Entertainment

Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘Moana’

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By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos

“Moana” is a visual and auditory delight for adults, with a fun plot line for kids. It is an animated story of an adventurous daughter of a Polynesian chief in the pre-contact Pacific region. She defies her cautious parents and takes a large oceangoing, double canoe to find the demi-god Maui to right a wrong and rebalance nature.

Movie poster for ‘Moana’. Courtesy image

Visually, the film portrays good detail of daily life in a traditional Polynesian village; the people wear fine mat clothing and live in the same styles of thatched homes that are known Read More

LALT’s Staged Reading Of ‘After You’ve Gone’ Dec. 3

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LALT News:

Los Alamos Little Theatre announces a staged reading of “After You’ve Gone,” a new work by Santa Fe-based playwright Mark Dunn.

The staged reading is 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Performing Arts Center, 1670 Nectar St. in Los Alamos. Admission is free for this one-time event.

“After You’ve Gone,” which takes its title from a song first published in 1918, introduces the audience to Adele Pike, who has just buried her husband of 36 years, and her two daughters and son-in-law. Amidst the
leftover casseroles, cakes and pigs-in-a-blanket brought by her Southern friends and neighbors, Read More

Coro de Cámara Presents Christmas Music Dec. 3-4

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Immaculate Heart Chapel. Courtesy photo
 
COMMUNITY News:
 
As the “most wonderful time of the year” approaches, the 24 auditioned singers of Coro de Cámara are putting the finishing touches on the music for their upcoming performances.
 
The chorus, under the leadership of Artistic Director Nylea Butler-Moore, kicks off its 27 th season of outstanding choral music at 5 p.m., Saturday, December 3, with a short appearance at the County’s Annual Tree Lighting at the Municipal Building. Come in from the cold and enjoy Christmastime
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Meet Local Author And Storyteller Kimberly Gotches At Her Book Launch At Project Y Cowork Dec. 15

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Author and storyteller Kimberly Gotches Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

“Stories are not just for kids. I hope teens and adults will take time out during this busy holiday season to hear some stories Dec. 15,” says local author and storyteller Kimberly Gotches.

Project Y Cowork in Los Alamos will host her book launch event, where Gotches will perform stories, including some from her debut book—Under the Branches. 

“Kimberly Gotches tells a story as if she is giving a person-to-person call from her heart to yours. She doesn’t just share the story; she shares herself. You take away Read More

Fifteen Aspiring Los Alamos Piano Students Perform In Recital At Fuller Lodge Sunday Afternoon

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Musicale performers in April 2016. Courtesy photo

LAMTA News: 

This Sunday at 2 p.m., 15 aspiring young pianists in Los Alamos will present a public recital, at Crossroads Bible Church. The Community Recital is FREE and open to the public, sponsored by the teachers of the Los Alamos Music Teachers Association (LAMTA). Students from the age of 7 through 15 will present a program that is a vibrant mixture or solos, duets, and an original student composition,with the music spanning all musical style periods from J.S. Bach to the everpopular John Williams.  

The Sunday Musicales are regular Read More

Atomic City Children’s Theater Presents Two Performances Of Disney Peter Pan Jr. Nov. 18-19

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ACCT’s cast of Disney Peter Pan Jr. would like to invite the Los Alamos community to this weekend’s performances at Smith Auditorium. Courtesy photo
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Culture, Farolitos All Aglow In Jemez Dec. 10

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‘Light Among the Ruins’ returns 5-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 at Jemez Historic Site. This FREE annual family event is noted far-and-wide for the thousand plus farolitos outlining the historic ruins of ‘Gisewa’ Pueblo and San José de los Jemez Mission Church, for the traditional Jemez song and dance performed between two bonfires (luminarias), and for the delicious Pueblo food and art available for purchase during this event.
 
JEMEZ News:

 

JEMEZ SPRINGS — The historic ruins of the Jemez Historic Site in Jemez Springs will be lit by more than 1,400 farolitos during the unforgettable,
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Teatro Paraguas: A Musical Piñata For Christmas IV

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Theatre News:
 
Teatro Paraguas invites the community to its upcoming production, A Musical Piñata for Christmas IV, opening Dec. 9 and running for two weekends. This festive bilingual evening of live music, carols and comedy is the fourth annual holiday celebration at Teatro Paraguas.
 
TP’s musical director JoJo Sena de Tarnoff has formed a lively ensemble of musicians, dancers, and actors, ranging in age from 4 to 70. The evening will begin with a traditional Mexican Pastorela, arranged by Thelma Argüello and followed by traditional
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