Arts

Dates Announced For 20th Annual Winter Indian Market

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©GabriellaMarks. Courtesy/SWAIA

SWAIA News:

The 20th annual Winter Indian Market will take place from 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 29, and 9 a.m.–4 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, at the Santa Fe Convention Center. Tickets available at swaia.org. 

The festive weekend of art, culture, and community features over 160 juried Native artists in a smaller indoor setting. Shop one-of-a-kind handmade artwork across SWAIA’s diverse art categories—from pottery and jewelry to textiles and paintings—just in time for the holiday season. Read More

Los Alamos Community Winds To Perform Antonin Dvořàk’s ‘Symphony No. 9’ At Crossroad Bible Church Oct. 18

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Los Alamos Community Winds at a previous rehearsal. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

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

Los Alamos Community Winds is preparing for its upcoming concert at 7 p.m. Oct. 18 at Crossroads Bible Church, and for Artistic Director Ted Vives, this time it’s personal.

The Community Winds will be performing Antonin Dvořàk’s “Symphony No. 9” (from the New World), which is a favorite of Vives.

“I just absolutely adore this symphony,” he said. “I think it is probably, in all the orchestral literature, my favorite … it is a very personal Read More

Daily Postcard: Is That Really The Milky Way Above East Gate Guard Tower!?

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Daily Postcard: Not really … it is a photo of the Milky Way taken last summer in Show Low, Ariz., artistically superimposed above a shot of the East Gate Guard Tower taken in September. Also known as the Los Alamos Fire Lookout, the East Gate Guard Tower, in place since 1948, has played a key role in monitoring both security threats and forest fires in and around Los Alamos. Recently renovated, the tower today welcomes visitors to town as a National Historic Lookout and reminder of the Manhattan Project era. Photo by Steve Bublitz Read More

Los Alamos Makers Hosts Free Soap-Making Workshop With Local Family Business ‘Lively Faith Soap’ Oct. 16

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‘Isla and baby Bernard’: Isla and her baby Bernard are two of the registered purebred Nubian goats from the local family farm (Lily’s Ridge Ranch). Courtesy/LAM

From Los Alamos Makers:

Los Alamos Makers continues its mission to empower creative entrepreneurs and bring hands-on learning to the community by hosting a free soap-making workshop led by Lively Faith Soap, a family-run natural soap company based in White Rock.

The event will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16 at Los Alamos Makers at 1789 Central Ave. Participants will discover the artistry and science behind handcrafted soap Read More

Step Up Gallery Encourages Los Alamos County Employees To Submit Art For 2025 Showcase

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STEP UP GALLERY News:

The 2nd biennial Los Alamos County Employee Art Showcase will run Dec. 4 to Jan. 7, 2026 in Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library.

This year, retired Los Alamos County employees as well as current employees are invited to submit art they create, including photography.

The official “Call for Art (CFA)” for this exhibit is available to download now at: https://stepupgallery.org/call-for-art/. The application is due by Nov. 10. Please follow the instructions written in the CFA. Finished art to be displayed in the show is due to Step Up Gallery between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday, Read More