Fun Outings

Santa Fe Symphony Performs ‘The Planets’ Sunday Oct. 15

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The Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra & Chorus’ performance of The Planets features 12-year-old violin prodigy HIMARI and renowned violinist Ida Kavafian. Courtesy/Santa Fe Symphony

Santa Fe Symphony News:

The Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra & Chorus’ performance of The Planets is 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15 at The Lensic in Santa Fe.

Witness 12-year-old violin prodigy HIMARI and renowned violinist Ida Kavafian for Bach’s Concerto for 2 Violins; and HIMARI on solo violin for Wieniawski’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in F Sharp Minor.

In the finale, The Symphony Chorus soprano & alto Read More

Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Balloon Fiesta® Oct. 6-15

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Indian Pueblo Cultural Center News:

The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center is hosting 10 days of special events to coincide with this year’s Balloon Fiesta, starting on Friday, Oct. 6 and running through Sunday, Oct. 15.

Activities include IPCC’s Albuquerque American Indian Arts Festival during Balloon Fiesta’s opening weekend on Saturday, Oct. 7 and Sunday, Oct. 8 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., as well as an expanded schedule of cultural Native dances that kicks off on Friday, Oct. 6 and runs through Sunday, Oct. 15. IPCC will also host an Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration on Monday, Oct. 9.

The IPCC Albuquerque Read More

 Los Alamos Symphony Fall Concert This Saturday!

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LASO News:

Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra welcomes guest conductor William Waag to the podium for the opening concert of its 2023-24 season at 7 p.m. Oct. 7, at Crossroads Bible Church.  

Following the concert, a reception will be provided in the lobby.  

The program Waag has chosen for this concert begins with the Overture to Nabucco, the work that solidified Giuseppe Verdi’s career as an opera composer in 1842. Among other themes from the opera, the overture previews the “Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves,” who lament both the ruin of their temple in Jerusalem and enslavement in Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar. Read More

Weekly Fishing Report: Oct. 4, 2023

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By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post

Big-game rifle hunting seasons open in October and run practically the entire month. Campgrounds will be filled with hunters and lots of dispersed camping spots will be filled. Don’t be alarmed if you hear gunshots in the woods.

This is a prime time for anglers. Cooler temperatures will make the trout more active. Brown trout and brook trout will be spawning. Spawning male trout of both species will develop brighter and darker colors.

Both species are wild fish, meaning that they didn’t come from a hatchery and reproduce naturally in our Read More

Post From Abroad: Touring Sermoneta, Italy

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Los Alamos High School 2012 graduate Peter Priedhorsky on one of the main streets of the medieval town of Sermoneta, Italy. Sermoneta occupies a hilltop overlooking the Appian Way, south of Rome. Like many medieval towns, the space inside the walls is packed with structures, and is so steep that the streets are stairways. Priedhorsky is traveling around Italy with his parents. Photo by Bill Priedhorsky Read More

Community Invited To 2023 Solar Eclipse Viewing Event At Los Alamos High School Courtyard Saturday Oct. 14

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LAPS News:

Community members of all ages are invited to view the annular solar eclipse in the Los Alamos High School inner courtyard 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14.

This free event features free eclipse glasses, viewing safety information, projection of the eclipse on a large outdoor screen, National Park Service programming, educational booths and science activities for all ages, school clubs, music and more.

All activities will pause 10-11 a.m. to allow participants to view the eclipse as it moves in and out of the annular phase with the maximum eclipse happening at 10:36:57 a.m.

This Read More

SALA Phase 2: ‘Building A Brighter Future For Los Alamos’

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Owner Allan Saenz, far right, announces the launch of Phase 2 of SALA Event Center. Courtesy/SALA

Scene of an immersive experience at SALA Event Center. Courtesy/SALA

Scene of an immersive experience at SALA Event Center. Courtesy/SALA

SALA Event Center News:

Local residents Sammi Owens and Allan Saenz, the driving force behind the remarkable transformation of the old Reel Deal movie theater into the vibrant and community-centric SALA Event Center, have announced the launch of Phase 2.

This ambitious project aims to further revitalize downtown Los Alamos and create a cutting-edge immersive Read More

Sangre De Cristo Chorale Opens 46th Season Oct. 14

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Interim Music Director Dr. George Case

COMMUNITY News:

SANTA FE — The Sangre de Cristo Chorale opens its 46th Season with a concert 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14 at St. Bede’s Episcopal Church in Santa Fe.

The 36-voice Chorale is led by Interim Music Director Dr. George Case and is accompanied by pianist Deborah Wagner.

The first concert of the 2023-2024 season will feature two 20th century masterworks celebrating pastoral beauty and farm life through the eyes of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and American poet Robert Frost. Pieces by Samuel Barber and Irving Fine round out the concert.  

Case is interim music Read More

Posts From The Road: Taking The High Road In Rocky Mountain National Park

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The High Road: Shown are several vehicles as they traverse their way through Rocky Mountain National Park on Trail Ridge Road. The road is the highest elevation continuous paved road in the U.S. The highway runs east and west for 48 miles through the park. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Longs Peak: Longs Peak is the flat top peak on the left seen at a distance in this view. The peak is the highest point in Rocky Mountain National Park at 14,259 feet in elevation. Views such as this can be seen from numerous viewpoints along Trail Ridge Road. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

By GARY WARREN Read More

Scenes From 2023 Day Of ART And Culture

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Jared Hagood of Lineage Seeds in Nambé sells his harvested vegetable and flower seeds during the Los Alamos Arts Council’s annual Arts and Crafts Fair held Saturday on the lawn at Fuller Lodge. The Arts and Crafts Fair was part of the 2023 Day of ART and Culture event. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Petra Stoppel of Petra Mudworks in Santa Fe displaying products at her booth at the Arts and Crafts Fair Saturday outside of Fuller Lodge. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

The Sax Atomix perform popular tunes Saturday during the Arts and Crafts Fair. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More