Santa Fe Exports Presents New Artist Heather Foster
‘Three in T or C’ by Heather Foster. Courtesy/Santa Fe Exports15th Annual Taos Solar Music Fest June 27-28
TSMF News:
Introduction To Opera Begins At UNM-LA June 8
Note: This class will get the opportunity to attend the dress rehearsal of Rigoletto Monday, June 29. CourtesyLAOG Read More
Something For Everyone At Chamberfest June 13
Tots enjoy the LANB sandpile at Chamberfest 2014. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comCHAMBER NEWS:
Make plans to attend Chamberfest 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 13 in downtown Los Alamos. Chamberfest is a festival celebrating all that Chamber of Commerce members have to offer to the Los Alamos community.
Central Avenue between 15th and 20th streets, and Main Street between Central and Nectar will be lined with booths and filled with entertainment and activities. Businesses and nonprofits will be grouped in themed areas making it easier for visitors who have a specific interest. Read More
DALA Announces Summer Programs
Andrew Silks, originally from Los Alamos, is one of the guest faculty at DALA this summer. Courtesy photo
Ballerina Erica Felsch will teach at DALA this summer. Courtesy photoDALA News:
Dance Arts Los Alamos (DALA) will offer summer dance opportunities to dancers of all ages.
During a three-week intensive (June 8-27) intermediate and advanced dancers will have the opportunity to train with guest faculty from the San Francisco Ballet School, Smuin Ballet and Tulsa Ballet. Dancers will have classes in ballet technique, pointe, variations, conditioning, jazz, swing and ballet history. Read More
Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘Aloha’
By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB“Aloha,” the new movie with Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone and Rachel McAdams, has been panned by some critics, who called it “meandering and insubstantial” (Rotten Tomatoes). But do you go to the movies to see great art or to be entertained? I was entertained.
Perhaps it was the context of Hawaii and its indigenous culture that appealed to me in the film. Director Cameron Crowe takes us into the native community and gives grudging respect to the continuing fight for sovereignty over the land. But the film doesn’t really get into that viewpoint. Instead, the culture, Read More
Watch ‘About Time’ At Mesa Public Library Thursday
Movie poster for ‘About Time.’ Courtesy walkingla.com
If a young, charming British man could time travel within his own life, what would he change?
Find out at 6:30 p.m. Thursday when Mesa Public Library screens “About Time” (2013, rated R) in the upstairs meeting room theater.
When Tim (Domhnall Gleeson) finds out from his father (Bill Nighy) that all the men in his family can travel back in time, he does what any respectable 21-year-old heterosexual male would do; uses his new power to trick women.
Now, “trick” misrepresents somewhat what Tim Read More
Tuesdays At The Pond Begins June 2
CREATIVE DISTRICT News:
Tuesdays at the Pond begins this week with Marcos Cavalcante playing guitar at Ashley Pond Park.
Tuesdays at the Pond, a summer entertainment series, begins its second season June 2 and runs through Aug. 11. It brings a variety of entertainment acts to the Ashley Pond Park stage in downtown Los Alamos every Tuesday evening.
