REMINDER: Traffic Control March 10-11 On Camp May Road For Filming
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County, in cooperation with Pajarito Mountain Ski Area, will facilitate intermittent traffic control on Camp May Road between West Road and Pajarito Mountain to accommodate filming in Los Alamos County beginning at 6 a.m. Tuesday, March 10 through 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 11.
Intermittent traffic control will be conducted by a certified contractor and monitored by the County’s Traffic Division to include a flagging operation to safely guide traffic through the staging area where film vehicles will be parked along Camp May Road. Only short delays are anticipated Read More
Griffith Gymnasium Mural Contest Announced
LAPSF News:
Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation announces a call for original artwork that represents the Hilltopper Spirit.
The mural contest is open to all Los Alamos Public School students in grades 8-12. This mural is to honor the creativity and memory of Isaac Hayden. Hayden’s family and friends, the LAHS Class of 1994 and LAPS Foundation have contributed to the project.
The winning submission will be painted in the interior of Griffith Gymnasium by a professional mural team. The finished size of the mural will be approximately 12’ high x 18’ wide and will adorn the east wall of the gym.
Contest Read More
Explore Wonders Of Painting With Oils
Painter Archer Dougherty at work. Courtesy photo
Still life in oil by Archer Dougherty. Courtesy photoJoin Archer Dougherty these next two Saturdays to share the wonders of painting with oils.
Why paint with oils? Oils dry very slowly, which allows the artist to blend the wet paint hours or even days after the previous layer was applied. Oils can hold a great deal of pigment, which is why oil paintings can be richer in color than some of the other mediums.
Oil paint is easy to manipulate and can be blended directly on the canvas. This allows great flexibility in producing Read More
Classical Music World: The Show Must Go On
Cuarteto Latinoamericano. Courtesy photo
Classical Music WorldMost working people have occasionally called in sick. Or arrived at the office late after car trouble. No big deal. But for performing artists, the deal is very big indeed. That the show must go on is their mantra, their creed.
Considering our nearly 70-year history, the Los Alamos Concert Association has dealt with remarkably few situations where an artist could not appear as advertised. We are dealing with one of those rare occasions right now.
Daniel Binelli, the bandoneón Read More
St. Job Orthodox Church Offers Pysanky Egg Decorating Class
An artist creats a decorated egg using the pysanky technique. Courtesy photoSt. Job News:
Saint Job Orthodox Church is hosting a workshop on one of the most beloved Easter traditions-pysanky; a Slavic tradition of painting and decorating eggs.
The workshop is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., March 28 at the church at 2270 39th St. The cost is $20 and space is limited to 20 participants.
Pysanky, alternatively spelled psanki, is a Slavic tradition dating back more than 1,000 years. The tradition involves decorating eggs using bright, bold colors divided by clear geometric lines and patterns. Melted wax is used Read More
Valentina Devine One Woman Show At Fuller Lodge Art Center Through March 21
Valentina Devine shows off one of her pieces of wearable art Saturday at her show at Fuller Lodge Art Center. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Hats designed by Valentina like the one actress Julia Roberts wore in the movie Stepmom. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Some of the clothing designs by Valentina Devine. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Throws by Valentine Devine. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Fabric art by Valentina Devine. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
A coat designed and knitted by Valentina Moonset Over Pajarito Mountain
The moon spotted this morning setting over Pajarito Mountain. Photo by Marc A. Bailey of Los Alamos Read More
‘S Wonderful ‘S Marvelous’ Gershwin Greats Today
LAPS Art Show Displays Student Work
A family admires the elementary school art from Mountain School at Thursday’s reception for the LAPS Art Show. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
A young gallery visitor checks out the Mountain School art. Photo by Bonnie J. GordonStaff Report
Thursday evening, art teachers
Los Alamos Historical Society’s ‘New Mexico Arts Panel’ At Fuller Lodge March 10
This piece and other work by Santa Fe-based tinwork artist Fred Lopez is featured in the new exhibition ‘Tinwork Tradition in New Mexico’ through April at the Los Alamos History Museum. Courtesy/LAHS
LA HISTORICAL SOCIETY News:
The Los Alamos Historical Society’s “New Mexico Arts Panel” is set for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 10.
