Daily Postcard: Plump Little Bird Perches Near Holiday Inn
Daily Postcard: A plump little bird is spotted peacefully perched on a branch Friday morning in the area between the Holiday Inn Express and Los Alamos Airport. Photo by Joanne Knobloch (visiting from Middletown, NJ) Read More
New Mexico School For The Arts Earns Arts Schools Network Exemplary School Designation
NMSA News:
HOUSTON — The Arts Schools Network Board of Directors has named the New Mexico School for the Arts an Exemplary School in recognition of its commitment to excellence. The five-year designation is awarded for 2025-2030.
Arts Schools Network (ASN), the nation’s largest professional membership organization of specialized arts schools, awards Exemplary School designations to members that follow A Guide to Assessing Your Arts School in strategically evaluating their school’s purpose, operations, and educational programs. The Guide is a collaborative effort by ASN and the Accrediting Read More
Bright Orange Roses Bloom On Ridgecrest Avenue
Bright orange roses bloom Tuesday on Ridgecrest Avenue in White Rock. Photo by Annette Maes-Livermore Read More
Family Strengths Network Invites Community To Annual Summer Splash June 20 & 21
FSN News:
Family Strength Network is hosting its annual Summer Splash, 10 a.m. to noon June 20 & 21 at 3540 Orange St.
Families are invited to celebrate summer with lawn games, sprinklers, splash pools, a slip ’n slide, crafts, an ice cream bar, and more outdoor fun.
Attendees are reminded to bring sunscreen, hats, towels, and a change of clothes or swimsuit. Read More
Beautiful Roses Brighten Garden On Grand Canyon Drive
Beautiful roses brighten a garden Tuesday along Grand Canyon Drive in White Rock. Photo by Annette Maes-Livermore Read More
Fun & Games At Los Alamos Golf Course June 11
LAGA News:
Los Alamos Golf Association, TechSource and LAGC invite everyone to come out and enjoy the summer evenings at the new Los Alamos Golf Course practice range, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 11.
There will be contests and prizes for all. The putting green will be transformed into a fun putt-putt course, buckets of balls will be $3 and large pizzas will be $5 off. Adults and children can compete in putting and chipping contests and also earn gift cards by hitting targets on the driving range.
This is the first of three “Wednesday Nights on the Range” (June 11, 18 and 25) where the community can Read More
Bon Jovi Tribute-80’s Rock N Roll Bash Headlines Summer Concert, 2025 ChamberFest Awards Friday
One of the biggest concerts of the 2025 season to Ashley Pond Park this Friday, June 6, will feature Halfway There – A Tribute to Bon Jovi! Courtesy/Sancre Productions
Sancre Productions News:
In honor of the Annual ChamberFest Awards, the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce and Waterstone Mortgage are bringing one of the biggest concerts of the 2025 season to Ashley Pond Park this Friday, June 6, featuring Halfway There – A Tribute to Bon Jovi!
Come out to Ashley Pond Park, 6-9 p.m., where the pond rocks out to the best of 80’s Rock N Roll, completely free!
The Los Alamos Commerce and Development Read More
Daily Postcard: Early Evening Fog Falls Over Western Hills
Daily Postcard: Early evening fog falls over the western hills Wednesday behind Pajarito Complex on Arizona Avenue. Photo by Jen Moss Read More
Teatro Paraguas Presents A Poetry Reading With Tina Carlson, Cindy Huyser, And Mary Morris
Left to right: Cindy Huyser, Tina Carlson, Mary Morris. Courtesy photo
ART News:
Teatro Paraguas is pleased to host a poetry reading with Cindy Huyser from Austin, Texas, and
two renowned Santa Fe poets, Tina Carlson and Mary Morris. The free reading takes place at 5:00 p.m., Sunday, July 20 at Teatro Paraguas.
Cindy Huyser is the author of the full-length poetry collection, Cartography (3: A Taos Press, 2025), the contest-winning chapbook, Burning Number Five: Power Plant Poems (Blue Horse Press, 2014), co-author of the collaborative limited-edition chapbook XIII: Taylor Swift-Inspired Read More
Young Artists Perform In Concert At BESAC June 8
Daily Postcard: Western Honey Bee In Rover Park
Daily Postcard: A western honey bee, also called a European honey bee, is collecting nectar and pollen recently from flowers blooming at Rover Park in White Rock. According to various reports, honey bees in northern New Mexico are under significant stress and experiencing population declines. Habitat loss, pesticides, climate change, and disease are among the most important factors putting honey bees at risk. Nonetheless, Los Alamos County residents will notice many honey bees coming to certain types of plants, particularly when the sun is shining on them. Photo by Richard Skolnik Read More
New Mexico State Library Supports ‘Color Our World’ Summer Reading Programs Statewide
STATE News:
New Mexico State Library (NMSL) is supporting summer reading programs at public libraries throughout the state.
This year’s theme for public libraries is “Color Our World”, which invites libraries to celebrate art, creativity, and artistic expression.
