Fun Outings

LACA To Present Canellakis-Brown Duo April 21

LACA News:

The internationally lauded Canellakis-Brown Duo – pianist Michael Stephen Brown and cellist Nicholas Canellakis – will be presented by the Los Alamos Concert Association (LACA) in recital at 3 p.m. MST Sunday, April 21 at the Duane Smith Auditorium, 1300 Diamond Dr.

This concert will feature an eclectic program of classic and rarely-heard chamber music repertoire as well as the Duo’s own compositions and arrangements.

The Washington Post called the Duo “a pair of adventurous young talents who play with their antennae tuned to each other.” For up to fifteen years, the Duo has been Read More

Laboratory Retiree Group First Tuesday Breakfast April 2

LRG News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory retirees (and potential retirees) are invited to drop in at the LRG monthly breakfast social between 8:30 and 10:30 a.m., Tuesday April 2 at Muy Salsas at 1315 Trinity Dr.

LRG will pay for coffee and tea and individuals pay for their breakfast and other drinks.

Contact sgirard@losalamos.com or 505.672.3497 for more information.

More information about the LRG can be found here: website. Read More

Wizard Karaoke Helps Everyone Become Rock Stars

Wizard Karaoke Co-owner Mike Stearns, left, and Disc Jockey Eli Madrid aka ‘Betty Malefique’ host karaoke night recently at the American Legion in Los Alamos. Courtesy photo

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

Mike Stearns has done it all – disc jockey at radio stations, sports reporter and publisher at newspapers, a Naval religious programmer, Methodist minister and now karaoke business owner.

Stearns opened Wizard Karaoke in 2019 but then hit pause during the pandemict. Now that the pandemic has subsided, it is time to turn up the music.

Stearns and his team Read More

Daily Postcard: Early Morning View On Pajarito Mountain

Daily Postcard: The view early this morning at Pajarito Mountain Ski Area where because of all the snow, the season is extended to April 14. The community is invited to attend Easter Brunch 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, March 31, followed by a huge Easter Egg hunt on the snow – one side for kids 7 and under; the other for 7+ with hundreds of easter eggs hidden on the slopes. Learn more here. Courtesy/PMSA Read More

SaxAtomix Spring Concert At Betty Ehart Senior Center Open House At 5:45 PM Thursday March 28

SaxAtomix  News:

The SaxAtomix will be performing during the Betty Ehart Senior Center Open House starting at 5:45 p.m.  Thursday, March 28. Admission is free.

The program will feature music from the 30s through the 70s from Jazz & Latin to Rock & Roll.

The SaxAtomix are an amateur saxophone quintet comprised of players from the Los Alamos community. They have been performing together since 2017. The group includes Bryan Fearey, Wendy Keffeler, Adolfo Meana, Joyce Guzik and Paul Lewis.

Learn more at saxatomix.org. Read More

Enchanting Chamber Music At Meow Wolf April 9

MEOW WOLF News: 

Be immersed into a world of enchanting chamber music in the House of Eternal Return April 9.

Enchanté! The first SFS Strata concert of The Symphony’s 40th Anniversary Season is taking you to Meow Wolf’s Fancy Town with fascinating works by diverse composers performed by The Santa Fe Symphony Wind Quartet: Laura Dwyer, Flute; Elaine Heltman, Oboe; Lori Lovato, Clarinet; and Stefanie Przybylska, Bassoon.

PURCHASE TICKETS!

EXHIBIT ACCESS | Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

Tickets start as low as $25 and include entrance to the Meow Wolf exhibit prior to the performance. Read More

Community Invited To The Family YMCA’s 2024 Annual Gala

Scene from a previous ‘The Family YMCA’ Annual Gala’ at La Fonda on the Plaza, 100 E. San Francisco St. in Santa Fe. Courtesy/YMCA

The Family YMCA News:

The community is invited to attend The Family YMCA’s 2024 Annual Gala – The Roaring 20s – on Saturday April 20, 2024.

The Gala starts at 5 p.m. at La Fonda in Santa Fe and features a silent and live auction including a scenic helicopter ride and a two-night stay at the Blake in Taos – and much more.

The Los Alamos Jazz Combo will be playing live 20s music before and after dinner.

For more than 20 years this has been an engaging and fun-filled community event, Read More

Museum Of International Folk Art And FOFA Present Annual Folk Art Flea May 4

Courtesy photo

MOIFA News:

SANTA FE — Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) and the Friends of Folk Art (FOFA) present the 13th annual Folk Art Flea Saturday, May 4 at the Santa Fe County Fairgrounds. Admission to the event is free. Although admission is free, FOFA members enjoy early-bird admission to the Flea 9-10 a.m. Public admission is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 4.

The Folk Art Flea supports MOIFA’s excellent education programs and world-class exhibitions such as La Cartonería Mexicana/The Mexican Art of Paper and Paste, Staff Picks: Favorites from the Collection, and Between the Lines: Prison Read More

Los Alamos Fire Department To Host Wildfire Day 2024 With Elks Annual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday March 30

Scene from previous Wildfire Day and Easter Egg Hunt. Courtesy/LAFD

Scene from previous Wildfire Day and Easter Egg Hunt. Courtesy photo

LAFD News:

Los Alamos Fire Department (LAFD) and the Los Alamos Elks Lodge invite the community to join the festivities from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 30 at Ashley Pond Park (2200 Trinity Dr.) for Wildfire Day 2024 and the Annual Elk’s Easter Egg Hunt.

This family-friendly, outreach event includes a close look at LAFD and Los Alamos Police Department specialty equipment, a bicycle safety helmet fitting and distribution, a Classic Air Medical Helicopter Read More