Wardog Releases ‘Clouds Of Magellan’
Heavy/power metal band Wardog. Courtesy photoTaos Celebrates Milestones This Summer
TAOS News:
TAOS—One of the oldest art colonies in the United States, Taos is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the formation of Taos Society of Artists, along with several other major milestone anniversaries in 2015.
Dozens of public events are scheduled throughout the year in celebration of these milestones beginning with an exhibition opening April 17 at Taos Town Hall titled, “Past, Present, Future: A Celebration of Taos Art Colony.”
In 1915, six artists formed an alliance known as the Taos Society of Artists, which would transform Taos into a world-renowned artist colony. One hundred Read More
2015 Summer Concert Series Kicks Off May 15!
View of the White Rock sky. Photo by Katy Korkos
Eric ‘Magic Fingers’ McFadden kicks off this year’s Summer Concert Series May 15 at Overlook Park in White Rock. Courtesy/www.ericmcfadden.com
MUSIC News:
Los Alamos County’s first summer concert begins with guitar-playing virtuoso Eric McFadden at 7 p.m. Friday, May 15 at Overlook Park in White Rock.
The Summer Concert Series is presented free to the public by the County of Los Alamos and area businesses, professionals and neighbors.
The Series is coordinated and managed by Russ Gordon of Gordons’ Concerts. This Read More
LAAC Hosts Artful Evening Fundraiser April 18
Painting of a Canadian poppy by Margaret Mcintyre. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
LAAC News:
Los Alamos Arts Council is hosting a fundraiser, An Artful Evening, at 6 p.m. Saturday at Fuller Lodge.
Pianist Ron Grinage will perform Russian composers’ works, the Blue Window Bistro will serve desserts and there will be a raffle for a tiffany-style lamp along with a silent auction. A variety of items ranging from paintings and photographs to pottery and jewelry will be featured in the auction.
Original photograph on canvas by Richard Mcintyre. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More
Tulips Brighten Louise Street In White Rock
Tulips brighten the street Saturday afternoon on Louise in White Rock. Photo by Katy Korkos Read More
New Mexico Art In Public Places Program In Jeopardy
By TISA GABRIEL,
Former New Mexico Arts Division Director 1983-1988
JAMES RUTHERFORD,
Former Director of the Governor’s Gallery 1986-1992
Tucked away in the Capital Outlay Bill, which died in the final hours of the recent Legislative session is a clause that should be of great concern to artists, supporters of the arts, and indeed anyone who appreciates the quality of life enhancements that public art provides.
Section 43 of the House amendment takes $2.4 million from the Art in Public Places fund that has already been designated to specific projects across the state – at least half of which Read More
MIFA: ‘Traditional Pots And Provocations’ April 19
Mark Hewitt in his pottery studio. Courtesy/Ceramics Arts DailyMIFA News:
The Museum of International Folk Art (MIFA) presents a dialogue on Southern pottery featuring leading ceramic writer and commentator Garth Clark and prominent North Carolina potters Mark Hewitt and Matt Jones.
This is not the first time Clark, Hewitt and Jones have taken the stage together to debate the present and future of North Carolina pottery. This event, titled Traditional Pots and Provocations, is the latest chapter of an ongoing discussion that began as a blog scuffle between Jones and Clark in 2011 and continued Read More
Learn Oil Painting With Santa Fe Artist Trevor Lucero
Oil painting by Trevor Lucero. Courtesy/Fuller Lodge Art Center
Painting by Trevor Lucero. Courtesy/Fuller Lodge Art Center
Trevor Lucero
There’s something exotic about painting with oils. Many artists will tell you that no other medium compares to working with the same medium as the great masters of old.
Painting in oils is like painting with butter. Oil paint is thick and can be spread, pushed, troweled, brushed and scraped. Because oil paint dries slowly, paintings can evolve, with colors mixed on the canvas in order to create Read More
Fiesta De La Primavera Concert And Dance April 19
Fiesta de la Primevera performers. Courtesy photo
Baile! Courtesy photoThe fourth Fiesta de la Primavera will be presented by the Pajarito Spanish Dance Alliance at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 19 in the Pajarito Room of the historic Fuller Lodge.
The community is invited to attend this hour-long concert of live traditional Spanish music and dance performed by northern New Mexico’s finest artists in this beautiful and intimate setting.
