PEEC And Los Alamos Big Band To Present Concert & Sky Show In Planetarium At Los Alamos Nature Center Tonight
Simulation picture of a black hole. PEEC and Los Alamos Big Band will present a concert and sky show at the Planetarium at 7 p.m. today, April 25 at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Photo by DW Decker
PEEC will present a planetarium show, with story-telling by Phil Tubesing, and star-themed music to the voice of Joy Reynolds at 7 p.m. today, April 25 at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Photo by DW Decker Read More
Lineup Of Events This May At SALA
SALA News:
This May, SALA Los Alamos Event Center continues its mission to serve as the heartbeat of entertainment and culture in Los Alamos, unveiling a jam-packed calendar of films, community events, and immersive experiences. Whether you’re a movie buff, a teen looking for a fun night out, a family with little ones, or a community member looking to connect, SALA has something just for you.
New Movie Screening – Thunderbolts, The Amateur, Lilo & Stitch, and Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning
1 p.m. & 7 p.m., Fridays & Saturdays, and 2 p.m., Sundays, May 2-June 1 Read More
Los Alamos Kite Festival This Saturday & Sunday
LAAC News:
The Los Alamos Kite Festival is set for Saturday and Sunday, April 26 & 27 at Overlook Park in White Rock.
This fun, free community event wouldn’t be possible without our sponsors, Enterprise Bank and Trust, as well as Los Alamos Mainstreet and Creative District for their consistent support of this event.
Everything you need to know to have a high-flying day:
- Kite Festival is entirely free to everyone thanks to our sponsors, donors and community partners! From tee shirts to kite kits, we have everything you need to get a kite in the sky.
- Everyone flying a kite needs to check in at the
Museum Of International Folk Art Announces New Exhibition ‘Sandroing: Tracing Kastom In Vanuatu’
Sandroing. Courtesy photo
MIFA News:
SANTA FE — The Museum of International Folk Art is proud to announce its first exhibition focused on Oceania in more than six decades, Sandroing: Tracing Kastom in Vanuatuopening June 29, 2025. In fact, this is the first exhibition outside of Melanesia to focus on Vanuatu’s sandroing tradition.
This captivating exhibition will take place in the Mark Naylor and Dale Gunn Gallery of Conscience and showcase the intricate and symbolic art of sand drawing (sandroing in Bislama, Vanuatu’s national language), a storytelling tradition from the northern islands Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunset Falls Over Griffith Gym
Daily Postcard: A recent sunset falls over Griffith Gymnasium as viewed near Canyon Road. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Los Alamos High School Art Students Win 18 Awards In 2025 New Mexico Scholastic Art And Writing Competition
Wren Hammond was awarded a gold key for Mixed Media. Courtesy/LAPS
Hannah Waldschidt was awarded a gold key for Mixed Media. Courtesy/LAPS
Sabrina Kelley was awarded a gold key for Digital. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Los Alamos High School art students submitted 36 works in the 2025 New Mexico Scholastic Art and Writing Competition and won a total of 18 awards. In addition, LAHS Fine Arts teacher Mary Grace received the New Mexico Art Education Association Award of Excellence and Appreciation.
This year’s Gold and Silver Key winners exhibited their work at the African American Performing Arts Read More
NNMC Presents Event Series ‘Bombs In Our Backyard’
NNMC News:
ESPAÑOLA — What happens when the stories of our backyards are left out of history books? This spring, Northern New Mexico College invites the community to confront the legacy of nuclear weapons testing and development in our state—often erased from national memory but deeply felt in our communities. “Bombs in Our Backyard” is a two-part event series that lifts the voices of those who have lived in the shadow of the nuclear industrial complex. Through powerful storytelling, film and dialogue, we aim to spark awareness and conversation around New Mexico’s past and present role Read More
Daily Postcard: Feather Clouds Drift Above White Rock
Daily Postcard: Feather clouds drift across the sky Tuesday afternoon above White Rock. As the name cirrus suggests, (which is Latin for ‘curl of hair’) cirrus clouds are thin, white, wispy strands of clouds that streak across the sky. Because cirrus clouds appear above 20,000 feet (6,096 m)—an altitude where low temperatures and low water vapor exist—they are made up of tiny ice crystals rather than water droplets. Source: ThoughtCo.com. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
ENMU Runnels Gallery Presents Annual ‘K Through ENMU’ Juried Art Exhibition
ENMU Runnels Gallery W K-ENMU Artshow. Courtesy photo
ENMU News:
PORTALES — The Eastern New Mexico University Runnels Gallery proudly presents the 2025 K through ENMU Juried Art Exhibition, from March 31 through April 26 in the Golden Student Success Center (GSSC). This annual spring exhibition celebrates the creativity and achievements of young artists in kindergarten through 12th grade across the region.
