Los Alamos Arts Council Shares Special Thanks
By BRANDI ENGEMAN
Executive Director
Los Alamos Arts Council
On behalf of the Los Alamos Arts Council, we want to say thank you … thank you to all of the community members, volunteers, sponsors, donors and cheerleaders who helped us to have a fantastic spring season in and around Los Alamos.
We were so pleased to see so many people enjoy our annual Kite Festival. With close to 3,000 in attendance over the two beautiful days, we couldn’t have done it without our volunteers and our sponsors. Enterprise Bank & Trust, Wheeed! and Los Alamos MainStreet & Creative District, thank you so Read More
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Gala September 2025
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center News:
The community is invited to attend “an unforgettable evening” featuring inspiring performances, auctions, and a delightful dinner by the acclaimed Indian Pueblo Kitchen.
To reserve a table for the Sept. 20 event, click here.
Attendance at this event supports the mission of the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center and helps to sustain and share Pueblo culture for generations to come. Learn more here. Read More
Suds & Shows Returns To Nature Center This Summer
PEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is bringing back its popular Suds & Shows series for summer 2025—an exciting lineup of movie nights and game nights paired with local brews from Pajarito Brewpub and Grill. Taking place at the Los Alamos Nature Center, these fun-filled evenings offer adults and families a chance to kick back, connect, and experience the planetarium in a whole new way.
Here’s what’s on tap:
Suds & Shows: Treasure Planet
Blast off on a thrilling animated adventure across the galaxy! This adult-only movie night features a screening of Treasure Read More
Five Seniors Awarded 2025 LASO Scholarships
By JOYCE ANN GUZIK
Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra
The Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra awarded five scholarships to Los Alamos High School Seniors in 2025. These scholarships recognize seniors who have demonstrated exceptional interest and accomplishments in music. The student must attend Los Alamos High School or livevin Los Alamos County. The scholarships are intended to encourage the recipients to continue their musical activities, regardless of whether they pursue music as a career. Four of these scholarships were made possible by donations in memory of LASO members who have passed Read More
‘Generation Idol’ At ScienceFest Summer Concert Tonight!
Billy Idol Tribute band ‘Generation Idol’ headlines the Summer Concert tonight at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy/Sancre Productions
By PABLO IRLANDO-WILDMAN
CEO
Sancre Productions
Who is ready for tonight’s Sciencefest Summer Concert and ScienceFest Discovery Day on Saturday, both FREE at Ashley Pond Park!? Special thanks to this week’s sponsor, Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District, ScienceFest.
Los Alamos Sciencefest has done it again with an amazing night of free entertainment at Ashley Pond Park by bringing in a world-famous Billy Idol Tribute band from Los Angeles, “Generation Read More
Love NM To Host Free One-Day Outreach To Serve New Mexico Families In Need June 27 At Tingley Coliseum
LOVENM News:
ALBUQUERQUE — In response to widespread need across New Mexico, Love NM will host Love Day, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, June 27, at Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, in conjunction with OneABQ and several local churches.
This free event will connect individuals and families with a variety of goods, services, and targeted resources focused on health, wellness, and child development. Community members may register to attend at lovenm.org/#events.
Love Day is an outreach event designed to support New Mexicans with dignity by providing essential services and resources in a joyful Read More
34th Annual Santa Fe Wine & Chile Festival Dates Released
Wine pouring at 2024 Wine & Chile Festival. Courtesy/SFW&CF
SFW&CF News:
SANTA FE — The countdown to one of the Southwest’s premier culinary festivals has officially begun: ticket sales begin today for the 2025 Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta, Sept. 24–28, 2025 and are now available at santafewineandchile.org.
