Arts

Internationally Acclaimed Author Anchee Min Shares Life With Los Alamos Audience

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Author Anchee Min speaks at the Reel Deal Theater Sunday about her life and struggles as an immigrant. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Rotary Club President-Elect Jim Nesmith introduces his longtime friend Anchee Min. His daughter Laura Nesmith looks on at left Sunday at the Reel Deal Theater. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Staff Report:

Local community members gathered at the Reel Deal Theater Sunday night to hear internationally bestselling author Anchee Min speak about her courageous life in China and America.

In 1994, Min made her literary debut with Red Read More

Deadline Extended for Open Call for Art/Ideas

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‘Scale of Justice’ created by Jemez Springs artist Troy Williams. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

APPB News:

The Art in Public Places Board (APPB) has extended the application deadline for an “Open Call for Art/Ideas” to June 7.

Due to difficulties with email, those who previously submitted electronic proposals are asked to resubmit them to ArtProposals@lacnm.us. This email is now functioning correctly.

“Open Call for Art/Ideas” provides Los Alamos citizens the opportunity to suggest ideas or artwork that they would like added to the public art collection. This can Read More

Wendy Mathson to Present ‘Scrap Management’

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Storm at Sea quilt by Wendy Mathson. Courtesy photo

LAPQG News:

Wendy Mathson is an author, teacher, designer, inventor, illustrator, lecturer and general quilt fanatic.

She has been quilting for more than 30 years and will present her lecture and trunk show “Scrap Management” at the next meeting of the Los Alamos Piecemakers Quilt Guild.

The meeting is 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 21 at White Rock Baptist Church. Experienced and new quilters are invited to attend the Guild meeting.

Mathson uses her collection of antique quilts, plus some of her own creations, to illustrate and teach some of what she has Read More

Pajarito Reads: Local Sci-Fi Writer Carolyn Neeper Explores Creating a Sustainable Society

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Column by BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

Los Alamos science fiction writer Carolyn Neeper has been contemplating and engaging in interspecies communication for many years.

As readers of her column in the Los Alamos Daily Post, “How the Hen House Turns“ know, Neeper is deeply involved with the animals in her life, be they skunks, dogs or turkeys. It doesn’t hurt that Neeper also is a microbiologist.

“We aren’t unique in our emotional responses,” Neeper said. “We exaggerate our uniqueness. We need to appreciate more that we’re simply a part of it all.”

Neeper has watched the Read More

Library Gallery Presents ‘New Work’ by Meg Kremer

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Untitled piece by Meg Kremer from the upcoming show of her work. Courtesy

LIBRARY News:

The Upstairs Art Gallery of Los Alamos Mesa Public Library presents New Work by Los Alamos artist Meg Kremer. The show opens to the public Monday, June 3 and runs through June 29, with an artist’s reception at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 9.

The exhibit is a selection of elegant and evocative drawings and prints from a project started in November 2011 and ending in January 2013.

“The work is the result of a disciplined process producing one or two drawings a day,” Kremer said. “Each piece focused on the discovery of line and Read More

‘Sun, Sticks and Mud’ Wins Book Award

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Photograph by Steve Fitch from ‘Sun, Sticks and Mud.’ Courtesy

Staff Report

Sun, Sticks and Mud by Bart Kaltenbach & Barbara Anschel with photographer Steve Fitch won a gold medal for Architecture from the Independent Publishers Book Awards for 2013. It was published by La Sombra Books. 

The Independent Publisher Book Awards were conceived in 1996 as a broad-based, unaffiliated awards program open to all members of the independent publishing industry. The awards are intended to bring increased recognition to the thousands of exemplary independent, university, Read More

Stones in His Pockets: Final Weekend!

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‘So Hard’ – Movie star Caroline Giovanni (Christina Martos) comforts a reluctant Jake Quinn (John Cullinan) after tragedy strikes. Courtesy photo
 
LALT News:
 
The Los Alamos Little Theatre’s May production, Stones in His Pockets, by Marie Jones, will run for two more performances at 7:30 p.m. this Friday and Saturday.
 
A deceptively serene rural Irish town is suddenly overrun with Hollywood moviemakers out to make the next great Irish blockbuster film. Meet the varied citizenry as they navigate the ins and outs of movie stars and extras, a proper
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Bestselling Author Anchee Min Brings Her Story to Los Alamos May 19

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Anchee Min. Courtesy/Bloomsbury Publishers
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

In 1994, Anchee Min made her literary debut with a memoir of growing up in China during the Cultural Revolution. Red Azalea became an international bestseller and propelled her career as a successful, critically acclaimed author.

Twenty years later, after the publication of a number of well-received historical novels set in China, Min returns to her own story.

Her memoir, The Cooked Seed, published this week, tells the story of her immigration to America. Min is touring to promote the book and will Read More

Los Alamos Author Pokes Fun at Self-Help Schemes

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Lowell Christensen shows off a copy of his book, ‘The One-Minute Zillionaire.’ Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com

Staff Report

“When I started writing this book, among other things, I wanted to declare war on the word ‘paradigm,’” Los Alamos author Lowell Christensen said.

“Stephen R. Covey excavated the word in Greece, and before you knew it, ‘paradigm’ was used about a thousand times in every meeting in America. Why not use a rich English word like model, perspective, or vista?” 

Christensen is the author of The One-Minute Zillionaire – Achieve Wealth, Fame, and Success Read More

Atomic City Children’s Theater Offers Two Summer Musical Theater Workshops

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ACCT News:

Atomic City Children’s Theater (ACCT) is again offering Two Sessions*

  • Session 1: 9-11 a.m. Monday, June 17 to Friday, June 21 
  • Session 2 : 9-11 a.m. Monday, July 8 to Friday, July 12

Who can attend the ACCT Summer Workshops?

Any student entering grades 4th-10th (or a former member of ACCT) that have an interest in improving their musical theater skills. The material taught at these workshops will be applicable to ACCT’s attendance at Junior Theater Festival 2014** and to help students interested in improving their musical theater skills or to be a part of our ACCT productions next Read More