The cast includes flamenco singer and dancer Nicolasa Chávez, singer and guitarist Ronaldo Baca, dancers Elena, Catalina Read More
Jemez Mountain Trail Runs Announces Raffle For Secundino Sandoval Original Painting
Original watercolor by Secundino Sandoval to be raffled May 22. Courtesy photo
JMTR News:
The 10th Annual Jemez Mountain Trails Runs are scheduled for Saturday, May 23.
This year’s poster art is an original watercolor by Secundino Sandoval. All runners and volunteers get a poster. We are raffling off the original with framing by Village Arts to benefit the race. Tickets are $5 each or five tickets for $20. Tickets can be purchased at Village Arts, Fusion Multisport, and CB FOX. Drawing will be May 22 at the pre-race dinner.
The painting will be displayed at Village Arts through April 18, then move Read More
Travel The Silk Road With Ethos
Ethos Percussion Group. Photo by Michael McCarthy
Classical Music World: Ethos
The next Los Alamos Concert Association event featuring the Ethos Percussion Group may have some of you scratching your heads and wondering, “What is a program called Rhythms of the Silk Road doing on a classical music series? The story goes back a long, long way.
In 1699, the Austrian and the Ottoman Empires signed the Treaty of Karlowitz. Although this marked the beginning of the end for the Ottomans, their diplomatic delegation brought Read More
Registration Opens For White Rock Artist Market
White Rock Artist Market. Courtesy/LAMVB
LAMVB News:
Memorial Day Weekend marks the third consecutive year for the White Rock Artist Market, outside the White Rock Visitor Center on N.M. 4.
Local artists and artisans from Los Alamos, White Rock and the surrounding Northern New Mexico area will be participating in this year’s Artist Market. The markets are the first Saturday of each month, June through October, with the exception of May’s market, which is Saturday, May 23. The market hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in conjunction with the required Atomic Shuttle bus service at the White Rock Read More
Gregg Daigle Band Plays Manhattan Project Friday
The Gregg Daigle Band from Albuquerque brings their bluegrass sound back to the Manhattan Project Restaurant on Central Avenue in Los Alamos at 7 p.m. Friday. Courtesy photoEthos Percussion Group Brings ‘Rhythms Of The Silk Road’ To Los Alamos Sunday April 19
Ethos Percussion Group. Photo by Michael McCarthyA compelling cross-cultural experience comes to Los Alamos April 19. The Ethos Percussion Group will perform Rhythms of the Silk Road, an exploration of the musical influences that spread along ancient trade routes from East Asia into the Near East and North Africa, around the Mediterranean and into Europe.
Highly regarded for their Western chamber music expertise, Ethos percussionists Trey Files, Michael Lipsey, Eric Phinney, and Yousif Sheronick Read More
This Week At The Reel Deal
By JIM O’DONNELLThis Friday we are opening The Longest Ride.
Furious 7, Home, and It Follows will hold for another week. Insurgent will end this Thursday.
Movie poster for ‘The Logest Ride.’ Courtesy/Reel Deal TheaterThe Longest Ride: Based on the bestselling novel by master storyteller Nicholas Sparks, The Longest Ride centers on the star-crossed love affair between Luke, a former champion bull rider looking to make a comeback, and Sophia, a college student who is about to embark upon her dream job in New York City’s art world. As conflicting paths Read More
Nearly 1,500 People Visit Los Alamos Photography Club Exhibit At Mesa Public Library
Mesa Public Library Program Specialist Katy Korkos guides a tour today of the Los Alamos Photography Club exhibit on display in the library’s upstairs gallery. Korkos said nearly 1,500 people have viewed the exhibit since it opened March 30. The exhibit runs through May 1. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
LAAC Benefit Concert: An Artful Evening
Pianist Ron Grinage. Courtesy photo
LAAC News:
The Los Alamos Arts Council (LAAC) invites the community to attend an evening of arts and culture beginning with a dessert reception and silent auction followed by a concert featuring pianist Ron Grinage playing works by Russian composers.
The auction and reception begin at 6 p.m., and the concert begins at 7 p.m., Saturday, April 18 at Fuller Lodge.
A reproduction Tiffany lamp will be raffled at intermission.
Tickets are $25 at CB FOX, the LAAC office or on the website Los Alamos Arts Council.org.
For more information, call 505.663.0477. Read More
All-Female Mariachi Plays NNMProtects Fundraiser