The June 2 performer is Marcos Cavalcante, 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. Cavalcante’s Read More
Scenes From LAHS Students Annual Performance
Anjelika Garcia performing Folklorico as part of the Los Alamos High School dance students’ annual performance May 21 at Duane Smith Auditorium, which is the semester final exam for the dance classes taught by Natasha Barkhudarova. More than 400 people attended the performances. “Ms. Natasha is a gem in our school system and her dance classes a life long gift for the students,” parent Marvel Harrison said. Photo by Kimberly Salvege
Derek Selvage, Lexie Quintana, Gerald Collom, Jenny Wang, Derek Janetzky and Chantel Perkins performing Viennese Waltz. Photo by Kimberly Salvege Close Up Look At Los Alamos Iris Garden
A close up look at an iris in Mary Carol William’s garden on Zuni in Los Alamos. Photo by Joel Williams
A close up look at an iris in Mary Carol William’s garden on Zuni in Los Alamos. Photo by Joel Williams
A close up look at an iris in Mary Carol William’s garden on Zuni in Los Alamos. Photo by Joel Williams
A close up look at an iris in Mary Carol William’s garden on Zuni in Los Alamos. Photo by Joel Williams
A close up look at an iris in Mary Carol William’s garden on Zuni in Los Alamos. Photo by Joel Williams
A close up look at an iris in Mary Carol William’s garden on Zuni Read More
Scenes From Bathtub Row Brewing’s Grand Opening Party Saturday
Patrons belly up to the bar during Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op’s weekend Grand Opening Celebration Saturday in Central Park Square. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Guests enjoy music in the beer garden outside Bathtub Row Brewing. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
The community filled Los Alamos’ newest co-op, Bathtub Row Brewing, Saturday evening. The beer co-op held its grand opening Friday and the celebration continued Saturday, which also featured live music from the Saltine Ramblers. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
BathtubBrown Bag Performance: Soprano Karen Hall And Santa Fe Woodwind Quintet June 3
Soprano Karen Hall
LAAC News:
Join the audience at noon, June 3 for an intimate Brown Bag performance at Fuller Lodge, featuring Karen Hall, Soprano and the Santa Fe Woodwind Quintet performing “Musical Poems and Memories, Aaron Copland’s treatment of 12 poems by Emily Dickinson.
Aaron Copland remains one of the most identifiably “American” of composers. He is probably best known for his ballet scores Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, and Billy the Kid. From 1949 to 1950, he composed the intense song cycle “Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson.”
” This collection constitutes Read More
Public Lecture On Taos 400 Year Anniversary June 6
TAOS: A Topical History
SFCO With NDI New Mexico Season Finale June 7
Dancers from NDI New Mexico’s ‘Team XCel. Courtesy photoSFCO News:
The Santa Fe Community Orchestra’s (SFCO) Season Finale is 4 p.m. Sunday, June 7 at the Lensic Performing Arts Center.
This program includes works by Mozart, Elgar, Aragón, and Vivaldi, and features a collaboration with dancers from NDI New Mexico’s Team XCel.
The concert features Mozart’s Overture to Don Giovanni and the first movement of Vivaldi’s Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op. 3, No. 11. The Vivaldi will be presented with original choreography by Choreographer Read More
NDI Student Dancers Shine In Front Of 1,700 People
More than 500 student dancers and an audience of 1,700 people fill Española Valley High School Gymnasium Wednesday evening for the annual NDI End-of-Year performance. Photo by Eric Vasquez/valleydailypost.com
Special guests participating in Wednesday’s event include businessman Omar Sanchez, in blue t-shirt, who owns Time Out Pizzeria restaurants in Los Alamos and White Rock. Sanchez also is a retired New Mexico State Police officer and Wednesday marked his 8th year participating in the event. Photo by Eric Vasquez/valleydailypost.com
Staff Report
ESPAÑOLA – The National Read More
Join Clan Tynker At Ashley Pond Park To Kick Off Summer Library Club June 1
The Summer Library Club kicks off with a special performance from circus troupe Clan Tynker at 6 p.m. Monday at Ashley Pond. Courtesy/MPL
MPL News:
“Every Hero Has a Story” this summer at the Los Alamos County Library System!
As school lets out for summer, it’s the perfect time for children, teens, parents, and caregivers to come to the Los Alamos County Library System and get involved in all the fun of our Summer Library Club.
“One thing we’re really excited about is how we’ve revamped our summer programming,” says Angie Manfredi, head of Youth Services. “We want to make the program engaging and Read More
‘Tension – 25 Years Underground’ In Albuquerque June 5
MUSIC News:Aspen Elementary Student’s Film Premieres Monday
Movie poster for Descanso. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
Descanso, the film written by, Christopher Garcia when he was 11 years old has been completed and is set to Premier at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 1 at the Albuquerque Film and Music Experience (AFME).
Christopher Garcia
Garcia, now 12, said he is excited to invite the community to his premier and share this success with him and everyone who helped make this movie happen. Descanso will premiere at the South Broadway Cultural Center, in conjunction with the Albuquerque Film and Music Event.
Garcia lives in Velarde with his family and just Read More
NMMA Appoints Rebecca Aubin To Newly Created Position Of Head Of Education And Visitor Experience
New Mexico Museum of Art. Courtesy/NMMA 
