Photo Gallery: Faces Of Int’l Folk Art Market
Photo by Derrick Key/Los Alamos
Photo by Derrick Key/Los Alamos
IFAM News:
This summer’s 11th annual International Folk Art Market kicked off July 10 with a Community Celebration in Santa Fe’s Railyard Park. The annual Artists’ Procession included more than 100 of the 2014 Market artists from more than 60 countries, all in colorful national dress.
The Market ran through July 13 at Milner Plaza on Santa Fe’s Museum Hill and included international food vendors, artist demonstrations, hands-on art making activities for children, dance and the opportunity to meet artists from around the world.
Culture Rich ‘Fiestas de Taos’ July 19-20
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TAOS News:
The centuries old, culturally rich celebration of Fiestas de Taos will take place in Taos through Sunday, July 20 and includes festivities in honor of the feast days of Taos’ Catholic patron saints, St. Anne and St. James (Santa Ana y Santiago).
One of Taos’ staple annual events, Fiestas de Taos features live music donated by local talent, traditional dances, parades, and special presentations along with food and crafts vendors and activities for children. A Fiesta Queen is traditionally selected among local contenders during the fiesta as well.
The Read More
High Elevation ‘Beer Fiesta’ July 26
LA BEER CO-OP News:The family-friendly “Beer Fiesta” is sponsored by the Los Alamos Beer Co-op, New Mexico’s only cooperative brewery in planning. Along with celebrating the state’s burgeoning craft brewing industry, this Fiesta marks two important milestones in the Co-op’s push to
Authors Speak: Havill Talks About N.M. Police Mysteries
Steven F Havill. Courtesy/MPL
MPL News:
Steven F. Havill is the guest author at the July Authors Speak Series reading and talk at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 24 in the upstairs rotunda at Mesa Public Library.
Havill is an American author of mysteries and westerns. Havill lives in Datil, N.M. with his wife Kathleen. He has written two series of police procedurals set in the fictional Posadas County, N.M.; along with other works.
From Heartshot, the first Posadas County mysteries novel from Steven F. Havill, through Night Zone, the most recent, sheriff Bill Gastner has been a common thread in these compelling Read More
Cathy Faber Band Swings Posse Lodge Saturday
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‘Slowgirl’ at Santa Fe’s WH 21 Aug. 2-3, 9-10
‘Slowgirl’ author Greg Pierce. Courtesy photoHouser Centennial Tribute Showcases Monumental Works by Sculptor and Devotees
Allan Houser. CourtesyMIAC
MIAC News:
Internationally collected and admired sculptor, painter, and teacher Allan Houser (1914-1994), is back in the Santa Fe spotlight in a major way this summer on the 100th anniversary of his birth.
Beginning Aug. 3, five large scale artworks by the famed Chiricahua Apache sculptor will be displayed in the exhibit “Footprints: The Inspiration and Influence of Allan Houser” at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture (MIAC), accompanied by an assortment of life-size and monumental sculptures by notable artists who either studied with Read More
Los Alamos Community Winds Presents Free Concert at Ashley Pond Wednesday, July 23
The Los Alamos Community Winds will present a free concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 23 at Ashley Pond. Come bring a picnic dinner, spread out a blanket, and enjoy a slice of Americana as LACW continues the tradition of the town band with a concert of light music and good, old-fashioned popular tunes. Photo by TK ThompsonThis Week at the Reel Deal
Column By JIM O’DONNELL This week we are opening Planes: Fire and Rescue, Begin Again, and Jersey Boys. We will hold Planet of the Apes, and Tammy. Transformers,and Earth to Echo will end this Thursday.
We had planned on opening Sex Tape with Cameron Diaz and Jason Segal this weekend but Sony gave us the run-around again and told us we didn’t make the cut. Truthfully I don’t know if it’s a good film or not but now at least we have a chance to see how it opens and what the critics say. If it doesn’t live up to the hoopla Read More
Make Pet Rock ‘Siblings’ at PEEC July 22
Make pet rocks like this one at PEEC’s Summer Family Evening, July 22. Courtesy/PEEC PEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) will host a Summer Family Evening, 6:30-8 p.m., July 22 at which staff members from the YMCA will facilitate a fun activity helping kids make pet rock “siblings.”
Families are welcome to drop in any time throughout the program.
After going outside to search for a pair of rocks, kids and their parents will bring them back in to PEEC where they can use different art and craft supplies to make their very own pet rock “siblings.”