Drawing more than 4,500 food and wine enthusiasts each year, the Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta is known for selling out its most anticipated events. This year, for the first time, tickets are launching earlier than ever—allowing guests to plan their Santa Fe Read More
SFCC Announces Winners Of 2025 Student Art Awards
Public viewing the work at SFCC’s May 2025 Student Art Show exhibition. Courtesy/SFCC
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College’s Art on Campus announces the winners of the 2025 Student Art Awards. “The awards recognize outstanding creativity and artistic skill seen in artwork created by students in SFCC art classes,” Director of Art on Campus Linda Cassel said. The cash awards are supported in part by Santa Fe Community College Foundation.
Dean of the school of Liberal Arts and the School of Arts, Design and Media Arts James (Jim) Wysong, Ed.D., announced the award winners at student Read More
Daily Postcard: Hooded Warblers Spotted In Water Canyon
Daily Postcard: A male hooded warbler perched on a branch on Monday in Upper Water Canyon. Last year, hooded warblers nested along the reservoir road in Los Alamos, the first time ever in New Mexico. They’re back, this time in Upper Water Canyon, about 3.1 miles away. The male was first seen June 3, and has been there for more than two weeks now. A female was seen on June 10, but has not been seen since. Hopefully she’s sitting on a well-hidden nest now, and we’ll see her again on June 23, gathering food for her nestlings. Photo by Michael Smith
Another view of a male hooded warbler perched Read More
Sax Atomix To Play At Dinnertime Saturday At Beef & Leaf
COMMUNITY News:
The SaxAtomix will be performing Saturday, June 21, during dinnertime on the patio of the Beef & Leaf Cafe at 3801 Arkansas Ave. The program will feature a mix of music, including big band classics, Latin favorites, jazz standards, ballads, and more. Cafe information can be found at beefandleafcafe.com.
The SaxAtomix are an amateur saxophone quintet comprised of players from the Los Alamos community. The quintet has played together since 2017. The group includes Bryan Fearey, Wendy Keffeler, Adolfo Meana, Joyce Guzik, and Paul Lewis. To learn more, visit saxatomix.org Read More
New Mexico History Museum: Southwest History Research Grant Opportunity Now Open
NMHM News:
The New Mexico History Museum’s (NMHM) Fray Angélico Chávez History Library (FACHL) is looking to support research into Southwest history in the fourth year of its Steve Wimmer Southwestern Historical Research Fund.
The fund will provide the selected scholar with a $1,500 stipend, four nights of lodging at the La Fonda Hotel in Santa Fe and use of FACHL’s collections to conduct their research.
What: Applicants for the Steve Wimmer Southwestern Historical Research Fund should prepare a letter of interest detailing the questions guiding their research and at least one collection Read More
‘Sandroing: Tracing Kastom In Vanuatu’ Opens At Museum Of International Folk Art Sunday June 29
NMDCA News:
More than an intricate and ephemeral artform, sand drawing in Vanuatu is a storytelling tradition, conveying folklore, history, genealogy, rituals and other forms of kastom (local, traditional knowledge).
Sand drawing is a UNESCO-designated Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
The Museum of International Folk Art exhibition features works created by Edgar Hinge, a sand drawing practitioner and museum educator from Port Vila, Vanuatu.
Opening events include Traditional “kastom” dancing, an opening “welkam” ceremony, and demonstrations of sandroing Read More
Benjamin Victor Unveils Sculptures At 2025 D-Day Celebration In Normandy
Benjamin Victor unveiled his sculptures at this year’s D-Day celebration in Normandy in northern France. His work celebrates the contribution of the 8th Air Force clearing from the skies the Luftwaffe (aerial warfare branch of Nazi Germany’s armed forces during World War II), making the Normandy invasion possible. To learn more about this world-class sculptor, visit benjaminvictor.com. Photo by Mike Johnson Read More
A Mythic Explosion Of Color Arrives At Meow Wolf Santa Fe
Danae Brissonnet’s “The Temple of a Thousand Stories” is now open at House Of Eternal Return. Photo Credit: Kate Russell Courtesy of Meow Wolf Santa Fe
ART News:
SANTE FE — Open now at Meow Wolf’s House Of Eternal Return in Santa Fe, internationally renowned artist Danae Brissonnet has unveiled “The Temple of a Thousand Stories”—a dreamlike, immersive installation brimming with vibrant color, monumental sculpture, and fantastical storytelling. It’s not every day a permanent installation opens at Meow Wolf’s original location, marking a particularly special occasion of the spectacular Read More
Free Community Day At New Mexico Museum Of Art Vladem Contemporary June 21
NMMA News:
Timeless Mucha: The Magic of Line opens at New Mexico Museum of Art with a free Community Day 1-5 p.m., Saturday, June 21, 2025.
