Fun Outings

Travel: Ascend Pikes Peak On World’s Highest Cog Railway

by

Board the cog railway at the depot in Manitou Springs. Photo by Debbie Stone

The cog railway. Photo by Debbie Stone

By DEBBIE STONE
Santa Fe
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

Hiking up Pikes Peak, the highest summit of the southern Front Range of the Rockies, is an epic accomplishment, as it involves a long, hard, 13.5-mile climb uphill with a gain of about 7,400+ feet in elevation. It’s not for everyone, but thankfully, there are other ways to summit the mountain without having to lace up your hiking boots.

You can drive the distance, which involves nineteen miles consisting of over 150 switchbacks and Read More

Purgatory Oktoberfest: Celebration Of Seasonal Flavors

by

Courtesy photo

Courtesy photo

PURGATORY News:

Join Purgatory’s Oktoberfest celebration, presented by Sky Ute Casino 12-4:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023 at Purgatory Base Area. Revel in the season’s best brews, delightful live music, and stunning vistas – all wrapped up in an authentic Oktoberfest ambiance.

$10 tickets, includes a custom 19.5oz mug and first beer. Purchase tickets in advance and skip the line the day of the event.

Custom Beer Mug & First Beer on Us: Attendees receive a 19.5oz custom beer mug and a ticket for their first beer.

Multiple Brew Stops: Additional beer Read More

Details On LAHS Homecoming Parade Set For Sept. 22

by

LAPS News:

The community is invited to join in this year’s Homecoming as Los Alamos High School will “Unplug the Chargers!” when they play against the Albuquerque Academy Chargers in the Football game Friday night, Sept. 22. Homecoming Week is Sept. 18-23.

The Homecoming Parade is Friday, Sept. 22. Completed Homecoming Parade Applications and payments are due to the Los Alamos High School Bookkeeper by 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19. The fee for all float/vehicle entries is $15 and $10 for walkers. Checks may be made payable to LAPS.

The parade begins at 2:30 p.m. starting at the Canyon Complex parking Read More

Taos Chamber Music Group Opens 31st Season Oct. 7-8

by

TCMG News:

The Taos Chamber Music Group’s 31st Season opens 5:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 7-8, with “California Connections” at the Harwood Museum of Art.

Continuing TCMG’s reputation for creative programming and artistic excellence, these concerts will highlight 20th and 21st century music with connections to California, including works by four California composers as well as two performers with deep roots there.

Multi-cultural influences from Balinese and Hindustani music are also reflected in Lou Harrison’s “Varied Trio” for violin, percussion and piano and Reena Esmail’s Read More

Scenes From Boese Brew Co’s 2023 Oktoberfest At Pond

by

Scene from Boese Brew Co hosting its second annual Oktoberfest Saturday at Ashley Pond Park, which included cider and spirits from Boese Brew Co, Bathtub Row, Red River, Marble, Tractor Brewery and Sidetrack Brewery. Scheduled food vendors included Senor Tortas, Joe Daddy’s Grill, Manko and the Boese team, serving up bratwurst and pretzels. Bands included Garry Blackchild and the Ghost Trio, ABBAQuerque (an ABBA cover band) and headliner Reviva. Courtesy photo

Scene from Boese Brew Co’s second annual Oktoberfest Saturday at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy photo

The crowds came and went Read More

Posts From The Road: A Detour Into The Back Country

by

High Desert: As we left Highway 89 and the small town of Big Water, Utah, we experienced some dramatic high desert landscapes and scenery. Shown is a view of the landscape with some interesting atmospherics in the sky to top it off. This image was taken shortly after we left Big Water. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Desert Stream: A small desert stream of water crossed the road we continued traveling out of Big Water, Utah. The stream was trickling water when we visited the area in August when many similar streams would be a dry bed by late summer. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

By GARY Read More

Review: LALT Keeps Hope Alive In ‘Romeo and Juliet’

by

A scene from ‘Romeo and Juliet’on stage at LALT through Sept. 17, with 7:30 p.m. showings Friday and Saturday, Sept. 15 and 16, and 2 p.m. matinees today and Sept. 17. Photo by Thomas Graves

Review by KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

Is there a more popular, well-known tale of love and tragedy than “Romeo and Juliet”? The play is more than 400 years old and still being performed on stages, adapted as movies and studied in high school English classes. 

In fact, the Los Alamos Little Theater (LALT) opened its production of William Shakespeare’s play this weekend. Co-directed Read More

Los Luceros Historic Site Welcomes All To Annual Community Fall Harvest Festival Sept. 24

by

The historic Hacienda at Los Luceros Historic Site, framed by changing leaves. Courtesy/Rebecca Ward

NMDCA News:

SANTA FE — Time for the harvest! Every year in late September, Los Luceros Historic Site (LLHS) invites the public to Fall Harvest Festival, a day of apple picking, local food and performances, community building, festivities, and education. The festival will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sept. 24. 

Visitors might think of these activities as nostalgic, but for LLHS and communities throughout the surrounding region, the harvest remains one of the most important times of year. 

Most Read More

Admission Free To New Mexico Museum Of Art Sept. 23-24

by

NMMA News:

New Mexico Museum of Art is thrilled to complement its historic plaza museum with an expansion to the Santa Fe Railyard District, creating an additional space for contemporary art and new avenues to make art available to everyone.

Commemorate the opening of New Mexico Museum of Art Vladem Contemporary with free admission to New Mexico’s newest museum. 

Celebrate the opening of New Mexico Museum of Art Vladem Contemporary with free admission to both the plaza and railyard location Saturday, Sept. 23 and Sunday, Sept. 24. 

New Mexico Museum of Art Vladem Contemporary is a newly reimagined Read More