Arts

LACW To Host Annual Holiday Prism Concert Saturday

Scene from a previous Los Alamos Community Winds Holiday Prism Concert. This year’s concert will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Crossroads Bible Church. Courtesy/LACW

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

Be prepared to hear a whole genre of holiday music divide and subdivide into a wide spectrum of seasonal tunes. This audio spectacle is aptly called the annual Holiday Prism Concert, hosted by the Los Alamos Community Winds (LACW) at 7 p.m., Saturday at the Crossroads Bible Church.

According to the program notes, the concert is like a prism breaking up light; Read More

Family Friendly Holiday Winter Stroll On Museum Hill Dec. 13

Holiday Winter Stroll on Museum Hill, 2-6 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 13. Courtesy/MIAC

MIAC News:

The community is invited to join the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (MIAC) and the Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) in Santa Fe for a delightful winter celebration, 2-6 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 13.

The Holiday Winter Stroll on Museum Hill is a family-friendly, free event with both indoor and outdoor activities.

Program Schedule at MOIFA

  • Candle Making —2–5 p.m. (MOIFA Atrium)
  • La Pastorela Cómica — 3 p.m. & 5 p.m. (MOIFA Auditorium)
  • Jaguar Guitar Orchestra from Capital High School — 3 p.m.,
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Best Of Liddie’s Recipes: Natillas

Natillas. Photo by Liddie Martinez

By LIDDIE MARTINEZ
Española

Altocumulus clouds, known in Spanish as el cielo emborregao, are cloud puffs that resemble sheep’s wool. Old Hispanic lore would read these clouds as a bad omen but, in my life, a life lived mostly in the kitchen, this type of cloud formation reminds me of natillas and that is always a good sign.

Natillas in my life were the sure sign of a family celebration. Made most often in the Spring when fresh milk and eggs are abundant, to me they are a bowl of springtime memories of lambs in fields not quite green and awake from winter’s rest. Our traditional Read More

Beloved Holiday Classic ‘The Farolitos Of Christmas’ Debuts On National Hispanic Cultural Center Stage Dec. 7

Courtesy/NHCC

NMDCA News:

New Mexico author Rudolfo Anaya’s beloved children’s book The Farolitos of Christmas will move from the page to the stage as it makes its debut at the National Hispanic Cultural Center Dec. 7 at the NHCC Albuquerque Journal Theatre.

Produced in collaboration with Opera Southwest, The Farolitos of Christmas is a heartwarming holiday opera about love, tradition, and the quiet power of invention. Luz’s father is away at war. Her grandfather is too sick to build the luminarias. So, Luz finds a new way to light the path on Christmas Eve, one that will become tradition.

With Read More

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Invites All To 32nd Annual Creche Show Dec. 5-6 At 1967 18th St.

Nativity scene from the 2023 Creche Show. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Nativity scene from the 2023 Creche Show. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Scene from the 2022 Creche Show, featuring nativities from around the world. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More