PAC 8 Community Media Center: May 30-June 5, 2025
PAC 8 Community Media Center 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 May 30-June 5, 2025
Friday, May 30, 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. — Chamber of Commerce Business Breakfast – Legislative Update
- 7 p.m.
Daily Postcard: Starry Night Over Valle Grande
Daily Postcard: A starry night Thursday over Valle Grande. Registration is now open for the next Astrophotography Workshop Friday, June 6. With Valles Caldera National Preserve (an International Dark Sky Park) as an outdoor classroom, photographers Stan Ford and Richard Gonzales will guide program participants through the basics of astrophotography. Learn how to adjust and optimize DSLR camera settings, select a shooting location, and, of course, shoot spectacular images of the night sky. Learn more or register: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm. Photo by Read More
Los Alamos ScienceFest 2025 Event Line-Up
Scene from 2024 ScienceFest. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
Get ready for an exciting week of science this summer in Los Alamos! Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District is eager to bring the 18th annual ScienceFest to the community and region on June 20-28, 2025.
“This year’s theme, ‘Catalysts & Currents,’ is about recognizing both the ground-breaking moments in the scientific world as well as the slow-moving currents of change happening all around us on a daily basis,” said Event Manager Alison Watkins at Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District.
ScienceFest kicks off on the evening Read More
Leadership Los Alamos Announces 2025 Award Recipients
Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient Suzanne Lynne
From LLA:
The depth, breadth, kindness, and compassion in the leadership of our community often goes unrecognized, but Leadership Los Alamos (LLA) strives to bring contributions into clear focus.
The LLA Board of Directors at their May 16 event heralded three leadership categories:
- The Distinguished Alumnus Award;
- The Distinguished Leader Award; and
- The NextGen Leadership Award (for students 13-18).
Three such wonderful people were recognized for their work in our community.
The Distinguished Alumnus Award characterizes leadership Read More
LAAC ‘Come As You Are’ Exhibit Opening Reception May 30
Daily Postcard: Elks Display Flags Honoring Veterans
The Elks Lodge displays American Flags along Trinity Drive to honor the memory of Veterans this Memorial Day. The VFW will host the Memorial Day 2025 ceremony honoring fallen Veterans at 11 a.m. today at Guaje Pines Cemetery, which is open to the public. Following the ceremony, everyone is invited to a social gathering at the VFW at 1793 Deacon St. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
Learn Plants Of The Bosque At Coronado Historic Site’s First Sunday Walk June 1
Coronado Historic Site News:
The community is invited to join Coronado Historic Site staff in Bernalillo on the first Sunday of June for a natural history program in the bosque.
This month, Dara Saville of the Yerba Mansa Project will lead a plant walk focusing on edible bosque plants. After the walk, participants can create bosque plant rubbings with crayons and watercolor paints.
This program is free to New Mexico residents, $7 for non-residents, and free to children 16 years and younger, people with Native/Tribal affiliations, disabled veterans, and foster families.
When: Sunday, June, Read More
Los Alamos ChamberFest 2025 Downtown June 7
CHAMBER News:
The Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce is holding the annual ChamberFest Street Fair 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 7, in downtown Los Alamos.
Central Avenue between 20th and 15th streets will be closed 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the Street Fair and giant sand pile for children sponsored by Enterprise Bank & Trust.
The event, which features dozens of local Chamber member businesses, music and more, is generously supported by lead sponsor, Enterprise Bank & Trust. Additional sponsors include Holman’s USA, N3B, Exit Realty Advantage NM, Los Alamos Transit Mix, and in-kind sponsor, Read More
ENMU: Summer Educational & Athletics Camps & Programs
ENMU Chancellor James Johnston
ENMU News:
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU) is hosting educational and athletic summer camps and programs on the University campus in Portales, New Mexico.
“ENMU is excited to again offer numerous camps and activities for the community this summer,” ENMU Chancellor James Johnston said. “Through the expertise of our faculty and staff, we cover a broad range of interests for all ages and look forward to seeing our community on campus.”
