This Week At The Reel Deal
This Friday we are opening War Room. The Martian, Bridge of Spies, and Goosebumps will hold another week. Pan will end Thursday.
Poster for ‘War Room.’ Courtesy/Reel Deal Theater
War Room: Tony and Elizabeth Jordan have it all-great jobs, a beautiful daughter, and their dream house. But appearances can be deceiving. Tony and Elizabeth Jordan’s world is actually crumbling under the strain of a failing marriage. While Tony basks in his professional success and flirts with temptation, Elizabeth resigns herself to increasing Read More
Final 2015 Fourth Friday Oct. 23
CREATIVE DISTRICT News:
Los Alamos Creative District’s Final Fourth Friday of 2015 will happen in downtown Los Alamos this Friday, Oct. 23. Fourth Friday will begin again in January 2016.
Fourth Fridays is a monthly event that offers extended hours or special programming at Bradbury Science Museum, Los Alamos Historical Society, Fuller Lodge Art Center, The Nature Center and Mesa Public Library. Fourth Fridays also promotes special offerings from participating local businesses. This month Fourth Friday special events and include:
The Bradbury Science Museum will Read More
Fox Trot Classes Benefit LAHS Dance Program
The Finishing Touch Exhibits Halloween Creativity
The Finishing Touch at 174 Central Park Square in downtown Los Alamos has created a spectacular window display for Halloween. Photo by Cheryl Sowder Read More
Halloween Fallout Skate Slam In White Rock Oct. 31
Bandelier Welcomes New Artists In Residence
Bandelier Artists in Residence Patricia Galagan and Philip Metcalf. Courtesy/NPS‘Lemon/Lime’ Tree Spotted On East Road
A ‘lemon/lime’ tree was spotted Oct. 14 outside the Christian Church of Los Alamos at 92 East Road. Photo by Jeff Hay Read More
Halloween Spirit Comes To Rim Road
Halloween is serious business at this home at 500 Rim Road. Photo by Nancy Combs Read More
Cinema Cindy Reviews: ‘Learning To Drive’
By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB“Learning to Drive” actor Ben Kingsley’s latest film, is both poignant and emotionally satisfying.
Kingsley (Gandhi) plays Darwan Singh Tur, a taxi driver and driving instructor who came to this country for political asylum. One night he picks up a man hurriedly leaving his wife at a bar. When the wife jumps in the cab, too, Darwan witnesses the end of their marriage, right there in the back seat, the accusations and anger. The husband sends her home alone in the taxi, so Darwan must experience in his rear view mirror her desolate deflation as her life falls apart. Read More
Heavy Metal: The Art Of Richard Swenson And David Trujillo On Display During Los Alamos Studio Tour
Poised on the edge of Barranca Mesa, the home of Richard Swenson is a treasure trove of his art, created from scavanged metal. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Richard Swenson’s giraffes stand tall in his living room. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Moo! Cow by Richard Swenson. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Pegasus by Richard Swenson. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
A trio of sculptures by Richard Swenson. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
From the deep, by Richard Swenson. Photo by Bonnie J. Art Abounds At Home Of Kate And Jim O’Donnell
Jenn Moss shows off her knitted hats and jewelry. Moss is one of four artists who displayed work at the Bathtub Row home of Kate and Jim O’Donnell during the weekend’s Los Alamos Art Tour. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Jewelry by Jenn Moss. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Photographer Jim O’Donnell with a favorite of his photographs. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Sold! One of the many paintings artist Kate O’Donnell sold during the Art Tour. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Red Tulip by KathiArt Weekend: Day 2
Artist Julie Smith with her work in progress. Smith is one of the artists displaying her work in the Los Alamos Studio Tour Sunday. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/laailypost.com
Dog and Cat by Julie Smith. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/laailypost.com
Art by Julie Smith. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/laailypost.com
Artist Elena Yang displays her work Sunday during the PEECnic event at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/laailypost.com
Elena Yang shows a fascinated fan how to create a sumi painting. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/laailypost.comScenes From Los Alamos Studio Tour: Day 1
