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SFCC Free Winter Choral Concert Dec. 5

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SFCC News:
 
SANTA FE ― The Santa Fe Community College Chorus teams up with the SFCC Chamber Singers to perform a Winter Choral Concert of seasonal music at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5. 
 
The concert is free, open to the public, and takes place in the Jemez Rooms on the SFCC campus, 6401 Richards Ave.
 
The program features the performances of chorus and chamber students who have participated in choral classes and rehearsals during the past semester. Musical pieces include the rarely performed Hanacpachap cussicuinin, an anonymous
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ACCT Presents Disney The Lion King Jr. Nov. 20-21

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Cast of the Atomic City Children’s Theater production of Disney The Lion King Jr. Courtesy photo

ACCT News:

Atomic City Children’s Theater is proud to present its production of Disney The Lion King Jr. All of your favorite characters from the classic Disney film and hit Broadway musical are here – Simba, Nala, Scar, Pumbaa, Timon, Zazu, and of course, Rafiki!

Disney The Lion King Jr. will be presented at 7:30 p.m. this Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday at Smith Auditorium.

ACCT’s Co-Directors, Daren Savage and Kelsey Cline were both very pleased how well this cast worked with this show which Read More

Community Invited To Annual Tree Lighting At Municipal Building As Part Of WinterFest 5 p.m. Dec. 5

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Los Alamos County Council Chair Kristin Henderson and County Manager Harry Burgess at last year’s tree lighting event in the lobby of the municipal building. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

COUNTY News:

Join the Los Alamos County Council as they officially “light the holiday tree” in the municipal building lobby as part of Winterfest!

Doors open at 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec 5 with the tree lighting at 5:30 p.m. – come inside from the cold to enjoy the tree, munch on some cookies and sip cocoa while visiting with the Councilors.

There also will be a free, festive holiday photo booth op Read More

Community Members Spend A Night In MANH(A)TTAN

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A crowd of people get ready for the camera during the ‘A Night in MANH(A)TTAN’ event held Saturday night at Fuller Lodge. Members of the International Alliance of Theater Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 480 helped give everyone a 40’s-inspired look. The event included a performance by musician and composer Matt Hansen as well as a preview of the Dance Arts Los Alamos ‘Nutcracker.’ The purpose of the event was to promote the television show, ‘Manhattan’ as well as the New Mexico film industry and the Manhattan Project
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Winternacht: Singers Perform At Brown Bag Dec. 2

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LAAC News:

The Los Alamos Arts Council presents a Brown Bag concert “Winternacht Songs for a Season of Longing” at noon Wednesday, Dec 2 at Fuller Lodge.

From Vivaldi, Bach, and Mozart, through Delibes, Dvorak, Humperdinck and Barber, to Broadway and pop, the performances feature local singers:

  • Lisa Moore, alto
  • Kaylen Pocaterra, mezzo soprano
  • Nora Scott, soprano
  • Nathan Filer, baritone
  • Bethany Filer, soprano
  • Dawn Filer, soprano
  • Yasmeen Lookman, mezzo soprano, and
  • Alicia Solomon, teacher/accompanist
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N Square Launches Game Design Competition To Address Nuke Risks

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Courtesy/N Square

GAMING COMMUNITY News:

Nuclear proliferation remains one of the most vexing and complex issues of our time. Though the Cold War ended long ago, today’s nuclear security situation is more volatile than ever. But with such a huge challenge comes an even bigger opportunity for innovation, and who better to tackle this issue than the gaming community, known for their creativity and collaborative problem solving.

A new design competition is calling on innovators to save the world, in real life, by inspiring creative solutions and novel approaches that foster greater understanding Read More

Tenth Annual Winter Indian Market Draws More Than 200 Artists To Santa Fe Nov. 27-29

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Festival of Trees Fundraiser. Courtesy/©Santa Fe Indian Market

SWAIA News:

SANTA FE — The Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) has announced that this year’s Winter Indian Market will commence with a preview at The Santa Fe Convention Center 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Nov. 27 coinciding with the annual Santa Fe Tree Lighting ceremony on the Plaza.

Admission to the Winter Indian Market preview is $5 per person. The weekend market continues 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29. Entry is $10 per day, or $15 for a weekend pass.

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‘Changing Ella’ Explores Secrets In LALT’s ‘8×10’

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The cast of ‘Changing Ella,’ from left, Sean Liming, Sara Beroff, Jeanne Adkins and Brian Trujillo. Photo by Zack Baker

LALT News:

In “Changing Ella,” a short play now being performed at the Los Alamos Little Theatre, a young woman is at a crossroads, wondering whether to leave her boyfriend rather than share with him a shocking truth.

But it turns out the boyfriend has his own secret to reveal.

Written by John Meiners Jr., a playwright from the Houston, Texas area, “Changing Ella” takes us into a family’s home in the backwoods bayou of Louisiana. Strangeness is woven into the environment.

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Enter Wonderland This Weekend With NMDT-PC’s ‘Alice’

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Megan Hemphill is a charming Alice in NMDT-PC’s ‘Alice’, which opened Friday at Duane Smith Auditorium. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Becky Cai performs the challenging role of The Caterpillar. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
 
Review by BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

New Mexico Dance Theater Performance Company’s “Alice,” opened Friday at Duane Smith Auditorium. Susan Baker-Dillingham’s original ballet version of “Alice in Wonderland” is a must see. The show originally premiered in 2009 and the new production lives up to the

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