Entertainment

Behind The Scenes With LALO-Making Music Come Alive

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Scene from rehearsal recently at the United Church. Courtesy/Elisa Enriquez

Scene from recent Matilda rehearsal with Amstutz and Scot Johnson who plays ‘Mr. Wormwood’. Courtesy/Elisa Enriquez

Scene from a recent Matilda rehearsal with Amstutz, left, and Holly Robinson who plays ‘Mrs. Wormwood’. Courtesy/Elisa Enriquez

By ELISA ENRIQUEZ
LALO

What is a musical without its musical director? When it comes to musical productions, it is impossible without the time and talents of the musicians, and especially a dedicated music director. 

This week we asked some questions of Gretchen Amstutz, Read More

ECECD Announces Online Series To Help New Mexico Families With Young Children

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ECECD News:

SANTA FE — Thursday, Jan. 26 the Early Childhood Education & Care Department (ECECD) will premiere The Early Show with Alax, a playful, informative online series for families with young children.

The show’s host, Alax, is a live-action Galactic character from another solar system who wants to learn the important elements of caring for “little humans” without judgment or prior caregiving knowledge. The show uses lighthearted humor to educate adults about healthy growth and development, answering the questions they may be apprehensive about asking. 
 
“How do I create a Read More

PAC 8 Community Media Center: Jan. 27-Feb. 2, 2023

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PAC 8 News:

PAC 8 Community Media Center is available for recording events, transferring of old media, shooting and editing, live streaming and drone photography and videography.

For information, email pac8@losalamos.com, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.

PAC 8 Television schedule for Jan. 27-Feb. 2:

Friday, Jan. 27, 2023

  • 6 a.m. Democracy Now! – Live
  • 10 a.m. The Thom Hartmann Program
  • 11 a.m. County Council Replay – 1-24-23
  • 3 p.m. Democracy Now!
  • 5 p.m. PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
  • 6 p.m. PAC 8 Summer Media Classes
  • 7 p.m. The Whitehouse Chronicles
  • 7:30 p.m. Lost
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Los Alamos High School Choir Winter Gala Benefit Jan. 28

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LAHS News:

The Los Alamos High School (LAHS) Choir Winter Gala, an evening of dinner and entertainment featuring Christina Martos and Carlos Archuleta, is Saturday, Jan. 28 at Crossroads Bible Church, 97 East Road.

Doors open at 6 p.m., with dinner served at 7 p.m. along with entertainment and a Silent Auction.

Tickets are $40 per person and may be purchased in advance by using the QR code on the Los Alamos Choirs’ Facebook page.

Martos and Archuleta are accomplished opera singers who enjoy varied and full singing careers. The Los Alamos High School Choirs are indeed fortunate to have such a talented Read More

Last Chance For Tickets To PEEC’s Backcountry Film Festival Sponsored By Century Bank

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PEEC News:

This week is the last chance to get tickets for the Backcountry Film Festival, sponsored by Century Bank.  Join PEEC and the SALA Event Center as they team up to host the Backcountry Film Festival. Watch the films LIVE for the first time in three years at 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 26. Pajarito Brewpub and Grill will sell beer and wine before and during the show. Thanks to headline sponsor Century Bank for making this event possible.

But wait, there’s more! In addition to the movies and drinks, PEEC is back with its great, big, exciting raffle! Some of this year’s awesome prizes include Read More

Teatro Paraguas Presents ‘In The Swirl: A Celebration Of An Online Poetry Community’

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Taos Poet-Editor Lise Goett

TEATRO PARAGUAS News:

Since March 2020, cohorts of poets from Vancouver to Dubai and Katmandu has been convening and corresponding and exchanging poems by email through generative marathons coordinated by Taos poet-editor Lise Goett.

Six alums out of the more than 100 participants in this online community will read a sampling of the work they have generated under the aegis of these generative workshops. The six poets are Will Barnes, Mike Burwell, Tina Carlson, Dale M. Kushner, Kate O’Neill and Lise Goett.

Barnes is a botanist and ecologist and works for the New Read More

Final 2023 Topper Revue Performances 2&7 PM Today!

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2023 Topper Revue MCs: Elise Ovaska, Olivia Long, Remi Patterson, and Evan Long (back row). Courtesy photo

All performers take stage. Courtesy photo

LAHS Jazz Band is the Final Act. Courtesy photo

Topper Revue MCs get lost in the woods. Courtesy photo

Peter Finch and Isabelle Price. Courtesy photo

LAHS Teachers as Social Media Influencers in a video skit. Pictured: Mary Grace (left), Stephanie Abney, Brian Easton, Lynn Ovaska, Stephanie Mitchell and Jonathan Lathrop. Courtesy photo Read More

LALT’s ‘8x10s: 7 Come 11’ Concludes This Weekend

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Courtesy/LALT

LALT News:

Los Alamos Little Theatre’s (LALT) production of “8x10s: 7 Come 11” concludes this weekend with performances 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Jan. 20 and 21.

Tickets are available online at Event Brite or at the door.

The production includes eight short plays written by local and regional playwrights. Most of the plays are guided by first-time directors who are expanding their foray into community theatre.

Situations presented in the plays include the modern hell known as a dinner party, doing a favor for a stranger that reveals a lost passion, the importance of choosing Read More