This Week at the Reel Deal
By JIM O’DONNELL“Summer at the Movies,” sponsored by Los Alamos National Bank, continues at 10 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. so be sure to come early, as these free movies have filled to capacity in the past. Film titles are listed at the bottom of this column.
New Reduced ticket prices:
- Matinees before 6 p.m. for everyone $7.50
- Evenings after 6 p.m.
- Adults: $8.75
- Seniors 60 and over: $7.50
- Students (ID may be required) $7.50
- Children 12 and under: $7.50
- 3D surcharge: $2
This Friday, the Reel Deal is opening Minons (7.5 out of 10 favorable Read More
African Prince Performs In Los Alamos At ScienceFest
His Royal Highness Prince Jongisilo Pokwana ka Menziwa
COMMUNITY News:
Los Alamos will receive a visit from royalty July 13-18 – an African Prince along with traditional South African performers coming to the town to share an energetic dance performance with live music July 15 and 18 at ScienceFest.
His Royal Highness Prince Jongisilo Pokwana ka Menziwa and his performing group, Izingane Zoma, were invited to perform July 10-12 at the International Folk Art Festival in Santa Fe.
This is not the Prince’s first visit. This time last year, he was traveling with another South African performance Read More
Review: Rigoletto Avenged … Golden Age Opera Delivers The Goods
Quinn Kelsey (Rigoletto) and Georgia Jarman (Gilda) in ‘Rigoletto’. Photo (c) Ken Howard/Santa Fe Opera 2015
Bruce Sledge (Duke of Mantua) and chorus in ‘Rigoletto.’ Photo (c) Ken Howard/Santa Fe Opera, 2015
Giuseppe Verdi’s tragic masterpiece Rigoletto provided a decisive boost to the struggling composer’s already promising career in 1851, and opened a new era for nineteenth century opera after its introduction at La Fenice near the Venice Rialto. Saturday’s performance at the Santa Fe Opera Read More
Kiwanis 4th Of July Event Deemed Booming Success
Kiwanians prepare the evening’s fireworks display at Saturday’s annual eztravaganza at Overlook Park. Photo by Don Casperson
A beautiful display of lights and color at Saturday’s 4th of July Kiwanis Fireworks. Photo by Don CaspersonWhen the last shell had burst in the sky above Overlook Park on the Fourth of July, and all the equipment had been put away, Pat Soran, chairman of the Kiwanis Fireworks Committee, went home happy.
“I thought it was a great show,” he said. “I was really pleased. We had only seven Read More
A Delightful ‘Daughter of the Regiment’ Bodes Well For Opera Season
Santa Fe tailgaters take a stroll after dining in the parking lot Friday evening at the opera. Photo by Roger Snodgrass/ladailypost.comIn the midst of a creative frenzy and heady renown after moving from Italy to Paris in 1838, Gaetano Donizetti modestly wrote to a friend, “I have written, orchestrated and delivered a little opera for the Opéra-Comique that will be given in a month or 40 days.”
The “little opera,” The Daughter of the Regiment, quickly became, and remains to this day, one of his most successful works. A reinvigorated Read More
Annual Lavender In Valley Festival July 11-12
A visitor to Purple Adobe Lavender Farm takes a close look in the fields. Courtesy photoABIQUIU News:
Purple Adobe Lavender Farm and other participating businesses invite the public to join them at the Annual Lavender in the Valley Festival, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 11-12. The Farm is between mile markers 210 and 211 on Hwy. 84 in Abiquiu.
It’s an invitation to spend a magical summer day, in a magical spot nestled in the beautiful Chama River Valley, celebrating the abundance and glory of lavender and community.
“Last year’s festival was such a success due in part to the large amount of help and guidance Read More
Yucca Plant Towers Over Wall In White Rock
This approximately 20-foot-tall yucca plant was spotted on the corner of Kimberly and Rover during an early morning walk today around the ‘loop’ in White Rock. Photo by Shari Mills
Yucca plant spotted early this morning in White Rock. Photo by Shari Mills Read More
Laser Light Shows Coming To Nature Center
‘Laser Beatles’ is one of 12 laser light shows offered at the Nature Center. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
PEEC will host 12 laser light shows in its new planetarium during July.
Thursday, July 9 through Wednesday, July 15, there will be at least two laser light shows daily. Experience a feast for the senses in these dazzling and captivating laser light programs. Classic music fans will see how laser light transforms favorite bands, with separate shows dedicated to the music of the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, U2, Pink Floyd: “Dark Side of the Moon” and Pink Floyd: “The Best of Echoes.”
Family friendly Read More
‘Birds in Flight’ Soar Above Central Park Square
A ‘Birds in Flight’ sculpture by scrap metal artist Richard Swenson of Los Alamos is recently installed in Central Park Square at the corner of 15th Street and Central Avenue. Central Park Square owner Philip Kunsberg explained that the bodies of the birds are created from discarded Harley Davidson mufflers and the bird’s beaks are made from pliers. ‘This is just another example of Richard’s creativity and ability to take items that others have discarded and make them into a thing of beauty,’ Kunsberg said. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
‘Birds Read More
Tonight’s Summer Concert: 531st USAF Band At Pond
White Rock Artist Market July 4
The White Rock Artist Market. File photoART News:
The White Rock Artist Market continues 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 4 outside the White Rock Visitor Center.
