanets March 5-6
Courtesy/PEECDaily Postcard: ‘Early Risers’ Reward’
Daily Postcard: ‘Early Risers’ Reward’ from Barranca Mesa. Photo by Bill Mead Read More
Tour Of Duane W. Smith Auditorium
Los Alamos Concert Association Artistic Director Ann McLaughlin, left, and Technical Director Ross Mason, center, led a recent tour of Duane W. Smith Auditorium to discuss needed renovations. The aging facility hosts world class concerts in which the walls are so flimsy, patrons are asked to refrain from flushing toilets until they hear audience applause to muffle the sound. County Council voted Tuesday to help fund the renovation through its school parnership budget. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
Ross Mason presents the basics on the renovations he would like to see for NMSA Presents Visual Arts Exhibition At Warehouse 21
Daily Postcard: Clouds Linger Around Pajarito Mountain
Daily Postcard: Clouds linger around the Pajarito Mountain area. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Eco Truck Displays Lia Rushston’s Recycle Design
The special day arrived Thursday, Feb. 26, to honor Chamisa Elementary School student Lia Rushston for winning the Recycle Bowl Poster contest. Los Alamos County’s brand new Eco truck pulled up to Chamisa displaying Rushston’s design. She stands with her family and the ‘Green Team’ at Chamisa. Courtesy photo
Winning Recycle Bowl Poster contest artist Lia Rushston with her family Thursday at Chamisa. Courtesy photo
Winning Recycle Bowl Poster contest artist Lia Rushston inside Los Alamos County’s brand new Eco truck, which pulled up Thursday to Chamisa School displaying Rushston’s Read More
‘Ride The Pink Horse’ At Mesa Public Library Thursday
Movie poster for ‘Ride the Pink Horse.’ Courtesy photo
The first film ever in which a Latino was nominated for an Oscar, Director Robert Montgomery’s “Ride the Pink Horse” (1947), will screen at 6:30 p.m., Thursday at Mesa Public Library in Los Alamos.
In this noir-style film shot in Santa Fe, Gagin (Montgomery) speaks few words but carries a big secret — or at least, so it seems — all the way to the border town of San Pablo, where FBI Agent Bill Retz (Art Smith) and bad guy Frank Hugo (Fred Clark) figure him out posthaste, or so it seems.
Basically, Gagin Read More
Dog Jog Logo Contest Deadline March 5
SHELTER News:Saturday, March 5 is the deadline for entries for the annual Dog Jog logo contest.
The Los Alamos Friends of the Shelter is calling on all young community members to help brand this year’s run. Any child in the third to sixth grade is invited to put their artistic skills to work for a good cause.
The winning design will be used as the official 2016 Los Alamos Dog Jog logo and be placed on event t-shirts and other official event materials. The Logo Contest winner will receive one free t-shirt.
Logo Entry Guidelines:
- All entries should be drawn in black ink on white paper. The lines should be
NMSC Presents Epic Mozart’s Requiem March 6
MUSIC News:Daily Postcard: Scene From Red Dot Trail
Daily Postcard: Scene from a Sunday hike in Red Dot Trail. Photo by Robert Beberniss Read More
Celebrate Los Alamos Co+op’s 5th Birthday Saturday
Scenes from the Los Alamos Cooperative Market. Courtesy/LACMClassical Music World: Pale Blue Dot
The Dover Quartet performs in Los Alamos March 11 at Smith Auditorium. Courtesy photo
The Pale Blue Dot: This iconic image was taken by NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft from a distance of almost 4 billion miles from Earth. The dot can be seen about halfway down the orange stripe on the right. Courtesy/NASA
There are plenty of classical works inspired by or associated with heavenly bodies. Debussy’s ever-popular, Clair de Lune comes to mind as does Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata. Gustav Holst’s The Planets, is a staple Read More
Daily Postcard: Signs Of Spring On Red Dot Trail
Daily Postcard: Signs of spring are spotted Sunday during a hike along Red Dot Trail. Photo by Robert Beberniss Read More
A Taste Of Knowledge Beer & Wine Tasting March 4
LAPSF News:
The Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation will host a beer and wine tasting event, A Taste of Knowledge, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, March 4 at the Bradbury Science Museum.
Participants will sample a wide variety of specially selected beers and wines, choosing eight tastes from among 12 offerings. An array of delicious appetizers will accompany the beverages.
All proceeds benefit the Great Ideas Grants available to school district classroom teachers each fall and spring from the LAPS Foundation.
“The hope is that our community will come out to support our teachers at this unique Read More
Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘Trumbo’
By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB“Trumbo” tells the true story of mid 20th century screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, who was blacklisted for his affiliation with the Communist Party. This would seem a common story among the literati of Hollywood in the 1950s.
But Trumbo became a bit of a hero by using his wit and eloquence to stand up to those compiling the list. The appearance of his name in the opening credits of Otto Preminger’s 1960 film Exodus is considered the end of the age of the Hollywood blacklist.
Dalton Trumbo, played brilliantly by Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), was the top screenwriter in Read More