Fabric Artist Valentina Devine Saturday in her studio during the Los Alamos Studio Tour that features artists throughout Los Alamos and White Rock. The tour continues until 3:30 p.m. today. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Fabric art by Valentina Devine. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Fran Stoval: Have gun will travel! Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Fran Stoval’s stained glass. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Photographer and jeweler Bettina Hehlen with her work. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comScenes From Annual Arts And Crafts Fair
Los Alamos Artist Kathleen Veenstra sells her pottery at Saturday’s annual Fuller Lodge Art Center Arts and Crafts Fair at Crossroads Bible Church. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Daniel Valery and his father, Racchenko, check out polished rocks for sale at a booth at the Fuller Lodge Art Center’s Arts and Crafts Fair. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Santa Fe Jeweler Melody Sauceda and her baby, Tekiawi, enjoys their time at Saturday’s Arts and Crafts Fair. Sauceda said she has participated in several fairs in Los Alamos. ‘It’s local,’ she said. PhotoLush Foliage Draws Deer Near Bandelier
Deer spotted Saturday munching on lush foliage near Bandelier National Monument. Photo by Jennifer Bartram Read More
Opening Reception Kicks Off Los Alamos Studio Tour
Artist Livy Snyder and other guests at the Opening Reception Friday of this weekend’s Los Alamos Studio Tour. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com 
Reception guests check out art during Friday’s opening reception at Fuller Lodge. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com 
Examples of work by Los Alamos Studio Tour artists. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com 
Photographers Bruce Warren and Jim O’Donnell talk shop at Friday’s Reception. Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com 
Aaron Anderson on piano, with bassist Rob HeinemanTwo Great Art Events Today: Part 17
Suspended Horse by David Trujillo. Courtesy photoART News:
Oct. 16-18 is Art Weekend in Los Alamos! Both the 2015 Los Alamos Studio Tour and the Gateway to the Holidays Arts and Crafts Fair will take place that weekend. The Los Alamos Daily Post is featuring artists from both events leading up to the Tour and Fair.
The 2015 Studio Tour is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18. Samples of all artists’ work will be on display throughout the weekend in the Pajarito Room at historic Fuller Lodge.
The Fuller Lodge “Gateway to the Holidays” Arts Read More
Two Great Art Events Today: Part 16
ART News:
Oct. 16-18 is Art Weekend in Los Alamos! Both the 2015 Los Alamos Studio Tour and the Gateway to the Holidays Arts and Crafts Fair will take place that weekend. The Los Alamos Daily Post is featuring artists from both events leading up to the Tour and Fair.
The 2015 Studio Tour is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18. Samples of all artists’ work will be on display throughout the weekend in the Pajarito Room at historic Fuller Lodge.
The Fuller Lodge “Gateway to the Holidays” Arts & Crafts Fair runs 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17 Read More
Scenes From Mountain’s Halloween Carnival
The warning sign is out at Friday’s Mountain Elementary School Halloween Carnival. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com
Batman buddies take a crime-fighting break to eat pizza at Friday’s Halloween Carnival. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com
A young reader pauses to catch up on his reading at Mountain’s Book Fair during Friday’s Halloween Carnival. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com
Dr. Michelle Carr, her daughter and a photo bomber wait for the haunted house to open. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com
Goblins and parents Read More
Cinema Cindy Reviews Bridge Of Spies
By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB“Bridge of Spies” is a triumph of a movie. Steven Spielberg and the Coen Brothers have cobbled together a little known but significant Cold War event with likeable main characters and a story of honor.
Based on actual events, the film conflates five years of tension between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. when each country had one of the other nation’s spies. What must have been five long, tedious years for these characters—whether negotiating, or waiting in prison, suffering the hatred of one’s neighbors, watching the Berlin Wall go up or learning the hard way that the
