Arts

Abiquiu Inn Sculpture Walk & Garden Champagne Reception

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ART News:

ABIQUIU — Abiquiu Inn proudly announces the opening of the 2025 Abiquiu Inn Sculpture Walk & Garden, an expansive and immersive outdoor exhibition featuring over 130 Sculptures by 46 acclaimed artists from across the country. The public is invited to attend the Opening Champagne Reception from 3-5 p.m., Sunday, June 1, where many of the artists will be in attendance.

Now in its eighth year, Abiquiu Inn Sculpture Walk & Garden has grown into a premier annual art event in Northern New Mexico, offering collectors, art lovers, and visitors a rare opportunity to engage with Read More

Step Up Gallery To Open ‘Earth Is The Magnet Of The Sky’

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STEP UP GALLERY News:

Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library invites the public to view renowned artist Catherine Eaton Skinner’s rich interpretations of the balance among the five elements: water, ether, earth, fire, and wind, in her solo show, Earth is the Magnet of the Sky. The show opens to the public June 13 and continues through July 24.

Skinner invites the community to attend the opening reception, 2-3:30 p.m. Saturday, June 14, with a gallery talk by the artist at 2:30 p.m., which will be video-recorded and uploaded to Step Up Gallery’s YouTube Channel. To review all artist talks Read More

Sunbender To Headline Summer Concert Friday Night

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Modern alternative rock band Sunbender will headline the Los Alamos Summer Concert this Friday night at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy/Sancre Productions

SANCRE PRODUCTION News:

The Los Alamos Summer Concert Series presents Sunbender, 6-9 p.m. Friday, May 30 at Ashley Pond Park.

Sunbender will perform originals and popular covers from Lenny Kravitz, David Bowie, The Eagles, Tom Petty, Jimmy Eat World, Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam, 80s, 90s, etc.

The opener is Classic, a great local band that plays covers from the 50s and 60s.
The Los Alamos Summer Concert Series is produced by Sancre Productions
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New Wall Mural At Mountain Elementary

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Madison Ross poses in front of the mural at Mountain Elementary School with art teacher Jessie Ross. Madison and other members of the Los Alamos High School Honors Art Club spent many months creating the mural based on the theme of Let Us Grow. Courtesy photo

LAPS News:

Thanks to Los Alamos High School junior Madison Ross and other members of the LAHS Honors Art Club, Mountain Elementary School has a new wall mural. Madison led the students in the efforts to create the mural based on the theme of Let Us Grow.

“Madison was an integral part of the effort from its planning stages well into the actual painting Read More

Daily Postcard: Ash-Throated Flycatcher In White Rock

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Daily Postcard: This Ash-Throated Flycatcher and others have been seen repeatedly in the last week near Kimberly Lane on the Canyon Rim Trail in White Rock. According to All About Birds, these flycatchers live in dry scrub, woodlands, and deserts in the West. They are especially well-suited to these habitats, since they don’t need to drink water. Rather, they get all the water they need from the insects they eat. Photo by Richard Skolnik Read More

Historical Society Of New Mexico Announces 2025 Book And Service Award Winners

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HSNM News:

SANTA FE — The Historical Society of New Mexico is honored to award the following individuals, publications and societies for their important contributions to the preservation and dissemination of the history and cultural heritage of our state during 2024. Congratulations!

Book Award Winners

Gaspar Pérez de Villagrá Award – for an outstanding publication in New Mexico or Southwest Borderlands history (co-winners)

  • Brandon Morgan – Raid and Reconciliation: Pancho Villa, Modernization, and Violence in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands, University of Nebraska Press
  • Frances Levine
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Daily Postcard: Starry Night Over Valle Grande

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Daily Postcard: A starry night Thursday over Valle Grande. Registration is now open for the next Astrophotography Workshop Friday, June 6. With Valles Caldera National Preserve (an International Dark Sky Park) as an outdoor classroom, photographers Stan Ford and Richard Gonzales will guide program participants through the basics of astrophotography. Learn how to adjust and optimize DSLR camera settings, select a shooting location, and, of course, shoot spectacular images of the night sky. Learn more or register: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm. Photo by Read More

Los Alamos ScienceFest 2025 Event Line-Up

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Scene from 2024 ScienceFest. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

Get ready for an exciting week of science this summer in Los Alamos! Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District is eager to bring the 18th annual ScienceFest to the community and region on June 20-28, 2025.

“This year’s theme, ‘Catalysts & Currents,’ is about recognizing both the ground-breaking moments in the scientific world as well as the slow-moving currents of change happening all around us on a daily basis,” said Event Manager Alison Watkins at Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District.

ScienceFest kicks off on the evening Read More