The child gets Read More
Lightning Strikes Photographed From North Mesa
Photographer Maria Thibodeau captured a lightning strike from North Mesa Saturday night. Courtesy/mariawritingwithlight.com
Photographer Maria Thibodeau took this shot as forked lightning struck. Courtesy/mariawritingwithlight.comPainter Richard Wasilewski’s One Man Show Opened Friday at Mesa Public Library Gallery
Artist Richard Wasilewski of Jemez Springs chats with Merry McIntyre of Los Alamos at the opening of his exhibit of paintings at Mesa Public Library Friday. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Artist Richard Wasilewski, center, poses in front of one of his paintings with his wife, Carol Meine, and Mesa Public Library Manager Steven Thomas. Wasilewski’s work can be viewed through Aug. 5 in the Mesa Public Library Art Gallery, open during regular library hours. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comSFO Apprentice Concert July 20 at Fuller Lodge
LAOG News:Rahim AlHaj: Master of the Oud Performs Aug. 23
Rahim AlHaj
CONCERT News:
Rahim AlHaj, composer and two-time Grammy nominee, celebrates the release of “Journey,” his new retrospective CD, with a special concert at The Outpost performance space in Albuquerque Aug. 23.
AlHaj is a virtuoso on the oud, a pear-shaped stringed instrument commonly used in Middle-Eastern music. Construction of the oud is similar to that of the lute. It is considered an ancestor of the guitar.
Special guest musicians include percussionist Issa Malluf, violinist David Felberg (Chatter String Quartet) and others.
Rahim is known for the depth of soul and emotion Read More
Los Alamos Historical Society and Time Out Pizzeria Host ‘Manhattan’ Viewing Party July 27
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COMMUNITY News:
It’s not every day that your hometown is featured in a major television series. Starting July 27, with the premiere of “Manhattan” on WGN America, Los Alamos will be.
The Los Alamos Historical Society and Time Out Pizzeria (Los Alamos branch on Central Avenue) are hosting a viewing party and discussion group for each of the season’s 13 episodes. The premier is 7 p.m., Sunday, July 27. Subsequent episodes will air 8 p.m Sundays.
According to WGN, “Manhattan” is about “brilliant but flawed scientists” who lived in Los Alamos during World War II and were racing to build Read More
Expect to Rock Hard Tonight With Eric McFadden!
Eric McFAdden on stage. Courtesy/ericmcfadden.comAt 7 p.m. tonight at Ashley Pond, we’re going to be rocking. Not some mindless pop or even some great folk rock. No country Friday or country rock. Not even 50s or 60s rock.
The root of this music is the harder rock of the 70s, the punk and metal of the 80s and the grunge of Seattle’s 9’s. Playing tonight is the awe inspiring, raging rocker and guitar virtuoso Eric McFadden, with drummer Scott Beguin and bassExpectist Walden Cox.
McFadden’s main gig these days is playing lead guitar and touring Read More
Glass Fusing Class to Benefit Self Help, Inc.
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COMMUNITY News:
Indulge your creative side while raising funds for Self Help, Inc.
Gather a couple of your friends and register for the First Glass Fusing Class, noon to 2:30 p.m., Saturday, July 26. Learn art glass techniques, relax, create and donate to Self Help, Inc., all at the same time.
Based on the number of participants registered for this class, Bullseye Glass will donate up to $800 to Self Help, Inc., a non-profit organization founded in 1969 and dedicated to assisting people in need.
The First Glass Fusing Class is a great introduction to the fundamental concepts of creating Read More
This Week at the Reel Deal
Column By JIM O’DONNELL This week we are opening Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. We will hold Earth to Echo, Tammy and Transformers. 22 Jump St. will end this Thursday.
Movie poster for ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.’ Courtesy/Reel Deal Theater
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is getting spectacular reviews. 95 percent of critics are loving this sequel to “Rise” by “Cloverfield” director Matt Reeves. It may the first real blockbuster of the summer. Hope to see you at the Reel Deal Theater! It opens Friday.
A growing nation of genetically Read More
Calling All Artists: Fuller Lodge Art Center Arts & Crafts Fair Aug. 9
Los Alamos Summer Arts & Crafts Fair. By Robert Estep
FLAC News:
The Fuller Lodge Art Center’s 38th annual Summer Arts & Crafts Fair is scheduled for Aug. 9 (Los Alamos County Fair & Rodeo weekend).
Artists interested in booth space may call Nancy at 505.662.1635. For more information, click here. Read More
Santa Fe Council on International Relations: Champagne Brunch & Film July 22
CIR News:
Santa Fe Council on International Relations (CIR) is hosting a Champagne Brunch and viewing of the film “Welcome,” 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 22 at the CIR’s new location at 413 Grant Avenue, Suite D in Santa Fe.
Join the Council on International Relations for a delightful champagne brunch and film entitled: Welcome, directed by Phillippe Lioret on Tuesday, July 22 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at CIR’s new location: 413 Grant Avenue, Suite D in Santa Fe.
The multi award-winning new film from writer/director Philippe Lioret, WELCOME is a compassionate Read More
