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Valles Caldera Art Exhibits In April
‘Backcountry’ by artist in residence Rachel Black, 2024. Courtesy/NPS
NPS News:
A celebration of Valles Caldera’s 25th Anniversary as Public Land.
Valles Caldera Art Exhibits in April:
Jemez Fine Art Gallery: April 18-24, 2025
Celebrate National Park Week by stopping in to view this week-long art exhibit inspired by Valles Caldera National Preserve. Featuring original artwork by local, regional, international and National Park Service artists in residence, Caldera Reverie: Artistic Visions from a Volcanic Landscape is a visual love letter to a beloved Jemez Mountains landscape. The Read More
Daily Postcard: Full Moon Hides Behind Clouds Above LAHS
Daily Postcard: Full moon hides behind clouds Saturday above Los Alamos High School. Photo by DW Decker Read More
Posts From The Road: Dantes View And Artists Drive At Death Valley National Park
Artists Palette: Artists Palette is the star viewpoint on the nine mile Artists Drive area of Death Valley National Park. This view features some of the most colorful rock formations within the national park. The formations are a result of volcanic activity millions of years ago and the array of colors are caused by oxidation of the various minerals found in the rocks. A scale of the scene is seen by two groups of visitors who are located near the center of the photo who were getting a closer view of the rock formations and colors in the area from a ridge line of white rock. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com Read More
Pink Moon And Star Trails Dash Across White Rock Sky
Pink Moon and star trails viewed early Saturday morning above White Rock. ‘While the name ‘Pink Moon’ might suggest a rosy-colored moon, the reality is a bit less magical. The name comes from the early spring bloom of a wildflower native to eastern North America: Phlox subulata, commonly known as creeping phlox or moss phlox. This flower, often called ‘moss pink’ was in full bloom around April’s full moon. Source: www.almanac.com. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
Daily Postcard: Pasque Flowers Blooming In Bayo Canyon
Daily Postcard: Beautiful pasque flowers are spotted blooming Saturday morning in Bayo Canyon.The name refers to the plant’s spring blooming period, coinciding with the Easter season in many cultures and the French word for Easter is ‘Pâques’. Photo by Richard HughesCinema Cindy Reviews: ‘The King Of Kings’
By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos
Now showing at SALA, through Easter Sunday, April 20, is a wonderful, new animated film, “The King of Kings”. It tells the story of Jesus in a way both children and adults can appreciate.
The film is based on “The Life of Our Lord” the story that Charles Dickens wrote solely for his own children. It was his tradition to read it to his family at Christmas each year. Dickens, who died in 1870, insisted the story not be published during his lifetime and not until the family agreed to it. In fact, it was 1934 before the story was published, 64 years after Charles Dickens’ death Read More
NMSA: Winners Of 2025 Film Prize Junior New Mexico
NMSA News:
New Mexico School for the Arts students swept the prestigious Film Prize Junior New Mexico competition and festival, which was held April 4-6 at the Albuquerque Convention Center. Two NMSA students received top awards, and five NMSA students screened films at the festival.
The 2025 Film Prize Junior Grand Prize for Best Overall Film went to Tulsi Shaw (NMSA Visual Arts, Class of 2027) for their film Wings!!!. Tulsi also won Best Overall High School Fantasy Film.
Tegan Wetzel (NMSA Dance, Class of 2025) won the Best Overall Thriller award for his film Clean Radio.
Now in its fourth year Read More
Daily Postcard: Rare Northern Wheatear In New Mexico
Daily Postcard: A rare Northern Wheatear found April 6-7 at a golf course near Belen. These birds breed from eastern Labrador, across northern Europe and Asia, and into western Alaska. They all then migrate to Africa for the winter. Except for this male anyway, which ended up in New Mexico. This is only the second time a Northern Wheatear has been recorded in New Mexico. It was originally found Sunday morning by Billy Medley. Northern Wheatears show off some pizzazz when they take flight. They forage for insects on the ground in meadows, grazed pastures and tundra, and perch and sing from prominent Read More
Friends Of History To Host Pancho Villa Lecture May 7
FRIENDS OF HISTORY News:
Friends of History invites the community to a Wednesday lecture, “Raid And Reconciliation: Pancho Villa, Modernization, and Violence in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands” presented by Brandon Morgan at 12-1 p.m. May 7. Free on YouTube.
Historian, educator and author Brandon Morgan examines Pancho Villa’s 1916 raid on Columbus, New Mexico, during the Mexican Revolution and sheds light on the connections between violence and modernization that shaped the U.S.-Mexico border. He explains how this border story continues to resonate into today’s debates about the borderlands. Read More
Public Invited To Guided Tour Of Los Alamos Photographers Show At Step Up Gallery April 15
The community is invited to take a guided tour of the 29th Annual Los Alamos Photographers Show, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 15 at Step Up Gallery inside Mesa Public Library. Courtesy/Step Up Gallery
COMMUNITY News:
The photographers participating in the 29th Annual Los Alamos Photographers Show will lead a guided tour 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 15 in the Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library.
Each photographer will talk about the photographic equipment used, details of exposure and computer manipulation and choice of subject and location.
