Fun Outings

Enjoy Dinner And A Movie And Help LAFC Every Month

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LAFC News:

Los Alamos Family Council (LAFC) invites the community to its monthly dinner and movie fundraiser Tuesday, Sept. 10, which includes frito pie and a movie at SALA Event Center.

On the Second Tuesday of every month, LAFC hosts a dinner and a movie fundraiser, with proceeds going to support its programs at the Counseling Center and the Youth Activity Centers.

Make the Second Tuesday Movie Night a monthly night on the town!

Dinner will be available beginning at 5:30 p.m. The movie will start at 6 p.m.

Tickets are limited – so buy them now here.

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Felix Y Los Gatos Headline Last Summer Concert Of 2024

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Felix Y Los Gatos headline the last Summer Concert of the 2024 series Friday at the Pond Park. Courtesy photo

By Pablo Irlando-Wildman
Sancre Productions

Felix Y Los Gatos will headline the last Summer Concert of the 2024 series at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30 at Ashley Pond Park.

Felix Y Los Gatos is a Zydeco/Blues/Tejano band from Albuquerque’s South Valley, with 15 years of experience on stage. Nationally recognized, the Gatos have toured the country and shared the stage with acts such as BeauSoieil, Tab Benoit and Big Bad VooDoo Daddy.

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Rosalia Pacheco Presents La Llorona Performance At Los Luceros Dawn Until Dusk Sept. 1

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Rosalia Pacheco

LLHS News:

Los Luceros Historic Site (LLHS) offers extended hours from sunrise to sunset on the first Sunday of each month, including guided bird walks at 7 a.m. by the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC).

There will be a special performance at 1 p.m., Sept. 1 by Rosalia Pacheco who presents La Llorona, the Wailing Woman. This famous ghost from Spanish folklore is known throughout the world for her eerie, spine-chilling cries as she searches for her lost drowned loved ones, her darling children.

Audience members are invited to volunteer to help bring the story to life Read More

Tourism To Bandelier National Monument In 2023 Contributes $18,607,000 To Local Economy

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BANDELIER News:

A new National Park Service report shows that 199,501 visitors to Bandelier National Monument in 2023 spent $14,257,000 in communities near the park. That spending supported 188 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $18,607,000.

“I’m so proud that our parks and the stories we tell make a lasting impact on more than 300 million visitors a year,” National Park Service Director Chuck Sams said. “And I’m just as proud to see those visitors making positive impacts of their own, by supporting local economies and jobs in every state in the country.” Read More

Santa Fe Playhouse Caps Year With ‘You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Revised)’

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Santa Fe Playhouse News:

Santa Fe Playhouse (SFP) will end the 2024 season with You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Revised). Based on the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz; Book, music, and lyrics by Clark Gesner; Additional dialogue by Michael Mayer and additional music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa. Directed by Christine McHugh.

You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Revised) will perform on the mainstage (142 East De Vargas St. in Santa Fe) Dec. 5 through Dec. 29. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays and 2 p.m.  Saturdays and Sundays. Opening Night is 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7.

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Discovering The Music Of Paintings Sept. 10 In Santa Fe

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ART News:

SANTA FE – How does a painting sound? How do line and shape, color and texture, mood and compositional relationships translate into music?

The community is invited to join conductor and arts educator Oliver Prezant, violinist Carla Kountoupes, clarinetist Jerry Weimer and cellist Katie Harlow for an interactive, musical exploration of a colorful, gestural painting by artist Sophie von Hellermann, born in Munich, Germany, in 1975.

During the program, the audience will have the opportunity to explore the expressive implications of line, shape, color, texture, Read More

Something For A Fall Weekend Trip: Santa Fe Studio Tour

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This year’s 14-day Santa Fe Studio Tour features a variety of workshops, talks and in-studio demos by 40 or more of the participating artists. Courtesy image

Santa Fe Studio Tour News:

The Annual Santa Fe Studio Tour is now in its 16th year. This free, community-wide event is New Mexico’s premier art tour with nearly 100 diverse and talented artists opening their studios to the public over two weekends in September.

This year’s 14-day event also features a variety of workshops, talks and in-studio demos by 40 or more of the participating artists.

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Interactive Exploration: ‘The Operatic Trumpet’ With Conductor/Educator Oliver Prezant Featuring Peter Bond

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Conductor and educator Oliver Prezant and master trumpeter Peter Bond to provide an interactive exploration of the evolving role of the trumpet in opera, Sept. 6  in Albuquerque. Courtesy image

Music News:

ALBUQUERQUE – It is the sound of kings and heroes, of triumph and dire warnings. It’s the call to arms and to eternal rest. The noble procession, the sound of climactic moments of joy, passion, and despair… From Jericho to judgement day, from animal horn and the hollow thighbone of an enemy to hammered brass, valves, and pistons, the iconic sound of the trumpet echoes through our common human Read More

Scenes From PEEC’s 2024 Bear Festival At Nature Center

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Scene from the Pajarito Environmental Education Center’s (PEEC) 2024 Bear Festival held Saturday at the Los Alamos Nature Center at 2600 Canyon Road. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos County Environmental Services Division Office Specialist Joshua Levings demonstrates the new bear proof roll cart Saturday at PEEC’s 2024 Bear Festival. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

National Park Service’s Tyler Opermeit mingles with the public in his bear costume during Saturday’s Bear Festival. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

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Scenes From Friday Night Summer Concert Featuring Hillary And The Chill House Band At Ashley Park Pond

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Hillary and the Chill House Band headlines the Los Alamos Summer Concert Friday night at Ashley Pond Park. The Chill House Band consists of Jim Casey, Milo Jaramillo, Glenn Kostur and JD Davis. The concert was produced by Sancre Productions and the Los Alamos County Community Services Department. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Hillary and the Chill House Band serenade the crowd during the Los Alamos Summer Concert Friday night at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Hillary and the Chill House Band at the Los Alamos Summer Concert Friday night at Ashley Pond Read More