Arts & Nature/Mountain & Desert Meditations Open April 4
LAAC News:
The Los Alamos Arts Council (LAAC) will present a double opening 5-7 p.m. Friday, April 4, in the Fuller Lodge Art Center gallery at 2132 Central Ave. Light refreshments will be served. Patrons who bring their own reusable dishes or carpool will be given a 5 percent discount off exhibit purchases that day.
Art & Nature:
To have art without the environment is impossible, and to imagine the environment without art is equally difficult. LAAC invites the public to this eco-friendly exhibit featuring work from 34 New Mexican Artists, 16 of whom are from Los Alamos County. The exhibit Read More
Daily Postcard: Cedar Waxwings Sipping Water In White Rock
Daily Postcard: Cedar Waxwings gather to sip water from a birdbath Thursday afternoon in the yard of a residence in White Rock. The Cedar Waxwing is one of the few North American birds that specializes in eating fruit. It can survive on fruit alone for several months. Because they eat so much fruit, Cedar Waxwings occasionally become intoxicated or even die when they run across overripe berries that have started to ferment and produce alcohol. Source: allaboutbirds.org. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs
Another view of Cedar Waxwings sipping water from a birdbath Thursday afternoon in the yard of a residence Read More
Kite Festival Takes Flight At Overlook Park April 26-27
Enterprise Bank & Trust Administrative Assistant Donovan Price and Enterprise VP, Relationship Manager Ryan Tatro take part in a previous Kite Festival at Overlook Park in White Rock. Courtesy/LAAC
From left, Los Alamos Arts Council Assistant Executive Director Andy Wright, Los Alamos Arts Council Executive Director Brandi Engeman, Enterprise Bank & Trust Los Alamos Region President and Director of Community Engagement Liddie Martinez and Enterprise Bank &Trust Administrative Assistant Donovan Price gather in the gallery at Fuller Lodge Art Center. Courtesy/LAAC Read More
Historic Preservation Advisory Board To Meet April 2, 2025
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Historic Preservation Advisory Board is scheduled to meet 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 2 in Room 110 of the Municipal Building at 1000 Central Ave.
The meeting is open to the pubic.
NOTE: This meeting is in person; however for convenience, the following Zoom meeting link and/or telephone call in numbers may be used for public viewing and participation:
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The agenda for this meeting is available online at Read More
New MexiChords Concert ‘Music Of Our Lives’ May 2-3
Chavez Returns To Museum Of International Folk Art
Nicolasa Chávez
MOIFA News:
SANTA FE — The Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) is thrilled to announce the return of Nicolasa Chávez as the new Curator of Latin American & Nuevomexicano Collections. Nicolasa, a respected historian, curator, and performance artist, brings a wealth of experience and passion to this pivotal role.
She previously served as MOIFA’s Curator of Nuevomexicano Collections for fourteen years before stepping into the role of Deputy State Historian of New Mexico, a position she held for nearly four years.
Throughout her career, Nicolasa has made invaluable Read More
NMSA Opens Visual Art Senior Class ‘Sonder’ April 11
Courtesy/New Mexico School for the Arts
NMSA News:
New Mexico School for the Arts’ Visual Art senior class opens Sonder.
It presents a diverse range of responses to the multitudes of meaning each person can express and interpret through art. As these 19 young artists complete four years of art study, this exhibition looks to the future with passion, introspection, and determination. Sonder explores the realization and understanding that everyone around you leads just as complex a life as you do. Each artist’s work examines their individual life experience while simultaneously considering Read More
PEEC Celebrates 25th Anniversary With Special Events Throughout April
Courtesy/Pajarito Environmental Education Center
PEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is thrilled to announce a month-long celebration in honor of its 25th anniversary, culminating in the highly anticipated 25th Annual Earth Day Festival Saturday, April 26, 2025. The festival, a beloved community tradition, will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. MT at Los Alamos Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road. Admission is free, and all are welcome to attend!
The Earth Day Festival promises a fun-filled day with entertainment, food, hands-on activities, and informational Read More
ENMU Department Of Music Presents Opera L’Elisir d’Amore (The Elixir of Love) March 28-29
ENMU News:
PORTALES — The ENMU Department of Music presents the opera “L’Elisir d’Amore (The Elixir of Love) at 7 p.m., Friday, March 28, and Saturday, March 29, in Buchanan Hall of the Music Building on the Eastern New Mexico University campus.
“The Elixir of Love is one of the most famous and oft-performed operas in the world and for a good reason; the music is catchy and virtuosic, and the story is funny, relatable, and heartwarming,” said Dr. Stephanie Beinlich, assistant professor of voice and stage director. “A cast of outlandish and endearing friends balances the romantic and earnest leads Read More
County Art In Public Places Advisory Board March Update
COUNTY News:
Art in public places helps to create beautiful public spaces and the Art in Public Places Advisory Board values community input.
Ongoing work being pursued by the Board:
- The Board created a Working Group to discuss possible action on the proposed Justice Center Art proposal to purchase art for a Police Officer Memorial.
- Barranca Homestead Working Group update: The Working Group plans to bring language for a call for art, language to survey local residents, and a budget to the April meeting.
- Nature Center Art Proposal Working Group submitted 3 alternative sculpture
New Mexico Poetry Out Loud 2025 Champion Kaitlyn Lubega Headed To National Competition In Washington, DC
Kaitlyn Lubega is the 2025 New Mexico Poetry Out Loud Champion and will represent the state at the National Finals in Washington, DC. Courtesy/Photo by Cousineau Studios
NMA News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Poetry Out Loud champion, Kaitlyn Lubega, a 12th grader attending United World College (UWC-USA) in Montezuma, NM, is headed to the Poetry Out Loud National Finals in Washington, DC, May 5 – 7, 2025.
Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, this poetry recitation competition for high school students is a partnership of the National Endowment for the Arts, Poetry Foundation, and New Mexico Read More
Daily Postcard: Female Red Crossbill In Upper Water Canyon
Daily Postcard: A female Red Crossbill is observed Wednesday afternoon in upper Water Canyon. Their specialized bills allow them to break into unopened cones, giving them an advantage over other finch species. Source: www.allaboutbirds.org. Photo by Marc Bailey Read More
Author Talk/Writing Workshop: Diné Poet Loley April 5
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos Public Library will host New Mexico-born Diné poet and novelist, Manny Loley Saturday, April 5 at Mesa Public Library.
Loley will begin an author talk at 1 p.m. sharing his work, his path as a writer, and the role of storytelling in the region. Following the author talk, Loley will lead a free writing workshop 2-4 p.m. for wordsmiths of all experience levels.
Loley holds a Ph.D. in English and literary arts from the University of Denver, and an M.F.A. in fiction from the Institute of American Indian Arts. Loley is an inaugural In-Na-Po Fellow, and a member of Saad Bee Hózhǫ́: Read More
AIA President To Lead Design Centric Activities, Discussions At Barranca Mesa & Los Alamos High School April 2
Evelyn Lee
AIA News:
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2025 President, Evelyn Lee, FAIA, will visit her alma mater, Barranca Mesa Elementary and Los Alamos High School April 2 to share her experience on becoming an architect and to listen to students present about their architecture and design classwork.
Lee’s visit, in conjunction with AIA Albuquerque, will provide the younger students with an opportunity to learn about the many ways architecture improves life, while the older students will have the opportunity to hear about the path Lee took from Los Alamos County to leading the Read More
Celebrate Last Day Of Season At Pajarito: Skiesta March 29
Skiesta begins at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 29 at Pajarito Mountain Ski Area. Courtesy/PMSA
PAJARITO News:
Wrap up winter at Pajarito with one last hurrah — Skiesta — Saturday, March 29, with the mountain opening at 10:30 a.m.! This will be the final day of the season, and its going out with a party packed with music from Sunbender, beer from Bathtub Row, friends, and memories on the mountain.
This will be the only day open, Pajarito will be closed Thursday, Friday and Sunday.
Presold lift tickets will be valid only on March 29 or can be redeemed for resort credit usable at any MCP resort. Visit the Read More
Dance Arts Los Alamos ‘DALA’ Advances To International Finals At Youth America Grand Prix!
Dance Arts Los Alamos (DALA) 12 Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) participants top row from left, Coaches Rachel Zervakos and Jonathan Guise. Second row from left, Jane Mocko, Jana Gauss, Emily Huang and Jasper Lee. Third row from left, Ariana Kimball, Anabel Irving and Olivia Haroz. Front row from left, Sierra Esquibel, Luisa Schmitz, Ciara Hinrichs, Margaret Kelley and Hannah Lee. Courtesy/DALA
Margaret Kelley performs her classical variation onstage at the YAGP Regional Semi-Final competition in Denver, Colo. Courtesy/DALA
DALA News:
Dance Arts Los Alamos (DALA) attended the Youth Read More
Live In Los Alamos Presents Thom Chacon At Fuller Lodge
Thom Chacon
COMMUNITY News:
Thom Chacon, affectionately referred to by fans as “the Dylan of Durango”, will make his way from Colorado to play for his Los Alamos followers at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Fuller Lodge.
Doors will open at 7 p.m.
Chacon is fresh off his Italian tour in support of his latest album, a collection of songs done live in that country, which has adopted him as a second son. Live in Los Alamos, the music promotion non-profit hosting the musician, is thrilled that Chacon has found time in his schedule to include Los Alamos in his plans. The singer-songwriter’s budding film career has Read More
Daily Postcard: Unusual Sunset Tuesday Along N.M. 4
Daily Postcard: Unusual sunset Tuesday along N.M. 4 near White Rock. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
Dance Arts Los Alamos Win 100 Men Who Care Giving Award
100 MEN WHO CARE News:
Los Alamos 100 Men Who Care selected Dance Arts Los Alamos as the recipient of their March 2025 giving award.
The group meets quarterly for a 30-minute social with simple food and drink, and to hear three pre-selected organizations make five-minute presentations. The group then votes on the organizations and each member writes a check for $100 to the winner.
At this event the group heard from Dance Arts Los Alamos, Del Norte LOV Foundation, and the League of Women Voters. DALA received $2,214 in donations, with more expected from members who couldn’t attend the event. DALA Read More
Durango Balladeer Thom Chacon Travels The World
Thom Chacon
MUSIC News:
With an acoustic guitar and a weathered voice, Thom Chacon the Durango, Colo. balladeer breathes life into the Characters he creates on paper. Chacon’s latest recording, Lonely Songs for Wounded Souls (New Shot Records) is a 16-track “live in Italy” album that features Tony Garnier (upright bass, Bob Dylan) and Italy’s own Paolo Ercoli on Dobro and pedal steel.
Chacon is also an actor. Recent projects include a lead role in TV’s Wild West Chronicles, a supporting role and original song in the feature film, The Outlaws, a supporting role in the movie, Delivery Run and the Read More
