Arts

The Giving Season Begins With Rock N’ Roll From Red Elvises!

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Igor and the Red Elvises will perform Sept. 26 at The Tub. Courtesy photo

DK and the Affordables are an opening act for Igor and the Red Elvises Sept. 26 at The Tub. Courtesy photo

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

What better way to kick off the season of giving than with a little bit of rock n’ roll?

Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op (The Tub) and Live In Los Alamos are hosting Igor and the Red Elvises Sept. 26 at The Tub. The event is starting the Northern New Mexico Toy Drive Powered by EXIT Realty Advantage NM. Doors open at 6 p.m. and before the Red Elvises take the stage, the Hillstompers Read More

Meow Wolf To Host Cosmic Howl … The Ultimate Cross-Dimensional Halloween House Party Oct. 31

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MEOW WOLF News:

SANTA FE — On Halloween night, surreal wonder and spooky-season shenanigans collide in the ultimate house party at Meow Wolf Santa Fe. At The Cosmic Howl House Party, House of Eternal Return descends into the underworld, pulsing with DJs spinning across every cosmic direction. Chills and thrills will abound on this fright night with more spooky energy than you can handle.

A costume contest with a twist: In-House Costumed Performers will haunt the dance floors and corridors, colliding with guests in a living, breathing masquerade. Think S&M with a Halloween flair—playful, Read More

Local Author Releases Book Of Poetry

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The Missing Sea illustrated by local artist Jen Jordan. Courtesy image

COMMUNITY NEWS:

“Dolejsi’s craft and intuitive genius has led her to — dare I say it? — a masterpiece,” National Book Award Finalist William Heyen wrote of a new book of poems by local author Kelly Dolejsi.

The Missing Sea, illustrated by local artist and engineer Jen Jordan, will be released this November. The community is invited to pre-order The Missing Sea at a discounted price until Oct. 3 at https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/the-missing-sea-by-kelly-dolejsi/.

Dolejsi has lived in Los Alamos since 2003, Read More

Connect With The Sun And Moon At Jemez Historic Site’s Astronomy Programs Saturday Sept. 20

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Learn about NASA’s PUNCH program Sept. 20 at Jemez Historic Site. Courtesy/NMDCA

NMDCA News:

Learn about NASA’s PUNCH program, along with past and modern perspectives of astronomy at Jemez Historic Site during two programs held Saturday, Sept. 20.

At 11 a.m., Jim Greenhouse, from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science in Albuquerque, will share images and discuss details of the NASA PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission during the “Looking to the Skies: Modern and Ancient Astronomers” program. He will share images and offer visitors a chance to view Read More

Step Up Gallery To Host Unusual Exhibit Titled ‘Projection & Confession: Self-Portraits’ Sept. 18

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STEP UP GALLERY News: 

Thursday, Sept. 18, Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library presents a new and unusual exhibit titled Projection & Confession: Self-Portraits. The show runs Sept. 18 to Oct. 18. Instead of an opening reception, this exhibit will have a closing reception with the presentation of People’s Choice awards 2-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18. Refreshments will be served and all are welcome.

A Call for Art was put out last spring asking regional and local artists to create a self-portrait for this show. Fifty artists took on the challenge to show their “true nature.” Self-portraits Read More

LAAC To Host Discussion With Authors At Fuller Lodge Sept. 11

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LAAC News:

Los Alamos Arts Council LAAC to host Los Alamos author Jessica Bryant Klagmann and Santa Fe author Katie Arnold as they discuss their works, including Bryant Klagmann’s latest novel, North of the Sunlit River.

The event takes place Thursday, Sept. 11 in Fuller Lodge. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and a reading and discussion will be held 6-7 p.m. followed by a book signing 7-8 p.m.

There will be a cash bar by Bathtub Row Brewing Cooperative, snacks, and a lively time with these two fantastic literary artists.

The event is free, and everyone is welcome to attend. Read More

Dances Of India Presents ‘The Little Indian Mermaid’ Oct. 5

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COMMUNITY News:

The community is invited to attend the 2025 Dances of India’s production, “The Little Indian Mermaid”, at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5 at Duane Smith Auditorium.

The show will feature students of The Family YMCA Kathak program, and guest dancers and actors from the Los Alamos community.

No tickets are required, but donations are welcome. This year, all proceeds from the show will go to the Y Latin America’s program for youth mental health, ELEVA!

Indian snacks will be available for sale during intermission.

MENTAL HEALTH IN LATIN AMERICA

Half of mental disorders start before Read More

Daily Postcard: Valles Caldera Helped Prove Theory Of Plate Tectonics Now Widely Accepted

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Daily Postcard: Two scientific bore holes from a paleomagnetism study on Cerro Abrigo. I heard that Valles Caldera helped prove the theory of plate tectonics. How so? When scientists were working to verify the theory of plate tectonics in the 1960s, Valles Caldera was an ideal study location due to the occurrence of certain aged volcanic rocks. Similarly aged rocks from Valles Caldera’s lava domes and from the ocean floor were analyzed for their symmetrical stripes of alternating normal and reversed magnetic polarity. Some of the young reversals of the Earth’s magnetic field that Read More