Pianist Keith Porter-Snell and Cellist James Holland To Perform Brown Bag Concert
Keith Porter-Snell at the piano. Porter-Snell will appear in concert with cellist James Holland Wednesday. Courtesy/LAACLAAC News:
The Los Alamos Arts Council continues the tradition of offering excellent programs to the public through its free Brown Bag Performance Series at noon Wednesday, April 2 at Fuller Lodge, with pianist Keith Porter-Snell in concert with cellist James Holland.
Porter-Snell is a pianist, piano teacher and writer of educational music for piano students. As a performer, he specializes in piano music written to be played with the left hand alone.
Porter-Snell appears Read More
Poets Veronica Golos and Andrea Watson Featured at Quotes: Authors Speak Lecture Thursday
Veronica Golos. Courtesy/MPL
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
April is National Poetry Month and to honor the literary art, Mesa Public Library is hosting two poets at the Quotes: Authors Speak lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Veronica Golos and Andrea Watson are more than just published poets. Watson is the founder, publisher and editor of 3: A Taos Press. She is also co-editor of Collecting Life: Poets on Objects Known and Imagined.
Andrea Watson. Courtesy/MPL
Watson designed and curated 18 events across the U.S. that combined visual art with poetry. Her poetry has appeared in numerous publications including Read More
Santa Fe Pro Musica Presents ‘Baroque Holy Week’
Soprano Kathryn Mueller joins Santa Fe Pro Musica for ‘Baroque Holy Week.’ Courtesy/SFPM
SFPM News:
Santa Fe─Baroque Holy Week is the finale of Santa Fe Pro Musica’s 32nd Season. A favorite springtime fixture, these concerts feature works of Bach, Handel, Purcell, Pergolesi, and Corelli performed on period instruments, highlighting the glorious voice of soprano Kathryn Mueller and the talents of the Santa Fe Pro Musica Baroque Ensemble in the historic Loretto Chapel.
For full details, visit www.santafepromusica.com
Performances are 7:30 p.m. April 17 and 18, and 6 p.m. Read More
Deadline Approaches for Hastings Smith Memorial Vocal Scholarship
Sangre de Cristo Chorale News:
Santa Fe ─ The mailing deadline, April 1, is fast approaching for college-bound high school seniors who will graduate this spring and want to apply for a $500 scholarship awarded to students dedicated to singing.
The Hastings Smith Memorial Vocal Scholarship is among the musical education opportunities offered by the Santa Fe-based Sangre de Cristo Chorale to enrich the lives of young people in the region. Begun in 1996, the Hastings Smith Memorial Vocal Scholarship was established in memory of Hastings Smith, a Sangre de Cristo Chorale singer. Read More
Call for Acts for Got Dance Showcase Extended
YMCA News:
The Family YMCA is extending the open call for dance acts for its Friday, April 25, Got Dance Showcase performance.
Currently seven acts will be preforming but the Y has spots for seven other acts to apply and has extended the application date until March 31.
Registration is free and can be done online at https:////www.laymca.org/, by phone at 505.662.3100, or in person at the Y, 1450 Iris St. Read More
Beer Coop Hoists a Few Pints, Raises Funds at Social
A good crowd turned out for the Los Alamos Beer Coop Social at the Manhattan Project Bar & Grill Sunday. The Beer Coop is raising funds to open a tap room in Los Alamos. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Beer Coop Board members Bill Myers, left, and Thad Hahn pose with the thermometer marking their fundraising progress, which is about $125,000 so far. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Singer Lorelei Wohlbier, 10, brought down the house when she joined the Pajarito String Band on stage Sunday and belted out a rendition of ‘Summertime.’ She is the daughter Read More
Ken Nebel Speaks on ‘The Ins and Outs of the Fuller Lodge Art Center’
Fuller Lodge Art Center. Courtesy/LAPQG
LAPQG News:
Fuller Lodge Art Center Director Ken Nebel is the featured speaker at the next meeting of the Los Alamos Piecemakers Quilt Guild at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 25 at White Rock Baptist Church.
Nebel will discuss the different activities going on at the Center and explain the process of producing a gallery show. He will include fiber arts and its place in the gallery. Visitors are welcome.
The group also will discuss the Mug Rug Challenge and other Guild activities.
Gang of Three Perform at Y’s Red and Black Ball
From left, Los Alamos County Fire Chief Troy Hughes, County Councilor Steve Girrens and Dr. Paul Daly doing their famous ZZ Top performance at Saturday night’s Family YMCA Red and Black Ball fundraiser brought down the house. Watch for more photos of the event this morning in the Los Alamos Daily Post. Courtesy photo Read More
Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘Muppets Most Wanted’
‘Muppets Most Wanted’ movie poster..Courtes/Reel Deal Theater
“Muppets Most Wanted” has just opened at our local movie house, the Reel Deal. It is a fun, feel good movie, with lots of laughs and surprise guest cameos. It’s vastly entertaining if you can just relax and let your funny bone be tickled.
All your favorite Muppets are in this one, plus several you may not have seen before. It’s even fun for people like me who weren’t raised on the Muppets and didn’t raise any kids on the Muppets. Read More
Singer/Songwriter Bat Performs at American Legion Post 90 Saturday Night
Singer/songwriter Bat. Courtesy/AL
LEGION News:
American Legion Post 90 welcomes the return of singer/songwriter Bat for a one night performance at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 22 at the American Legion Post, 1325 Trinity Dr.
Bat performs at American Legion Posts throughout the country, as well as Elk’s Clubs, hotels and Nightclubs entertaining American Veterans and servicemen and women.
