Arts

Art Goes Outdoors with PEEC’s ‘Plein Air’ Class

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PEEC News:

Whether you consider yourself an artist, or you’ve never picked up a paint brush, the upcoming Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) “Plein Air” class will allow you to explore outdoor surroundings through art.

Dorothy Hoard will lead the “Plein Air” (outdoor) art session on Friday, Aug. 23. Participants should meet at 9:30 a.m. at PEEC to carpool, or at 10 a.m. at the Cerro Grande Trailhead on N.M. 4.

The area that the group will visit is an open forest with aspen and ponderosa trees and a nice collection of wildflowers. Hoard will give instructions on how to draw flowers, or Read More

Award Winning Teen Filmmaker Speaks to Rotary Club

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Award-winning filmmaker, 17-year-old Samantha Filer speaks to a meeting of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos on Aug. 6. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

ROTARY NEWS:

Samantha Filer, a 17-year-old  homeschooled home school student from Jemez Springs, received the Best of Festival Award in the statewide Desert Light Film Festival. She was the guest speaker at a meeting of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos Tuesday, Aug. 6

Filer produced, edited  and directed “The Sword of Arundel,” a 56 minute drama with a Lord of the Rings feel. The Rotary Club saw a seven minute version Tuesday, which Read More

‘Salt and Pepper’ on Stage in Taos

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Brandon Santos and Silvana Neal perform in ‘Warm Ashes,’ one of seven one-acts that make up ‘Salt and Pepper.’ Courtesy photo

Staff Report

“Salt and Pepper,” written by local playwright, Robert F. Benjamin and directed by Jayne Aylesand Kay Peters Johnson, is a collection of short plays that celebrate aging with grace, courage and humor.

The play is on stage this weekend in Taos.

The play had its world premiere June 7 at the Toolshed Theatre in Dixon. The Taos production features the same cast and crew. It will take place at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Read More

Evelyn Campbell Wins Tapestry Excellence Award

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‘Sandhill Cranes over Pajarito Acres,’ a tapestry by local fiber artist Evelyn Campbell, won the American Tapestry Alliance Award of Excellence. Courtesy photo

Staff Report

The American Tapestry Alliance has announced that Evelyn Campbell from Los Alamos received the ATA Award for Excellence in Tapestry for her piece, “Sandhill Cranes over Pajarito Acres.” 

Her tapestry was displayed July 26-28 at the “Celebration of Fiber” sponsored by Intermountain Weavers Conference at Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colo. Campbell’s Read More

Karen Wray Fine Art Gallery Closing Doors Oct. 1

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ART News:

Karen Wray Fine Art Gallery at 1475 Central Ave. has announced it’s closing its doors Oct. 1.

Most of its artists will keep their work in the gallery until Sept. 20 and owner Karen Wray encourages community members to start their holiday shopping early this year.

The gallery is open noon to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Wray intends to move to a studio space on East Gate Drive in Los Alamos. She plans to start oil painting classes again soon and also offer classes in other media.

Visit https:////www.karenwrayfineart.com/, for her class schedule or Read More

Arts and Crafts Fair Offers Something for Every Taste and Budget

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Browsers at 2012 Arts and Crafts Fair. Courtesy photo

Monkey sock toys by Sandra Frentzel of Albuquerque. Courtesy photo

By KIRSTEN LASKEY

Arts and crafts fairs come in abundance. The one that will be held 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Fuller Lodge lawn, however, is distinct.

The Fuller Lodge Art Center, established to celebrate artists, is running the show. The proceeds from booth sales go to help ensure the Center’s doors remain open. Everything else goes to the painters, sculptures, jewelers, weavers and other artists. It truly is all about the art.

Art Center Marketing Director Nancy Coombs Read More

Scribble Works Reviews: ‘Pacific Rim’

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Naftali Burakovsky, left, and Lorenzo Venneri

Scribble Works Reviews
By LORENZO VENNERI and NAFTALI BURACOVSKY

Pacific Rim: The Best Game of the Year

Guillermo del Toro, famous for his critically acclaimed contributions to Mexican cinema (Pan’s Labyrinth) and infamous for down and dirty action like Hellboy and Blade II, returns to the action arena with Pacific Rim, which we award an Alpha.

The story follows the pilots of giant war machines as they battle to overcome an alien threat from beneath the Pacific Ocean. Make no mistake, watching Pacific Rim will not change the way you think. It will Read More

‘Mud’ Portrays Life on Arkansas Delta

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Matthew McConaughey. Courtesy EW.com

Movie Review by KIRSTEN LASKEY

“Mud” requires patience. The film takes its time reaching the climax but don’t get antsy and walk out of the theater. You’ll be glad you didn’t.

The movie centers on two young teenage boys – Ellis and his friend, Neckbone – who live in a rural area of Mississippi. While exploring a small island in the Mississippi River, they come upon a boat that mysteriously wound up in a tree’s branches. They consider this to be the perfect hideout until the friends discover someone already inhabits it.

The boat’s inhabitant, Mud, is a strange Read More

Opera Insider Presents Talk Today

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OPERA News:

Carl Newton, now in his 18th year as a docent volunteer for the Santa Fe Opera, will present a program on the Opera’s 57th Season at 10 a.m. today, Monday Aug. 5 at the Betty Ehart Senior Center (downstairs classroom.)

“Telling stories through opera performances in ways that capture the emotional imagination of each audience member is an art requiring many artistic skills,” Newton said. “From the creators of an opera through the team that produces the realization on stage, and the performing artists that the audience hears, each of this season’s operas will be examined.”

The content Read More

Peace’s New Century Project Opens in Two Locations

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Image from Peace’s New Century Project by Masaru Tanaka and Betsie Miler-Kusz. Courtesy photo

FLAC News:

The Peace’s New Century Project will be exhibited in two locations during early August.

At Fuller Lodge Art Center in Los Alamos, the exhibit is Aug. 5-10, with a reconciliation ceremony and reception Aug. 6. The ceremony is 4 p.m. followed by a 5-7 p.m. reception. At the Jemez Fine Art Gallery, 17346 N.M. 4 in Jemez Springs, the exhibit is Aug. 2-8, with a 1-4 p.m. reception Aug. 4.

The Peace’s New Century Project is a collaboration between Betsie Miller-Kusz of the Jemez Valley and Masaru Read More