County Opens Community Art Center Survey
COUNTY News:
Residents are invited to complete a brief survey to share their thoughts about what they believe are important characteristics for a community art center.
The survey is available on the County’s Open Forum page at https:////www.losalamosnm.us/gov/Pages/PublicCommentForum.aspx#peak_democracy, or available in printed format in the west vestibule of the Municipal Building.
In addition, staff from the Community Services Department will be available to hand out and collect surveys during the next Farmers’ Market 8:30-10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 20.
Feedback from the public Read More
Sunset Scenes Over Los Alamos And White Rock
This past weekend, Phillip Noll sent some beautiful sunset photos from the Los Alamos/White Rock area to the Los Alamos Daily Post to share with the public. Please visit his website www.ravenmountain.com. Photo by Phillip Noll
Photo by Phillip Noll
Photo by Phillip Noll
Photo by Phillip Noll
Photo by Phillip Noll
Photo by Phillip NollDr. Linda A. Curcio-Nagy Gives Lecture Sept. 2
Image and Inauguration of the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico, ca. 1709, attributed to Manuel Arellano. This painting represents the first multiday dedication ceremony and processional, when the titular image of Guadalupe was carried from her temporary quarters in the Indian Parish church into her new home April 30, 1709. Courtesy photoLACDC Extends Tuesdays At The Pond Aug. 18
Shattered Silence Free Concert Aug. 28
MUSIC News:
Sunset Lights Sky Over Mountain Village In Los Alamos
This incredible sunset was spotted Sunday over Mountain Village Condominiums on Trinity Drive in Los Alamos. Photo by Nicholas Seet
Photo by Nicholas Seet
Photo by Nicholas Seet Read More
The Man Behind Los Alamos Art Scene Ken Nebel Hosts Second Statewide Show
Executive Director Ken Nebel of Fuller Lodge Art Center has been at the center of Los Alamos art scene for several years. Nebel’s Art Center at 2132 Central Ave., has gained a broader audience and Friday evening hosted its second statewide event: the New Mexico Potters & Clay Artists ‘Conversations in Clay’. Patrons attending the opening reception filled the Art Center and spilled out onto the front patio area. The show runs through Sept. 19. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Patrons attending Friday’s opening reception fill Fuller Lodge Read More
Artist Elena Yang Displays Work At Rose Chocolatier
During her opening reception Friday evening, Los Alamos artist Elena Yang, left, chats with Rose Chocolatier owner Marguerite McClay. Yang’s watercolors will be on display through mid-September at Rose Chocolatier, 991 Central Ave. See more of Yang’s work a elenayangartwork.com. For information about Rose Chocolatier, visit www.rosechocolatier.com. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Scenes From Tonight’s Summer Concert At Ashley Pond
Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband from Utah is tonight’s energizing entertainment at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com
Music draws out the dancers. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com
Nightfall blankets the concert as crowd cheers for more. Photo by Judith F. Stauber
Large crowd gathers at Ashley Pond Park to hear Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband. Photo by Judith F. Stauber Read More
Ryan Shupe And The Rubberband At Pond Tonight
Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband. Courtesy photo
MUSIC News:
Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband play a free Summer Concert Series gig at 7 p.m. tonight at Ashley Pond.
“Ryan outplays the Devil,” promoter Russ Gordon said. “Expect bluegrass, rock and a little country thrown in. Ryan’s been touring since he was 10 years old. He is a born entertainer.”
Tonight’s concert will be First National Santa Fe/ Los Alamos night. Check out Ryan Shupe at www.shupe.net
The Red Elvises play at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21 at Ashley Pond. Check them out at www.redelvises.com. Read More
Central Park Square Has Become ‘The Place To Be’
Crowds have been gathering all summer in Central Park Square as seen Thursday with a packed house inside the Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op that spills onto the patio. CPS Owner Philip Kunsberg has been strategic in the types of businesses he is attracting including Unquarked, The Wine Room and Rigoberto’s Mexican Restaurant. Live music is now heard coming from the bandstand outside the beer co-op and large metal sculptures by Los Alamos artist Richard Swenson and loaned pieces from the Shidoni Gallery add visual interest throughout Central Park Square. It’ll be interesting to see what Kunsberg Read More
Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘Mr. Holmes’
By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB“Mr. Holmes” may have left the local theater, but he will live on in the hearts of those who saw this film. We know Sherlock Holmes stories enough to know he is one who values reason, logic and true facts above all else. In this film, emotion, compassion and companionable friends find their place in his life, as well.
