Arts

Art In Public Places Board Special Meeting To Reconsider ‘The Boys of Pajarito Plateau Los Alamos Ranch School’ Purchase April 15

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‘The Boys of Pajarito Plateau Los Alamos Ranch School 1917-1943’ by J.W. Segler. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

The Art in Public Places Board (APPB) will hold a Special Meeting April 15, 2025, in the Municipal Building Council Chambers (1000 Central Ave., Los Alamos) at 5:30 p.m. to reconsider the purchase of the oil painting The Boys of Pajarito Plateau by artist Jeff Segler. A Zoom option will be available for those unable to attend in person.

County Council addressed a citizen petition regarding the oil painting at the March 25 Regular Session, requesting the approval of the purchase for the public Read More

New Exhibition Exploring The Work Of The Chicano Civil Rights Movement In New Mexico Debuts In April

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NHCC News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The National Hispanic Cultural Center is proud to announce a new art exhibition that explores the work of New Mexico’s first generation of Chicana and Chicano artists. Voces del Pueblo: Artists of the Levantamiento Chicano in New Mexico opens at the NHCC Visual Art Museum April 25. 

“Voces del Pueblo explores an important moment in New Mexico history,” said National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) Visual Arts Program Manager Jadira Gurulé. “The artworks on display showcase the roots of the Chicano movement in New Mexico, situating our state within the broader cultural Read More

Daily Postcard: Sundogs Appear In Sky Over White Rock

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Daily Postcard: Sundogs appear in the sky Wednesday morning over White Rock. A sundog is a concentrated patch of sunlight that is occasionally seen to the right or left of the sun or even on both sides simultaneously. Also called mock suns or parhelia, meaning ‘with the sun’, according to the National Weather Service. Sundogs are part of a family of atmospheric optical illusions including moon haloes and the closely related sun haloes. All of these phenomena are caused by the refraction of sunlight by ice crystals in the atmosphere. Source: space.com. Photo by Steve Stringer Read More

Seeking Participants For 12th Annual Multicultural Fair May 5

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LAPS News:

You are invited to participate in the 12th annual Multicultural Fair, Around the World in White Rock, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, May 5 at Piñon Elementary School.

Please consider creating a cultural display for our fair. Your display can be interactive with food, crafts, games, trivia, etc., as well as artifacts, and a photographic display of your country/culture. One or two people will need to be present at the display during the fair. We will have helpers to give you a break as needed.

You may also perform a dance, sing, or play instruments from your country. Please consider joining in Read More

New Mexico Actors Lab Announces 2025 Season

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NMAL News:

SANTA FE — Incoming Artistic Director Emily Rankin is excited to announce NMAL’s 2025 Season featuring five engaging and compelling plays by award-winning playwrights: Bike America by Mike Lew (May 1–18), the premiere of local playwright Dale Dunn’s A Subtle Kind of Murder (June 5-22), Cowboy Mouth by Sam Shepard and Pa\ Smith (Sept. 11 – 28), Paula Vogel’s Pulitzer Prize-winning How I Learned to Drive (Oct. 16 – Nov. 2), and The Half Life of Marie Curie by Lauren Gunderson (Nov. 20 – Dec. 7).

Tickets are now on sale at the NMAL website, www.nmactorslab.com. Season tickets are Read More

Daily Postcard: Tufted Flycatcher Spotted In New Mexico

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Daily Postcard: This tropical visitor, a Tufted Flycatcher was spotted by Dana Parsons Thursday night at Young Park in Las Cruces and was still being seen four days later. This is the first time this species has ever been recorded in New Mexico, and is rarely seen north of the border with Mexico. At least four birders from Los Alamos have journeyed to Las Cruces to see the bird. Courtesy/Michael Smith

Another view of the Tufted Flycatcher. Courtesy/Michael Smith

Another view of the Tufted Flycatcher. Courtesy/Michael Smith Read More

Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra And Dance Arts Los Alamos To Present Captivating Evening Of Symphonic Music And Dance April 12

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LASO News:

The Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra (LASO) and Dance Arts Los Alamos (DALA) will  present a captivating evening of symphonic music and dance, 7 p.m. Saturday, April 12 at Duane Smith Auditorium in Los Alamos. Admission is free, and all are welcome to experience this dynamic artistic collaboration.

This special performance will offer audiences a preview of La Lune de Bleu, an all-new three-act ballet written by DALA Artistic Director Jonathan Guise. The concert will feature selected excerpts, including the dance of Apollo, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, and Calliope; solos by Hera, Read More

First-Of-Its-Kind NHCC Production Lion Island Debuts In April

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NHCC News:

The National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) is proud to announce the premiere of Lion Island: Cuba’s Warrior of Words, an original play adapted from Margarita Engle’s award-winning young adult novel. This first-of-its-kind adaptation debuts at the NHCC Wells Fargo Auditorium April 3.

Set in 1870’s Cuba, Lion Island delves into the complexities of racial, ethnic, linguistic, and national identities. The story centers on historical figure Antonio Chuffat, a young man of Chinese, African, and Cuban descent. Through dynamic elements of dance, puppetry, and music, the play explores Read More