Entertainment

The Lensic Presents Rita Moreno: My Life With Words And Music Oct. 27

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Rita Moreno. Credit/Mark Hill
 
LPAC News:
 
SANTA FE ― The Lensic presents stage, film and television treasure Rita Moreno in Rita Moreno: My Life with Words and Music at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 27. Tickets start at $25 (TicketsSantaFe.org).
 
With her quick wit, deep insight and earthy candor, Moreno will share fascinating stories and songs from her childhood in Puerto Rico and her seven-decades-long career, including encounters with some of show businesses’ biggest names.
 
She is one of only 12 living performers who have
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LAAC’s Brown Bag Performance Features Hawaiian Music With Hot Jazz By Blonde Aloha Noon Wednesday

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Eve West Bessier and Patrick Markham of Blonde Aloha perform at noon Wednesday at Fuller Lodge. Courtesy/LAAC

LAAC News:

The days are getting shorter and cooler but the Los Alamos Arts Council is offering an escape to warmer air, sunnier skies and rolling ocean waves in Wednesday’s noontime Brown Bag Show at Fuller Lodge.

The show features Blonde Aloha, a duo made up of Patrick Markham and Eve West Bessier. The performers will sing and perform traditional Hawaiian music. They blend traditional Hawaiian music with hot jazz from the 1920s and 1930s as well as Beatles tunes.

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Night Sky Planetarium Show At Nature Center Oct. 7

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View of the night sky and Milky Way galaxy. Courtesy photo
 
PEEC News:
 
Learn more about the stars and constellations visible this month at Pajarito Environmental Education Center’s star show at 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 7 in the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium. 
 
With physicist Paul Arendt as the host, attendees will enjoy a tour of celestial objects—star patterns, constellations, planets, and deep sky objects— easily viewed through binoculars this month. Arendt will also include a special presentation about our local group of galaxies and how some
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Farmington Police Department To Host Second Annual National Night Out Event Today

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FPD News:
 
FARMINGTON ― The Farmington Police Department will host its second annual National Night Out event 4-7 p.m. today. Oct. 4, at the Farmington Boys and Girls Club.
 
The Helpful Heroes Junior Civitans will launch their Back the Blue campaign during the event, which is this year’s theme. Attendees will enjoy a variety of activities and attractions, including bubble soccer, face painting, a police pumpkin pick and demonstrations by FPD’s specialty units. District Coordinator Unit officers will give away several bicycles throughout the event.
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Dances Of India: ‘Beauty & The Beast’ Oct. 16

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Photo by Elena E. Giorgi
 
YMCA News:
 
She began dance lessons when she was 10, and after 11 years of dedication to this, her parents wondered what she would do for a living. They needn’t have fretted.
 
Alina Deshpande also enjoyed science, which led to a Masters and PhD in Biomedical Sciences at the University of New Mexico. Today she works at Los Alamos National Laboratory as a senior scientist, but her love of dance has served her well, nurturing a creative spirit to share dance as a teacher at The Family YMCA.
 
This creative spirit also has empowered
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New Mexico Symphonic Chorus Celebrates Autumn With ‘Choral Colors’ Concert Oct. 16

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NMSC News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― For the first concert of its 2016-17 season, the New Mexico Symphonic Chorus will celebrate autumn with beautiful and exuberant music from composers Bartók, Effinger, Pinkham, Ginastera and Thompson in the “Choral Colors – Fall Festival” concert.
 
The 70-member Chorus is led by Roger Melone at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, at the First United Methodist Church in Albuquerque. Also on the program is a guest chorus, the award-winning Eldorado High School Concert Choir directed by Megan Rader.
 
“This concert
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Nature On Tap: Recent Discoveries In Astronomy Oct. 6

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PEEC News:

The community is invited to this week’s Nature on Tap to discuss the latest findings in astronomy. 

Local astronomers and astrophysicists Dr. Paul Arendt, Dr. Galen Gisler and Dr. Rick Wallace will provide an engaging discussion about black holes, NASA’s Juno probe, the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, the night sky, and upcoming planetarium shows 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6 at UnQuarked in Central Park Square.

Arendt received his PhD in physics at Ohio State University and now works in commercial manufacturing and the Applied Research & Development of Materials Read More

ULLR Fest 2016 Rocks Pajarito Mountain!

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People of all ages display their ULLR Fest spirit at Saturday’s annual event on Pajarito Mountain. Photo by Ken Hanson

ULLR Fest is by far the most popular fall festival and draws a large crowd to Saturday’s event on Pajarito Mountain. Photo by Ken Hanson

JJ and the Hooligans perform at Saturday’s ULLR Fest on Pajarito Mountain. Photo by Ken Hanson

COMMUNITY News:

ULLR Fest, Pajarito’s most popular fall festival drew a large crowd Saturday to the mountain.

This year’s event featured New Mexico Brewersfest with local craft beers, live music by JJ and the Hooligans Read More

Pajarito Mountain & Los Alamos Ski Club Host Ullr Fest Saturday

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PMSA News:
 
Pajarito Mountain Ski Area, in partnership with the Los Alamos Ski Club will host Ullr Fest this Saturday, Oct. 1.
 
Ullr Fest is a community event honoring Ullr, in hopes of bringing a good ski season to Pajarito Mountain this winter. The event includes a brewfest, two concerts, a downhill mountain bike race, a disc golf tournament, and a costume contest.

Saturday’s Ullr Festival includes live music from noon to 5pm by JJ and the Hoolians, and Bronach Celtic Blues. The New Mexico Craft BeerFest is noon to 5 p.m.

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National Opera Week With Isaac Mizrahi Oct. 28

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OPERA News:
 
Join Honorary Chairman Isaac Mizrahi and OPERA America in celebrating opera and showcasing this diverse industry by participating in NATIONAL OPERA WEEK 2016 Oct.  28 to Nov. 6.
 
Through a concentrated critical mass of messaging and activities, National Opera Week provides the opportunity for the opera field to communicate with a broad audience in a meaningful way.
 
Organizations and individuals throughout North America are encouraged to participate by making announcements about their positive year-round impact, offering
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