This market will feature 10 local artists and artisans selling a variety of jewelry, paintings, glasswork, natural beauty products, hand woven baskets, children’s stuffed animals, handmade purses and bags, Mexican Talavera pottery, acrylic sculptures, knitted items and more. Stop by on the way to the Kiwanis 4th of July Celebration at Overlook Park.
The White Rock Artist Market is held the first Saturday of every month. Read More
Tribute To Joshua Oppenheimer At CCA July 11-12
Movie still from ‘Look of Silence’, a film by Joshua Oppenheimer to be screened at CCA July 12. Courtesy photoCCA News:
SANTA FE – Joshua Oppenheimer will screen his two interconnected feature documentaries, the Oscar-nominated “Act of Killing” and soon-to-be-released “Look of Silence,” winner of more than 30 awards, during a weekend-long celebration and exploration of his groundbreaking work.
Oppenheimer’s films, each exploring the Indonesian genocide of 1965-1966 from a different perspective, represent a landmark in the cinema of commitment. They are two of the most Read More
‘Reflections from the Rotunda Invitational Exhibit of Book Art’ At Mesa Public Library Art Gallery During July
Sneak Preview: The Upstairs Art Gallery at Mesa Public Library will be filled with artists’ books and all of their fascinating variations, throughout July. Reception with the artists is 4-6 p.m. Friday, July 3. Photo by Katy Korkos
LIBRARY News:
The Mesa Public Library Art Gallery in Los Alamos presents “Reflections from the Rotunda Invitational Exhibit of Book Art” Wednesday, July 1 through Friday, July 31.
All of the artists are members of the Santa Fe Book Arts Group (BAG). They use a wide range of materials and techniques to create the books, including a variety of bindings (accordion, Read More
Los Alamos ScienceFest 2015 Centers Events Around Manhattan Project Theme July 15-19
Courtesy photo
SCIENCEFEST News:
Visitors will have a chance to unlock the mysteries behind the former secret city of Los Alamos July 15-19 during the eighth annual Los Alamos ScienceFest.
Los Alamos ScienceFest, the town’s signature annual event, is themed “the Secret City Unlocked” in recognition of the recent designation of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park and popularity of the WGN hit TV series “Manhattan.”
Most events during ScienceFest will be centered around the town’s once enigmatic history of the Manhattan Project and includes five days of family friendly Read More
Plans In Final Stages For July 4th Extravaganza
About 15 people worked for three and a half hours June 27, ‘squibbing’ hundreds of shells for the Kiwanis Fourth of July Fireworks. Squibbing involves the insertion of electronic fuses into shells. Kiwanis jokingly calls this ‘a sewing circle with explosives’. From left, Charmian Schaller, Ann Hayes, Roger Stutz, Dennis Gill, John Arrowsmith and seated on the ground in front, Rick Reiss and OpalLee Gill. Photo by Sharon Stover
It takes a lot of work to get ready for the Kiwanis Fourth of July festivities in Overlook Read More
Brainpower & Brownbags 2015 Lunch Lectures
Lee Marvin, James Coburn, Katy Jurado and Sam Peckinpah laugh it up at the 1981 Santa Fe Film Festival. Photo by Mario Villafuerte. Palace of the Governors photo archives, Santa Fe New Mexican Collection, HP.2014.14.355Judges Select Youth Olympic Games Medal Design
The winning medal design for the Youth Olympic Games/Lillehammer 2016, titled ‘To the TOP’ by Burzo Ciprian of Romania. Courtesy/meltwaterpress
SPORTS News:
“To the TOP” by 20-year-old Burzo Ciprian from Romania was chosen out of more than 300 entries from 65 nations as the medal design for the Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer in 2016.
Burzo’s winning design was chosen by a panel of judges comprising Olympians, young ambassadors and young reporters.
“For me was one of the best feelings I’ve ever had after I was announced as the winner. It’s a nice moment because Read More
Tuesdays At The Pond Continues With The Nukeproofs
Courtesy/LACD- Fourth Fridays is a monthly event
Snodgrass: Great Opera Is Coming To Your Neighborhood … Some Thoughts On What To Expect
BEYOND TAILGATING As a part of a major new upgrade that has transformed much of the area around the main entrance to the Santa Fe Opera, a new patio behind the box office will offer picnic suppers with tables for diners. Photo by Roger Snodgrass/ladailypost.com
By ROGER SNODGRASSWith less than a week to go to opening night Friday, July 3, you can almost feel the joy wriggling in the first lively notes of the overture to Gaetano Donizetti’s Daughter of the Regiment. Next, Giuseppe Verdi’s tragic masterpiece Rigoletto lights up the stage on Saturday.
So, it’s about time Read More
Rodeo de Santa Fe Wraps Up For 2015
Rodeo de Santa Fe 2015. Photo by Kimber Wallwork-Heineman
Rodeo de Santa Fe 2015. Photo by Kimber Wallwork-Heineman
Staff Report
This weekend marked the 66th Rodeo de Santa Fe. Audience members were treated to heart-pounding, dirt-slinging, action-packed performances of top PRCA rodeo athletes and top PRCA rodeo entertainment … big time rodeo, with a small town feeling.
The Rodeo de Santa Fe began in 1949 when Roy Butler, Austin “Slim” Green, Gene Petchesky, Paul Ragle, Paul Rutledge and few others had a dream and determination to organize a professional rodeo in Santa Fe. This dream Read More
