PEEC: Fourth Friday Fractals Show Sept. 25
Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Enjoy avisual journey into the never-ending world of fractals at Los Alamos Nature Center 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25.
This program incorporates math, science, art, and nature in a full-dome planetarium show featuring original music, which is suitable for audiences age 3 and up. Tickets may be purchased by phone or at the nature centerand are only $10 for adults and $8 for children.
The breathtaking show starts promptly at 7 p.m. and seating is limited. Please arrive 10 minutes prior to the show. If tomorrow will not work or one viewing is not enough, put it on the calendar for Read More
Casting Call: PBS’s ‘Genealogy Roadshow’ Wants Your Family Story
PBS News:
The producers from the PBS’ series “Genealogy Roadshow” are collecting family stories from viewers in the southwestern United States.
If you live in Northern or Central New Mexico and have a burning question about your family’s history, or if you have a family mystery that has gone unsolved, we want to hear from you.
Please submit your story to https:////genealogyroadshow.org/casting-page/ or email us directly at Casting@genealogyroadshow.org and your story could be told on PBS next season.
Submit your story for consideration by Friday, Oct. Read More
2015 Los Alamos Quilt Show Sept. 25-26
COMMUNITY News:
The 2015 Los Alamos Quilt Show is Friday and Saturday, Sept. 25-26 at the Crossroads Bible Church, 97 East Road.
Hours
- Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and
- Saturday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Handmade quilts of all types including wall hangings, table runners, art quilts and bed quilts of all sizes and for all occaissions will be available. There is absolutely something for everyone at this event.
The “Smokey River Quilt”, is the name of this year’s Donation Quilt. The quilt has been pieced and quilted by members. This beautiful quilt will be raffled at 3:30 p.m., Saturday afternoon. Come and buy some Read More
Museum of International Folk Art Director Marsha Bol Announces Retirement
Dr. Marsha Bol
MIFA News:
SANTA FE – After 20 years with the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA), serving the last seven years as the director of the Museum of International Folk Art, Dr. Marsha Bol announced her retirement effective Nov. 1.
“Dr. Bol has served the Department of Cultural Affairs and the citizens of the State of New Mexico diligently and with distinction, and we will miss her greatly,” said DCA Cabinet Secretary Veronica Gonzales in making the announcement.
“Both MoIFA and the Museum of Art and our museum patrons have benefited from Dr. Bol’s strong background Read More
Los Alamos Rotary STARS Participates In Opera On The Rocks At Bandelier For 3rd Consecutive Year Sept. 26
Members of the Los Alamos Rotary STARS pose for a photo recently at the Blue Window Bistro.Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
STARS News:
The Los Alamos Rotary STARS (Service to All Rotary Satellite) will participate in the upcoming Opera on the Rocks at Bandelier for the third year in a row.
The group, which undertakes community and international service projects, will again provide gourmet cheese plates for a requested $10 donation. In addition this year, the group also will offer gourmet dessert plates for a requested $5 donation.
Wine and beer will be for sale from local vendors. Opera
2015 Governor’s Awards For Excellence In The Arts Honorees Announced
ART News:
Gov. Susana Martinez presented seven New Mexico artists and art supporters with the 2015 Governor’s Awards For Excellence in the Arts Friday at the New Mexico Museum of Art.
The 2015 honorees are:
- Dr. William Clark of Las Cruces, music;
- Catalina Delgado-Trunk of Albuquerque, papelpicado;
- Vincent N. Figiola of Las Cruces, painting;
- Virgil Ortiz of Cochiti Pueblo, ceramic and design;
- Irvin Trujillo of Chimayo, weaving;
- Edgar Foster Daniels of Santa Fe, major contributor to the arts; and
- Eric Renner and Nancy Spencer of San Lorenzo, major contributors to the arts.
“Art is woven deeply Read More
Sunrise Stages Captured Friday Morning
The progression of a colorful sunrise is captured on camera Friday morning from the back deck of a residence in Los Alamos. Photo by Donna Reil
Photo by Donna Reil
Photo by Donna ReilFun Weekend At Bandelier: Fee Free Day, Opera, Lunar Eclipse And Tsankawi Sept. 26-27
BANDELIER News:
The weekend of Sept. 26-27 is going to be very busy and enjoyable at Bandelier National Monument.
As Superintendent Jason Lott says, “Bandelier is always a great place to visit, but this weekend is going to be extraordinary. Come take a walk on the trails, and then enjoy a really special event each of the evenings.”
