Entertainment

DALA Premieres ‘Sugar Plum On The Hill’ Friday Night

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Dance Arts Los Alamos dancers rehearse for ‘Sugar Plum on the Hill’. Courtesy/DALA

Dance Arts Los Alamos dancers rehearse for ‘Sugar Plum on the Hill’. Courtesy/DALA

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

Dance Arts Los Alamos (DALA) concludes its Nutcracker on the Hill trilogy this weekend. The final chapter, Sugar Plum on the Hill, will premiere at 7 p.m. Friday at Duane Smith Auditorium. The show will continue at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

DALA Artistic Director Jonathan Guise explained Sugar Plum on Hill involves time travel, disguises and some real bits of local Read More

SALA To Feature Parallel Cinema & Classic Films

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Courtesy/SALA

COMMUNITY News:

If you have tuned in to the plans and event schedule for the new SALA Events Center in Los Alamos, you will have noticed that SALA will feature more than just first-run Hollywood movies. 

For instance, Tuesdays in December feature both classic films and a series SALA calls “Parallel Cinema”.

“As people have been joining our ‘Friends of SALA’ program, we have been surveying them about the kind of films and events they want to see happening at SALA,” owner Allen Saenz said. “More than 90 percent of people want first-run Hollywood movies back in the theater and we plan Read More

PAC 8 Community Media Center: Dec. 2-8, 2022

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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 Dec. 2-8, 2022:

Friday, Dec. 2, 2022

  • 6 a.m. Democracy Now! – Live
  • 10 a.m. The Thom Hartmann Program
  • 11 a.m. County Council Replay 11-29-22
  • 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. Los Alamos
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Taos Chamber Music Group Presents Two Winter-themed Programs With Gleb Ivanov Dec. 9, 10 & 11

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Pianist Gleb Ivanov

TAOS CHAMBER MUSIC News:

The Taos Chamber Music Group’s (TCMG) 30th Anniversary Season celebrates the holiday season with two of its most popular programs.

Both feature the immensely gifted pianist Gleb Ivanov who will be presented in a solo piano recital, “Winter Scenes” Friday, Dec. 9, and then join TCMG musicians for a chamber music program, “Journey Into Winter” with two performances Dec. 10 and 11.

All concerts begin at 5:30 p.m. and take place in the Arthur Bell Auditorium at the Harwood Museum of Art.  

A TCMG regular – this year marks Ivanov’s 10th season of appearances Read More

Community Invited As Los Luceros Historic Site Turns On Lights With Farolito Event Dec. 17

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NMDCA News:

Soak in the natural beauty of Los  Luceros Historic Site in the farolitos’ soft glow and stay warm with Black Mesa Winery’s mulled wine — this will be a family friendly, community-oriented night with fun for all.

Walk the grounds and explore the majestic historic buildings while they are all lit up for the holidays 6-9 p.m., Dec. 17, at 253 County Road 41, Alcalde, NM 87511.

Farolitos, luminarias, and Christmas lights will adorn the outdoor walks accompanied by guitarists, piano players, and other musical entertainment. Arts and crafts vendors, food trucks, and hot mulled wine from Read More

Teatro Paraguas: A Musical Piñata For Christmas Dec. 9-18

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Teatro Paraguas presents ‘A Musical Piñata for Christmas’ is 7 p.m. Fridays and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sunday Dec. 9-18 at Teatro Paraguas, 3205 Calle Marie in Santa Fe. Courtesy/Teatro Paraguas

Scene from ‘A Musical Piñata for Christmas’  at Teatro Paraguas. Courtesy/Teatro Paragua

TEATRO PARAGUAS News:

Teatro Paraguas will present its 10th annual community celebration “A Musical Piñata for Christmas” 7 p.m., Fridays and 2 p.m., Saturdays and Sunday Dec. 9-18, at Teatro Paraguas, 3205 Calle Marie in Santa Fe. 

The Teatro Paraguas Orchestra will play traditional New Mexican and Mexican Read More

PAC 8 Community Media Center: Nov. 26-Dec. 1, 2022

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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 Nov. 26- Dec. 1:

Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022:

  • Free Speech TV

Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022:

  • 6 a.m. FSTV;
  • 5 p.m. The Prophetic Word;
  • 5:30 p.m. Key to the Kingdom;
  • 6 p.m. Grace & Truth Ministries;
  • 7p.m. United Church;
  • 8 p.m. Society of Catholic Scientists 2022– Dr. Richard Honsinger;
  • 9p.m. Developmental Disabilities:
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New Mexico Museum Of Natural History & Science To Participate In Old Town Holiday Stroll Dec. 2

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Courtesy/NMMNHS

NMMNHS News:

The City of Albuquerque’s Old Town Holiday Stroll is returning Dec. 2 after a two-year hiatus, and the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) is part of the festivities.

The Old Town Holiday Stroll is an annual, all-ages event hosted by the City of Albuquerque, featuring shopping, live entertainment and lighting the Christmas Tree on Plaza Don Luis in historic Old Town Albuquerque.

As part of the festivities, the Museum will be open and decorated for the holidays 5-9 p.m. Dec. 2, with live entertainment, all-ages activities with the Museum’s

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Guitarist Richard Smith To Perform At Fuller Lodge Dec. 15

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Guitarist Richard Smith will perform Dec. 15 at Fuller Lodge. Courtesy/John Eklund

COMMUNITY News:

Richard Smith, British-born guitarist and current Nashville resident will perform Thursday, Dec. 15 at Fuller Lodge.

Smith is a virtuoso in classical, ragtime, jazz, pop, and whatever else pops into his fertile brain and out his nimble fingers.

Bonus guitar lesson! Smith will offer a coaching/jam session at 5 p.m. Dec. 15 for musicians, beginners and veterans alike.

Details:

  • Lesson begins at 5 p.m.;
  • Doors for the show open at 6 p.m.;
  • Show at 7 p.m.

Tickets: $15 in advance, pick up at the Los Alamos Read More

BSMA Gift Shop ‘Gadgets’ Inside Bradbury Science Museum Offers Specials For Small Business Saturday & Museum Store Sunday

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Light, Gravity, and Magnetism, 3 toys in one package! Discover Science all over again at Gadgets Gift Shop, inside the Bradbury Science Museum at 1350 Central Ave. in downtown Los Alamos. The Bradbury Science Museum Association (BSMA) operates Gadgets and is offering 10 percent off Newton’s Discovery and everything else in the shop – only on Small Business Saturday, Nov. 26 and Museum Store Sunday, Nov. 27. BSMA members receive 20 percent off. The BSMA supports STEM education in Northern New Mexico, learn more at www.bradburyassociation.org. Courtesy/BSMA Gadgets Gift Shop Read More