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Posts From The Road: Peggy Sue’s Diner

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Peggy Sue’s Diner: Once you spot Peggy Sue’s Diner in Yermo, Calif., you will always recognize it. The large Peggy Sue’s Diner lettering on the building and the colorful facade and entrance to the building set the stage for what is inside. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Barstools and Tables: This small room in Peggy Sue’s Diner featuring the diner bar and bar stools along with a few booths was the original diner. Once open it did not take the owners long to begin enlarging the facility. Today the restaurant has almost 10,000 square feet of space. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

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Mesa Public Library Author Talk: Christina Vo May 15

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Author Christine Vo

LIBRARY News:

The Los Alamos Public Library is hosting a special author talk from 6-7 p.m. Thursday, May 15, at Mesa Public Library. Christine Vo will share the story of her family, the personal relationship she has with her father’s birthplace, and the genesis and challenges of co-writing a book.

The dual memoir “My Vietnam, Your Vietnam” by Christine Vo and Nghia M. Vo weaves together the stories of a man who fled Vietnam in 1975, and his daughter who returns a quarter of a century later.

These narratives, just one generation apart, reveal how the shadow of war and the light of Read More

Daily Postcard: Solitary Sandpiper Spotted In White Rock

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Daily Postcard: This Solitary Sandpiper was seen May 2 at the pond behind the Water Treatment Plant in White Rock. According to All About Birds and the Audubon Society, these birds are robin-sized. They are also long distance migrants, breeding in Canada and Alaska but migrating, sometimes through parts of New Mexico, almost always to Central and South America and the Caribbean. Apparently, they migrate alone and mostly at night. They nest in bogs in arctic regions called ‘muskegs’. Photo by Richard Skolnik Read More

PEEC Thanks Community For Celebrating 25th Anniversary And 2025 Earth Day Festival

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Scenes at PEEC’s 25th anniversary and 25th Anniversary Earth Day Festival. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) extends heartfelt thanks to the community for celebrating 25 years throughout the month of April—and especially at the 25th Anniversary Earth Day Festival Saturday, April 26. Over 1,800 people joined for the festivities, making it one of PEEC’s most well-attended events!

This year’s Earth Day celebration was a special milestone, kicking off with a 25th Anniversary Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and official proclamation in partnership with Read More

LALT Seeks Helpers To Pack Up Performing Arts Center

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LALT News:

Due to upcoming renovations, the Los Alamos Little Theatre (LALT) must vacate the Performing Arts Center at 1670 Nectar St. by the end of May.

In order to do so, everything must be packed.

A very small band of dedicated (and exhausted) volunteers have been working hard doing as much as they can but they need help.

As many people as possible are invited to join one or more of the next three work parties:

  • 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 10;
  • 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 17; and
  • 9 a.m. and onward Sunday, May 18.

On May 18, folks with bigger vehicles are needed to help drive equipment and archives to a climate Read More

Community Invited To Barbershop Music Guest Night!

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Three Nice Guys – Maurice Sheppard, David Daniel, Daniel Sheppard and Dick Heaton … so which one isn’t nice? Attend tonight’s barbershop music event to find out. Courtesy photo
The full chorus of Lasses and Lads of Enchantment and their friends, the Santa Fe Harmonizers. Courtesy photo
MUSIC News:
Tonight, May 8 is Guest Night for anyone who would like to listen and try barbershop music.
The chorus meets 6:45-8:15 p.m. at the United Church of Los Alamos, 2525 Canyon Road.

Tonight is just a fun opportunity with no pressure to join. Chorus members will have snacks and drinks available. Read More

Panel Of St. John’s Students Discuss Heidegger, Art And Science With St. John’s Students May 10

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ART News:

A panel of students from St. John’s College Santa Fe will discuss the relationship between science and art in the philosophy of Martin Heidegger at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, May 10.

Five students will be sharing their insights on this fascinating topic against the backdrop of our Woven Skies exhibition the Santa Fe Art Institute. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to explore the intersection of science, art, and the world through Heidegger’s lens. Read More

Daily Postcard: Sun Shines On Snow On Chicoma Mountain

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Daily Postcard: The sun finally came out Wednesday morning revealing a blanket of snow on Chicoma Mountain. Chicoma Mountain is the highest point in the Jemez Mountains and its tree line in this area is exceptionally high, and the mountain is forested almost all the way to its summit, which is conspicuous from Los Alamos, Santa Fe and Española. Like the rest of the Jemez, it is of volcanic origin; it lies on the northeast rim of the Valles Caldera National Preserve. Source: wikipedia.com. Photo by Marc Bailey
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2025 Los Alamos Summer Concert Line Up Video Is Here!

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Check out the 2025 Los Alamos Concert Series Line Up Video here: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1EMyPS5hGm/. Courtesy/Sancre Productions

By PABLO IRLANDO-WILDMAN
CEO
Sancre Productions

Ladies and Gentleman, the 2025 Los Alamos Summer Concert Series Line Up video is here! The best free summer concert series in the state runs every Friday from May 23 through Sept.  5 and this year’s 4th of July Spectacular and Drone Show presented by Merrick and SMSI is at Ashley Pond Park.

Special thanks to Sancre Productions, the Los Alamos County Community Services Department and all of the incredible Read More