Last Day To Vote For The Band Perry To Play Los Alamos
The Band Perry. Courtesy photo
STATE FARM News:
State Farm agents Lou Santoro and Abe Dispennette along with Los Alamos High School would like to thank all of you who have been faithful in celebrating safe driving habits with our teenagers.
Your voting have kept us at the top of the ranks for New Mexico.
Don’t forget to vote one last time today and help push us just a bit higher in the ranks and possibly be qualified from some huge State Farm grants for our High School students!
Vote at www.CelebrateMyDrive.com. Read More
Las Vegas Puts Local Artists Back On Map With Studio Tour
ART News:
Big things are happening in “Lil’ Las Vegas, N.M. The 2014 Historic Las Vegas Art Studio Tour, sponsored by the Las Vegas Arts Council, marks the return of the art walk in Las Vegas, highlighting the artistic talent of more than 70 Northeastern New Mexico artists and artisans.
The exciting two-day tour will feature over 22 stops featuring a wide range of works (painting, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, fiber, photography, traditional Spanish art, street art, mixed media and more).
Las Vegas has been a popular stop since the 1800s. Historically a railroad town
it has played host Read More
Jemez Springs Library Presents Author Judith Avila With Grandson Of Navajo Code Talker Chester Nez
President George W. Bush salutes Navajo Code Talkers. Courtesy/JSPL
JEMEZ News:
In honor of all veterans and Native American Heritage Month, Jemez Springs Public Library is pleased to present a talk by author Judith Avila and Latham Nez, grandson of the last code talker, Chester Nez who passed away in June this year.
Navajo Code Talker Chester Nez and author Judith Avila. Courtesy/JSPL
The event is 1-4 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 15 at Jemez Springs Presbyterian Church.
They will talk about Nez’s memoir of his experiences as a code talker, one of the Native American heroes of World War II.
Chester Nez Read More
Museum Of Indian Arts And Culture Awarded $105,000 Grant
MIAC News:
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded $105,000 to the Museum of New Mexico Foundation on behalf of the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, to benefit the Museum’s archaeological collections.
The museum will use these grant funds to improve access to key artifacts that are part of the founding collections of the Laboratory of Anthropology (LOA), allowing the Museum to move the H.P. Mera Ceramic Survey Collection to the new repository at the Center for New Mexico Archaeology (CNMA), along with the other comparative and archaeological type collections. Read More
Millicent Rogers Museum Receives Significant Donations
Pueblo ceremonial clothing given to the museum by Mark and Linda Winter of the Toadlena Trading Post. Courtesy/MRMMRM News:
The Millicent Rogers Museum, located in Taos, is pleased to announce the largest group of donations and acquisitions to its permanent collection in more than two decades.
The gifts and purchases follow on the heels of the recent major gift of nearly 50 paintings by Taos Pueblo artists presented earlier this year by Brad and Fran Taylor.
GLOW – Winter Lights In The Garden
SFBG News:
Santa Fe Botanical Garden presents GLOW – A Winter Lights Event in the Garden, opening Thursday, Dec. 4, at Santa Fe Botanical Garden at Museum Hill. Entrance to GLOW is by admission. Children 12 and under are free. Tickets are available online and at the door at www.santafebotanicalgarden.org.
Early Bird tickets are available Nov. 1-15 at reduced rates. Tickets are available online at www.santafebotanicalgarden.org and at the door.
Now in its 2nd year of GLOW, the Garden has partnered with Joe Dean of Lumenscapes Illuminated Media to create the dazzling and extravagant displays Read More
Los Alamos Historians Sharon Snyder And Heather McClenahan Featured At ‘Author’s Speak’ Thursday
Sharon Snyder
LIBRARY News:
Los Alamos is blessed with a group of history enthusiasts, both amateur and professional, who devote countless hours to researching and understanding the stories that have shaped our community.
Two of those professionals, Sharon Snyder and Heather McClenahan, will be featured at Mesa Public Library’s Authors Speak talk at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23.
