Fun Outings

PEEC To Host Summer Family Evening Wednesday July 3

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Families are invited to a free Summer Family Evening at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 3 at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) and Los Alamos Mesa Public Library invite families to a free special Summer Family Evening 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 3 at the Los Alamos Nature Center.

This delightful event is generously sponsored by the Del Norte LOV Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Del Norte Credit Union.

Event Date:

  • Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Time:

  • 6 p.m.

Location:

  • Los Alamos Nature Center

Event Highlights:

Storytime:

  • Join the library
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FUNM To Host Fort Fashions & Pastimes July 13-14

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Courtesy/National Park Service

NPS News:

WATROUS — Fort Union National Monument announces its Fort Fashions & Pastimes programs to be held Saturday, July 13 and Sunday, July 14.

The free programs will feature 1800s clothing styles, leisure activities, and how both related to economics and social structures of the time. Living history staff and volunteers will portray soldier and civilian life.

The two daily formal presentations are about 45-minutes long with seating available:

  • 10 a.m. – Fort Fashions & Pastimes presentation; and
  • 1 p.m. – Fort Fashions & Pastimes presentation.
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Los Alamos County Public Library System To Host Family Fun Night With Clan Tynker At Ashley Pond Park Tonight!

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Clan Tynker to perform tonight at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy/LAC

Clan Tynker to perform tonight at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Public Library System will host a Family Fun Night at Ashley Pond Park tonight, July 1, featuring Clan Tynker.

The Hill Stompers will open the evening with their enthusiastic musical performance at 5 p.m. and the circus-style show of Clan Tynker will begin at 6 p.m.

Clan Tynker is a troupe of brothers and sisters who perform a stunning array of talents in a fanciful “Vaudeville” style of Circus. Their all-ages show presents an amazing Read More

Fort Stanton Live Postponed Due To Lincoln County Fires

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Historic white row buildings at Fort Stanton Historic Site. Courtesy/Tira Howard Photography

NMDCA News:

New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (NMDCA) announces that due to Fort Stanton Historic Site’s proximity to the South Fork and Salt wildfires in the Ruidoso and Mescalero areas of Lincoln County, the July 13 event, Fort Stanton Live, has been postponed until the fall.

While the site has not been under imminent fire risk, the emergency needs of the community are essential. Fort Stanton Historic Site supports the emergency and recovery efforts for the surrounding communities.

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Scenes From Los Alamos Co-op Market’s BBQ & Vendor Fair

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Los Alamos Cooperative Market Consultant John Mabbott and friends holding baby goats during the Co-op Market’s BBQ and Vendor Fair held Saturday at 95 Intrada Drive. Courtesy/Stephanie Zielaskowski 

Flowers by Gillian Owner Gillian Sutton with her flower arrangements at the Los Alamos Co-op’s BBQ and Vendor Fair Saturday. Courtesy/Stephanie Zielaskowski 

Colorful Tie Dye T-Shirts were among the many items displayed at the Los Alamos Co-op’s BBQ and Vendor Fair Saturday. Courtesy/Stephanie Zielaskowski 

Scene from the Los Alamos Co-op Market’s BBQ and Vendor Fair Saturday. Courtesy/Stephanie Read More

Las Cumbres Community Services Offers Family Resources

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From Las Cumbres Community Services Center:

Las Cumbres Community Services Center (LCCS) in Los Alamos is a great resource and Community partner for the families of Los Alamos. Once monthly LCCS hosts a community parent group get together where parents and children can come and participate in fun and educational activities.

Parents with children are invited to Child Development Drop-in Playtime with Las Cumbres Specialists, 9-11 a.m. Monday, July 1 at 1060 Nugget St.

On June 24 LCCS hosted a Play-Doh extravaganza in which parents and their young children learned to make homemade Play-Doh. Read More

Lone Piñon Performs At Coronado Historic Site July 14

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NMHS News:

Coronado Historic Site will host a concert with New Mexico favorites, Lone Piñon, as they perform traditional New Mexican music 2-4 p.m. Sunday, July 14.

Lone Piñon is a collective of four expert musicians who travel the country and world performing their collaborative interpretation of the New Mexico musical traditions they have learned from elder culture-bearers.

They will take the audience on a musical journey through the New Mexican musical landscape—through several centuries of bailes, wedding parties, fandangos, and fiestas that have shaped the state’s musical inheritance. Read More

Apprentice Singer Rachel Fitzgerald To Make Santa Fe Opera Debut As Donna Anna In Don Giovanni Opening June 29

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The ensemble of Don Giovanni. Photo by Curtis Brown/for Santa Fe Opera

The Santa Fe Opera News:

SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Opera announces soprano and Apprentice singer Rachel Fitzgerald will make her Santa Fe Opera debut in the role of Donna Anna in Don Giovanni with performances on June 29, July 5 and July 10. The originally scheduled soprano Teresa Perrotta has withdrawn for personal reasons. The casting for the role in the remaining performances will be announced at a later date.

Don Giovanni

Opening June 29 is Mozart’s masterpiece Don Giovanni in a fresh interpretation Read More

Free West Coast Swing Dancing And Lessons At Betty Ehart Senior Center Starting Monday July 1

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COMMUNITY News:

Every Monday (except County holidays) from 7-9 p.m. everyone is welcome to free ballroom dancing and lessons at the Betty Ehart Senior Center Center. It is a Los Alamos County Activity organized by Terry Goodwin and Selmo Jaramillo. Every month they focus on a particular ballroom dance, and in July the focus is West Coast Swing.

West Coast Swing is a social dance in which partners learn some basic moves, practice connecting with each other, and then are able to improvise with each other to make a unique dance. This style goes well

with a variety of music, including country, Read More