Entertainment

PAC 8 Community Media Center: April 26-May 2, 2024

PAC 8 News:

PAC 8 Community Media Center is available for recording events, transferring of old media, shooting and editing, live streaming and drone photography and videography.

For information, email pac8@losalamos.com, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.

PAC 8 Television schedule for April 26-May 2, 2024:

Friday, April 26, 2024

  • 06:00 AM Deocracy Now! – Live
  • 10:00 AM The Thom Hartmann Program
  • 11:00 AM County Council Meeting Replay 4-23–24
  • 03:00 PM Democracy Now!
  • 05:00 PM PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
  • 06:00 PM A Chat with Glendora
  • 06:30 PM White House Chronicles
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Los Alamos Family Council Monthly Dinner And Movie Fundraiser Features Breakfast At Tiffany’s May 14

Courtesy/LAFC

SALA News:

The community is invited to attend the Los Alamos Family Council (LAFC) monthly dinner and movie fundraiser that includes frito pie at SALA Event Center.

The next dinner and movie fundraiser night is 5:30-9 p.m., May 14, 2024 and features the classic Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

On the second Tuesday of every month, LAFC will host a dinner and movie fundraiser. Proceeds will support its programs at the Counseling Center and Youth Activity Centers.

The community is encouraged to make the Second Tuesday Movie Night a monthly night on the town. 

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Live In Los Alamos: Richard Smith At Fuller Lodge April 26

Live in Los Alamos presents guitarist Richard Smith April 26 at Fuller Lodge. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

Live in Los Alamos presents guitarist Richard Smith April 26 at Fuller Lodge.

The doors will open at 6 p.m. and the show will start at 7 p.m. and Bathtub Row Brewing will provide refreshments.

Smith, who is from Britain but resides in Nashville, is a multi-genre guitar virtuoso and national fingerpicking champion. He preformed last year in Los Alamos.

In addition to the concert, Smith will offer coaching/jam sessions 11 a.m. to noon April 27 at Mesa Public Library.

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Tesuque Casino 3-Day Chili Championships June 21-23, 2024

Tesuque Casino News:

The challenge is on! Tesuque Casino will be the site for the ICS International Chili Society 2024 New Mexico State Chili Championships and Southwest Regional Chili Championships June 21-23, 2024.

The winners of the championships go directly to the World ICS Championships. Santa Fe resident Donna Foley, the 2023 World Champion for Texas Red Chili is entered in the  cookoff.

Tesuque Casino will host an all department Chili Championship on Friday, June 21 to get employees involved. Also, a Northern New Mexico News Media Championship will be held the same day.

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Maestro Joe Illick Previews Santa Fe Opera’s 2024 Season Through Verdi, Mozart, Strauss And Donizetti

Santa Fe Opera Maestro Joe Illick. Photo by Babak Dowlatshahi

SFOG News:

The Santa Fe Opera Guild presents Opera: Telling Stories Through Music featuring presenter Maestro Joe Illick 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 14 at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 107 W. Barcelona Road in Santa Fe.

Maestro Joe Illick is back live to perform one of our favorite events, Opera: Telling Stories Through Music, his piano preview of four of the operas of the upcoming Santa Fe Opera season: Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Richard Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier and Gaetano Read More

2024 Enchantment Awards Nominees Named!

ENCHANTMENT AWARDS News:

All nominees for the 2024 Enchantment Awards — the New Mexico High School Musical Theatre Awards — have been named, including the five schools who are finalists for three production awards.

Those schools are:

Albuquerque Academy for Into the Woods
Cibola High School for Mamma Mia!
Public Academy for Performing Arts for The Drowsy Chaperone
Santa Fe Preparatory School for Monty Python’s Spamalot School Edition
Sue Cleveland High School for Guys and Dolls.

Students who scored highest in the state and received nominations:

Best Actress Nominees

Mia Berkson, Read More

SALA Presentation Highlights Progress And The Future

SALA owner Allan Saenz talks about future plans. Photo by Kevin Holsapple

By KEVIN HOLSAPPLE
SALA Volunteer

SALA Event Center owner Allan Saenz hosted a presentation on Sunday, April 14 at SALA to provide members and the general community a report on the status of the project and to discuss future directions. Members and guests toured the projection room to get a “behind the scenes” look at theater operations. SALA staff showed off a new camera system SALA has obtained thanks to support from the New Mexico Consortium. The system improves options for recording and live streaming and will be put Read More

TSoM Alumni Perform In Taos With Nina Lee April 20-21

TSOM News:

This upcoming weekend is one of the most exciting of the year for the TSoM! We’re bringing back to Taos four recent School alumni to perform several concerts and teach local elementary students in Taos. Mentoring and performing alongside the alumni is faculty member Nina Lee, cellist of the acclaimed Brentano Quartet. The ensemble has been hard at work preparing on the East Coast, and they’re thrilled to see you in Taos.

The TSoM is committed to engaging with the Taos community throughout the year, and we’re proud of the impact this visit will have. The alumni will share Read More

2024 Earth Day Festival Los Alamos Nature Center April 20

Fun and entertainment for all ages will be available 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 20 at PEEC’s Earth Day Festival at the Los Alamos Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

The Pajarito Environmental Education Center’s (PEEC) reminds the community to come join them this Saturday, April 20, for their signature event, the annual Earth Day Festival. The festivities run 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Los Alamos Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road.

Family-friendly and free, the event promises a full day of educational fun, delicious food, live entertainment, hands-on learning experiences, Read More