For starters, Saturday Sept. 26 is Public Lands Day, a celebration of all the public lands nationwide – National Park Service, US Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and all the others owned by all Americans. Read More
Fourth Friday Returns Sept. 25
CREATIVE DISTRICT News:Clouds Decorate The Sky Over San Ildefonso
Clouds decorating the sky over San Ildefonso were captured on camera during a recent outing. Photo by Jennifer Bartram Read More
Ceramics Instructor Barbara Yarnell Continues To Inspire With Clay In Popular Classes At UNM-LA
SuFong Milonni, left, and Barbara Yarnell glazing their creations in the UNM-LA pottery studio. Courtesy/UNM-LA
UNM-LA News:
After throwing her first pot in a Los Alamos Middle School class at age 14, Barbara Yarnell was smitten with clay.
Later in life, she found she also loved sharing her knowledge of the art of ceramics with others. She just taught the first day of Introduction to Ceramics to 20 students at UNM-LA during the first week of fall semester.
“I love the first day of school in the fall and that excitement of learning,” Yarnell said in a recent interview in her studio classroom at UNM-LA. Read More
LAHS Graduate Jenny Tumas On The Red Carpet!
Los Alamos High School graduate Jenny Tumas in Toronto. Courtesy/Cindy Lawton
From left, Los Alamos High School graduate Jenny Tumas, Director Michael Moore, Amel Smaoui and Pasi Sahlberg Sept. 10 at the ‘Where to Invade Next’ premiere on day 1 of the Toronto International Film Festival at The Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) Courtesy/Cindy Lawton
COMMUNITY News:
TORONTO — Los Alamos High School graduate Jenny Tumas was on the red carpet last week in Canada.
Tumas is in the documentary “Where to Invade Next” by film Read More
September Is National Preparedness Month: Don’t Wait. Communicate. Make Your Emergency Plan Today
FEMA News:October Events At The New Mexico History Museum
This ca. 1930 (?) postcard features La Fonda (‘After painting by Fred Geary’), a classic Fred Harvey Co. property in Santa Fe, NM. Palace of the Governors Photo Archives 177667. Courtesy photoThis Week At The Reel Deal
By JIM O’DONNELL This Friday we are opening The Maze Runner: Scorch Trials, Far From the Madding Crowd, and Phoenix. Jurassic World will hold for another week. Vacation, Diary of a Teenage Girl, Man from Uncle, and Shaun the Sheep will end Thursday.
Next week on Sept. 25, we are booked for The Intern, Hotel Transylvania 2 and we are working hard to open Everest on the Sept. 25. Universal hasn’t committed yet but we have pressed them with the benefits of opening this film in our mountain town. We did not make the cut for Black Mass with Johnny Depp this week Read More
Pojoaque River Art Tour Celebrates 22 Years Sept. 18
Artwork by Richard Krasin. Courtesy photoScenes Of Chaco Canyon By Los Alamos Hiker
Pueblo Bonito, the largest and best-known great house in Chaco Culture National Historical Park, northern New Mexico, was built by the Ancestral Puebloans who occupied the structure between AD 828 and 1126. Photo by Robert Beberniss
Photo by Robert Beberniss
Photo by Robert Beberniss
Photo by Robert BebernissLos Alamos Student John Mamula Wins Audition At New Mexico School For The Arts
EDUCATION News:
John Mamula of Los Alamos was chosen through a statewide audition to enter into his sophomore year of high school at the New Mexico School for the Arts (NMSA) in Santa Fe.
He will be studying in NMSA’s instrumental music department, with a focus on cello. Mamula has been focusing on his cello studies for more than four years and has received statewide recognition for his accomplishments.
Mamula has chosen to study at NMSA so that he can continue his studies of cello in a school setting that includes orchestra, chamber music as well as precollege music curriculum. He has performed Read More
Pooka Prowls Los Alamos Little Theater In ‘Harvey’
Elwood P. Dowd (Grady Hughes) and Harvey (as himself.) Photo by Ken Milder/LALT
Veta (Pat Beck) and Myrtle Mae (Holly Robinson) assist Mrs. Chauvent (Sarah Fisher) as Elwood (Grady Hughes) looks on. Photo by Ken Milder/LALTThe charming 1940s comedy “Harvey” opened at Los Alamos Little Theater Friday.
When Mary Chase wrote “Harvey” in 1944, she was hoping to cheer up audiences during WWII. She succeeded admirably and “Harvey” became a smash hit on Broadway, and later a film, starring James Stewart as the sweet, personable and utterly Read More
Los Alamos Author Hits Top 10 Amazon Bestsellers
COMMUNITY News:
Explores idea that Aliens kidnap people
Los Alamos author T. Jackson King’s newest science fiction novel Escape From Aliens has hit No. 9 on Amazon’s Hot New Releases in Space Opera Bestseller list.
The novel explores the idea that the vanishings of people in remote areas might be due to Aliens abducting people for sale to alien buyers.
King, 67, is a former government archaeologist and an award-winning journalist who lives in Los Alamos.
“I got the idea for this novel when I wondered about the many reports of people vanishing in remote parts of the world,” King said. “What if the Read More