Per Post Policy, you need to be a member or bona fide guest of a member to attend. Post members can provide information regarding eligibility requirements to join. For questions or other information call 505.662.7772. Read More
‘Sisters in Art ~ Sisters at Heart’ Opens with ‘It’s Not Easy Being Green at Fuller Lodge Art Center Tonight
Everything’s coming up green in the new show in Fuller Lodge Art Center’s Main Gallery. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
‘Shifting Shape’ a photographic work by KiP Walker.
‘Crow Mother Weaves the Cosmos,’ watercolor by Jan Wright. Courtesy of the artist.Two new shows open with a reception from 5-7 p.m. tonight.at the Fuller Lodge Art Center. In the Main Gallery is the Center ‘s latest themed exhibit, “It’s Not Easy Being Green.” Some artists took off from the color green in all its Read More
Pride in Ourselves is Good, Right?
The Very Rev. Louise Weiss of Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church. Courtesy/TOTHShould we look out for ourselves, be independent, and meet our own needs? This Sunday, join Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church for a free community dinner at 5:15 p.m., followed at 6:07 p.m. with the service (this Sunday and EVERY second and fourth Sunday) and a live praise-and-worship band!
Mother Alicia Pope says that “we are constantly bombarded with television messages that declare that true happiness comes from serving ourselves. Yet the more self-absorbed we become, Read More
‘September Shoes’ Explores Cross-Cultural Experiences
Poster for ‘September Shoes. Courtesy/NNMC
NNMC News:
The Nick Salazar Center for the Arts, Northern New Mexico College presents “September Shoes,”a play by José Cruz González. The play is presented at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays March 28-April 5. There is a preview performance at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 27.
Set in the small Arizona border town of Dolores, “September Shoes” tells the story of a community ripped apart by tragedy, where Gail and Alberto, a plastic surgeon and his wife have just returned after three decades away for the funeral of Gail’s aunt Lilly. The Read More
‘Folk Artists on Immigration’ Exhibit at MOIFA
‘Retirantes’ (family leaving) a woodblock print by Miguel da Silva, made in Bezerros, Pernambuco, Brazil in 1995. Courtesy/MOIFAMOIFA News:
SANTA FE—Visitors to the Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) have a unique opportunity to help develop an exhibit on the timely topic of immigration. Work in Progress: Folk Artists on Immigration, a new participatory exhibit lab exploring issues of immigration, home, and belonging, is now underway in the Museum’s Mark Naylor and Dale Gunn Gallery of Conscience.
In this exhibit lab, visitors and community members participate “behind the scenes” Read More
This Week at the Reel Deal
Column by JIM O’DONNELLThis week we are opening Muppets Most Wanted and Divergent. Mr. Peabody and Non-Stop will hold for another week, while 300: Rise of an Empire and Dallas Buyers Club end Thursday.
‘Divergent’ movie poster. Courtesy/Reel Deal Theater
Divergent is a thrilling action-adventure film set in a world where people are divided into distinct factions based on human virtues. Tris Prior (Shailene Woodley) is warned she is Divergent and will never fit into any one group. When she discovers a conspiracy by a faction leader (Kate Winslet) Read More
Beer Co-op Social Features Pajarito String Band at Manhattan Project Bar & Grill Sunday
BEER CO-OP News:
The Los Alamos Beer Co-op is hosting a social at the Manhattan Project Bar & Grill and everyone is invited!
Enjoy special beer releases, meet people who are involved with the Beer Co-op initiative, and learn the latest about recent progress toward opening a new taproom venue in Los Alamos and how to help get the local member-owned brewery open.
The event is 4-6 p.m. Sunday, March 23 at Manhattan Project Bar & Grill. Music starts at 5 p.m. with the Pajarito String Band. Read More
‘Game of Thrones’ Season Four Premieres in Santa Fe
Official poster for Season Four of ‘Game of Thrones.’ Courtes/hbo.com
Staff Report
Santa Fe is in for a treat, thanks to George R. R. Martin, Santa Fe resident, owner of the Jean Cocteau Cinema and most famously, author of A Song of Ice and Fire, the series of novels on which the HBO series Game of Thrones is based.
The series will premiere its fourth season in the City Different as well as L.A. and New York March 29, a week before the television premiere.
There will be three screenings at the Jean Cocteau: one in Spanish (no subtitles) at 10:30 a.m., one in English at 1:30 p.m. and VIP/invitation Read More
Science On Screen Presents ‘Panic in the Streets’
Ben Althouse. Courtesy/SFI
SFI News:
The popular Science On Screen series continues with Panic in the Streets at 7 p.m. Monday, March 31 at the Center for Contemporary Arts (CCA), 1050 Old Pecos Trail, in Santa Fe. For tickets and prices, call the CCA Box Office at 505.982.1338.
Elia Kazan’s 1950s film noir follows a U.S. Public Health Service agent and a police detective as they race through the streets of New Orleans to prevent an outbreak of pneumonic plague. The movie, filmed entirely on location in New Orleans, won an Oscar for best writing and launched the genre of outbreak movies.
Epidemiologist Read More
Bagpipes Mark St. Patrick’s Day at Los Alamos High School
LAHS Senior Tristan Goodwin celebrated St. Patrick's Day at the High School by playing a few songs on his bagpipes. Goodwin has been playing the instrument for more than nine years. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
St. Patrick's Day Pipes. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com Read More
LACDC Seeks Artists For Summer Markets
LACDC News:Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation (LACDC) is looking for artists and artisans to participate in a seasonal outdoor Artist Market at the White Rock Visitor Center.
There will be 10 markets this year, June to October beginning 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, June 7. Each market costs $15 to participate and space is limited so early registration is encouraged.
To register for any of the Artist Markets go to https:////losalamoschamber.com/
For more information contact Read More