Timeless Mucha featuring more than 100 works by legendary Czech artist Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939), the exhibition explores Mucha’s revolutionary contributions to art and design and his lasting impact on generations of artists across the globe.
This event offers a comprehensive look at Mucha’s enduring appeal and contributions to art and design. Read More
SFI Community Lecture ‘Climate Change And Contagion: Complex Crises Past And Present’ June 18
Image: detail “Ice Harvest” Maurice Cullen. Oil on canvas. 1914. Source: Montréal Museum of Fine Arts. Courtesy/SFI
SFI News:
One of the greatest challenges we’ve ever faced as a species is anthropogenic climate change. Can the history of climate variability and change offer us solutions for the future? Paleoclimatology — the reconstruction of Earth’s past — reveals how shifts in the environment shaped the rise and fall of civilizations. Climate change has often been associated with what seem to be “contagious” risks, from conflict to pandemic disease. Drawing lessons and Read More
Museum Of International Folk Art: Bartlett Library Book Sale
NMDCA News:
The Bartlett Library Book Sale returns this summer to the Museum of International Folk Art.
Hundreds of art and folklife books will be available for purchase, most for $10 or less. All proceeds support the Bartlett Library.
The Bartlett Library Book Sale will run 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., June 20–21, at the Museum of International Folk Art on Museum Hill at 706 Camino Lejo in Santa Fe.
Daily Postcard: Birds & Flowers On Canyon Rim Trail
Daily Postcard: The Canyon Rim Trail in White Rock near Kimberly Lane was full of birds and flowers for Father’s Day on Sunday. A small sample of them is shown here, including this Black-chinned hummingbird. Photo by Richard Skolnik
An Ash-throated Flycatcher viewed Sunday on the Canyon Rim Trail in White Rock. Photo by Richard Skolnik
A Black-throated sparrow viewed Sunday on the Canyon Rim Trail in White Rock. Photo by Richard Skolnik
A flax plant viewed Sunday on the Canyon Rim Trail in White Rock. Photo by Richard Skolnik
A sulphur cosmos plant viewed Sunday on the Canyon Rim Trail in Read More
This Week At SALA: FIFA Club World Cup And New Releases June 16–22
SALA News:
SALA Los Alamos Event Center kicks off summer with a dynamic lineup from June 16 to 22, featuring the FIFA Club World Cup, two new family-friendly films, thought-provoking cinema, and a tribute to a Hollywood legend. From global soccer rivalries to Studio Ghibli magic, the week offers something for every member of the community.
FIFA Club World Cup – Sports on the Big Screen SALA Member Exclusive
SALA Members can experience the global thrill of the FIFA Club World Cup with select games streaming live on the big screen throughout the week. Top teams from around the world face off in Read More
SFCC Library To Present “Herding Poems: A Reading By Miriam Sagan” July 31
Book cover of “What Solitude Sees in Me: Uncollected Poems 1976-2023”. Courtesy photo
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College Library will present “Herding Poems: A Reading by Miriam Sagan” from 5–6:15 p.m., Thursday, July 31. The free online poetry event begins with a half-hour reading by Sagan who will read from her latest book, “What Solitude Sees in Me: Uncollected Poems 1976-2023,” published by Casa Urraca Press in Abiquiú. The second half will be an open discussion on how to put a poetry manuscript together. Register here to be sent an online link on the morning of the event.
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