Arts

LARSO Introduces New Art Space For Older Adults To Express Creativity Inside Betty Ehart Senior Activity Center

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The new art space available at the Betty Ehart Senior Activity Center. Courtesy/LARSO

COMMUNITY News:

Thanks to a generous grant from the Los Alamos Community Foundation: Anchroum Health Fund, the Betty Ehart Senior Activity Center is announcing the opening of an Art Space for older adults to express their creativity.

This vibrant hub is equipped with everything needed to explore one’s artistic side, including craft paper, collage materials, stamps, paints, markers, and colored pencils.

This Art Space is available 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, and the best part is that it’s Read More

Scenes Of 2025 PEECnic At Los Alamos Nature Center

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Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) hosted the 2025 PEECnic Saturday afternoon at the Los Alamos Nature Center at 2600 Canyon Road. The event featured apple cider pressing, yard games, snacks, gift shop discounts and more. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

The apple cider press is kept busy with help from young visitors at the annual PEECnic Saturday at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

A volunteer holds a bull snake named Seirus, as a young visitor pets it under the supervision of his mom, during the annual PEEKnic event Saturday at the Los Read More

Daily Postcard: Acorn Woodpecker Lands At Nature Center

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Daily Postcard: Coming in for a landing this Acorn Woodpecker is one of many that frequent the Los Alamos Nature Center and store their seeds in a tree in the canyon below the Center. These birds and other wildlife can be seen from the wildlife observation room inside the Center at 2600 Canyon Drive. Photo by Richard Skolnik Read More

Posts From The Road: Arcadia Round Barn In Oklahoma

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Arcadia Round Barn: The Arcadia Round Barn is a landmark in the town of Arcadia, Okla. Seen at the bottom of the photo is the Route 66 highway, which passes through the small farming community north of Oklahoma City. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Entrance: The entrance doors to the round barn are seen from this side of the structure. The downstairs serves as a local museum with displays of tools and equipment used by pioneers. The ground floor includes a gift shop. The upper floor, reached by the exterior steps, leads to the only entrance upstairs. Workers saw the value of a local gathering Read More

SFCC To Host Glass Club Sale Nov. 12-13

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A selection of glass artwork entered in a previous SFCC Glass Club Sale. Courtesy/SFCC

SFCC News:

Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) will host a Glass Club Sale, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Nov. 12 and 13.

The student sale will feature handmade glass ornaments, trays, bowls, sculptures, and more. These items are perfect for holiday shopping.

This is a free event and will be held in the SFCC main hallway at 6401 Richards Ave. Direct questions to 505.428.1000. Read More

‘Gestating A Mystery’ Exhibit With Artists Harriette Lawler And Myra Maher At Jemez Fine Art Gallery Nov. 14-28

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Water Music 4: Tidal Dance, copper, nickel, aluminum by Harriette Lawler. Courtesy photo

Angel in Cat Mesa, oil on canvas by Myra Maher. Courtesy photo

Jemez Fine Art Gallery News:

The Jemez Fine Art Gallery welcomes back local artists Harriette Lawler and Myra Maher to the Jemez Fine Art Gallery in their exhibition entitled “Gestating a Mystery”.

Lawler’s sculptures have been exhibited and sold around the world. She has also had sculpture commissions in London and Los Angeles. Her work comes home to New Mexico this November, to be exhibited alongside Maher’s paintings and drawings, Nov. 14-28. Read More

Los Alamos High School Marching Band Performs Dazzling Halftime Show Friday Night On Sullivan Field

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The 116-member Los Alamos High School Marching Band, under the direction of Steven Iliff, presents a dazzling halftime show at the football game Friday night on Sullivan Field. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Scene of the LAHS Marching Band performing during the halftime show at the football game Friday night on Sullivan Field. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Scene of the LAHS Marching Band performing during the halftime show at the football game Friday night on Sullivan Field. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More

PEEC Invites Public To Dig Into Northern New Mexico’s Fossil History With Pete Worland Nov. 6 & 8

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PEEC invites the public to explore two upcoming fossil-focused programs, including a hands-on Fossil Field Trip to nearby fossil sites. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC invites the public to explore two upcoming fossil-focused programs, including how fossils tell the story of the region’s prehistoric past. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

From ancient seas to modern mesas, Northern New Mexico’s landscape has transformed dramatically over time. The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) invites the public to explore this geologic journey in two upcoming fossil-focused programs led by local Read More