Arts

More Than 100 Creches Displayed At Saturday’s Show

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Deb Jackson’s stoneware nativity scene is displayed Saturday during Winterfest at the annual creche show at the Los Alamos ward of the Church of Latter-day Saints. More than 100 creches were on display at the show, which has been held for 21 years. By Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Elise Nye’s creche from Uganda is displayed at the creche show. By Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
 
The creche show at the Los Alamos ward of the Church of Latter-day Saints featured a large assortment of creches including this large-scale nativity scene. By Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
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WinterFest At Fuller Lodge Open House Today

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Fuller Lodge show holiday spirit. Courtesy/LAAC

LAAC News:

The doors of Fuller Lodge will be thrown open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today to ring in the holidays.

The Open House is a collaboration between the Los Alamos Arts Council (LAAC) and other community organizations. The Open House is a part of the WinterFest celebration and is capped off by the Light Parade and tree-lighting at Ashley Pond. 

  • 10 a.m. Chamsia SingSations

  • 10:30 a.m. Curious Chris-The Science of the Season

  • 11:45 a.m. Juanita Madland and friends  Holiday Sing-a-Long

  • 1 p.m. Holiday Music – Saxophone

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Library Manager Gets Sneak Preview Of New Exhibit Ahead Of Tonight’s Public Reception

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Library Manager Steven Thomas got a sneak preview of the new exhibit in Mesa Public Library’s Upstairs Gallery. Dr. Circe Woessner, director of the Museum of the American Military Family, will host the opening reception 5-7 p.m. today. The public is welcome to attend. Photo by Katy Korkos/ladailypost.com Read More

LAHS Winter Dance Show 7 p.m. Monday

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LAHS dancers rehearse for their Winter Dance Show. Courtesy photo
 
LAHS dancers strike a pose. Courtesy photo

LAHS News:

Students of the Los Alamos High School Ballroom Dance program, along with guest performers from DALA, NMDT, YMCA Kathak, LAHS Cheerleaders and LAHS Color Guard, are presenting to the community a free Winter Dance Show at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8 in Duane Smith Auditorium. 

As a part of the fundraising efforts for the students’ travel to dance events, Holiday Gift Certificates will be available for sale before and after the show: a course Read More

Dance Arts Los Alamos Presents The Snow Queen

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Dancers from left, Jenna Erickson (Snow Queen), Cody Maggiore (Kai), Nicole Stafford (Guardian Angel) and Melina Burnside (Gerda). Courtesy photo

DALA News:

Winter is coming … and so is The Snow Queen. Dance Arts Los Alamos is proud to present its all-new production of The Snow Queen during Winterfest Weekend 2014. More than one hundred dancers aged five through adult will grace the stage in this magical holiday ballet.

Based on the Hans Christian Anderson fairly tale of the same name, The Snow Queen also provided the inspiration for the movie Frozen. DALA’s ballet interpretation begins with Read More

Meet Local Authors At Saturday’s Annual Book Fair

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Family Strengths Network’s compilation of recipes from local families, ‘Messy Hands Cookbook’ is one of the books featured at the Local Authors Book Fair at Mesa Public Library Saturday. Courtesy/MPL

MPL News:

Stopping by Mesa Public Library should be on everyone’s to-do list noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6 because that’s where all the local authors will be set up to sell and sign their books.

If you’ve ever wanted to meet a writer in person, this is your chance- you can ask those burning questions, buy those unique books and have them signed by the author.

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This Week at the Reel Deal

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Column By JIM O’DONNELL
Reel Deal Theater  

This Friday our line-up will be Birdman, Penguins of Madagascar, Horrible Bosses 2 and Hunger Games: Mockingjay: Part 1. Interstellar will end this Thursday.

Birdman won Best Picture and Michael Keaton won Best Actor for his performance at the Gotham Independent Film Awards last evening. This film will open at the Reel Deal this Friday and probably run for one week only unless folks really come out for it in which case we could play it for two weeks. It has gotten rave reviews so we hope to see you at the theater.

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Mesa Library Presents ‘Bagdad Cafe’ Thursday

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Movie poster for ‘Bagdad Cafe.’ Courtesy/amazon.com

Review by KELLY DOLEJSI:

Moviegoers in France, Germany, and even Seattle love “Bagdad Cafe” (1987, rated PG). This incredible and incredibly strange film has won awards across the globe for its casting, acting, and screenplay, and was chosen Best Foreign Film several times over. What will Los Alamos think? That’s always an interesting question to ask.

“Bagdad Cafe,” showing at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mesa Public Library (upstairs meeting room), begins with a German couple on a desolate road. They are well-dressed — over-dressed Read More