Snyder is the director of publications for Bathtub Row Press, the publishing arm of the Los Alamos Historical Society and McClenahan is the executive director of the Los Alamos Historical Society. Both are published Read More
Orion Weiss And Salzburg Marionette Theater Perform In Los Alamos
Pianist Orion Weiss with marionette friend. Courtesy photoLACA News:
A unique collaboration between a stellar pianist and a world renowned marionette theatre will take place at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1 at Smith Auditorium.
Pianist Orion Weiss will perform works by Schumann and Debussy with the Salzburg Marionette Theater providing a magical visualization of the stories suggested by the music.
“This performance is a piano recital enhanced by the artistry of the Marionettes,” LACA Artistic Director Ann McLaughlin said. “Adults should not imagine that this is fare with appeal only for children. Read More
Rail Runner Hosts In Transit Book Club’s Author Series
LITERARY News:
If you commute on the Rio Metro Regional Transit in Albuquerque, New Mexico, you’ll be excited to hear about the upcoming “Author Event Series” as part of New Mexico Rail Runner’s In Transit Book Club in collaboration with Upland Avenue Publishing Group. The upcoming events are as follows:
Oct. 25 is “Ride the Rail with Germaine.” Kids will come dressed in Halloween costumes and enjoy the decorated pumpkins, free candy, giveaways, coloring sheets, and listen to Los Alamos author Janice Lovato of “Germaine the Beatle” read to them.
November is the “Art and Literary Lounge.” A local Read More
Santa Fe Pro Musica Presents ‘Transfigured Night’
Mezzo-soprano Deborah Domanski will join the Santa Fe Pro Musica Orchestra for ‘Transfigured Night.’ Courtesy photoSFPM News:
Santa Fe Pro Musica is delighted to welcome back mezzo-soprano Deborah Domanski, joining the Santa Fe Pro Musica Orchestra (Thomas O’Connor, conductor) in a feast of fin-de-siècle Viennese music. The concert takes place at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8 and 3 p.m. Nov. 9 at the St. Francis Auditorium, New Mexico Museum of Art.
Tickets are $20, $35, $45, $65 and are available at the Santa Fe Pro Musica Box Office 505.988.4640. Tickets are also available at The Read More
Los Alamos Little Theatre Presents Agatha Christie’s ‘And Then There Were None’
The cast of ‘And Then There Were None’ rehearses for the upcoming play. Courtesy/LALTLALT News:
Los Alamos Little Theatre presents Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None” at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays Nov. 1 through Nov. 22. The play opens Halloween night, Thursday, Oct. 31.
Ten people find themselves together on an island. The first one suddenly dies. There are nine people left. One by one they continue to die. A mysterious voice accuses each of them of murder. In this classic Agatha Christie, indulge yourself in murder mystery. Until there are none.
NMSA Hosts School’s Art Show ‘Birch’
A photo taken at the 2012 Birch show. Photo by Alvin Gill-TapiaNMSA News:
New Mexico School for the Arts is hosting a third rendition of Birch, the school’s unique art show featuring anonymous art for sale, created by NMSA Visual Art students as well as renowned New Mexico artists. All pieces start at $99!
The event is 5:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7 at Santa Fe University of Art and Design Fine Arts Gallery, 1600 St. Michael’s Dr. in Santa Fe.
Join NMSA for this event celebrating and sharing the creations of its own students, as well as those of the broader New Mexico community.
Local Voting Puts LAHS In #1 Spot In New Mexico!
Grand Opening Celebration at Chinook Centre in Calgary. Courtesy photoSTATE FARM News:
Great news Los Alamos, your voting has shot Los Alamos High School into the #1 position in New Mexico and we are quickly approaching the top 100 in the Nation!
These last few days are the most important in voting because as other communities get complacent in their top spots we can vote Los Alamos to the top.
Just three more days of committing! Thank you all for keeping Los Alamos on the top of the map for this promotion – keep logging in and voting to support safe driving habits for ourselves and our teenagers 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 The Book of Life and John Wick. We will hold Fury and Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day for another week.