The tour is free of charge and open to the public. Read More
SaxAtomix Spring Concert At Betty Ehart April 15
The SaxAtomix includes Bryan Fearey, Wendy Keffeler, Adolfo Meana, Joyce Guzik and Paul Lewis. Courtesy/SaxAtomix
COMMUNITY News:
The SaxAtomix will be presenting a Spring lunch time concert starting at noon on Tax Day, Tuesday April 15 at the Betty Ehart Senior Activity Center.
The program will feature a mix of music, including Taxman; Money, Money; If I Were A Rich Man; April in Paris and more.
Admission is free. To reserve a noontime meal, contact the Senior Center at https://larso.org/meal-services or 505.662.8920 before 9 a.m. April 15.
The SaxAtomix are an amateur saxophone quintet Read More
Retrospective Of The Work Of Nuevomexicano Artist Policarpio Valencia
Policarpio Valencia, Embroidery, 1925, Wool, cotton. Gift of Mary Cabot Wheelwright, gift of Historical Society of New Mexico, Museum of International Folk Art (A5.2004.1). Photo by Addison Doty
MIFA News:
SANTA FE — The Museum of International Folk Art is proud to announce Appearances Deceive: Embroideries by Policarpio Valencia, a groundbreaking retrospective of the work of Nuevomexicano artist Policarpio Valencia (1853-1931).
The exhibition, running from June 8, 2025, through July 27, 2026, in MOIFA’s Hispanic Heritage Wing, offers a rare and intimate look at the life and artistic Read More
New Mexico State Fairs Adds Cypress Hill To Outstanding Concert Lineup
NMSF News:
The New Mexico State Fair announced iconic hip-hop group Cypress Hill will take the stage at the 2025 New Mexico State Fair for a night of unforgettable music, energy and classic hits. The concert is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 6, following the Chevron PRCA Xtreme Bulls Rodeo inside Tingley Coliseum.
With a career spanning over three decades, Cypress Hill has cemented its place in music history as one of the most influential and groundbreaking hip-hop groups of all time. They were the first rap group to have two albums in the Billboard 200 top-10 at the same time and the first Latino-American Read More
Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area Hidden Nine Patch Quilting Workshop April 26
Courtesy photo
NMHS News:
A stitch in time turns old clothes into beautiful quilts at the Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area (NRGNHA) Hidden Nine Patch Quilting Workshop.
Learn the art of upcycling and creating beautiful quilts from old clothes 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., Saturday, April 26, at Los Luceros Historic Site. This special workshop focuses on the Hidden Nine Patch Quilting technique, allowing participants to transform discarded garments into stunning and unique quilts. Whether a beginner quilter or an experienced quilter, this workshop offers a creative and sustainable day of Read More
Santa Fe Community Orchestra: ‘Spring Prism’ May 18
The Santa Fe Community Orchestra. Courtesy/SFCO
SFCO News:
The Santa Fe Community Orchestra will perform the final concert of our 2024-2025 season at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, May 18, at the Scottish Rite Temple in Santa Fe. The orchestra will be led by conductor William Reese Waag in a program of Christopher Theofanidis and Jean Sibelius.
Concert Program
Spring Prism
Join us for an afternoon showcasing two powerful orchestral works that explore transcendent themes amid glorious waves of sound.
Christopher Theofanidis, Rainbow Body
Rainbow Body by Christopher Theofanidis is an orchestral reflection Read More
Daily Postcard: Pika Rests Among Talus Slopes At VCNP
Daily Postcard: A pika rests among rocky talus slopes at Valles Caldera National Preserve. Courtesy/NPS Read More
Art In Public Places Board Special Meeting April 15
COUNTY News:
The County Art in Public Places Board will hold a special meeting regarding the Jeff Segler painting, “The Boys of Pajarito” at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 15.
Click here to view the full agenda packet. Read More
Taos Watercolor Society Announces Spring/Summer Show At The Historic Taos Inn
TWS News:
The Taos Watercolor Society (TWS) is pleased to announce a Spring/Summer group show at The Historic Taos Inn, beginning April 13, 2025 through Sept. 30, 2025. TWS is thrilled to be showcasing their talented artists at this historic venue.
A free reception will be held from 4–6 p.m., April 25, in the Library Room off of the bar at the Taos Inn.
Artists participating include Signature members Lonnie Shan, Karen McCurtain Blair, Cher McMacken, Marilyn Price Reinbolt, Allegra Sleep, Jinx Wright and Linda Grams-Henderson.
In addition, active members of TWS showing are: Jo Fortier, Nancy Read More
Gardens At Gisewa: Cooking, Eating, Growing Together
NMHS News:
Learn the “old ways” at Jemez Historic Site of how Indigenous Peoples farmed and shared food to prosper 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 27 at Jemez Historic Site.
Take part in the “Gardens of Gisewa: Cooking, Eating, and Growing Together” agricultural demonstration. The ancient village of Gisewa, much like other villages in the region, could have among other things been a place to gather and share what was brought from surrounding villages and areas.
The community is invited to attend and learn ways of growing crops and how to cook with those garden ingredients, then spend time sharing Read More
