Arts

Artist And Poet Collaboration At Rose Chocolatier

Friday’s reception for the exhibit of collaborative work by artist Connie Pacheco and  poet David Mutschlecner at Rose Chocolatier unveils a unique collaboration. Their work will hang at the shop at at 991 Central Ave., next to the DMV for about one month. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Poet David Mutschlecner and artist Connie Pacheco at the reception for their exhibit at Rose Chocolatier Friday. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Visitors gather to view the work at Friday’s opening reception at Rose Chocolatier. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
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Moving Arts Española Partnership With TSAY Corporation Creates New Performance Center

MAE News:

  • Moving Arts Partnership With TSAY Corporation of Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo Benefits Española Valley Children

Moving Arts Española (MAE) and TSAY Corporation announce a joint effort through a five year lease, to reinvent/remodel the former Ohkay Owingeh ‘dome’ casino structure into a 6,000-square-foot Moving Arts Performance Center.

The circus tent-like facility at 368 Eagle Dr., closed in 1999 adjacent to the Moving Arts Española classrooms.  

The project is made possible through a generous grant from the McCune Foundation, and will include a new music classroom and Read More

Rose Chocolatier Art & Poetry Reception Friday

‘Light That Tears amd is Torn’ by Connie Pacheco and David Mutshlecner. Courtesy photo
 
‘Cursive’ by Connie Pacheco and David Mutshlecner. Courtesy photo
 
ART News:

Rose Chocolatier is hosting a reception 5-7 p.m. Friday, March 27. This new show will display the collaborative works of Connie Pacheco and David Mutschlecner.

Pacheco is a long time resident and artist of Los Alamos. Her work has been exhibited at Fuller Lodge Art Center, as well as master shows in Albuquerque.

Mutschlecner is a poet and his recent book of poetry is called ‘Enigma and Read More

‘Run Free: The True Story of Caballo Blanco’ Premiers In Los Alamos April 21

Micah True, known as Caballo Blanco, on a run. Courtesy photo

FILM News:

“Run Free: The True Story of Caballo Blanco,” as feature-length documentary about ultra-running legend Micah True will premiere at the Reel Deal Theater in Los Alamos at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 21. The one-night-only event is sponsored by the High Altitude Athletics Club of Los Alamos.

Movie Poster for ‘Run Free.” Courtesy/film producers

Micah True, better known as Caballo Blanco – the White Horse – was the focal character of Christopher McDougall’s 2009 best-selling book “Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes Read More

Ensemble Transforms Scrap Waste Into Music At Debut Show In Taos April 9

TCA News:
 
TAOS  The Taos Center for the Arts (TCA) presents the internationally renowned percussion ensemble, Scrap Arts Music, for one night only at 7:30 p.m., April 9 at the Taos Community Auditorium.
Scrap Arts Music is music that starts out as scrap, turns into art and then transforms into unforgettable sound. Hear intricate rhythms, experience raw energy and athletic choreography, and see the most inventive reuse of materials on stage today.
Instruments can be fashioned from industrial scrap and offbeat materials ranging from accordion parts to artillery shells,
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New Mexico Is My Home

Comb Morion helmet, probably Spanish or Italian, 16-17th centuries of the type worn by the Spanish conquistadores. On loan from a private collection to the Millicent Rogers Museum. Courtesy photo

MRM News:

The Millicent Rogers Museum (MRM) in Taos has announced a special exhibition, “New Mexico is My Home”, opening Friday, March 27 and continuing until June 28.

The exhibition is featuring more than 50 objects borrowed from private collections that chronicle the history and cultures of New Mexico and the Southwest. The exhibition begins with early maps relating to the first Read More

20th Annual Los Alamos Photo Show March 30 – May 2

Bosque del Apache NWR Bosque 2012. Photo by Doug Coombs
 
Mintern, Colo. Photo by Ken Hanson
 
LAPC News:
 
The Los Alamos Photo Club is hosting its 20th Annual Show March 30 through May 2.
 
Anyone interested in participating in the show must drop off their work at Mesa Public Library on Central Avenue 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 28.
 
Ken Hanson and Doug Coombs are co-chairs of the Los Alamos Photo Club and the Los Alamos Adobe Users Group. They explained that the show is intended to give people who live and work in Los Alamos a chance to display their photos in a formal
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Los Alamos Plays Montana In ‘Hellbent’ Film

Los Alamos County Film Liaison Kelly Stewart with Chee Ho, location manager for the film ‘Hellbent’ Thursday at Starbucks on Central Avenue. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.coom
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

When you need to launch a car from a cliff for your movie shoot in Los Alamos County, who you gonna call? The answer is County Film Liaison Kelly Stewart. Chee Ho, location manager for the independent film Hellbent did so just recently.

“Kelly has made a tremendous difference to our coming here,” Ho said. “She’s an invaluable asset.”

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