Entertainment

Fly High at Los Alamos Kite Festival

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Musicians entertain the crowd at the 2012 Los Alamos Kite Festival. Courtesy/LAAC

LAAC News:

Looking back at your childhood, what memories come to mind? Having family picnics at the park? Running through an open field with your friends? Gazing at the sky making shapes out of the clouds? How about attending the Los Alamos Kite Festival?

For the 16th year, the Los Alamos Arts Council presents the Los Alamos Kite Festival Friday, Saturday, and Sunday May 17-19 at the Soccer Field at Overlook Park in White Rock. Children of all ages are welcome to come and join the festivities. Whether you build a kite, Read More

Los Alamos Light Opera Workshop 1-3 p.m. Saturday

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LALO News:
 
Los Alamos Light Opera announces its 2013 fall production: The Mystery of Edwin Drood, the musical murder mystery where the audience chooses the ending.
 
The community is invited to join in the fun at an informational Workshop introducing the play and its music this Saturday, May 11, from 1-3 p.m. at the Los Alamos Little Theatre Performing Arts Center, 1670 Nectar St. All kinds of talents are needed to bring the story of Drood to life on stage, including actors, singers, theatre technicians of all types, as well as instrumental musicians for the pit orchestra.
 
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The M.A.D. Hatters Play Fuller Lodge May 16

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The M.A.D. Hatters trio with Dan Nebel on horn, violinist Michael Allerheiligen and pianist Angela Steiner. Courtesy photo

MUSIC News:

The M.A.D. Hatters, consisting of Los Alamos native Dan Nebel on horn, violinist Michael Allerheiligen, and pianist Angela Steiner will present a free lunch time concert at noon in Fuller Lodge Thursday, May 16. 

The Hatters will present Johannes Brahms’ celebrated Trio in E flat Op. 40, a trio by nineteenth century hornist of Opera Paris Frederic Nicholas Duvernoy, and the Walden Trio by New York City-based jazz saxophonist Daniel Schnyder.  Read More

NMDT Presents ‘New York, New York’ May 10-11

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NMDT creative ballet students, from left, Sophia Sisneros, Imari Varela and Mia Larson will perform in NMDT’s ninth annual spring recital, ‘New York, New York,’ this weekend. Photo by Holger Waschinski/Terabass

NMDT News:

The School of New Mexico Dance Theater (NMDT), directed by Susan Baker-Dillingham, will present its ninth annual spring recital, “New York, New York,” at 7 p.m. Friday, May 10 and 2 p.m. Saturday, May 11 at Duane W. Smith Auditorium.

Tickets are available in advance at Uli’s Cottontails or at the door 45 minutes prior to performance times and are $10 for Read More

Clark & Kendall’s Weekend Preview: May 9

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This week’s preview sponsored by www.fyila.com

Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra presents its Spring Concert 7 p.m. Friday, May 10 at Crossroads Bible Church. $10 suggested donation – Procession of the Nobles, Rimsky-Korsakoff Caucasian Sketches Series 2, “Iveria” – Ivanoff Hungarian Dance No. 5, Brahms Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Dvorak

Stones in His Pockets 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 10 & Saturday May 11 at Los Alamos Little Theater (1670 Nectar St.)
Show will run three weekends at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays (May 3-18.) Tickets are available at CB Fox or Read More

Science On Screen Showing Cult Hacker Film ‘Sneakers’

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Courtesy/SFI

SFI News:

The popular Science On Screen series returns to Santa Fe this evening, May 8, with Simon DeDeo and the 1992 cult hacker film Sneakers.

The event begins at 7 p.m. in the Center for Contemporary Arts, 1050 Old Pecos Trail in Santa Fe.

Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, and Ben Kingsley headline an all-star cast in this hacker version of Ocean’s 11, in which a team of computer security experts are recruited to steal a very powerful little box. Cosmologist and mathematician Simon DeDeo shares his knowledge of hackers, cryptography, and systems vulnerability to put this 1992 cult Read More

LASO’s Spring Concert Embraces Romantic Period

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Principal cellist Jim Knudson practices for the upcoming concert. Photo by Jackie MacFarlane
 
Conductor Don Gerheart, right, discusses the music with French Horn player Jim Beinke. Photo by Jackie MacFarlane
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra will present an evening of music from the Romantic Period at its Spring Concert, 7 p.m. Friday, May 10 at Crossroads Bible Church.

On the program are “Procession of the Nobles” by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, “Caucasian Sketches Suite No. 2 ‘Iveria’ by Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, “Hungarian Dance No 5” Read More

Community Winds, Singers Shine in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony

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Los Alamos Community Winds, Los Alamos Choral Society and the Los Alamos High School Choirs and soloists perform Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, conducted by Dr. Ted Vives. Photo by Glen Wurden

Review by NANCY WURDEN

Freude! Joy! A large audience experienced a joyful interlude Sunday afternoon, May 5, with the performance of Ludwig von Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at Duane W. Smith Auditorium.

Playing the work in its entirety was The Los Alamos Community Winds, under the baton of Dr. Ted Vives.

Joining the Winds for the fourth, or choral, movement were the Los Alamos Choral Society and the Los Alamos Read More

Los Alamos Community Winds, LA Choral Society, LAHS Choirs Collaboration Garners Standing Ovation

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Los Alamos Community Winds Musical and Artistic Director Ted Vives presents this year’s ‘Music-Filled Life’ scholarship to Los Alamos High School Senior Emily Silks. The scholarship is awarded to a high school senior who is committed to making the performance of music an integral part of their life once they leave school. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Guest soloists Andreas Tischhauser and Loren Jacobson perform. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

The sound created by musicians and singers performing together was incredibly rich. Photo by Read More

Kiwanis Kentucky Derby Party Raises $1,200 for Project Eliminate

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The local Kiwanis Club hosted a Kentucky Derby party Saturday at the Dixie Girl in downtown Los Alamos. Everyone was glued to giant tv screens at the restaurant during the 139th Run for the Roses. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

Kiwanians and guests celebrate Saturday at the Dixie Girl as Orb wins the Kentucky Derby. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

As tension mounts during Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard grabs her husband Eric Vasquez. Proceeds from the event benefit ‘Project Eliminate,’ a Kiwanis International-UNICEF Read More