Arts
PAC 8 Opens Registration For Summer Media Classes
Students can sign up for beginning, intermediate and advanced video classes and more at pac8cmc.com. Courtesy/PAC 8
PAC 8 News:
PAC 8 Community Media Center is offering many new and exciting media classes this summer for students in 2nd through 9th grades. 3-D animation, Logic and Go Pro are new this year.
PAC 8 will continue to offer its popular music video classes along with beginning, intermediate and advanced video.
Class size is limited to six students per teacher. Call 505.662.7228 or email pac8@losalamos.com for more information. The schedule of classes can be found at PAC 8’s new website Read More
Writers Compete to Craft Best Novel Introduction
Kathryn Ostic, left, is a winner in the Los Alamos Writers Group Party Competition Thursday at Morning Glory Cafe. Inez Ross, meeting facilitator, congratulates Ostic on her prize winning entry in the booklet titled “Best Beginnings 2014.” Courtesy photoLAWG News:
Members of the Los Alamos Writers Group were asked to submit an introduction of 100 words for an original novel, with the title and a pen name. Entries were edited and formatted by Inez Ross, and with the help of Aspen Copies, were inserted into 11 photo books.
At the group’s Party Competition Meeting, members read all Read More
More Scenes From Saturday’s Arts and Crafts Fair
Saturday’s Los Alamos Arts Council’s (LAAC) Spring Arts and Crafts Fair on the Fuller Lodge lawn is a long-standing tradition in Los Alamos. Each year, the local nonprofit organization presents the community with an event that features quality and variety. Shoppers find a wide variety of art items and crafts including pottery, jewelry, wall hangings, pillows and much more along with fresh foods from pistachio nuts to honey. The Arts and Crafts Fair also is an opportunity to promote LAAC. LAAC provides community events year round such as the Kite Festival, Pumpkin Glow, Missoula Children’s Read More
NMDT Presents ‘Under the Big Top’
Poster for ‘Under the Big Top.’ Courtesy/NMDT
NMDT News:
The School of New Mexico Dance Theater (NMDT), directed by Susan Baker-Dillingham, presents its 10th annual spring recital, “Under the Big Top,” at Duane W. Smith auditorium at 7 p.m. Friday, May 9 and 2 p.m. Saturday, May 8.
Tickets are available in advance at Uli’s Cottontails or at the door 45 minutes prior to performance times and are $10 for adults, $5 for seniors and students, and children age four and under are free. Read More
Atomic City Children’s Theater Announces Summer Workshops
ACCT News:
Atomic City Children’s Theater is offering ACCT Summer Workshops this year; again in two sessions:
- Session 1: 9-11 a.m. Monday, June 16 – Friday, June 20
- Session 2: 9-11 a.m. Monday, July 28 – Friday, August 1
Any student entering grades 4th-10th (or a former member of ACCT) that have an interest in improving their musical theater skills may participate. The material taught at these workshops will be applicable to ACCT’s attendance at Junior Theater Festival 2015 and to help students interested in improving their musical theater skills or to be a part of our ACCT Read More
Art on Tap: Bird In Space Controversy Thursday
COMMUNITY News:Tap into a great conversation, fellowship, and, of course, food and drink tomorrow 5:30-7 p.m. at the Manhattan Project Restaurant on Central Avenue.
Ever heard of the Bird in Space Controversy? Let’s just say it rocked the art world of the 1920’s and sparked a very real conversation about art and what art is.
Sound intriguing? It is! Come find out more, and play the “Is This Art?” flash card game! What is art to you? A thing of beauty? Therapy? A way to communicate? Is it really worth 1,000 words?
Come join in the conversation, and let’s
Read More DALA Presents ‘Neverland’ May 16-18
DALA Director Jonathan Guise. Photo by Rhiana Guise
By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Dance Arts Los Alamos will present “Neverland” May 16-18 at the Duane Smith Auditorium.
Dance Arts Los Alamos Director Jonathan Guise has written a one act ballet based on the novel “Peter Pan” by J.M. Barrie. Guise became the new director of DALA this year.
“I began dancing professionally when I was 18 year old upon graduating from the Harid Conservatory, an accredited dance arts school located in Boca Raton Fla.,” Guise said. He has danced professionally with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, the Boston Read More
Los Alamos Students Show Artwork at Fuller Lodge
Pinon kindergartener Ariela Rittner shows off her artwork. Photo by Pinon art teacher Stephanie Rittner.
Chamisa Elementary School artwork. Photo by Pinon art teacher Stephanie RittnerLAPS News:
The Los Alamos Public School art teachers show work from their programs each year in the Pajarito Room at Fuller Lodge during the Spring Arts and Crafts Fair.
The teachers choose work that represents their programs well, Pinon art teacher Stephanie Rittner said.
The art teachers include:
- Pinon Elementary: Stephanie Rittner
- Chamisa Elementary: Renee Mitsunaga
- Aspen Elementary: Britt
LALT Auditions for ‘Tower of Magic’ May 10-11
LALT Theater News:
Auditions for the Los Alamos Little Theater production of “Tower of Magic” are 2 p.m. May 10 and 6:30 p.m. May 11 at the LALT Performing Arts Center, 1670 Nectar St.
Scripts and audition sides are available at Mesa Public Library. Roles for four men and three women are available. Auditioners for the role of Capella should come prepared to sing a short song.
The show will be performed in September. Read More