Arts

Santa Fe Mayor Declares ‘Summer Of Color’

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CITY OF SANTA FE News:

SANTA FE ― Six of Santa Fe’s leading cultural institutions located on the beautiful Museum Hill kick off summer 2015 with joint exhibitions and programming in what Mayor Javier Gonzales proclaimed today as the Summer of Color.

All six, located on Museum Hill, are the two state museums, the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and the Museum of International Folk Art; joined by the Museum of Spanish Colonial Arts, the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, the Santa Fe Botanical Garden, and the annual International Folk Art Market | Santa Fe. Each will feature

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Personal Invitation To ‘Willy Wonka Jr.’ Production

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The cast of ‘Willy Wonka Jr.’. Courtesy/ACCT
 
By MR. WILLY WONKA
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Greetings to you, the lucky finder of this Golden Ticket, from Mr. Willy Wonka! I shake you warmly by the hand! Tremendous things are in store for you! Many wonderful surprises await you!

For now, I do invite you to come to the stage of Smith Auditorium before the show and be my guest for one chocolate bar—you and all others who are lucky enough to find my Golden Tickets. You will be conducted around my chocolate factory, and be shown everything that there is to see.

But this is by no means the most exciting thing that Read More

Los Alamos Author Hits Amazon Bestseller List

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Cover of ‘Humans vs. Aliens.’ Courtesy/T. Jackson King

LITERARY News:

Los Alamos author T. Jackson King’s newest science fiction novel Humans vs. Aliens has hit No. 11 on Amazon’s Hot New Releases in Space Opera Bestseller list.

The novel explores the invasion of Aliens who are apex predators aiming to add Sol system to their Hunt territory.

T. Jackson King

“I got the idea for this novel when I asked what if First Contact between Humans and Aliens happens in our Kuiper Belt just beyond Pluto?” King said. “Will Humans surrender to apex predators from the stars, or will we fight Read More

Taos Center For The Arts Hosts Oscars Party Feb. 22

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TCA News:

TAOS—Taos Center for the Arts (TCA), in collaboration with the TCA Film Society, is bringing the 87th Oscars to Taos Feb. 22 with a glamorous evening of music, dancing, food, cash bar and entertainment, plus a commercial-free screening of the Oscars.

The TCA Awards Night begins at 5 p.m. in the Taos Community Auditorium at 145 Paseo del Pueblo Norte. This is a “pay what you can” event where donations are accepted in lieu of a set price. The proceeds benefit the TCA.

The evening will feature entertainment by Bon Bon Burlesque, Brave New Burrow and Red Carpet Photos by Steve Fox. Art works created Read More

Chocolate, Art And Music Fill Rose Chocolatier

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Owner Marguerite McClay works to keep up with Valentines Day demand Friday at Rose Chocolatier during the busiest week of the year for chocolatiers. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Artist Ward Zaelke is showing his work at Rose Chocolatier. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Members of the Lads of Enchantment deliver a singing valentine Friday for an employee at Rose Chocolatier. The Lads will continue to deliver singing valentines through today. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
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Crowd Views ‘In Bounds’ At Fuller Lodge Art Center

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‘In Bounds’ opened Friday at the Fuller Lodge Art Center. A large crowd of art lovers were on hand to speak with the artists and see their work. Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
The rules for ‘In Bounds’ require that the work fits in a 12″ x 12″ square. ‘Restricted’ by Levy Snyder, left, and ‘Frozen Toed’ by Steven Calhoun. Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Young artists produce their own work during Friday’s reception. Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Albuquerque artist Barbara Nolda’s
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Learn Artistic Skills At Canvas Painting Party

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Artists work on their canvases at a previous canvas painting party. Courtesy photo
 
FBC News:

The First Baptist Church of Los Alamos is hosting a Canvas Painting Party.

The event is at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22 in the gymnasium at 2200 Diamond Dr. in Los Alamos.

Several subjects are available to paint at this year’s Canvas Painting Party such as these tulips. Courtesy photo

“This is a unique experience, because someone who doesn’t know how to paint can attend and learn how to paint a beautiful picture in a couple of hours with step by step instructions,” Read More

NMSA Welcomes Guest Artist Kathleen Hill

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NMSA News:
 
SANTA FE – Feb. 12, 13 and 14, the New Mexico School for the Arts (NMSA) Music Department will host Violist and Conductor Kathleen Hill to present master classes to NMSA students.
 
The master classes, 2-6 p.m. Thursday, 2-5 p.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday will take place at New Mexico School for the Arts, 275 E. Alameda in Santa Fe, and are free and open to the public.
 
Kathleen Hill was born in Wisconsin where she began her early music training on viola. At a young age, she moved to Albuquerque, where she graduated from Sandia High School. After completing
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