Daily Postcard: Unusual sunset Tuesday along N.M. 4 near White Rock. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
Arts
Dance Arts Los Alamos Win 100 Men Who Care Giving Award
100 MEN WHO CARE News:
Los Alamos 100 Men Who Care selected Dance Arts Los Alamos as the recipient of their March 2025 giving award.
The group meets quarterly for a 30-minute social with simple food and drink, and to hear three pre-selected organizations make five-minute presentations. The group then votes on the organizations and each member writes a check for $100 to the winner.
At this event the group heard from Dance Arts Los Alamos, Del Norte LOV Foundation, and the League of Women Voters. DALA received $2,214 in donations, with more expected from members who couldn’t attend the event. DALA Read More
Durango Balladeer Thom Chacon Travels The World
Thom Chacon
MUSIC News:
With an acoustic guitar and a weathered voice, Thom Chacon the Durango, Colo. balladeer breathes life into the Characters he creates on paper. Chacon’s latest recording, Lonely Songs for Wounded Souls (New Shot Records) is a 16-track “live in Italy” album that features Tony Garnier (upright bass, Bob Dylan) and Italy’s own Paolo Ercoli on Dobro and pedal steel.
Chacon is also an actor. Recent projects include a lead role in TV’s Wild West Chronicles, a supporting role and original song in the feature film, The Outlaws, a supporting role in the movie, Delivery Run and the Read More
Gracie Nichols Wins 2025 Dog Jog Logo Contest!
Artist Gracie Nichols with her winning design and assisted by her Bernedoodle Rosie. Courtesy photo
DOG JOG News:
The winner of the 2025 Dog Jog logo contest is Gracie Nichols, one of the youngest winners ever. This talented Pinon fourth grader produced a clever and imaginative drawing showing a free-spirited dog enjoying nature and the great outdoors. Her drawing will be the official logo for this year’s Dog Jog event and she will receive a free t-shirt featuring her artwork. The winners are chosen on the basis of artistic merit, creativity and originality.
The other young artists recognized Read More
Santa Fe Symphony Jazz Club Event At Los Alamos High School Black Box Theater April 17-18
LAHS News:
Santa Fe Symphony Jazz Club will perform 6 p.m. Thursday, April 17 and 6 p.m. Friday, April 18 at the Los Alamos High School Black Box Theater.
The event will feature student ensembles from Los Alamos and Santa Fe and highlight advanced and intermediate combos, offering a glimpse into the skills and techniques needed to perform America’s music – jazz.
Tickets are $10 and may be obtained here santafesymphony.org or call 505.983.1414. Read More
Paleontologist From NM Museum Of Natural History & Science Part Of Team Naming New Species Of Clawed Dinosaur
Bones and diagram of newly discovered dinosaur Duonychus tsogtbaatari. The dinosaur was identified by a group of researchers that includes New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science Executive Director Dr. Anthony Fiorillo. Courtesy/NMMNHS
A rendering of Duonychus tsogtbaatari, a newly identified dinosaur identified by an international research team. Courtesy/NMMNHS
NMMNHS News:
ALBUQUERQUE – A new species of dinosaur notable for its long, distinctive claws has been discovered in Mongolia by an international research team that included New Mexico Museum of Natural History Read More
Daily Postcard: California Tortoiseshell On Reservoir Road
Daily Postcard: A rare California tortoiseshell butterfly spotted Saturday on the Reservoir Road. As the name suggests, it’s usually found farther west than New Mexico. Photo by Michael Smith
Another view of the rare California tortoiseshell butterfly spotted Saturday on the Reservoir Road. Photo by Michael Smith Read More
Scenes Of 2025 Los Alamos Photography Club Reception
Local photographer Randal Pair explains his work to Shelly Wiemann, center, and Colleen Olinger during the opening reception of the Los Alamos Photography Club show Monday afternoon at the Step Up Gallery inside Mesa Public Library. The show runs through April 30. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
From left, Chris Armstrong, Walter Sandoval and Kelly Kramer check out the special section of the Los Alamos Photography Club Show that celebrates the Pajarito Environmental Education Center’s 25th anniversary. All the photos featured in this section depict the Pajarito Plateau and Read More
SPARK! PRISMATIC: Fantastical Realms Art Pop-up Experience May 31 – Sept. 7
MEOW WOLF News:
DALLAS — SPARK! Dallas, the innovative educational facility fostering creativity in youth, has partnered with arts and entertainment company Meow Wolf for a second year to host SPARK! PRISMATIC: Fantastical Realms Art Pop-up Experience featuring six area high school artists’ creations. Themed Fantastical Realms to stretch imaginations into fantasy lands, the colorful exhibition is an immersive experience showcasing the students’ creativity through an area imagined, designed and built in a single color and theme. The community is invited to see the PRISMATIC Art Pop-up Read More
