Entertainment

Assured Home Services To Host Customer Appreciation Day Party At The Tub Saturday Aug. 23

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Assured Home Services Owner Jim Robinson

Business News:

Assured Home Services, a local home inspection company, is holding a Customer Appreciation Day Party, 3-6 p.m. Aug. 23 at Bathtub Row Brewing Cooperative (The Tub).

The Tub will be open for regular business during the party.

Since beginning in 2003 with a house on San Juan on Barranca Mesa, Assured Home Services Owner Jim Robinson has inspected almost 3,700 homes. Three lab directors and the Oppenheimer and Bethe houses are included in that list.

There were some lean years at first. It can take a while for a new business to build up a good reputation. Read More

Friday Teen Movie Night Returns To SALA Aug. 15

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JJAB News:

Los Alamos JJAB and SALA Event Center are thrilled to announce the return of Teen Movie Night. The return of the free movies kicked off last Friday, with 26 teens celebrating the 50th anniversary of the classic JAWS. This coming Friday, Aug. 15, will be extra freaky, with the showing of the new sequel Freakier Friday.

This popular event offers a safe, fun, and engaging space for local high school teens to gather, socialize, and enjoy time with their peers.

Teen Movie Night has quickly become a favorite community event since its launch earlier this year, with over 100 teens attending the Read More

LALT Shines In Newest Production Of Julius Caesar

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The cast warming up for the opening of Los Alamos Little Theater’s production of Julius Caesar. Performances continue Aug. 14, 15, and 16. Courtesy/LALT

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

When I heard that Los Alamos Little Theater (LALT) was going to do Shakespeare in the Park, I automatically thought it would do a comedy. A light-hearted, entertaining tale seemed appropriate for an open air venue. So I was a little surprised when I learned LALT had chosen Julius Caesar. Why, I wondered?

Turns out Shakespeare’s play appears, at least to me,  as a cautionary Read More

Show Off Your Horsemanship At County Horse Show

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COUNTY News:

Mark your calendars! The Los Alamos County Horse Show will be held at 9 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, at Brewer Arena, located on North Mesa. This annual event invites riders of all ages and skill levels to showcase their horsemanship in a variety of English and Western classes, with chances to win t-shirts, buckles, and ribbons!

Age Groups:

  • Youth: 9 & under, 10–13, and 14–18
  • Adult: 19 & up

Entry Fees:

  • $5 per youth class, $8 per adult class
  • FREE admission for spectators

Registration Deadline:

  • Thursday, September 18, 2025, at 12:00 PM

All riders must follow tack and safety Read More

Happening This Week At SALA: Community Films, New Reels, And Launch Of Oppenheimer Festival

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SALA News:

SALA Los Alamos Event Center presents a dynamic and meaningful week of programming from August 11 to 17, 2025, with a mix of community films, new releases, classic cinema, and the much-anticipated opening of the Oppenheimer Festival. The week’s lineup showcases a celebration of storytelling, heritage, and community dialogue.

SALA Events This Week

LAFC Monthly Movie & Dinner: The Gods Must Be Crazy
An offbeat comedy classic that follows a bushman’s encounter with modern civilization after discovering a Coca-Cola bottle. The film is paired with a group dinner and discussion. Read More

New Mexico Actors Lab Announces Fall 2025 Season

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NM Actors Lab News:

SANTA FE — Emily Rankin, Artistic Director of the New Mexico Actors Lab, has announced the Fall Season of three engaging and compelling plays by award-winning playwrights: Cowboy Mouth by Sam Shepard and Patti Smith (Sept. 11-28), Paula Vogel’s Pulitzer Prize-winning How I Learned to Drive (Oct. 16-Nov. 2), and The Half Life of Marie Curie by Lauren Gunderson (Nov. 20-Dec. 7).

Tickets are now on sale at the NMAL website, www.nmactorslab.com. Fall Season Flex Passes are $96 (a 20% discount off three regular admissions). Individual tickets are $40, with discounted tickets Read More

Los Alamos National Laboratory Leads Research Collaboration In Which New Measurement Of Free Neutron Lifetime Achieves World-Record Precision

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Student researchers Lucas Opiola from Valparaiso University and Nathan Washecheck from North Carolina State University check on the elevator movement. The UCNTau apparatus extends more than 20 feet above the ground at the Ultracold Neutron Facility. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • UCNTau collaboration validates past results, techniques for future experiments

Incorporated into every aspect of everyday life, the neutron is a fundamental particle of nature. Now, a research collaboration led by Los Alamos National Laboratory has improved the precision of free neutron lifetime measurements. Read More

Cinema Cindy Reviews: Sketch

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By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos

“Sketch” is a new family movie about the potential for a kid’s imaginative drawings to help them exorcise their grief. Angel Studios, which produces many of today’s feel-good movies, put this one on the screen, realizing in 93 minutes, all the messy color of the story.

The film is written and directed by Seth Worley, his first feature film, and it has already had some award nominations. Worley based “Sketch” on his 2020 short film “Darker Colors”, which tells the same story. In this film, he blends live action and animation as young Amber’s sketches come to life. Read More

Scenes From Summer Concert With Black Pearl Band NM

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Headliner Black Pearl Band NM rocks the Summer Concert Friday at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Santa Fe Youth Symphony Association’s Mariachi Estrella opens the Summer Concert Friday at the pond. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Fans collect swag from Friday’s Summer Concert sponsor UNM-Los Alamos, at the pond. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Black Pearl Band NM entertains the crowd at the Summer Concert Friday night. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Scene from the Summer Concert Friday at the pond. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com Read More