The Judge and Gone Girl will end this Thursday. I liked both of these films very much. Do see them on the big screen if you can.
Movie poster for ‘The Book of Life.’ Courtesy/Reel Deal Theater
The Book of Life is a vibrant fantasy-adventure, tells the legend Read More
Saturdays Workshops With Monika Kaden At Fuller Lodge Art Center
‘Dance, When You are Perfectly Free’, bronze by Monika Kaden. Colored Patina on Steel Ball, 10 feet tall on display at SHIDONI Sculptural Garden in Tesuque. Courtesy photo
ART News:
Artist Monika Kaden will teach a variety of workshops at Fuller Lodge Art Center:
- Oct. 25 Collage – Art of the New Deal – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Nov. 1 – Plaster/Alabaster: When Images Speak Lauder Than Words – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Nov. 8 Plaster/Alabaster: When Images Speak Lauder Than Words – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Nov. 15 Ceramic Pots as Sculpture – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Nov. 22 Ceramic Pots as
Taos Historical Society: Food Of Dia De Los Muertos Lecture
TCHS News:
The Taos County Historical Society presents a free, public lecture on “Food of Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)” by Deborah Gallagher at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, the Kit Carson Electric Boardroom, 118 Cruz Alta in Taos.
El Dia de los Muertos (the Day of the Dead) is by far the most significant of the calendrical festivals in the Southwest. El Dia de los Muertos is a time for families of the deceased to commemorate the dead. This day is set aside to commune with ancestors through the serving of a symbolic meal, and to tend to the grave sites of ancestors. Family members will clean and decorate Read More
‘Celebrate Safe Driving’ Enters Final Week!
The Band Perry. Courtesy photo
STATE FARM News:
Today marks the last week of State Farm’s promotion of safe driving. Please take a minute to support Los Alamos High School by pledging your support for safe driving and voting for our local high school to receive huge prizes from State Farm – ranging from $25,000 all the way to a free concert from The Band Perry.
Thank you already for your support – as of our last update Los Alamos High School was ranked #2 in New Mexico.
Let’s stay faithful during this marathon of voting and push our students to the top seat in the country!
Vote Now: www.CelebrateMyDrive.com Read More
DNCU Presents Art Of Filmmaker Lester Berman
Art of Filmmaker Lester Berman. Courtesy/DNCU
DNCU News:
SANTA FE—Del Norte Credit Union (DNCU), Northern New Mexico’s hometown financial cooperative, is proud to announce a partnership with Canyon Road Contemporary Art, bringing a new installation to the DNCU Cordova branch.
Art of Filmmaker Lester Berman. Courtesy/DNCU
The exhibit features works by Lester Berman, a contemporary, abstract artist whose exuberant works feature vivid colors and playful composition.
DNCU is pleased to showcase Berman’s works at the Cordova branch under the DNCU North Star Artist program, launched Read More
Support Effort Encouraging Teens To Drive Safely – Vote Again
The Band Perry/Courtesy photo
STATE FARM News:
Please support the effort to encourage our teens to drive safely. This online effort reinforces safe driving and rewards the kids with a possible visit and concert by The Band Perry.
Don’t know who the Band Perry is? Watch a few music videos on You tube (sorry, there’s a commercial at the start) https:////www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NJqUN9TClM
Partnering with our students begins today to bring The Band Perry to Los Alamos and it’s very simple:
- Go to www.celebratemydrive.com
- Click on “Make Your Safe Driving Commitment”
Authors Speak Series Presents Special Reading Of Young Adult Fiction
Gail Strickland
MPL News:
Gail Strickland, a scholar of classics and long-time resident of Northern California, has scheduled three appearances in Los Alamos Monday. She will talk with students at the Los Alamos Middle School and Los Alamos High School in the morning, and 3:30 p.m. at Mesa Public Library.
At each appearance, Strickland will discuss her creative process, the factual relationship of her book to the historical record, and Greek mythology.
The book is an account of a point in history when the Greek gods held a prominent place in human affairs. It centers around a young Read More
