Family Strengths Network Hosts Kakistocrats Saturday Night
Los Alamos Family Strengths Network is hosting the Kakistocrats playing at the Pajarito Brewpub 9 p.m. to midnight this Saturday, Nov. 8. The $5 entry goes to Family Strengths Network. Check out https://www.facebook.com/kakistocrats. Courtesy imageDeath of Klinghoffer Showing In Santa Fe Nov. 15
OPERA News: Santa Fe University of Art & Design campus, Read More
Scenes From Saturday’s County Employees Arts & Crafts Fair
Artists display their wares at the annual Los Alamos County Employees Arts and Crafts Fair Saturday at Fuller Lodge. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Recently retired County employee Sandra Quintana displays her creations at Saturday’s fair. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com 
Anthony Baca stands by his artwork Saturday at Fuller Lodge. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com 
Vita Henerson displays her wares at the arts and craft fair. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com 
Artist Cindy Boe. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.comLos Alamos Meetup Gets Down For Halloween
Members of the Los Alamos Meetup group gathered for a Halloween Party Friday night at Ridge Park Club House. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Sue York and Bryan Williamson at Friday’s party. York and Dennis Little hosted the event. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
The group begins dancing the night away. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
MEETUP News:
Members of the Los Alamos Meetup group gathered for an annual Halloween costume party Friday night at Ridge Park Clubhouse.
Music, dancing, refreshments and a bit of high jinx filled the night. The consensus of the Read More
Meet Artist Kimber Wallwork-Heineman
Artist Kimber Wallwork-Heineman with horses. Courtesy/www.kimbersphotography.com
ART News:
The community is invited to attend an Artist’s Reception for Kimber Wallwork-Heineman, 5-8 p.m., Nov. 6 at Mesa Public Library Gallery, 2400 Central Ave.
Wallwork-Heineman’s artwork and photography is on display through Nov. 30 at the gallery.
Meet Artist Kimber Wallwork-Heineman:
I am a long time photographer, not a great photographer, but even I get lucky sometimes. My intrigue with the camera is immense, but my real passion lies with taking a simple photograph and making it Read More
Aspen Copies Wins ‘Best Overall’ in Scarecrow Contest
Aspen Copies took the prize for ‘Best Overall’ in the Los Alamos Arts Council Scarecrow Contest this year for ‘Milton Waddams-Office Space.’ Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Agatha Christie’s ‘And Then There Were None’ Opens At Los Alamos Little Theatre Tonight
Tami Martinson (Emily Brent) admires the wooden soldiers on the fireplace mantel. Courtesy photoOne by one, until they are all gone: this is the story of 10 people who find themselves trapped on an island in late 1930s off the coast of Devon. All have some guilt on their hands, and one at a time they begin to Read More
LAHS Choir Students Perform Europe Concert Program At Special Dinner Nov. 10
New Mexico Pianist Gavin Laur Is A Division Finalist In MTNA Senior Piano Competition
Gavin Laur
MTNA News:
Gavin Laur, a Santa Fe native, will travel to Santa Barbara, Calif. in January to compete as a Division Finalist in the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Senior Piano Competition.
Laur, the son of Ruth and Paul Laur, earned this opportunity after winning the Senior Division of the M1NA Statewide Piano Competition. A Junior at the New Mexico School for the Arts, Laur has been studying piano for 10 years and is currently a student of Stein way Artist Jacquelyn Helin.
Laur has been awarded top placement in several competitions beginning in 2006 when he won first in the Read More
Kimber Wallwork-Heineman Presents ‘No Limitations’ At Library Gallery
A photo by Kimber Wallwork-HeinemanKimber Wallwork-Heineman is an award-winning photographer and artist who has prepared an extensive new body of work for her show in the Mesa Public Library Upstairs Gallery. The show, called “No Limitations,” will be displayed for the month of November. The Gallery is open to the public during regular library hours.
Wallwork-Heineman has achieved prominence in the world of photography, having her won first place in New Mexico Magazine photography competition “Only in New Mexico” category in July, Read More
This Week at the Reel Deal
Column By JIM O’DONNELL Reel Deal Tuesday’s are back! All movies, all day Tuesday, are only $6.50! Holidays, winter and summer break excluded.
This week we are opening Nightcrawler. We will hold Fury, John Wick, and Book of Life for another week. Alexander will end this Thursday. It’s funny and a great family film, try to get by and see it.
