Arts

There’s a Lot of Love in Tuna – Show Begins May 2

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The entire cast of ‘Tuna Does Vegas.’ Back row from left, Richard Martin, Amber Feavearyear, Brandon Santos, Jeff Spicer and Yesca Sullivan. Midde row from left: Kay Johnson, Holly Haas, Kristen Woolf and Edna Martin. Front row from left. Al Graham, David Rigsby and Lynn E. Alden. Courtesy/Dixon Players

DIXON PLAYERS News:

What does New Mexico and Tuna, Texas have in common? Texans! Lots of ’em. Only Texans want to get away and visit New Mexico, but you never hear of a New Mexican vacationing in Texas.

And nearly all the residents of Tuna want to get away to Las Vegas, Nev.–to Read More

Create Haiku in Brush Lettering Workshop

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Haiku in sumi ink. courtesy/FLAC
 
FLAC News:

Write Your Heart Out

            Learn to write haiku
            in simple brush lettering
            using sumi ink.

Join the “Haiku Brush Lettering Workshop” with Rod Torrez 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday at Fuller Lodge Art Center and compose your own haiku!

Students will create a finished work of art including a haiku poem just in time Read More

NDI NM Students Bring Broadway to Northern N.M.

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NDI NM News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE—Celebrating its 20th year in 2014, National Dance Institute of New Mexico (NDI New Mexico) will showcase the talent and discipline of more than 570 public school students in nine Northern New Mexico elementary schools, with an end of the year performance titled, “Broadway Bound!” May 15-16.Tickets are now on sale.
 
“Broadway Bound!” is a celebration of the magic of Broadway musicals. Students will perform songs and dances from dozens of great Broadway shows, which share NDI New Mexico’s messages of teamwork, perseverance, and self-confidence.
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‘Our Favorite Quilts’ Displayed at Mesa Public Library Art Gallery Beginning May 2

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The 2013 Donation Quilt, ‘The Heart of Enchantment,’ a purple and green bargello design. Courtesy/LAPQG

2013 Quilt Market at Crossroads Bible Church. Courtesy/LAPQG

LAPQG News:

Dozens of beautiful quilts will be on display in the Los Alamos Piecemakers Quilt Guild Show, “Our Favorite Quilts,” at the Mesa Public Library Art Gallery beginning with an opening reception 4-6 p.m. Friday, May 2.

Each year the Guild makes a donation quilt that is raffled off after the September Quilt Market at Crossroads Bible Church. Funds raised by the sale of Donation Quilt tickets each year support Read More

Los Alamos Artist Heather Ward Shares Techniques April 22 Through May 27

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Los Alamos Artist Heather Ward. Courtesy photo

By NANCY COOMBS

Originally from Massachusetts, Heather Ward has lived in Los Alamos for more than 10 years. She strives to create highly realistic drawings of animals, both wild and domestic, and pushes her media to the limits to achieve the effects she wants. Preferring to work with dry media, her favorites are charcoal, graphite, pyrography and scratchboard.

Scratchboard is a subtractive medium, similar to carving, where material is removed to create the art. Abrasive tools are used to scratch away the ink on the surface to reveal a white clay Read More

Family YMCA Presents ‘Got Dance’ Variety Showcase

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YMCA News:

The Family YMCA is hosting a “Got Dance” Variety Showcase at 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 25 at New Beginnings Fellowship Church, 112 East Road in Los Alamos.

The performance will feature classical ballet on point, Irish dance, contemporary dance, International Latin and American rhythm ballroom dance, modern belly dance, Indian folk dance, hip hop, Kathak, Bollywood and contemporary dance.

The showcase is a fundraiser for the Y’s annual campaign that provides more than 200 people each year with scholarships. Tickets are $10 per person at the door. Read More

Flamenco Class at White Rock Activity Center

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Photo by Catalina Rio Fernandez

COMMUNITY News:

Warm up your spring and summer and learn Flamenco Dance in White Rock. Flamenco dance has become a popular dance form worldwide because of its powerful lines, intense percussive rhythms, and the beautiful traditional melodies that cannot help but inspire movement. It comes from southern Spain and ties together the cultures of Western Europe, Northern Africa and South Asia in its unique blend of gypsy and folk history. 

This class is for men and women, ages 11 and up. Ellen Walton is teaching the class under the sponsorship of the Los Alamos Read More

Jimmy Stadler Band Plays Los Alamos Sheriff’s Posse Benefit Saturday Night

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Jimmy Stadler rocked the Posse Lodge with his band Saturday night in a benefit concert for the Los Alamos Sheriff’s Posse. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Couples take to the floor at the Posse Lodge. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Members of the Sheriff’s Posse keep a watchful eye on the festivities. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
The Jimmy Stadler Band, bass player David Toland, drummer Craig Neil and lead singer Jimmy Stadler on guitar and keyboard, played everything from George Strait to the Stones Saturday night. Photo
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