Entertainment

Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘The Boxtrolls’

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By CYNTHIA  Z. BIDDLECOMB

“The Boxtrolls” is marvelous in so many ways. This stop-action (and CG) animated feature takes you to the underground world of a community of trolls who wear boxes for clothing.

Each is named for the product advertised on his or her box. Thus, Fish and Shoe are the main trolls we get to know. And then, of course, there is Eggs.

Eggs (voiced by Isaac Hempstead Wright) is a 10-year-old human boy, thought to have been kidnapped by the boxtrolls as a baby. Stories of how monstrous the trolls are grew out of that misunderstanding. Fish has raised Eggs and taught him the trolls’ Read More

Santa Fe Concorso Runs Through Sunday

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SFC News:

Santa Fe Concorso, the southwest’s premier automotive gathering, is underway on the grounds of The Club at Las Campanas in Santa Fe, and features the cars of Maserati and OSCA and legends of the Brickyard.

The Concorso’s signature tour for entrants starts at the Santa Fe Plaza this morning and travels a route of stunning vistas to the sleepy western town of Cerrillos where entrants will be treated to a barbecue lunch before continuing to The Club at Las Campanas where the cars will be placed on the fairway for Sunday’s Concorso. Great driving and great food are Read More

Los Alamos Historical Society Discusses Manhattan Episode 9

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Maria and Marcos Gomez visiting the site of their homestead on Two-Mile Mesa. Courtesy/Los Alamos Historical Society Archives

LAHS News:

With only four episodes to go, there was another great turnout for the Los Alamos Historical Society’s viewing of the ninth episode of WGN’s new series, Manhattan, a fictionalized look at life in Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project. A special thanks to the members of the Los Alamos High School Class of ’64 who came to watch the show with us Sunday night. It was great to have you with us! Every week the Society updates a bulletin board in the Museum to continue Read More

This Week at the Reel Deal

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Column By JIM O’DONNELL
Reel Deal Theater   

Reel Deal Tuesday’s are back! All movies, all day Tuesday, are only $6.50! Holidays, winter and summer break excluded.

This week we are opening The Boxtrolls and Life of Crime. We will holdThe Drop and The Maze Runner for another week. Magic in the Moonlight and Dolphin Tale 2 will end this Thursday.

Sony Pictures did it to us again. They did not give us The Equalizer this week on the break. Their excuse was that we did not open a couple of their other recent films so they are withholding this one and possible others until we quit “cherry-picking” Read More

LAHS Olions Melodrama Previews Thursday

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LAHS Olions are rehearsing for its latest production, LAHS Melodrama, which begins at 7 p.m. Thursday in LAHS Black Box Theater. Cast members include, from left, Eben Bold, Mateo Cardiel, Sarah Russell, Lauren Partin, Josh Vigil and Donald Poston. Photo by Rosemary Vigil
 
OLIONS News:

Los Alamos High School Olions Thespian Club is gearing up for its first melodrama, LAHS Melodrama, which begins with a preview at 7 p.m., Thursday in the Black Box Theater.

The melodrama, which was written by the cast and is directed by Rosemary Vigil, tells the story of an evil villain who comes to town to put

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International Champion Quartet to Perform at Smith Auditorium Oct. 24-25

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2010 International Quartet Champion Storm Front is performing Oct. 24-25 in Los Alamos. Courtesy photo

The Los Alamos Lads of Enchantment (LOE) announced Monday that their 2014 Annual Show, Oct. 24 and Oct. 25, featuring the 2010 International Quartet Champion Storm Front has been moved to the Duane W. Smith Auditorium in Los Alamos .

John Baillie, president of the LOE, provided the following rationale for the move: “When it became clear that our usual venue at the United Church would not be in a suitable state due to construction, we made a study of all available performance spaces in the county. Read More

Valles Caldera Hosts Jemez Mountains Elk Festival

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VCNP News:

JEMEZ SPRINGS – With one of the largest elk herds in the state, the Valles Caldera National Preserve is the hidden gem of the Jemez Mountains.

The 89,000-acre preserve encases New Mexico’s only Super Volcano, and is an elk paradise. To celebrate the upcoming elk rut and to learn about this fascinating creature, the Valles Caldera Trust will host the sixth annual Jemez Mountains Elk Festival. 

This FREE festival runs 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sept. 25-28 and will feature a bugling challenge, educational booths, demonstrations, exhibits, vendors and discounted van tours. Read More

Scenes From Saturday’s Opera on the Rocks

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A crowd gathers Saturday in Bandelier National Monument’s Juniper Campground outdoor amphitheater for the annual Opera on the Rocks. Opera Alta presented the abridged performance hosted by the Los Alamos Opera Guild of Guilds of The Santa Fe Opera, Inc., Opera Alta, Bandelier and the Los Alamos Commerce Development Corporation. Don Quixote Distillery & Winery and Black Mesa Winery featured local wines prior to the performance. The Bandelier Trading Company sold food and the Rotary Stars provided cheese and fruit trays. Los Alamos Atomic City Transit provided transportation for the Read More

Group Gathers For Friday Night Meetup At Blue Window

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 Members of the local Meetup group gathered Friday night at the Blue Window Bistro in downtown Los Alamos to have a drink or dinner, visit with their friends and make some new ones. Anna Dillane, holding the Meetup sign and Dennis Little, sitting next to Dillane, host the weekly events. Next Friday’s Meetup is 5:30 p.m. at the Bandelier Grill, 11 Sherwood Blvd., on the corner of N.M. 4 in White Rock. The restaurant offers a large menu, full bar and an outdoor patio area. There may be entertainment after 8 p.m. Friday with Karaoke or live music. ‘Married, single, families, gay, straight Read More