I understand the scary Halloween films are not that scary this year so we chose the creeper, Nightcrawler. It is a truly original, macabre, ominous film starring Jake Gyllenhal. It is receiving very good reviews. Try it out Read More
New Mexico Pianist Presley Gao Is A Division Finalist In MTNA Junior Piano Competition
Presley Gao, a Los Alamos native, is a Division Finalist in the MTNA Junior Piano Competition. Courtesy/MTNA
MTNA News:
Presley Gao, a Los Alamos native, will travel to Santa Barbara, Calif., in January to compete as a Division Finalist in the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Junior Piano Competition.
Gao, the son of Jun Gao and Hongzhao Tian, earned this opportunity after winning the Junior Division of the MTNA Statewide Piano Competition. An 8th grader at Los Alamos Middle School, Gao has been studying piano for six years and is currently a student of Steinway Artist Jacquelyn Helin. Read More
Classical Music World: Pianist Orion Weiss Shares Thoughts On Upcoming Performance
Orion Weise and friend. Courtesy/LACA
Classical Music WorldWhen you go to a classical concert, you are usually handed a printed program that includes some information about the music that you will hear.
But reading about music never comes close to the pleasure of just listening to it and program notes rarely give you any idea of how the artists up on the stage feel about the music they are playing.
That is why I want to share something really special with you.
The next Los Alamos Concert Association event features Read More
Community Turns Out Sunday For Mesa Public Library Building’s 20th Birthday Celebration
Guests at Mesa Public Library’s 20th birthday party Sunday at 2400 Central Ave., were treated to a special cake and cupcakes covered in Italian creme created by Carmela Miller-Martinez of DD Bakery by L.I.A. Photo by Katy Korkos
Mesa Public Library Manager Steven Thomas leads guests on a tour of the library during Sunday’s event. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report:
Community members and county officials joined present and former staff to help celebrate 20 years since the dedication of the Mesa Public Library building at 2400 Central Ave. The event included Read More
Los Alamos Artist Fran Bergstein Will Show At Rio Grande Art Association Juried Exhibit
Artist Fran Bergstein paints in her Los Alamos home. Courtesy photo
ART News:
Los Alamos artist Fran Bergstein has had a painting accepted by the Rio Grande Art Association’s 12th annual juried painting and sales exhibition. The exhibition features 114 paintings by artists working in a variety of styles and media.
The exhibit is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2-23 at the African American Performing Arts Center at EXPO New Mexico, 310 San Pedro, NE in Albuquerque. Admission is free
“Drawing and painting are the constants in my life,” Read More
Public Art Graces White Rock Visitor Center
The County’s Art in Public Places Board hosted a special ceremony to dedicate new art Oct. 7 at the White Rock Visitor Center, 115 N.M. 4. Preparing to cut the ribbon, from left, Art in Public Places Board Member Vicky Carrejo, Vice Chair Ken Nebel, artists Kathi Geoffrion Parker and Richard Swenson, councilors Francis Berting and Rick Reiss and Art in Public Places Board Chair Steve Foltyn. A watercolor by Kathi Geoffrion Parker is in the foreground. Parker’s watercolors are displayed in the Conference Room at the Center. The White Rock Visiotr Center officially opened Santa Fe Opera’s Young Voices Perform At Fuller Lodge Nov. 9
OPERA News:
Music lovers of all ages are invited to enjoy an hour of music at Fuller Lodge 3:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, a gift from the Los Alamos Opera Guild of The Guilds of The Santa Fe Opera, Inc.
Soprano Lauren Partin of Los Alamos. Courtesy/LAOG
Now in its eighth season, Young Voices is an audition-based program of The Santa Fe Opera, created to teach, coach and nurture vocal talent in high school students from across New Mexico.
Fifteen students, accepted by audition, receive weekly voice lessons and coaching. The faculty is comprised of noted mezzo-soprano and stage director Kathleen Read More
Creativity Explodes At Saturday’s Pumpkin Glow
Whether it was cartoon characters, scary faces or themes of Halloween, Los Alamos Arts Council showcased a wide array of jack-o-lanterns during its annual Pumpkin Glow event Saturday at Fuller Lodge. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com 
Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com 
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Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com 
A spectator at the Los Alamos Arts Council’s Pumpkin Glow event gets into the spirit
