‘Conversations In Clay’ Opens At Art Center Friday
This piece by Phil Green is one of the works on display in ‘Conversations in Clay.’ Courtesy/FLACConversations in Clay exhibits works by members of the New Mexico Potters and Clay Artists (NMPCA) who were encouraged to create visual conversations.
In some cases artists worked together integrating conversation into the process from the conception through the production. Individual entries by single artists are also included, along with one-sentence “conversation starter” descriptions.
The exhibit will open with an artists’ reception 5-7 Read More
BBQ Party With Live Music At American Legion Benefits Operation Wounded Warrior New Mexico Aug. 15
An American Modernism Opens At NMMA Oct. 2
Andrew Dasburg, Sangre de Cristo, circa 1933, watercolor, 15 1/8 x 21 5/8 in. Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Gift of Mr. Edwin F. Gamble, 1968 (2235.23P) Photo by Blair ClarkNative American Artists Gather For World’s Largest Indian Art Market Aug. 22-23
Kathleen Wall, Jemez Pueblo. Courtesy/swaia.org
ART News:
SANTA FE — The 94th Annual Santa Fe Indian Market begins at sunrise Saturday, Aug. 22 in downtown Santa Fe.
For close to 100 years, Santa Fe Indian Market has been the benchmark for quality and authenticity for Native American artwork. Indian Market is the largest juried Native art show in the world and the largest cultural event in the Southwest.
This year’s market will feature more than 1,000 artists who will exhibit a wide variety of artistic media from traditional weavings and basketry to exquisite jewelry and pottery. Two-dimensional Read More
NMSA Partners With Axle Contemporary, Sculptor Piers Watson For Workshop & Exhibition
Piers Watson teaching a traditional Luted Crucible metal casting technique. Courtesy photoUpcoming Events Announced Commemorating 70th Anniversary Of End Of WWII
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HISTORICAL SOCIETY News:
Los Alamos Historical Society and Museum announces upcoming events commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII:
LECTURE
Tuesday, Aug. 11, 7:30 p.m. Fuller Lodge.
New Mexico State Historian Rick Hendricks will talk about the role New Mexico played in World War II.
FILM
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 6:30 p.m. Fuller Lodge.
The Atomic Film Festival presents “Japan’s Longest Day,” a film about the decision to surrender.
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book signing
Thursday, Aug. 13, 5:30-7 p.m. Bethe House.
Reading and book signing with James Kunketka, Read More
UnQuarked, The Wine Room Schedule Of Events
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BUSINESS News:
UnQuarked, The Wine Room has a busy schedule planned for the next few weeks:
Sunday Opening – UnQuarked, The Wine Room is now open noon to 4 p.m. Sundays
Labor Day Weekend – The New Mexico Wine Festival at Bernalillo is no more. RIP. This year, you can hang out with us up here in the cool shade of the trees. We will be open Saturday, Sept. 5, noon to 10:30 p.m.; Sunday and Monday, Sept. 6-7, noon to 6 p.m. Check back for details on entertainment, wine classes, and more.
Salsa Dancing – Every Wednesday, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
Free lessons start Read More
More Scenes From Saturday’s Arts And Crafts Show
Scene from Saturday’s Arts and Crafts Fair at Fuller Lodge during Saturday’s 2015 Los Alamos County Fair and Rodeo weekend. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com
Scene from Saturday’s Arts and Crafts Fair at Fuller Lodge. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com
Scene from Saturday’s Arts and Crafts Fair at Fuller Lodge. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com
Scene from Saturday’s Arts and Crafts Fair at Fuller Lodge. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com
Scene from Saturday’s Arts and Crafts Fair at Fuller Lodge. Photo Read More
Los Alamos County Fair & Rodeo 2015 Underway!
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COUNTY News:
The annual Los Alamos County Fair & Rodeo weekend is underway.
Saturday, Aug 8:
- Festival & Fair at Ashley Pond Park 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Arts & Crafts Show at Fuller Lodge 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Parade on Central Avenue at 10 a.m.
- County Fair Exhibits at Mesa Public Library 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Rodeo at Brewer Arena 2-5 p.m.
- Cowboy Dinner at Posse Lodge at 5 p.m.
- Band at Posse Lodge 7 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 9
- Rodeo at Brewer Arena 1-3 p.m.
LAHS Grad Gary Cooper Performs In ‘Ordinary Days’
Actor Gary Cooper, a Los Alamos High School graduate, is performing in the musical Ordinary Days at Santa Fe High School Theater. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
MUSICAL News:
Los Alamos High School graduate Gary Cooper is performing in the musical Ordinary Days at Santa Fe High School Theater at 2100 Yucca St.
The story, set in New York City, follows four characters, Claire, Jason, Warren and Deb, exploring how their ordinary lives connect in the most amazing ways. The show includes 19 songs, which tell the story of these two men and two women.