NMSL offers support to libraries through digital and physical materials for distribution, as well as training opportunities for librarians to learn and share ideas for hands-on craft activities, reading tracking boards, games, and special events that tie into the program theme.
Summer Reading Programs are at the heart of Read More
Make Rainbow Patterns At Japanese Shibori Tie-Dye Workshop June 21
NMHS News:
Celebrate Pride Month with creativity and color in this Shibori and tie dye workshop 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Saturday, June 21, presented by the Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area (NRGNHA) at Los Luceros.
Shibori is a traditional Japanese tie-dye technique that involves clamping, binding, folding, or wrapping fabric to create endless pattern variations when dipped into liquid fabric dyes. Learn the art of Shibori dyeing and create fabulous rainbow patterns to honor and celebrate diversity. Get an introduction to the history and cultural significance of Shibori, create Shibori Read More
Artemis Art Management Manifests ‘Artivism’
AAMI News:
SANTA FE — Artemis Art Management Inc., a New Mexico company headquartered in Santa Fe, announced its launch Monday with its first featured activist artist (“Artivist”) Jacqueline Rudolph.
Jacqueline will be exhibiting samples of her impressionist portraits, sculptures, and artwear at Art Santa Fe at the Sweeney Convention Center July 11-13. As a Latina artivist, Jacqueline’s artwork expresses her societal values and support for social change. Several of her series, including “I AM”, Icon Warriors, and Women Warriors, will be displayed at the show, along with examples of her Read More
PAC 8 Community Media Center: June 6-12, 2025
PAC 8 News:
PAC 8 Community Media Center is available for recording events, transferring of old media, shooting and editing, live streaming and drone photography and videography.
For information, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.
PAC 8 Television schedule for June 6-12, 2025:
Friday, June 6, 2025
- 6 a.m. — Democracy Now! – Live
- 10 a.m. — The Thom Hartmann Program
- 11 a.m. — County Council Replay 5-20-25
- 3 p.m. — Democracy Now!
- 5 p.m. — PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
- 6 p.m. — Coexisting With Cougars: Protecting Wildlife While Reducing Conflict
- 7 p.m. — Burning Memories –
Movies In The Park 7 PM Wednesday At The Pond
The next ‘Movie in the Park’ will feature Moana 2, 7-10 p.m. Wednesday at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
Enjoy a summer evening in the park with a fun, family-oriented movie. Bring your blankets, pajamas and snacks to watch a movie under the stars.
The Movies in the Park program utilizes various parks throughout Los Alamos County; see the locations below. Weather cancellations are made one hour before show time.
- June 4: Moana 2, 7-10 p.m. @ Ashley Pond
- June 18: Wonka, 7-10 p.m. @ Rover Park
- July 9: Elemental, 7-10 p.m. @ Ashley Pond
- July 23: The Garfield Movie, 7-10 p.m. @ Urban
Daily Postcard: Western Tanager In Downtown Los Alamos
Daily Postcard: Glowing like a flame in the golden light of sunrise, this Western Tanager put an exclamation mark on the morning last week at a residence near downtown Los Alamos. Residents in the Jemez from late April through mid-October, look for these birds high in the trees. Photo by Jonathan Dowell/@SnowyEgretPhotography Read More
Scenes From ‘Monastery Of Christ In The Desert’ In Abiquiu
View Sunday morning of the Monastery of Christ in the Desert in Abiquiu. A community of monks lives at this Benedictine monastery in the Chama Canyon wilderness, about 75 miles north of Santa Fe. According to its website, ‘The monks here have the goal of living the contemplative life, which St. Benedict, whose Rule is followed, envisions as a life free from all attachments so that a relationship with God becomes their central and even exclusive relationship. Such a life is modeled on the self-sacrificing love of Jesus Christ and empowered by a prayer life in the Holy Spirit as the monk spends his Read More
The Fabulous 2025 Folk Art Flea Is Saturday June 7
ART News:
The 2025 fabulous Folk Art Flea is Saturday, June 7, at the Santa Fe County Fairgrounds at 3229 Rodeo Road.
The Folk Art Flea features hundreds of curated folk art pieces from collectors and artists around the world.
The donated art benefits educational programs and exhibitions at the Museum of International Folk Art through the Museum of New Mexico Foundation, a private nonprofit organization.
Admission is free and members of Friends of Folk Art (FOFA) enjoy early admission to the Flea, 9-10 a.m., with public admission from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 7.
For information on joining FOFA, Read More
‘Quilt As Art’ Final Day Is Wednesday At Step Up Gallery
Visitors view Sunbonnet Sue quilts in the ‘Quilt As Art’ exhibit at Step Up Gallery, which comes down Thursday to make way for the next exhibit. Photo by Katy KorkosCOMMUNITY News:
The richly detailed art quilts that have hung on the walls of Step Up Gallery will come down on Thursday to make way for the next exhibit. Wednesday is the last day to see the “The Quilt as Art” exhibit, which has attracted visitors from all over New Mexico and neighboring states.
The themes these fiber artists have explored are wide-ranging. Some artworks refer to traditional quilts, such as the log cabin and Sunbonnet Read More
