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Colorful Morning Sky Greets Presidents’ Day

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 15, 2016

A colorful sky this morning greets Presidents’ Day with a predicted high near 54, sunny skies and a low tonight of around 29. Both President’s Day and George Washington’s birthday are celebrated on the third Monday of February. The observed federal holiday is actually called George Washington’s Birthday. Certain states, such as New Mexico however, list the holiday as Presidents’ Day. Although George Washington’s birthday is celebrated Feb. 22, it is observed as a federal holiday on the third Monday of February. To complicate Read More

Sunday Musicale Recital By LA Music Teachers

Submitted by Chris Clark on February 12, 2016
Previous performers of an LAMTA Musicale. Courtesy photo
 
LAMTA News:
 
What could be better than a Sweetheart of an Afternoon Recital by some of the finest young pianists in Los Alamos?
 
Winners of the recent Santa Fe Sonata Contest will be presented in recital at 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 14, at Crossroads Church.
 
The concert is Free to the public, showcasing three of the First Prize Winners of the Sonata Contest as well as other young pianists in the Los Alamos community.
 
Among student performers are First Prize Sonata Contest Winners Julia Chen, Sruthi
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Santa Fe Faces: A Photo Legacy Exhibition Of Alan Pearlman Portraits March 13

Submitted by Chris Clark on February 12, 2016
Archie West, portrait by Alan Pearlman. Archival pigment print. Courtesy/Palace of the Governor Photo Archives
 
NMHM News:
 
SANTA FE — In 2009, photographer Alan Pearlman set out on a quest to capture the soul of Santa Fe in a series of staged portraits.
 
Some of the results take center stage in the New Mexico History Museum’s Mezzanine Gallery, March 13–September 18, 2016. Santa Fe Faces features a selection from 90 portraits that Pearlman created between 2009 and 2013.
 
Included among them are images of flamenco artist Juan Siddi and Turquoise
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‘Lions of Illyria’ Opens Feb. 26

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 11, 2016

LALT News:

Join the Los Alamos Little Theatre for Lions in Illyria Feb. 26-March 6. The play is on stage 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays and 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

Based on William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, and adapted by Robert Kauzlaric, the story has been adapted for all ages with themes of friendship, bullying, love, and sibling rivalry, plus epic sword-fighting, dancing, disguises, and silliness!

Four adult actors bring the story alive, transforming into a crazy cast of animal characters inhabiting the magical world of Illyria.

Separated from her brother by a storm at sea, the young Read More

Author Michael Gelb Presents ‘Discovering Your Shakespearean Genius’ At White Rock Library Saturday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 9, 2016

Michael Gelb

LIBRARY News:

The White Rock Branch Library will host author Michael Gelb at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 13 for a talk entitled “Discovering Your Shakespearean Genius.”

Gelb is a highly sought-after speaker, who has developed this talk to complement the “First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare” exhibit showing at the New Mexico Museum of Art through Feb. 28. The talk is sponsored by the New Mexico State Library.

Gelb, the author of Discover Your Genius: How to Think Like History’s 10 Most Revolutionary Minds, believes that Shakespeare’s poetry and plays offer profound Read More

An Afternoon At Downton Abbey Finale Tea Feb. 14

Submitted by Chris Clark on February 9, 2016
PBS poster for ‘Downton Abbey.’ Courtesy photo
 
LARSO News:
 
The 6th and final season of Downton Abbey is upon us and as usual, it does not disappoint!
 
As a finale to this last season, we decided to change things up a bit and have our Downton Abbey Tea a week before the FINAL episode. We hope you’ll put this event on your calendars and join us again for An Afternoon at Downton Abbey Tea, 2-4 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 14 at the Betty Ehart Seionr Center.
 
As our tea will be on Valentine’s Day, we will revolve around this holiday theme, and put it into
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Daily Postcard: Bull Elks Tour White Rock

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 8, 2016

Daily Postcard: At about 6:55 a.m. Sunday morning Steve Stringer snapped photos of this bull elk and another bull elk who were touring White Rock. Photo by Steve Stringer

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Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘Brooklyn’

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 8, 2016
By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos
 
“Brooklyn” is a lovely film, satisfyingly sweet and kind to its audience. Based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Colm Tóibín, this Irish film tells the story of the conflicting values of duty and love, faced by a young woman emigrant to America.

Movie Poster for ‘Brooklyn’

In 1951, Eilis Lacey’s older sister, Rose, arranges for her to leave Ireland to find opportunities much lacking at home. Rose (Fiona Glascott, Indian Summers) will stay with their widowed mother so Eilis can start a new life across the ocean.

This is Eilis’ story: the nerve Read More

‘Sacred Realm: Blessings And Good Fortune Across Asia’

Submitted by Chris Clark on February 7, 2016
Detail of Barong mask by Ida Bagus Anom Suryawan (2015), Bali, Indonesia. Photo by Blair Clark
 
MIFA News:
 
SANTA FE — Santa Fe is the perfect city for the soon-to-open exhibition Sacred Realm: Blessings and Good Fortune across Asia. 
 
The City of Holy Faith could just as easily be called the City of Many Faiths. From the Natives who considered it a spiritually abundant place, to the Catholics arriving here before the Pilgrim’s, to today’s large communities of Sikhs, Buddhists, and New Age practitioners.
 
Sacred Realm runs
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Duke City Repertory Theatre Presents Two Free Performances Of “Julius Caesar” Feb. 10

Submitted by Chris Clark on February 6, 2016
DCRT News:
 
ESPAÑOLA — Duke City Repertory Theatre (DCRT) is proud to present two free performances of William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar at 10 a.m. to  7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, at the College of Fine Arts Theatre at Northern New Mexico College in Española.
 
Each performance is 75 minutes in length and appropriate for grades 6th and older. On the same day, DCRT will also partner with Moving Arts Española to bring a free acting workshop for all students (as young as kindergarten) and adults. The workshop will take place from 3:45
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