Ordinary Days music and lyrics are Read More
Los Alamos DJ T-LUXX Needs Votes In National Contest
T-LUXX on stage. Courtesy/D. Dominguez PhotographyLos Alamos High School Senior Brian Johnson, aka T-LUXX, has been producing electronic music since age 8 and DJing professionally since age 13.
Last year, he won the New Mexico Sun City Music Festival DJ Contest. This year, he’s competing against DJs from around the U.S. in Sun City Music Festival National Contest. He’s currently ranked No. 1
Fans can support the hometown DJ by voting by Aug. 10 at https://wavo.me/suncitymusicfestival/sun-city-music-festival-dj-contest. Vote from a computer, Read More
The Derailers Are Rocking The Crowd At Pond Tonight
The Derailers Band from Austin, Texas is rocking the crowd this evening at Ashley Pond Park as part of the Los Alamos County Summer Concert Series. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com
People of all ages dance this evening to the sounds of The Derailers Band from Austin, Texas at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com Read More
Los Alamos Native’s Book On Bill Hudson Available Saturday At Ski Hill Event
Book cover of ‘The Unbeatable Foe’. Courtesy image
COMMUNITY News:
The recently published book, “The Unbeatable Foe” is the story of Bill Hudson’s war. Hudson, a Marine and Iwo Jima survivor, is a long time resident of Los Alamos.
Author and Los Alamos native Karen Tallentire has known Hudson, her swim teacher and a fellow runner, for as long as she can remember. Like him, she has experienced Cornell engineering classes, military officer training, and Puerto Rico. Like almost everyone now alive, she has never experienced anything resembling Iwo Jima.
“I want to present Read More
The Derailers From Austin Play Pond 7 p.m. Today
The Derailers from Austin, Texas. Courtesy photo
SUMMER CONCERT News:
The Derailers from Austin, Texas play the Los Alamos County Fair Concert portion of the Los Alamos County Summer Concert tonight at Ashley Pond Park.
The show starts at 7 p.m. and is free of charge. The band plays a lot of the Bakersfield country sound. Think Dwight Yoakam and Merle Haggard. They also remind me of Roy Orbison. Great dance concert.
This is a big weekend for Los Alamos entertainment with the tonight’s concert plus all the County Fair activities. There’s a lot going on today, all day and night Saturday and more Rodeo Read More
Tuesdays At The Pond: Marcos Cavalcante And Band
Marcos Cavalcante
CREATIVE DISTRICT News:
The final Tuesdays at the Pond show is 7 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 11 at Ashley Pond Park. It features Marcos Cavalcante and Band.
Tuesdays at the Pond, a summer entertainment series, has brought a variety of entertainment acts to the Ashley Pond stage in downtown Los Alamos every Tuesday evening since June 2.
Marcos Cavalcante is a Brazilian guitar player, composer and arranger. He has a doctoral degree in classical guitar performance and literature and a master degree in music from Indiana University School of Music. His bachelor degree is in music composition Read More
That Multitudes May Share: Building The Museum Of Art Opens Aug. 14
Kenneth Chapman, New Art Museum, Santa Fe – South Front, 1916, watercolor on paper, 10 1/4 x 27 in. Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Museum acquisition, before 1918 (1833A.23D). Courtesy/NMMAEndurofest Free Concert At Bathtub Row Brewing With McCutcheon, Shaw And Healen Saturday
Start and finish the fun at Bathtub Row Brewing 3-10 p.m. Saturday in Central Park Square with a Craft Beer Brewery Fiesta with Bathtub Row Brewing, Taos Mesa Brewing, Bosque Brewing, Santa Fe Brewing and Second Street Brewery. Boris and the Salt Licks headline 8-10 p.m. with a free concert with The Kakistocrats, Cali Shaw and the Sean Healen Band. Everyone is welcome. Courtesy photo Read More
Meg Lipton Appointed Executive Director And Chief Curator Of Center For Contemporary Arts
Meg Linton
CCA News:
Meg Linton, a curator and arts administrator with two decades of experience, has been appointed executive director and chief curator of the Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe (CCA) following a nationwide search.
CCA Board President John C. Bienvenu announced the appointment and said: “Meg has already begun consulting with CCA from her California and Arizona homes, and will join CCA full-time once her relocation to Santa Fe is complete.”
Linton comes to CCA from Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, where she has spent the past year as a strategic Read More
Pajarito Beer And Band Party Aug. 15
The community is invited to attend the Pajarito Beer And Band Party Saturday, Aug. 15 at the Ski Hill. Bathtub Activites include a Bike and Hike event 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op is serving beer noon to 5 p.m. and the Pajarito String Band is performing 2-4 p.m. with their Swing, Bluegrass and Pop sound. Courtesy photo
Thrash n’ Bash Skate And Music Celebration Aug. 8
