MOIFA Raises Funds To Restore Giant Giraffe
Sculptor Felipe Archuleta with his giraffe creation, created in 1973. Courtesy photo
MOIFA News:
The Museum of International Folk Art is undertaking the restoration of this giraffe created by sculptor Felipe Archuleta in December of 1973.
Of the many imaginative animals he created (some currently on view at MOIFA in the exhibition Wooden Menagerie: Made in New Mexico) this giraffe is one of his first large-scale exotic animals.
Since its donation to the museum in 1973 by the Atrium Orbis Gallery Corporation of Santa Fe, this magnificent sculpture has brought smiles to thousands of museum Read More
Heinrich Discusses Vote Against Keystone XL Pipeline
Sen. Martin HenrichU.S. Senate News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement Tuesday after voting against the Keystone XL Pipeline legislation:
“This debate is not about a pipeline,” Heinrich said. “It’s really about market signals. A vote to approve Keystone sends the signal that carbon pollution and climate are not serious economic concerns and that even the dirtiest fuels, such as tar sands, are a good place to invest capital. A vote against Keystone sends Read More
Indian Country, The Art Of David Bradley
Harvest Moon, Godzilla vs. Zozobra, 2009, David Bradley, Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 48 in., Collection of Ed and Pam deZevallos, Houston, Texas.
ART News:
- To be an artist from the Indian world carries with it certain responsibilities… which I do not take lightly.—David Bradley
SANTA FE—David Bradley (b. 1954), Minnesota Chippewa, creates narrative artworks which tell stories and histories not often heard by non-Native people nor understood from a Native American perspective.
Saturated with a powerful Native voice and evocative visual descriptions of Indian experience, Bradley’s Read More
Attack Research Of Los Alamos Among Nine Companies Identified As High-Growth, Job Creators
Los Alamos technology company Attack Research was honored Thursday evening as one of the top high-growth companies for creating jobs and bringing revenue to the region. From left, Board member Jack Jekowski, Jeff Lunsford of TIG, Lynn Saxton of AR and Greg Fisher of Los Alamos County. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
A crowd gathered for Thursday’s business awards at Hotel Santa Fe. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
BUSINESS News:
- Attack Research of Los Alamos Honored at Northern New Mexico 20/20 Campaign Award Reception
SANTA FE – The Northern New Mexico Read More
Heinrich, Flake Lead 30 Senators In Call For Monthly Bipartisan Lunches
U.S. SENATE News:
- Senators Push To Bridge Partisan Divide To Address Common Issues
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. and Jeff Flake, R-Ariz. led a bipartisan group of 30 senators Friday in calling on their party leaders to schedule monthly lunches between their caucuses in the next Congressional session in the hope of building better and more productive relationships among all members of the Senate.
“We believe that regular bipartisan meetings like the one in July 2013 can help foster the kind of productive relationships that will be critical for Read More
NM House Majority Announces Senior Staff
SANTA FE — The New Mexico House Majority Caucus has announced its senior staff.
The team includes:
- Denise Greenlaw Ramonas as chief clerk;
- Ryan Gleason as chief of staff for House Speaker-nominee Don Tripp;
- Ryan Hedin as chief of staff for Majority Floor Leader Nate Gentry; and
- Chris Sanchez as communications director for the caucus.
“Our number one priority this session is putting New Mexico first. We have a lot of work to do, but I believe we can come together to pass an agenda that creates good jobs and improves our school system,” House Speaker-nominee Tripp said. “I couldn’t Read More
DOE Awards $425 Million In Next Generation Supercomputing Technologies
Secretary Ernest Moniz learns about the work underway in high performance computing and additive manufacturing. Photo by Sarah Gerrity/DOE
DOE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz announced two new High Performance Computing (HPC) awards to put the nation on a fast-track to next generation exascale computing, which will help to advance U.S. leadership in scientific research and promote America’s economic and national security.
Moniz announced $325 million to build two state-of-the-art supercomputers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Read More
Los Alamos Impacts Highlands Of Guatemala
At Tuesday’s meeting at the Manhattan Project, Rotarian Deborah Simon updates the local club on a project that provides clean water to rural villages in the highlands of Guatemala. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost
Sitting on top of a mesa with nothing but canyons surrounding it, Los Alamos can feel a little isolated from the world; but believe it or not, this small town impacts not only neighboring cities but also countries.
For instance, the local Rotary Club is helping to bring a positive impact in another secluded part of the world – Read More
SFNF Christmas Tree Permits Available Nov. 24
SFNF News:
Follow a familiar family tradition or start a new one this year by cutting a Christmas tree on the Santa Fe National Forest.
Christmas tree permits go on sale Monday at Santa Fe National Forest Headquarters and Ranger District offices. The nonrefundable permits are for personal use only and may be purchased for $10 by check, credit/debit card or cash through Dec. 24. Permit purchasers will receive a tree tag, map and guidelines for harvesting a tree.
One tag is valid for a tree up to five inches in diameter and 10 feet in height. Trees taller than 10 feet and/or wider than five Read More
New Mexico History Museum: Christmas, Fred Harvey, Las Posadas And More
Photo by Hannah Abelbeck
NMHM News:
December events at the New Mexico History Museum begin Friday, Dec. 5, 6 p.m., with Free First Friday Gallery Talk: “Mapping New Mexico”.
As New Mexico morphed into the state we know today, its paper outlines changed the lives of those who called it home. Gather in the exhibition Telling New Mexico: Stories from Then and Now, where Librarian Tomas Jaehn will demonstrate those changes via maps, plus explain a cartographic error that determined who was American and who was Mexican. Free admission 5-8 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 7 is the opening of Setting the Read More