ENMU will be hosting various educational and summer camps through the Athletics Department, the Office of Distance Read More
How Can Jellyfish Help Solve Real-World Problems? National Medal Of Science Winner Shares Answer At June 2 Lecture
Caltech Centennial Professor of Aeronautics and Mechanical Engineering John Dabiri will speak during the J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee’s memorial lecture June 2. Courtesy/Caltech
JROMC News:
The J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee (JROMC) will host its 52nd memorial lecture at 7 p.m. Monday, June 2, in the Duane Smith Auditorium,1300 Diamond Drive. John Dabiri, Caltech’s Centennial Professor of Aeronautics and Mechanical Engineering, will discuss “Jellyfish-Inspired Engineering”. The talk is free, and audience members are invited to a reception with refreshments Read More
Scenes From First Summer Concert Of 2025 Series
Scene from the Friday night kickoff of the 2025 Los Alamos Summer Concert Series starring country music artist Dzaki Sukarno at Ashley Pond Park. The concert is produced by Sancre Productions and Los Alamos County and sponsored by Longenecker & Associates and TechSource Inc. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
Scene from the Friday night kickoff of the 2025 Los Alamos Summer Concert Series starring country music artist Dzaki Sukarno at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
Scene from the Friday night kickoff of the 2025 Los Alamos Summer Concert Series starring Read More
Art Exhibit E Pluribus Unum: Mogollon Opening June 5
NMSU News:
LAS CRUCES — The University Art Museum (UAM) has partnered with Santa Fe-based, Axle Contemporary, to present E Pluribus Unum: Mogollon June 5 to Aug. 20 in the UAM’s Mullennix Bridge Gallery.
E Pluribus Unum features more than 800 portraits from residents across New Mexico collected Aug. 23 to Oct. 20, 2024, while artists Matthew Chase-Daniel and Jerry Wellman traveled around South-Central and South-Western New Mexico in Axle Contemporary, a mobile artspace and solar-powered photography studio.
This is the sixth and final phase of Axle Contemporary’s E Pluribus Unum project Read More
LAAC Continues Daytime Performance Series June 4
Yoshiko Arahata. Photo by Chris McGuireLos Alamos Faith & Science Forum 2025 Summer Series Runs June 17 Through Aug. 5
Image AI generated using gemini.google.com. Courtesy/LAFCF
LAFSF News:
The Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum (LAFSF) invites the community to its 2025 summer series examining issues at the interface of faith and science. LAFSF’s 12th season runs June 17 through Aug. 5 at the Unitarian Church.
A light dinner is provided at 6 p.m. at each forum. The presentations start at 6:30 p.m., followed by a question & answer session and table discussions.
LAFSF’s first guest speaker is Jim Stump, BioLogos Podcast Host and book author, who will discuss the intersections between evolution and our spiritual Read More
Daily Postcard: Cactus Covered In Red Flowers On Aragon
Daily Postcard: A beautiful cactus covered in red flowers decorates a garden on Friday on Aragon Aragon in White Rock. Photo by Annette Maes-Livermore Read More
Beautiful Poppies Bloom In White Rock Garden
Beautiful poppies bloom in the garden of a home Thursday in White Rock. Photo by Annette Maes-Livermore Read More
Daily Postcard: Robins Hatch Near Los Alamos Reservoir
Daily Postcard: Robins have hatched and appear hungry for breakfast as viewed on Sunday near the Los Alamos Reservoir. Photo by Michael Smith Read More
CRUCES: New Acquisitions From NMSU Permanent Art Collection Opening June 5
Justin Favela, Cruces, 2020, Tissue paper with glue on board, 36 x 50 x 2 in. Courtesy/NMSU Permanent Art Collection
NMSU News:
LAS CRUCES — The University Art Museum (UAM) is delighted to announce the opening of CRUCES: New Acquisitions from the NMSU Permanent Art Collection, an exhibition highlighting recent donations and acquisitions to the NMSU Permanent Art Collection. The exhibition will open at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, June 5 in the University Art Museum, and will be open until Aug. 20, 2025.
CRUCES presents a vibrant selection of recent acquisitions to the New Mexico State University Permanent Read More
Daily Postcard: Chipmunk On Canyon Rim Trail Cliff
Daily Postcard: A chipmunk scrambles along a Canyon Rim Trail cliff on Wednesday in White Rock. Photo by Richard Skolnik Read More
Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op To Wrap Up 10th Anniversary Celebration With A Big Bang Bash This Saturday!
Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op News:
Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op wraps up its month-long 10th anniversary celebration with a Big Bang Bash this Saturday, May 24.
The Tub opened its doors after several years of planning and fundraising April 22, 2015, and the first Tub beers were released May 24, 2015.
New Mexi Lager, Little Bird Blonde and Hoppenheimer will be on tap, along with several other brews, and Manko’s Food Truck will be on site.
Shaky Grove will kick off an afternoon of music performances at 1 p.m., followed at 4 p.m. by Roadside Attraction and 7 p.m. with Escape on a Horse.
The Tub also has Black Read More
