Fun Outings

PEEC: Learn About Local Wildlife At Bear Festival Aug. 24

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Learn about local wildlife at Bear Festival in Los Alamos. Stop by Los Alamos Nature Center 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 24 for Bear Festival, PEEC and LEWF’s annual event sponsored by Century Bank, featuring activities and wildlife experts throughout New Mexico. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

The community is invited to join the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) and Land of Enchantment Wildlife Foundation (LEWF) for the 7th Annual Bear Festival 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 24 at the Los Alamos Nature Center, at 2600 Canyon Road.

This entertaining and educational event, Read More

Get Indigenous Film Festival Comes To Museum Of Indian Arts & Culture

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MIAC News:

SANTA FE — Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (MIAC) is proud to partner with the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA), and the Institute for American Indian Arts (IAIA) on the second annual Get Indigenous Film Festival (GIFF), a multimedia component of the Santa Fe Indian Market.  

The second annual Native American and Indigenous film festival begins with a screening of Sugarcane at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024, at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture. A filmmaker Q & A and after-party will follow immediately after the screenings. 

Sugarcane is a 2024 documentary Read More

ATOMICON Returns To Los Alamos Aug. 31

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COUNTY News:

Saturday, Aug. 31, the Los Alamos Public Library will host its third celebration of art, illustration, comics, costumes, superheroes, fantasy and science fiction: ATOMICON!

Mesa Public Library will be filled with activities and events during library hours, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. There will be comic-themed crafts for all ages, workshops to explore illustration and zine building, and life drawing sessions to take in and show off the excellent costumes on display. Discussion panels will give insight into the creative process of professionals and provide inspiration to dig Read More

Los Alamos Summer Concert Series Presents Nuevo Mexico Night With Cuarenta Y Cinco Friday At Ashley Pond

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Cuarenta Y Cinco to headline Nuevo Mexico Night at the Summer Concert this Friday at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy/Sancre Productions 

By Pablo Irlando-Wildman
Sancre Productions

This Friday, Aug. 16, concert sponsor EXIT Realty Advantage NM has brought onboard Title Guaranty and Bell Bank Mortgage to bring us one of the season’s biggest shows, Nuevo Mexico Night with headliner Cuarenta Y Cinco (45s)! Additionally, New Mex Records and New Mex Radio are bringing Gabriella Salazar and Su Grupo Concepto at 6 p.m. as the opening act, with the headliner coming on at 7 p.m., all FREE at Ashley Pond Read More

2024 New Mexico State Fair To Offer Park And Ride Services

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NMSF News:

The New Mexico State Fair has added park and ride services for the 2024 State Fair event to help ease traffic and congestion during prime hours at the Fair.

Park and ride busses will pick up fairgoers at Coronado Center on Saturdays and Sundays only (Sept. 7-8 and Sept. 14-15).

“We want to make getting to the Fair as easy and seamless as possible so you spend less time in traffic and more time enjoying everything the State Fair has to offer,” Fair General Manager Dan Mourning said. “Not only does park and ride provide expedited transportation into the Fair, but you have the added benefit of Read More

SALA Los Alamos Event Center To Host Captivating Lineup Of Films And Events For Oppenheimer Festival Aug. 15-18

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SALA News:

The SALA Event Center announced a captivating lineup of films and events this week as part of the ongoing Oppenheimer Festival.

Aug. 15 to Aug. 18, movie enthusiasts and history buffs alike are invited to immerse themselves in an exciting program featuring new releases, premieres, classic films and engaging discussions.

Festival Highlights:

Oppenheimer Festival:

  • New Reels:
    • Oppenheimer: Screenings at 1 p.m. & 6 p.m., Thursday and Friday, at 1 p.m., Saturday, and at 2 p.m., Sunday
    • Atomic Rocketeer: Showing at 1 p.m. & 7 p.m., Thursday through Saturday and at 2 p.m., Sunday
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‘Beyond The Threshold’ Opens Thursday At Step Up Gallery

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STEP UP GALLERY News:

Take a step “Beyond the Threshold” with artists Linda Storm and Sandra Duran Wilson in Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library. The artists have created more than 100 inspirational paintings and sculptures designed to ignite the intellect and spur imagination to envision worlds beyond. The show opens Thursday.

The artists will host an opening reception 2-3:30 p.m. Aug. 17, and give a gallery talk at 2:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served, and all are welcome.

Although both artists have shown their work widely, the enthusiasm they have for this exhibit is palpable. The two Read More

Scenes Of Operation Rewind Headlining Summer Concert 

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Operation Rewind headlines the Summer Concert Friday night at Ashley Pond Park. Operation Rewind is a sensational five-piece tribal band hailing from the enchanting High Country of New Mexico with a passion for music. The Los Alamos Summer Concert Series is produced by the Los Alamos County Community Services Department and Sancre Productions. The Operation Rewind concert was sponsored by PPC Solar. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Meet the band, Aaron Jaramillo on rhythm guitar, Robert Valdez on bass guitar, Jorden Vaughn on drums, singer Drew Towles and Oliver Renard on lead guitar. Read More

Party To Go! Is Still For Sale

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By VaLynn Purvis
Party To Go!

Aloha Los Alamos/White Rock! Did you miss us this summer? We sure missed you!! Party To Go! is still for sale. 

We love that Cloud 5 Jumpers from Rio Rancho filled in at the Los Alamos Summer Concerts this summer! 

But we’re still hoping someone will buy the business and keep the fun going! We can give you guaranteed business with the summer concerts, community events, county events, work parties, schools, churches, birthday parties!

It’s a seasonal business with winters off. You can stay local, or expand your area.

The business comes with:

  • Trailer (The trailer is 102x20x7,
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Teatro Paraguas: Canadian Poet Josephine LoRe Sept. 17

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Josephine LoRe in Carmel, Calif. in 2015. Courtesy photo

Teatro Paraguas News:

Teatro Paraguas at 3205 Calle Marie in Santa Fe to present a free reading by Canadian Poet Josephine LoRe at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17.

LoRe’s childhood dream was to become a writer. Her first publication at age 12 appeared in the Toronto Gladstone Library collection. She went on to win the Norma Epstein Prize for Creative Writing in her third year at University College (University of Toronto) for her first collection of poetry.

LoRe’s poems are rooted in and inspired by nature and family, and contain lyricism and Read More