This year’s exhibition features over 100 original artworks selected from over 300 submissions, representing students from the region’s public, private, and homeschool Read More
Daily Postcard: Birds Gather In Cottonwoods At Overlook
Daily Postcard: A downy woodpecker perched in a cottonwood tree filled with ‘catkins’ Monday in the parking lot of the Overlook Park Raceway in White Rock. A large number of. Source on birds and cottonwood information: Cheryl Heikoop. Photo by Richard Skolnik
A Say’s phoebe perched Monday in a cottonwood tree at Overlook Park, Photo by Richard Skolnik
A mountain bluebird perched Monday in a cottonwood tree at Overlook Park. Photo by Richard Skolnik Read More
Owner Teresa Starr Of Beso Jewels & Village Arts Celebrate 20-Year Collaboration!
Teresa Starr at Village Arts where she is celebrating 20 years of collaboration April 25-26. Courtesy/Village Arts
BUSINESS News:
Teresa Starr and Village Arts celebrate 20 years of collaboration on April 25 and 26! Teresa sets up a monthly pop-up shop at Village Arts where, along with her expertise, design, repair and appraisal services, she offers an array of treasures including an impressive variety of always changing jewelry and collectable coins.
The public is invited to stop in at Village Arts to show Teresa just how much Los Alamos loves her! This weekend will be extra special, with opportunities Read More
Young Artists To Explore The Universe In ‘Cosmic Frontiers At Illusions Art Gallery’ April 25 At Mesa Public Library
NMC News:
The stars are aligning for a celebration of creativity and cosmic imagination! Join us for the “Cosmic Frontiers at Illusions Art Gallery” reception, a special K-6 student art show taking place 4:30-5:30 p.m. Friday, April 25 at the Mesa Public Library.
This stellar event features planet-themed artwork created by local elementary-aged students, showcasing their unique visions of our solar system and beyond. From vibrant depictions of alien worlds to imaginative renderings of our planetary neighbors, these young artists prove that creativity has no bounds.
All participating Read More
Daily Postcard: Serene View On Easter At The Pond
Daily Postcard: Serene view on Easter at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Posts From The Road: Farewell To Death Valley
Palms & Resorts: An area of Furnace Creek in Death Valley National Park where palm trees surround a luxury resort and family friendly motel. These facilities offer visitors a chance to relax and cool off during the mid-day hours when the desert landscape color is more washed out. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Sand Dunes: The Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes are near the small village of Stovepipe Wells north of the Furnace Creek area. The dunes and hiking in Mosaic Canyon are two of the top features in this area. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Read More
St. John’s College Santa Fe On Science As A Liberal Art
A gift from the college’s Class of 2004, the functioning armillary sphere at St. John’s College Santa Fe is ‘an emblem of the role that astronomy plays in the mathematics tutorials, which is really quite unusual,’ says tutor emeritus Bill Donahue. ‘To have every student at the college study Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler, Newton … it’s a unique thing.’ Courtesy/SJC
By GABRIELA FORTE
St. John’s College
It’s easy to become complacent with what one does—and doesn’t—know, especially as a postgraduate adult who spends more time in an office than a classroom. Losing one’s childlike wonder for nature, Read More
Community Invited To ‘Dark Night’ At Overlook Park April 26
COUNTY News:
The Pajarito Astronomers Club is hosting County-sponsored “Dark Night” observing sessions through September at Overlook Park in White Rock.
These sessions are free and open to the public and occur once a month (on a Saturday evening near a new moon) when Los Alamos County turns off all the athletic field lights at the park.
A typical session will have 15-50 people looking through 4-6 telescopes, viewing galaxies, planets, star clusters, the moon and much more. Weather permitting, observing sessions start at sunset and end before midnight.
Visible will be planets, a variety of Read More
Daily Postcard: Procession To El Santuario de Chimayó
Daily Postcard: A procession on Good Friday of women bearing a statue of ‘Our Lady of Sorrows’ to El Santuario de Chimayó. ‘Our Lady of Sorrows’ is a title of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, that represents her pain and suffering during the time of His death. Photo by Johnnie Martinez Read More
Snow Falling On Silver Fir And Ash Tree Today In Quemazon
Snow falling and settling on a Silver Fir and gently on the fresh leaf buds of an Ash tree today in Quemazon. Photo by DW Decker Read More
FBI: Taos Man Admits To Killing Up-And-Coming Native American Artist Deanna Autumn Leaf Suazo
DeAnna Suazo with her artwork. Courtesy/David Gary Suazo
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Santiago Martinez has pleaded guilty in federal court to voluntary manslaughter for the death of his girlfriend, DeAnna Autumn Leaf Suazo, a talented Indigenous artist, following a late-night argument in November 2021.
According to court records, Nov. 12, 2021, Martinez and his girlfriend, Suazo, were at their shared home, where they consumed alcohol and listened to music in her vehicle. Early in the morning hours, the couple engaged in a heated argument outside their home about the future of their relationship, Read More
