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Celebrate Los Alamos WinterFest Weekend 2025 Dec. 5-7!

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos WinterFest Weekend 2025 celebrates winter in Los Alamos, Dec. 5-7. This year’s theme is “Red, Green, or Christmas”.

Businesses/organizations have scheduled events, including ballets, bazaars, shows, sales:

Friday, Dec. 5​​

  • 1-3 p.m. Community Art Program: Lino Block Printed Tea Towels, Los Alamos Arts Council
  • 1-7 p.m. 32nd Annual Creche Show, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  • ​7-8 p.m. December Night Sky, Los Alamos Nature Center (PEEC) Planetarium
  • ​7-9 p.m. Sugar Plum on “The Hill” at Duane Smith Auditorium​

Saturday, Dec. 6

  • ​​8-11 a.m. Kiwanis
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Taos Sunday Sit Down: Be The Most Interesting Person At Your Holiday Gathering

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Courtesy/TSOM

Taos School of Music News:

This Thanksgiving, while everyone else is arguing about stuffing versus dressing, you’re casually going to drop: “Did you know there are two skulls in Haydn’s tomb… and also that ‘karaoke’ literally means empty orchestra?”

Boom. Most Interesting Person at the Table unlocked.

Classic FM’s “20 downright bizarre classical music facts” is basically a cheat sheet of outrageous, bite-sized stories you can sprinkle between courses.

Examples:

  • The piano sitting in the other room? Its strings are under about 20 tonnes of tension – that’s like parking
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Tom’s 2025 Thanksgiving Thankful List

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By TOM GARRISON
© 2025 Tom Garrison

Each November. I compose a “Thanksgiving Thankful List” for the preceding year. My wife, Deb, and I enjoy our life in red rock southern Utah and have many things for which we are thankful.

I hope sharing them brings a smile and acknowledgement that even the seldom thought of can be a source of thankfulness.

Below is my 2025 list.

  1. Southwest Utah has grown enormously in the last 15 years. Because of that I’m thankful for street signs. I’m an old guy and getting around is hard enough. Without street signs to guide me, I’d probably end up in the twilight zone.
  2. I’m thankful
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Los Alamos County Library Board To Meet Monday Dec. 1

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Library Board is scheduled to meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1, in Room 110 at the Municipal Building at 1000 Central Ave.

The meeting is open to the public in person, and a Zoom option is also available at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85215643936.

Find the meeting agenda here.

Note: If you are an individual with a disability who needs a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the hearing or meeting, please contact the County Human Resources Division at 505.662.8040, at least Read More

Daily Postcard: Rare Crane From Eurasia Spotted Nearby

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Daily Postcard: This crane, a very rare visitor from Eurasia and known as the Common Crane (‘common’ in Eurasia, anyway), has been spotted over the last few days at the National Wildlife Refuge in Las Vegas, N.M. Photo by Michael Smith 

This same crane is shown here in flight at the bottom. Photo by Michael Smith  Read More

Holiday Shopping, Winter Wonderland Highlight Thanksgiving Weekend At Expo New Mexico

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EXPO News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Expo New Mexico is kicking off the holiday season in style as Thanksgiving weekend sees the fairgrounds transform into a festive destination filled with shopping and dazzling Christmas light displays.

The Rio Grande Arts and Crafts Holiday Festival kicks off on Friday, Nov. 28, offering a one-of-a-kind shopping experience that features a juried lineup of 175 artisans from across the nation. This event also features live music and food, making it truly family friendly. The Rio Grande Arts and Crafts Holiday Festival runs through Nov. 30. Tickets can be purchased here Read More

Cosmic Dawn Complimentary Showing At PEEC Dec. 12

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PEEC News:

Step behind the scenes of one of humanity’s greatest scientific achievements at the Los Alamos Nature Center, 7-8:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 12, with a free screening of Cosmic Dawn, an inspiring documentary about the creation of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).

For more than 30 years, NASA and an international team of scientists and engineers pushed the limits of technology, innovation, and perseverance to build and launch the JWST, the most powerful space observatory ever created. Cosmic Dawn reveals the untold story of how this telescope overcame extraordinary challenges, Read More

Daily Postcard: The Beauty Of Bandelier National Monument

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Daily Postcard: The beauty of Bandelier National Monument is evident in this photo taken Nov. 21. Courtesy/NPS

Bandelier Holiday Hours:

  • Thanksgiving, Nov. 27 – Park is open dawn to dusk – Visitor Center & Park Store will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • Christmas Eve, Dec. 24 – Park is open dawn to dusk – Visitor Center & Park Store will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Christmas Day, Dec. 25 – Park will be Closed. No access to Frijoles Canyon or Tsankawi
  • New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31 – Park is open dawn to dusk – Visitor Center & Park Store will be open from 9
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