From Robotics to Quilts Get Fair Exhibits Ready!
Quilt by Los Alamos artist Nicole Dunn. Courtesy photo
LACES News:
From robotics to preserves and quilts, get your exhibits ready for the 2014 Los Alamos County Fair and Rodeo.
If you’re into robotics here is an opportunity to exhibit your favorite robot as well as your home preserves, garden produce and those lovely quilts! The County Fair and Rodeo runs this weekend – Aug. 7-9.
Anyone living or working in Los Alamos County is eligible to enter an exhibit. Exhibit categories include: Culinary (baked items), Preserved Foods, Hobbies & Crafts, Fine Arts, Photography, Quilts, Read More
Guitarist Richard Hannemann Performs Sept. 6
Richard Hannemann. Courtesy/hannemannmusic.com
COMMUNITY News:
Guitarist Richard Hannemann will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6 at Duane Smith Auditorium. Tickets are $15 and should be purchased in advance from Pet Pangea, CB FOX, or Hannemann Music 505.662.0380 (tickets will not be available at the door).
The program, “Musica Vitae” is a selection of original songs and guitar solos written between 1970 and 2006. The music presented is a variety of styles drawing from folk, Spanish, classical, light jazz and a touch of blues.
The highlight of the evening will be the premier Read More
Fuller Lodge Arts and Crafts Fair Saturday, Aug. 9
ARTS News:
This weekend is the 38th annual Summer Arts & Crafts Fair. “Off the Cuff” will open with a reception 5-7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8 at Fuller Lodge Art Center.
Take a sneak peek here.
There will be an assortment of professional artists sharing their work. Please come by and let them see that the community supports the arts. Look over the attending artists then come by and visit their booths. They love to get your feedback about their work, but even more – they love it when you take something home! Check out the public Facebook site here. Read More
Village Arts Gets Creative With Window Display
Village Arts employees got together and created a special window display at the store on DP Road in honor of this weekend’s Los Alamos County Fair and Rodeo festivities. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
‘Wild and Crazy’ Bird Display At Mesa Public Library
Courtesy/PC
PC/EGA News:
A flock of “wild and crazy” birds will be on display beginning Tuesday through Aug. 15 in the lobby of Mesa Public Library.
Members of Pajarito Chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America have decorated the birds with a variety of embroidery techniques.
On Saturday, August 9, between 10 a.m. and noon,
the chapter members will demonstrate the art of embroidery 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 9 in the library lobby. Come and watch the stitchers at work. They’ll be happy to explain the various techniques and answer questions.
For more information, call Marilyn at 505.672.9404. Read More
Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘And So It Goes’
By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB“And So It Goes” is another enjoyable Rob Reiner comedy in the genre of “As Good As It Gets” (1997, also written by Mark Andrus). It’s a mix of sweet with a lot of sour.
Michael Douglas is perfectly convincing as Oren Little, an irascible realtor widower who is disappointed with life and unable to exhibit the least bit of compassion for his fellow human beings (or, for that matter, for a Rottweiler).
Movie poster for ‘And So It Goes.’ Coutesy/Rotten Tomatoes
Diane Keaton plays his next door neighbor Leah, a lounge singer who is also widowed. Keaton does Read More
‘The Fantasticks’ Musical In Santa Fe Aug. 14-16
Original Off-Broadway cast album cover. Courtesy/wikipedia.com
CLC News:
“The Fantasticks” musical opens at Christ Lutheran Church, 1701 Arroyo Chamiso in Santa Fe, with performances three nights only at 7 p.m., Aug. 14,15 and 16. The production is sponsored by Christ Lutheran Church,
“The Fantasticks” musical first opened at the Sullivan Street Playhouse in New York in May 1960. Since then, it has become the longest running production of any kind in the history of American Theatre. Music includes the familiar “Try to remember, the kind of September…” sung by El Gallo, who serves Read More
More Scenes From Friday’s Concert As Shinyribs Spreads Good Cheer During Storm
Shinyribs from Austin, Texas on stage at Ashley Pond Friday night. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Kevin Russell, singer and lead guitarist of Shinyribs. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Two-stepping to Shinyribs. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
From left, local bass player Rob Heineman, Kevin Russell of Shinyribs and concert promoter Russ Gordon share a moment during a break. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Staying dry at Friday’s concert. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Keyboard playerCrowd Braves Rain During Friday’s Shinyribs Concert
Audience members huddled under plastic tarps and unbrellas as rain fell on the Shinyribs concert at Ashley Pond Park Friday night. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Topley Performs At Taos ‘Sustainable Sunday Dinners’ Aug. 24
Bavarian Restaurant, Taos Ski Valle. Courtesy Photo
TSV News:
At 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24, Taos Ski Valley’s Bavarian Restaurant in coordination with the organizers of the Taos Solar Music Festival present an intimate evening with musician William Topley at the “Sustainable Sunday Dinners: Farm to Mountain to Table” summer finale event.
