Arts

Community Orchestra Presents ‘Romantic Currents’ Feb. 22

Romantic currents. Courtesy/SFCO

SFCO News:

The Santa Fe Community Orchestra will perform a free concert at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 22, at the Scottish Rite Temple in Santa Fe. The orchestra will be led by conductor Chase Morrison in a program of Sibelius, Mozart, and Brahms.

Concert Program

Romantic Currents

Join us for an afternoon of contrast and beauty, as Sibelius’s intimate Suite Mignonne, Mozart’s darkly expressive piano concerto, and Brahms’s radiant serenade reveal the emotional depth, pastoral charm, and lyrical warmth of three great masters—each heard at a distinct and captivating Read More

Celebrate Love And Legacy With Your Favorite Valentine At NMHM’s First Friday Art Walk

Courtesy/NMDCA

NMDCA News: 

Join us from 5–7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 6, at the New Mexico History Museum for an event that blends history, identity, and connection.

Step into the exhibition, Reflections on History, inside the Palace of the Governors during First Friday Artwalk in February—and bring your Valentine! Historic photos will mirror your own reflection, blurring the line between past and present. Celebrate the diverse stories of New Mexicans while discovering a little more about your story, too.

You can also use the “I Am” identity poem activity with your date to learn something new about Read More

SFCC Announces ‘Clay Speaks Of Home’ Exhibition March 5

Echoes in Blue and Ochre by Christiane Couvert. Courtesy/SFCC

El Camino Interior 1 by Diane MacInnes. Courtesy/SFCC

SFCC News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College announces the exhibition opening for Celebration of Clay: Clay Speaks of Home from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, March 5, in the Visual Arts Gallery in the Fine Art Center, 6401 Richards Avenue, 87508. The fine art showcase will highlight the work of members of New Mexico Potters and Clay Artists (NMPCA). The show runs through Wednesday, April 8.

Director of Art on Campus Linda Cassel said, “SFCC is proud to host this exhibition of exceptional Read More

The Adobe Theater To Present ‘Social Security’ Feb. 27

Theater News:

The Adobe Theater will present Andrew Bergman’s hilarious comedy, Social Security. The show runs at 7.30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays from Feb. 27 through March 22, with a 2 p.m. matinee Saturday, March 14, and a 7.30 p.m. performance Thursdays, March 5 and 19 ($10 tickets available).

Familiar actors known to The Adobe audiences are Clair Gardner, Jeffrey Siddall, Stephanie Larragoite, Jenny Miller, Joel D. Miller and Jim Pinkston.

Trendy Manhattan art gallery owners’ lives are upended when ‘Barbara’s nerdy sister deposits their eccentric mother on the couple’s Read More

Posts From The Road: Downtown Denver

Morning View in Downtown Denver: A view of the morning light on a cold Sunday morning below beautiful blue skies. Downtown was bustling with football fans from Denver as well as many New England fans. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Simon & Garfunkel Music: The Simon & Garfunkel Story included two hours of the duo’s famous hits, along with projected images and a story narrative by the singers. In addition to music and visual production, the singers told the story of the origins and rise to fame of Simon & Garfunkel between each song. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

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New Mexico Museum Of Art Features ‘O’Powa O’Meng: The Art And Legacy Of Jody Folwell’

Jody Folwell, Santa Clara Pueblo/Kha’p’o Owingeh, born 1942. Collection of Jody Folwell, Santa Clara. Photo by Addison Doty ©Jody Folwell

NMMA News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Museum of Art (NMMA) announces the opening of O’ Powa O’Meng: The Art and Legacy of Jody Folwell, a tightly focused career retrospective organized by The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia), in partnership with The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia.

This exhibit opens Feb. 7 and runs through June 21, 2026.

Folwell (b. 1942), a contemporary potter from Kha’p’o Owingeh (Santa Clara Pueblo), New Mexico, is Read More

Daily Postcard: Frozen Fog Transforms Valles Caldera

Daily Postcard: When supercooled fog meets freezing temperatures, ice can slowly build up on trees, rocks, and other surfaces, transforming the landscape into something magical. This enchanting phenomenon, known as rime ice, forms as tiny droplets of fog freeze on contact, often creating a delicate, sugar-coated appearance like this scene on Jan. 26, 2026 at Valles Caldera National Preserve. Photo by Andrew Gordon/U.S. Dept. of the Interior Read More

Review: The Game Is Afoot In LALT’s Bird In The Hand

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

The game is afoot at Betty Ehart Senior Center. Los Alamos Little Theater set up the pieces like dominoes; they zig and zag through multiple floors and rooms in the senior center, and only when the game is completed, and all the dominoes have fallen, can the whole picture really be seen.

Here’s the premise: A scientist has created an encryption and a decryption system that are hotly desired by the U.S. and Russia. A CIA-like organization has launched an operation to get it. However, it quickly becomes apparent that there is much more Read More

Scenes From Recent Visit To Costa Rica

Richard and Sophia Skolnik of White Rock recently returned from an 8-day visit with Natural Habitat Adventures to three eco-lodges in Costa Rica. A small sample of the many photos taken during the visit includes this red-headed barbet. Photo by Richard Skolnik 

A howler monkey and its baby are spotted in a tree during a recent visit to Costa Rica. Howler monkeys are the loudest of all monkeys, according to National Geographic. Photo by Richard Skolnik

A red-eyed tree frog on a leaf viewed during a recent visit to Costa Rica. Photo by Richard Skolnik

A volcano hummingbird is photographed during Read More