Arts

Leadership Los Alamos Announces 2025 Award Recipients

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Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient Suzanne Lynne

From LLA:

The depth, breadth, kindness, and compassion in the leadership of our community often goes unrecognized, but Leadership Los Alamos (LLA) strives to bring contributions into clear focus.

The LLA Board of Directors at their May 16 event heralded three leadership categories:

  • The Distinguished Alumnus Award;
  • The Distinguished Leader Award; and
  • The NextGen Leadership Award (for students 13-18).

Three such wonderful people were recognized for their work in our community.

The Distinguished Alumnus Award characterizes leadership Read More

LAAC ‘Come As You Are’ Exhibit Opening Reception May 30

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LAAC News:
The Los Alamos Arts Council (LAAC) announces the opening of its newest exhibition, Come As You Are, in honor of Pride Month. The opening reception is 5-7 p.m. Friday, May 30 in the Fuller Lodge Art Center, 2132 Central Ave., with the show running through June 20. Light refreshments will be served at the opening.
The third annual Come As You Are exhibit features nearly 50 individual works of art created by 16 New Mexican artists, including eight residents of Los Alamos County. These pieces explore themes of identity, self-expression, and community and consist of mediums ranging from
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Daily Postcard: Elks Display Flags Honoring Veterans

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The Elks Lodge displays American Flags along Trinity Drive to honor the memory of Veterans this Memorial Day. The VFW will host the Memorial Day 2025 ceremony honoring fallen Veterans at 11 a.m. today at Guaje Pines Cemetery, which is open to the public. Following the ceremony, everyone is invited to a social gathering at the VFW at 1793 Deacon St. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More

Learn Plants Of The Bosque At Coronado Historic Site’s First Sunday Walk June 1

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Coronado Historic Site News:

The community is invited to join Coronado Historic Site staff in Bernalillo on the first Sunday of June for a natural history program in the bosque.

This month, Dara Saville of the Yerba Mansa Project will lead a plant walk focusing on edible bosque plants. After the walk, participants can create bosque plant rubbings with crayons and watercolor paints.

This program is free to New Mexico residents, $7 for non-residents, and free to children 16 years and younger, people with Native/Tribal affiliations, disabled veterans, and foster families.

When: Sunday, June, Read More

ENMU: Summer Educational & Athletics Camps & Programs

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ENMU Chancellor James Johnston

ENMU News:

PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU) is hosting educational and athletic summer camps and programs on the University campus in Portales, New Mexico.

“ENMU is excited to again offer numerous camps and activities for the community this summer,” ENMU Chancellor James Johnston said. “Through the expertise of our faculty and staff, we cover a broad range of interests for all ages and look forward to seeing our community on campus.”

ENMU will be hosting various educational and summer camps through the Athletics Department, the Office of Distance Read More

How Can Jellyfish Help Solve Real-World Problems? National Medal Of Science Winner Shares Answer At June 2 Lecture

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Caltech Centennial Professor of Aeronautics and Mechanical Engineering John Dabiri will speak during the J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee’s memorial lecture June 2. Courtesy/Caltech

JROMC News:

The J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee (JROMC) will host its 52nd memorial lecture at 7 p.m. Monday, June 2, in the Duane Smith Auditorium,1300 Diamond Drive. John Dabiri, Caltech’s Centennial Professor of Aeronautics and Mechanical Engineering, will discuss “Jellyfish-Inspired Engineering”. The talk is free, and audience members are invited to a reception with refreshments Read More

Scenes From First Summer Concert Of 2025 Series

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Scene from the Friday night kickoff of the 2025 Los Alamos Summer Concert Series starring country music artist Dzaki Sukarno at Ashley Pond Park. The concert is produced by Sancre Productions and Los Alamos County and sponsored by Longenecker & Associates and TechSource Inc. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Scene from the Friday night kickoff of the 2025 Los Alamos Summer Concert Series starring country music artist Dzaki Sukarno at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Scene from the Friday night kickoff of the 2025 Los Alamos Summer Concert Series starring Read More

Art Exhibit E Pluribus Unum: Mogollon Opening June 5

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NMSU News:

LAS CRUCES — The University Art Museum (UAM) has partnered with Santa Fe-based, Axle Contemporary, to present E Pluribus Unum: Mogollon June 5 to Aug. 20 in the UAM’s Mullennix Bridge Gallery.

E Pluribus Unum features more than 800 portraits from residents across New Mexico collected Aug. 23 to Oct. 20, 2024, while artists Matthew Chase-Daniel and Jerry Wellman traveled around South-Central and South-Western New Mexico in Axle Contemporary, a mobile artspace and solar-powered photography studio.

This is the sixth and final phase of Axle Contemporary’s E Pluribus Unum project Read More

LAAC Continues Daytime Performance Series June 4

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Yoshiko Arahata. Photo by Chris McGuire
LAAC News:
The Los Alamos Arts Council (LAAC) continues its Daytime Performance Series, noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 4 at Fuller Lodge. Pianist Yoshiko Arahata, D.M.A. is the performer for June.
Arahata, is a Yamaha Artist, and her program also highlights her ongoing research on Latin American Piano Literature Beyond the Canon. 
Arahata is an assistant professor at New Mexico State University, where she is developing a brand-new Collaborative Piano curriculum. A versatile soloist, collaborative and chamber musician, and composer, she was named
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Los Alamos Faith & Science Forum 2025 Summer Series Runs June 17 Through Aug. 5

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Image AI generated using gemini.google.com. Courtesy/LAFCF

LAFSF News:

The Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum (LAFSF) invites the community to its 2025 summer series examining issues at the interface of faith and science. LAFSF’s 12th season runs June 17 through Aug. 5 at the Unitarian Church.

A light dinner is provided at 6 p.m. at each forum. The presentations start at 6:30 p.m., followed by a question & answer session and table discussions.

LAFSF’s first guest speaker is Jim Stump, BioLogos Podcast Host and book author, who will discuss the intersections between evolution and our spiritual Read More