Arts

Scenes From Recent Trip Passing Through Vancouver

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View passing by Vancouver taken from the deck of a cruise ship during a recent trip heading to Alaska. Photo by Liddie Martinez

Another view of Vancouver taken from the deck of a cruise ship. Photo by Liddie Martinez

A scene viewed during a recent trip through Vancouver. Photo by Liddie Martinez

A scene viewed during a recent trip through Vancouver. Photo by Liddie Martinez

Wood-carved totem poles viewed during a recent trip through Vancouver. Photo by Liddie Martinez

More wood-carved totem poles viewed during a recent trip through Vancouver. Photo by Liddie Martinez Read More

Cinema Cindy Reviews: Sketch

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By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos

“Sketch” is a new family movie about the potential for a kid’s imaginative drawings to help them exorcise their grief. Angel Studios, which produces many of today’s feel-good movies, put this one on the screen, realizing in 93 minutes, all the messy color of the story.

The film is written and directed by Seth Worley, his first feature film, and it has already had some award nominations. Worley based “Sketch” on his 2020 short film “Darker Colors”, which tells the same story. In this film, he blends live action and animation as young Amber’s sketches come to life. Read More

Scenes From Summer Concert With Black Pearl Band NM

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Headliner Black Pearl Band NM rocks the Summer Concert Friday at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Santa Fe Youth Symphony Association’s Mariachi Estrella opens the Summer Concert Friday at the pond. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Fans collect swag from Friday’s Summer Concert sponsor UNM-Los Alamos, at the pond. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Black Pearl Band NM entertains the crowd at the Summer Concert Friday night. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Scene from the Summer Concert Friday at the pond. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com Read More

Shari Mills Of White Rock Wins Trike In Charitable Raffle

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Shari Mills of White Rock is riding the new bike she won from a store in Wisconsin called the Hostel Shoppe, which holds a raffle every year to support ‘Spokes for Strokes’ (link). ‘It was an amazing surprise to win the Catrike brand bike,’ Mills said. ‘Super comfortable and the fact that I have 20k miles on another trike made it great timing! See you on the road!’ Photo by Joyce Wolff Read More

PEEC Planetarium: Unveiling The Invisible Universe Aug. 9

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PEEC News:

The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) will present “Unveiling The Invisible Universe”, 2-2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Aug. 9 in the Planetarium at the Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road.

This program is aimed at children 8+. Planetarium programs not recommended for children 4 and under. Admission: $8/adult, $6/child, $20/family.

For thousands of years humans observed the light coming from the night sky with their eyes. In the beginning of the 17th century, the invention of the telescope by Galileo revolutionized our knowledge of the Universe.

Finally, in the 20th century Read More

Truth, Justice And Freedom Of Expression Exhibit Opening Reception Saturday Aug. 16 At Step Up Gallery

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Step Up Gallery News:

For the next exhibit at Step Up Gallery, the gallery managers have invited New Mexico artists who create comics, graphic novels, political cartoons, drawings and paintings that speak to the times we live in.

Truth, Justice and Freedom of Expression opens Aug. 16 and runs through Sept. 11 in Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library. The opening reception is 2-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, in the upstairs rotunda at Mesa Public Library, 2400 Central Ave.

These pieces remind us that art is not just about reacting to the present; it’s also about imagining the future and seeing the Read More