Entertainment

Atomic City Children’s Theater: Disney’s Aladdin Jr 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Today at Smith Auditorium

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Scenes from Thursday’s dress rehearsal of the Atomic City Children’s Theater Production of Disney’s Aladdin Jr. The show is provided free of charge to the community at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. today at Duane Smith Auditorium on Diamond Drive in Los Alamos. Courtesy photo
 
More scenes from Thursday’s dress rehearsal of the Atomic City Children’s Theater Production of Disney’s Aladdin Jr. The show is provided free of charge to the community at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. today at Duane Smith Auditorium on Diamond Drive in Los Alamos. Courtesy photo
 
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Los Alamos Concert Association Features Harpist Yolanda Kondonassis March 16

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Yolanda Kondonassis. Courtesy/Robert Muller

LACA NEWS:

Grammy-nominated harpist Yolanda Kondonassis www.yolandaharp.com, will perform with guitarist Jason Vieux at 4 p.m., March 16 at Duane W. Smith Auditorium, 1300 Diamond Dr., as part of the Los Alamos Concert Association.

The program will feature Diego Pujol’s “Suite Mágica,” Alan Hovhaness’ “Spirit of Trees,” Gary Shocker’s “Hypnosis for Guitar and Harp,” Keith Fitch’s “Knock on Wood for Guitar and Harp” and Xavier Montsalvatge’s “Fantasia for Guitar and Harp.” In addition, Kondonassis will perform Carlos Salzedo’s “Song in Read More

This Week at the Reel Deal

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Column by JIM O’DONNELL                                 
Reel Deal Theater

I have to thank all of you who waited on the hill for Philomena, and here it comes. Friday, Feb. 21 we will open it for a week with matinee shows only, then the following week it will have its very own full schedule of every day, every show time. See you there.

We will be holding Robocop, Winter’s Tale (evening shows only), Read More

Atomic City Children’s Theater Presents Disney’s ‘Aladdin Jr.’ Friday and Saturday

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Courtesy/ACCT

ACCT News:

Atomic City Children’s Theater proudly presents their production of Disney “Aladdin Jr.”; a musical adventure filled with magic, mayhem and flying carpet rides. All of your favorite characters from the hit Disney film are here – Aladdin, Jasmine, Iago, Jafar, the Genie and more! Disney “Aladdin Jr.” is based upon the 1992 Disney film “Aladdin” and features many of the songs from the movie, as well as some new songs written especially for this show.

Disney “Aladdin Jr.” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Friday evening and two shows 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

ACCT’s Read More

Special Screening of ‘Pandora’s Promise’ Feb. 23

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Director Robert Stone, left, and environmental activist Mark Lynas in the film ‘Pandora’s Promise.’  Courtesy/James Hollow

PEEC News:

PEEC and the Reel Deal Theater present a special screening of “Pandora’s Promise,” the groundbreaking new film by Academy-Award®-nominated director Robert Stone, at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at the door before the show.

The atomic bomb and meltdowns like Fukushima have made nuclear power synonymous with global disaster. But what if we’ve got nuclear power wrong? An audience favorite at the Sundance Read More

DK and the Affordables Raise Funds for Derby Dames

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Members of the Los Alamos Derby Dames Roller Derby League, in green t-shirts, chat with guests at the Derby Love Fundraiser at the Manhattan Project Sunday. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
The Derby Dames take to the dance floor as DK Warner rocks in the background. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Dk and the Affordables, from left, Rob Heineman, Scott Beguin and DK Warner entertained an enthusiastic crowd at the Manhattan Project Sunday during the Derby Love fundraiser. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
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‘Rising From Ashes’ Coming to Los Alamos March 12

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Courtesy/Gary Harrington

MOVIE News:

“Rising From Ashes,” the award-winning feature-length documentary about Team Rwanda, will premiere in Los Alamos at 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 12, when the cycling film screens at the Reel Deal Movie Theater.

The event is co-sponsored by the Tuff Riders Mountain Bike Club and the Los Alamos Singletrack Association.

“Rising From Ashes” is a joyous and uplifting independent film about the development of a national cycling team in Rwanda, a country still affected deeply by the genocide that tore the East African nation apart in 1994.

Two worlds collide when Read More

Documentary Examines How Craft Brewers Are Rebuilding Economy

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LABC News:

A new documentary,“Crafting a Nation,” examines how American craft brewers are rebuilding the economy by creating jobs, tax revenue and instilling a renewed sense of entrepreneurship in America.

“Crafting a Nation” will be shown at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20 at the Reel Deal Theater.

The event will feature beer from Santa Fe Brewing Company, as well as a drawing for door prizes and an opportunity to meet with members of the Los Alamos Beer Cooperative’s (LABC) board of directors.

The LABC will explain their role in boosting the economy of Los Alamos and north central New Mexico by opening Read More

Public Invited to Santa Fe National Forest’s Fire and Ice Restoration Festival

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SFNF News:

SANTA FE—The public is invited to celebrate the beauty of winter and the coming of spring at the annual Fire and Ice Restoration Festival. The event, hosted by Santa Fe National Forest’s Jemez Ranger District and the Village of Jemez Springs, is 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Feb. 22 at Father Fitzgerald Park in Jemez Springs.

This free community event will feature educational booths and presentations that highlight the 210,000-acre Southwest Jemez Mountains Landscape Restoration Project. Special guests will include Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl.

Fun and unique activities are scheduled throughout Read More

This Week at the Reel Deal

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Column by JIM O’DONNELL                                 
Reel Deal Theater

Friday we will be opening Robocop, and Winter’s Tale.

We will hold The Monuments Men for another week and due to its overwhelming popularity, we will probably hold The Lego Movie another couple of weeks.

I saw the dark, hilarious film, August: Osage County last night and was blown away by the performances in this film. Read More