Arts

‘Quilt As Art’ Final Day Is Wednesday At Step Up Gallery

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Visitors view Sunbonnet Sue quilts in the ‘Quilt As Art’ exhibit at Step Up Gallery, which comes down Thursday to make way for the next exhibit. Photo by Katy Korkos

COMMUNITY News:

The richly detailed art quilts that have hung on the walls of Step Up Gallery will come down on Thursday to make way for the next exhibit. Wednesday is the last day to see the “The Quilt as Art” exhibit, which has attracted visitors from all over New Mexico and neighboring states.

The themes these fiber artists have explored are wide-ranging. Some artworks refer to traditional quilts, such as the log cabin and Sunbonnet Read More

‘Two Small Pieces Of Glass – The Amazing Telescope’ June 7

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PEEC News:

The community is invited to attend a showing of “Two Small Pieces of Glass – The Amazing Telescope” 2-2:30 p.m. Saturday, June 7, in the Planetarium at the Los Alamos Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road.

“Two Small Pieces of Glass – The Amazing Telescope” follows two students as they interact with a female astronomer at a local star party. Along the way, the students learn the history of the telescope from Galileo’s modifications to a child’s spyglass — using two small pieces of glass — to the launch of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the future of astronomy.

Aiming to Read More

LALT Parking Lot To Close For Renovations Starting June 9

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COUNTY News:

Beginning Monday, June 9, access to the parking lot at the Los Alamos Little Theatre (LALT) Performing Arts Center Building at 1670 Nectar St. will be closed to the public for renovations.

Los Alamos County Public Works, Capital Projects & Facilities Division officials explain that the closure will allow a much-needed health and safety-focused renovation project to begin, aimed at improving the fire safety response time in case of emergency. The project also includes abatement of asbestos containing materials from the ceilings and flooring in the building.

The County Read More

Scenes From Summer Concert May 30 Featuring Sunbender

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Los Alamos Summer Concert headliner Sunbender entertains the crowd Friday at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Summer Concert opener Classix warms up the crowd early Friday evening at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Classix drummer maintains the beat Friday evening at the Summer Concert at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Scene from Sunbender members performing Friday evening at the Los Alamos Summer Concert at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Scene from Sunbender members performing Friday Read More

Governor Expands Dolly Parton Imagination Library

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STATE News:

SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed an executive order Friday to expand the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program, ensuring every New Mexico child from birth to age five has access to free monthly books delivered to their home.

The signing ceremony featured Lt. Gov. Howie Morales, Secretary Elizabeth Groginsky of the Early Childhood Education and Care Department, and local program leaders who have championed literacy efforts across the state. 

“Today, we’re unlocking the potential of our youngest minds and transforming the future of New Mexico one book at a time,” Read More

Daily Postcard: Mississippi Kite Perches On Tall Tree On Richard Court In White Rock

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Daily Postcard: This Mississippi Kite spent considerable time Thursday evening perched near the top of a tall tree on Richard Court in White Rock. According to All About Birds, these raptors are between the size of a crow and a goose and most commonly found in the Southeast and some prairies in Texas and Oklahoma. They can also be found along parts of the Rio Grande in New Mexico. However, they rarely make their way as far north as Los Alamos and this may have been only the second recorded sighting of one in Los Alamos County. Photo by Richard Skolnik Read More

SFCC Hosts ‘Unhoused ART’ Exhibit Opening June 12 And Panel Discussion June 18

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Artwork created by one of the artists in the Unhoused ART exhibition. Courtesy photo

SFCC News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College’s Art on Campus will host “Unhoused ART” an exhibition of work from unhoused individuals. The public is invited to a free reception from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, June 12, in the main entrance hallway of the college where the exhibition will be displayed. The exhibition continues through June 24, 2025.

The exhibition is open for public viewing during regular business hours at the college:

  • 8 a.m.-10 p.m., Monday through Friday.
  • 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Saturday
  • 12-5
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Teatro Paraguas Presents Two Bilingual Cuentos June 13-14

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Courtesy/Teatro Paraguas 

TEATRO PARAGUAS News:

Teatro Paraguas will present two bilingual cuentos (folktales) at the downtown Main Library Branch and Llano St Library Branch:

  • El Hombre Que No Podia Dejar de Bailar (The Man Who Couldn’t Stop Dancing) by Joe Hayes: and
  • Los Cuatro Amigos Músicos de Belen (The Four Musicians of Belen) adapted from the Grimm Brothers’ tale.

Directed by JoJo Sena Tarnoff, the cuentos feature a large cast ages 8-75. In The Man Who Couldn’t Stop Dancing, a chance encounter with a mysterious abuelita enables a poor goatherd to bolster his fortunes and Read More