Ian McKellan expertly plays a 93-year-old Holmes (as well as a 63 year old Holmes). Laura Linney so inhabits the character and Irish accent of his housekeeper, Mrs. Munro, that we don’t recognize the actress in her first scenes. The brilliant young son, Read More
PEEC Amateur Naturalist: Visualizing Nature With Art
Maple leaf. Courtesy photo
Maple leaf painting by Cathy Hillegas. Courtesy image
PEEC Amateur NaturalistSpaces Available At Final Two White Rock Artist Markets
Artist Market outside the White Rock Visitor Center. Courtesy photoART News:
White Rock Artist Market has space available for its two remaining outdoor Artist Markets, Labor Day weekend Saturday Sept. 5, and the final market for the season Balloon Fiesta Saturday Oct 3.
Local artists and artisans are encouraged to sell at the market. On average 400-600 visitors go through the White Rock Visitor Center each day in conjunction with the shuttle going to and from Bandelier National Monument.
The White Rock Artist Market is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. the first Saturday of each month May through Read More
Gerth’s ‘Sculpting With Light’ Opening Reception Friday
‘Wine and Cheese’. Photo by Dan Gerth
‘Tools’. Photo by Dan GerthSanta Fe photographer Dan Gerth has perfected a way to create photographs that have an uncanny resemblance to oil painting.
His display in the Fuller Lodge Art Center’s Portal Gallery called “Sculpting with Light” presents still lifes with ethereal lighting. Join the artist at an Opening Reception 5-7 p.m. Friday Aug. 14 at Fuller Lodge Art Center.
After setting up a subject, Gerth turns off the lights. He then illuminates small Read More
Tuesdays At The Pond Extended With The Silver Lines
CREATIVE DISTRICT News:
Tuesdays at the Pond has extended the successful concert series schedule by one week to include The Silver Lines at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug.18.
The Silver Lines are an alternative rock band from Socorro, N.M., featuring Los Alamos resident and guitarist Matt Broomfield, drummer Nick Davis and bassist Greg Holmes. The three met in school at Socorro and are delighted to be playing at Ashley Pond.
The Los Alamos Creative District directs a variety of programs that bring people to downtown Los Alamos. Fourth Fridays is a monthly event that offers special programming at Mesa Public Read More
Dance Arts Los Alamos Announces Fall Schedule
Courtesy/Paulo T. Photography
DALA News:
Fall classes at Dance Arts Los Alamos (DALA) begin Monday Aug. 31.
The Fall 2015 schedule features eight levels of ballet technique, pointe and pas de deux. Cecchetti Grades 1-3 are offered to students interested in participating in the Cecchetti Council of America exams in Spring 2016.
Students interested in non-ballet genres of dance can choose from Modern Dance, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, and Jazz Funk. In addition, adults have the opportunity to study classical ballet and belly dancing.
Classes also are offered in Creative Movement for preschoolers Read More
Martin Cooper Discusses Library Photo Donations
Los Alamos photographer Martin Cooper speaks at an open house event Tuesday at the White Rock Branch Library about the photographs he has donated to the new library. Photo by Katy Korkos
At the Open House event Tuesday, audience members view six photographs donated by Martin Cooper to the new White Rock Branch Library. Cooper and his wife Bev Cooper travel throughout the world taking photographs. Photo by Katy Korkos
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Meet Artist Elena Yang At Rose Chocolatier Friday
‘Misty Mountain’ watercolor by Los Alamos artist Elena Yang. Courtesy photo
ART News:
This Friday evening Rose Chocolatier hosts a show featuring the water color work of Los Alamos artist Elena Yang.
Yang is a self-taught watercolor painter. Her interest in art was developed at a young age and continues even through completing her PhD in social sciences after immigrating to the USA.
Her background in Chinese calligraphy along with painting classes, writing, cooking, photography and gardening have added to her skills as a painter,she said. Her watercolors are mainly of flowers Read More
Show-N-Shine Car Show At Smith’s Marketplace Aug. 15
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