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Posts From The Road: Route 66 Through Tucumcari

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Route 66: A beautiful Route 66 monument sits next to the Tucumcari Convention Center on the west side of town. Tucumcari has embraced the Route 66 heritage and grown a nice tourist business featuring many of the sites that have been in town since the 1950s and before. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Tepee: Tepee Curios is a popular stop for Route 66 travelers in Tucumcari. The shop is housed in a former gas station remodeled and transformed into the shop you see today. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos

When driving Route 66 from east to Read More

PEEC To Host Spring Wildlife Tracking Program With Certified Specialist Ann Hunkins May 1

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Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) will offer Discovering Wildlife Through Tracks and Signs from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Friday, May 1, 2026, beginning at the Los Alamos Nature Center.

This immersive, field‐based program invites participants to explore the Spring landscape through the perspective of a wildlife tracker, uncovering the subtle clues and stories left behind by animals active in the warming season.

Led by Certified Wildlife Tracker Ann Hunkins, the outing introduces participants to far more than footprints. Attendees will learn to recognize Read More

2026 Los Alamos Film & Culture Festival April 17-19

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By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Los Alamos

After Mikheil Gabadize went on from the 2025 Los Alamos Film and Culture Festival to win two additional awards, it demonstrated that a small, local event had inspired people in several countries.

The volunteer-run and lead non-profit hopes to set the same good fortune in motion for 2026, once again at the spectacular SALA Los Alamos Event Center April 17-19.

SALA’s owner Allan Saenz  is honored to be hosting it at the event center and excited to partner with Sandy Jones again for this third-year festival that brings films from many different countries.

“What Read More

Española Humane To Host Community Open House April 25

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ESPANOLA HUMANE News:

ESPANOLA, NM — Española Humane invites the community to celebrate a new era of accessible veterinary care at a special open house for its recently opened Española Humane Animal Clinic.

The event will take place from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 25, at 2126 El Llano Road in Ohkay Owingeh, across from the Española Municipal Airport.

Community members are invited to tour the facility, meet the veterinary team, and learn more about the clinic’s services, which are designed to remove barriers to care and support pets and their families across Northern New Mexico and beyond. Read More

Experience New Mexico After Dark During International Dark Sky Week April 11–18

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City of Rocks State Park pictured at nighttime. Courtesy/EMNRD

EMNRD News:

SANTA FE — Home to some of the darkest skies in the country, New Mexico will mark International Dark Sky Week with a series of guided nighttime programs at state parks across the state, offering residents and visitors a chance to experience the night sky up close. 

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has proclaimed April 13-20 as International Dark Sky Week in New Mexico, recognizing the state’s exceptional night skies and the importance of preserving them for future generations. 

“New Mexico offers some of the best night sky Read More

From Moscow To The Main Stage Red Elvises Guitarist Yury Krivoshein Brings His Journey To New Mexico

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Yury Krivoshein on stage with the Red Elvises. Courtesy image

Yury Krivoshein’s first band out of school – country music. Courtesy image

By BECKY RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

Yury Krivoshein grew up in a musical suburb of Moscow, picked up a guitar at 12, and spent his formative years obsessing over Chet Atkins, Mark Knopfler, and Pink Floyd. By the time he was a working musician, he was playing in Russia’s oldest rockabilly band, doing session work for film and radio, and living what he describes as a successful career. Then, Feb. 24, 2022 changed everything.

“On the Read More

New Mexico Actors Lab Opens 2026 Season With Eureka Day

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NMAL News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Actors Lab (NMAL) will open its 2026 Season April 30 with EUREKA DAY by Jonathan Spector.

Directed by Robert Benedetti, this play explores one of the central questions of our time: How do you build consensus when no one can agree on the truth?

The production will run through Sunday, May 17.

Winner of the 2025 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play and called “the funniest and the saddest play of the season” by the New York Times, EUREKA DAY is the story of the Eureka Day School in Berkeley, Calif., a bastion of progressive ideals: representation, acceptance, and social Read More

LAFC: Youth Activity Center Registration Is Still Open

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View inside the Los Alamos Family Council’s Youth Activity Center in White Rock. The White Rock Branch is next to the White Rock Branch Library and is open for after school fun. Video games, pool tables, and plenty of supervised activities keep young minds learning and growing while waiting for parents to get off work. Courtesy/LAFC

View inside the Los Alamos Family Council’s Youth Activity Center in Los Alamos. The Los Alamos Branch is in the Community Center Building basement next to Ashley Pond Park. With a snack bar, video game consoles, pool tables, and plenty of art and activities going on Read More