The panel is part of the Historical Society’s lecture series with this year’s theme of “Made in New Mexico.” Tuesday’s New Mexico Arts Panel will celebrate four artists and the role their crafts have played in New Mexico history. Read More
Del Norte Credit Union Establishes Partnership With Pueblo Of Pojoaque Poeh Cultural Center
Poeh Center art on DNCU instant debit cards. Courtesy/DNCU
DNCU News:
- Includes DNCU Poeh Center Scholarship Fund and Instant Debit Card Imagery
Santa Fe Pro Musica Presents ‘Baroque Holy Week’
Deborah DomanskiSFPM News:
SANTA FE – Santa Fe Pro Musica’s beloved Baroque Holy Week concerts return this April, featuring the Santa Fe Pro Musica Baroque Ensemble performing works inspired by the secular and the divine in the historic Loretto Chapel.
Vocalists Kathryn Mueller and Deborah Domanski will join the Ensemble for the final piece on the program, Pergolesi’s transcendent Stabat Mater.
Kathryn Mueller
There will be three performances:
- 7:30 p.m. April 2;
- 7:30 p.m. April 3; and
- 6 p.m. April 4.
Tickets $20, $35, $45, $65 at the Santa Fe Pro Musica Box Office 505.988.4640, Tickets Santa Read More
‘A Night Of Hindustani Music’ March 7
Devotional singers Mark and Terra Choplin. Courtesy photoThis Week At The Reel Deal
By JIM O’DONNELL This Friday we are opening Oscar winner, Selma for one week only and follow it the next week with Still Alice. Chappie, from the director of District 9 will open this Friday.
We will hold Focus and McFarland USA for another week. Whiplash and Kingsman will end this Thursday.
Don’t miss out on Academy Award winner Whiplash. I saw it last night and it had some of the finest acting I’ve seen – a very intense film.
Movie poster for ‘Selma.’ Courtesy/Reel Deal Theater
SELMA is the story of a movement. The film chronicles the tumultuous three-month Read More
‘Of Gods and Men’ Shows Thursday At Library
Movie poster for ‘Of Gods and Men.’ Courtesy/Mesa Public Library
LIBRARY News:
The film “Of Gods and Men,” winner of a Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, will air at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 5 in the Upstairs Meeting Rooms at Mesa Public Library, 2400 Central.
It is presented as part of the Library’s Free Film Series, which shows a film on the first Thursday of each month.
“Of Gods and Men” is the story of French monks from the Cistercian order who live in the Tibhirine monastery in Algeria, in a place revered by Muslims and Christians alike. Loosely based on the true story of their Read More
Bella Robertson Wins Dog Jog Logo Contest
Bella Robertson’s 2015 Dog Jog logo design. Courtesy imageLAFS News:
Bella Robertson and her dog Jake. Courtesy photoArt Center Offers Collage Classes
An example of collage. Courtesy/FLACFLAC News:
Join Monika Kaden at the Fuller Lodge Art Center on the next two Saturdays and discover how art can be a tool for change with collage as your vehicle. This course will provide skills and insights to help you to make two- or three-dimensional collages, using whatever strikes your fancy: found objects, text or ads, photographs, different papers.
Why collage? Creating art with collage is fun for those new to creating art as well as experienced artists. Collage gives your composition skills a workout in organizing shapes. Collage making is very Read More
LALT Hosts Reading Of ‘Once A Ponzi Time’
LALT News:
Los Alamos Little Theatre will host a reading of “Once a Ponzi Time” by Joe Foust, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 4 in the Green Room of the Performing Arts Center at 1670 Nectar St., in Los Alamos. Use the front door and proceed to the Green Room.
Dennis Powell, the Play Reading Committee Chair, hopes you will enjoy this farce and laugh out loud. This play is one of the proposals for the 2015-2016 season under the direction of Jim Sicilian. Feedback is greatly appreciated and rewarded with refreshments.
A brief synopsis:
Unknown to his wife, nephew and friends, Harold Vanderoff Read More
Belisama Irish Dance Company ‘Rhythm of Fire’
Belisama Irish Dance Company. Photo by Kate Russell
Young dancers. Photo by Kate RussellBIDC News:
SANTE FE—Back this month from impressive competition wins in the CRN North American Open Championships, Belisama Irish Dance Company (BIDC) presents the 8th incarnation of its Rhythm of Fire performance.
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in style with this high energy show featuring award winning Irish dancers and young up-and-coming performers in a family friendly, foot stomping performance of traditional
