Arts

LALT Will Hold Annual Membership Meeting June 22

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LALT News:

The annual membership meeting for the Los Alamos Little Theatre (www.lalt.org) is 1-4 p.m. Sunday, June 22 at the Performing Arts Center.

The first hour and a half, 1-2:30 p.m., will be devoted to eating and socializing. The business portion of the meeting will begin at 2:30 p.m. This is an opportunity to recap the 2013-14 season, find out what’s coming up in 2014-15, visit with fellow thespians, meet LALT’s scholarship recipient and have some burgers!  

All current and prospective LALT members are encouraged to attend. At this meeting the membership (dues Read More

Authors Speak Series Presents Author Tom Harmer

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Tom Harmer on a backpacking adventure. Courtesy/MPL

LIBRARY News:

Quotes: The Authors Speak Series presents Tom Harmer, an author who describes himself as a “lifelong student of natural history, outdoor survival and Native practices in the wild.”

The event is 7 p.m. Thursday, June 26 in the Upstairs Rotunda at Mesa Public Library.

Harmer’s most recent book is A Walk Around the Horizon: Discovering New Mexico’s Mountains of the Four Directions (2013).

Near Santa Fe, the New Mexico landscape is framed by four high mountains ─ Sandia to the south, Chicoma to the west, Canjilon to the north, and Read More

Tourists and Locals Check Out Saturday’s Artist Market

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Tourists and locals alike check out the wares at Saturday’s first Artist Market of the season at the Visitor Center on N.M. 4 in White Rock. The first market included 10 artists and crafters from Los Alamos and White Rock. The artists sold paintings, photography, hand crafted jewelry, natural beauty products, hand painted wood pieces, tie dye clothes, yarn works and more. Chuck’s Wagon provided food for sale during the event. To participate in the market, contact Melanie Peña at 505.661.4807 or melanie@losalamos.org Read More

Native American Artists Del Curfman and George Alexander Show Work at Cordova Branch of Del Norte Credit Union

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Art by Del Curfman. Courtesy/DNCU
 
Art by George Aleander II. Courtesy/DNCU

DNCU News:

Del Norte Credit Union (DNCU) supports the local/regional art community via its North Stars Art Series, with rotating exhibits at several area DNCU branches. Its latest collaboration with The Institute of American Indian Art (IAIA) exemplifies the program’s objective—to present DNCU members with an aesthetic viewpoint while offering artists an opportunity to reach potential patrons. The exhibit showcases the artwork of students Del Curfman and George Alexander II—gifted artists who embody Read More

White Rock Artist Market Begins Saturday

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Artists display their wares at the 2013 White Rock Artist Market. Courtesy/LACC

CHAMBER News:

This Saturday, June 7, kicks off the start of the White Rock Artist Market’s summer season. The Artist Market is twice a month ,10 a.m. to 3 p.m., June through October outside the White Rock Visitor Center on N.M. 4.

The first market includes 10 artists and crafters from both Los Alamos and White Rock area. These artists will be selling their paintings, photography, hand crafted jewelry, natural beauty products, hand painted wood pieces, tie dye clothes, yarn works, and much more. Stop by and support Read More

Little Theater Holds Reading of ‘Mr. Roberts’

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‘USS Reluctant Anchored Off Ennui’ artwork used with permission from the artist, Glenn Secrest of Secrest Fine Art, Newport, R.I. Courtesy/LALT

LALT News:

Los Alamos Little Theatre will hold a reading of the play “Mr. Roberts” by Thomas Heggen and Joshua Logan at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 11 in the Green Room of the Performing Arts Center, 1670 Nectar St.

“Mr. Roberts” is scheduled to be performed in March as part of the LALT 2014-15 season. Anyone interested in reading from the script – or listening to the reading – is welcome to attend.

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Los Alamos Photographers Monica and Phillip Noll Bring Four Corners Together in ‘Quadripoint’

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‘Enlightenment’ by Phillip Noll. A spectacular display of light and color over the Grand Canyon during a summer storm. Bright Angel Point, North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz.
 
‘The Narrows’ by Monica Noll. The Virgin River winds through the Narrows as the early morning sun lights up the canyon walls. Zion National Park, Utah.
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

Los Alamos photographers Monica and Phillip Noll share a lifelong love of the natural world. Together they search out the spectacular beauty of the outdoors and capture it in breathtaking

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Angkor Wat: A Photo Essay

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Photo by Jason Frazier

Photo by Jason Frazier

Photo by Jason Frazier

By JASON FRAZIER

Angkor Wat was first a Hindu, then subsequently a Buddhist, temple complex in Cambodia. It is the largest religious monument in the world.

Construction on Angkor Wat first began in the 12th Century AD and became the largest preindustrial city in the world measuring at least 1,000 square kilometers. Today, Angkor Wat is much more than just a bunch of old buildings. An entire community of people still live within the protected area.

There are houses, schools, restaurants and shops. Angkor Wat is a UNESCO World Heritage Read More