The eight week “Sustainable Sunday Dinners: Farm to Mountain to Table,” which began July 15, is held at The Bavarian in Taos Ski Valley every Sunday in July and August. The weekly event consists of a three course, locally grown, seasonally inspired farm-to-table Read More
Shake and Shimmy Tonight With the Shinyribs!
Kevin Russell with his uke. Courtesy/shinyribs.orgI imagine that you get feedback from time to time that you missed a dynamite Los Alamos County Summer Concert Series show.
Tonight with the Shinyribs will be a tremendous show that is not to be missed. The venue is Ashley Pond and the show starts at 7 p.m. The weather is iffy but the show will go on. We’ll have some extra tents out and, again, a Shinyribs night is truly amazing.
Tonight’s concert at the pond is sponsored by Holiday Inn Express, Los Alamos Co-op Market and the NM Consortium. Read More
Good Morning Los Alamos!
This photo was shot at 6:30 a.m. today looking northwest from downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Judith F. StauberAlbuquerque & Four Corners Pipes and Drums Practices at Pond!
The Albuquerque & Four Corners Pipes and Drums, the local bagpipe band, holds a special practice Wednesday evening at Ashley Pond in preparation for their upcoming outdoor concert, scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Aug. 13 at Ashley Pond. Families and visitors are welcome to bring a picnic dinner and enjoy the unique music of Scotland. Photo by James E. Rickman Read More
Community and Historical Society Discuss First Episode of WGN’s Manhattan
Discussion got underway following Sunday’s premiere of WGN’s new series, Manhattan, at Time Out Pizzeria. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
LAHS News:
There was an amazing turnout for the Los Alamos Historical Society’s viewing of the premiere of WGN’s new series, Manhattan, a fictionalized look at life in Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project.
There was a great discussion following the show, and the Society has collected some of the common questions that we heard that night and on social media. Every week the Society will be updating a bulletin board in the Museum to continue Read More
This Week at the Reel Deal
Column by JIM O’DONNELL This week we are opening Guardians of the Galaxy, Sex Tape with Cameron Diaz and Jason Segal, and The Purge: Anarchy. Lucy, will hold for another week. Planes, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and Begin Again will end this Thursday
Movie Poster for ‘Guardians of the Galaxy.’ Courtesy/Reel Deal Theater
Guardians of the Galaxy: From Marvel, the studio that brought you the global blockbuster franchises of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers, comes a new team-the Guardians of the Galaxy. An action-packed, Read More
Best-Selling Author John Sandford Joins Hillerman Conference
John Sanford. Courtesy photo
ARTS News:
Wordharvest is pleased to feature The New York Times best-selling author and Santa Fe resident John Sandford at the 10th annual Tony Hillerman Writers Conference in November.
Sandford is the author of 31 published novels, all of which have appeared in one format or another on The New York Times best-seller lists. His latest thriller, Field of Prey, was released this summer to stellar reviews. The Huffington Post calls it “one of his best,” and Booklist named it “another top notch thriller destined for best-seller lists.”
A Pulitzer Prize Read More
Locals View Los Alamos Through Hollywood Lens at Sunday Night’s ‘Manhattan’ Premiere
Local scientists and historians including Los Alamos Historical Society Executive Director Heather McClenahan, right, got a good laugh at some of the artistic license taken in the production of ‘Manhattan’ during Sunday’s premiere. They said they had been expecting the variences from reality because producers had made it clear that the series was not intended to be true to life. By Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Discussion between local scientists, residents and members of the Los Alamos Historical Society followed Sunday’s premiere of ‘Manhattan’ Read More
Local Author Selected For Amazon’s Summer Romance Event
COMMUNITY News:
The Kindle editors at Amazon have selected Rosemary’s Glove, written by local author Shirley Raye Redmond, to be included in its Summer Romance Event.
Read details here.
Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘Lucy’
By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB“Lucy,” by writer/director Luc Besson, is a contemporary era (rather than futuristic) Sci-Fi flick, immersed in the dark underworld of international drug running.
If you are sensitive to scenes involving blood, torture, execution by gun, or weirdly morphing ooze, don’t bother with this one. The film is rated “R” for strong violence, disturbing images and sexuality. I thought this was a very smart film. I liked it.
First off, the concept of the film is intriguing: what would happen if a human suddenly were able to increase the percentage of her brain to which she Read More
Crowd Joins Los Alamos Historical Society At Time Out Pizzeria For Premiere of ‘Manhattan’
The private dining room at Time Out Pizzeria on Central Avenue is filling up with community members prepared to watch the premiere of Manhattan this evening. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
The main dining area also is filling up for the big event. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Heather McClenahan, executive director of the Los Alamos Historical Society reminds the crowd that the producers have said repeatedly of this series, ‘This is fiction.’ Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report:
Tonight starts the television series premiere of “Manhattan” Read More
