Arts

Valentina Devine One Woman Show At Fuller Lodge Art Center Through March 21

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Valentina Devine shows off one of her pieces of wearable art Saturday at her show at Fuller Lodge Art Center. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Hats designed by Valentina like the one actress Julia Roberts wore in the movie Stepmom. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

 
Some of the clothing designs by Valentina Devine. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Throws by Valentine Devine. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Fabric art by Valentina Devine. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
A coat designed and knitted by Valentina
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LAPS Art Show Displays Student Work

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A family admires the elementary school art from Mountain School at Thursday’s reception for the LAPS Art Show. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
A young gallery visitor checks out the Mountain School art. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon
 

Staff Report

March is Youth Art Month and in its honor, the Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) art team has hung a beautiful exhibit of student art from all five elementary schools, Los Alamos Middle School and Los Alamos High School in the Gallery at Mesa Public Library. The show continues through March 27.

Thursday evening, art teachers

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Los Alamos Historical Society’s ‘New Mexico Arts Panel’ At Fuller Lodge March 10

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This piece and other work by Santa Fe-based tinwork artist Fred Lopez is featured in the new exhibition ‘Tinwork Tradition in New Mexico’ through April at the Los Alamos History Museum. Courtesy/LAHS

LA HISTORICAL SOCIETY News:

The Los Alamos Historical Society’s “New Mexico Arts Panel” is set for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 10.

The panel is part of the Historical Society’s lecture series with this year’s theme of “Made in New Mexico.” Tuesday’s New Mexico Arts Panel will celebrate four artists and the role their crafts have played in New Mexico history.  Read More

Del Norte Credit Union Establishes Partnership With Pueblo Of Pojoaque Poeh Cultural Center

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Poeh Center art on DNCU instant debit cards. Courtesy/DNCU

DNCU News:

  • Includes DNCU Poeh Center Scholarship Fund and Instant Debit Card Imagery
 
SANTA FE—Del Norte Credit Union (DNCU) is proud to support the northern New Mexico communities in which it operates. To further this mission, DNCU has forged a relationship with The Poeh Cultural Center and Museum to aid The Center’s vision for helping in the continuation, preservation, and revitalization of Pueblo traditions and advancing respect for Pueblo history and culture.
 
Elements of the partership include the establishment
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‘Of Gods and Men’ Shows Thursday At Library

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Movie poster for ‘Of Gods and Men.’ Courtesy/Mesa Public Library

LIBRARY News:

The film “Of Gods and Men,” winner of a Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, will air at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 5 in the Upstairs Meeting Rooms at Mesa Public Library, 2400 Central.

It is presented as part of the Library’s Free Film Series, which shows a film on the first Thursday of each month.

“Of Gods and Men” is the story of French monks from the Cistercian order who live in the Tibhirine monastery in Algeria, in a place revered by Muslims and Christians alike. Loosely based on the true story of their Read More

Bella Robertson Wins Dog Jog Logo Contest

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Bella Robertson’s 2015 Dog Jog logo design. Courtesy image

LAFS News:

The 18th annual Dog Jog is April 25 in White Rock and as part of the annual festivities, the Los Alamos Friends of the Shelter holds a logo contest for children in grades 3-6.  
 
Bella Robertson and her dog Jake. Courtesy photo
 
The competition is always fierce! This year, after careful consideration, the judges chose the original artwork of Bella Robertson, a fifth grader at Aspen Elementary School. Bella Robertson chose her dog, Jake, as her subject. Her favorite
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Art Center Offers Collage Classes

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An example of collage. Courtesy/FLAC
 

FLAC News:

Join Monika Kaden at the Fuller Lodge Art Center on the next two Saturdays and discover how art can be a tool for change with collage as your vehicle. This course will provide skills and insights to help you to make two- or three-dimensional collages, using whatever strikes your fancy: found objects, text or ads, photographs, different papers.

Why collage? Creating art with collage is fun for those new to creating art as well as experienced artists. Collage gives your composition skills a workout in organizing shapes. Collage making is very Read More

LALT Hosts Reading Of ‘Once A Ponzi Time’

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LALT News:

Los Alamos Little Theatre will host a reading of “Once a Ponzi Time” by Joe Foust, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 4 in the Green Room of the Performing Arts Center at 1670 Nectar St., in Los Alamos. Use the front door and proceed to the Green Room.

Dennis Powell, the Play Reading Committee Chair, hopes you will enjoy this farce and laugh out loud. This play is one of the proposals for the 2015-2016 season under the direction of Jim Sicilian. Feedback is greatly appreciated and rewarded with refreshments.

A brief synopsis:

Unknown to his wife, nephew and friends, Harold Vanderoff Read More

Belisama Irish Dance Company ‘Rhythm of Fire’

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Belisama Irish Dance Company. Photo by Kate Russell
 
Young dancers. Photo by Kate Russell

BIDC News:

SANTE FE—Back this month from impressive competition wins in the CRN North American Open Championships, Belisama Irish Dance Company (BIDC) presents the 8th incarnation of its Rhythm of Fire performance.

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in style with this high energy show featuring award winning Irish dancers and young up-and-coming performers in a family friendly, foot stomping performance of traditional

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