Fun Outings

EAA Chapter 691 To Host Young Eagles Workshop In Los Alamos Airport Terminal Building March 11

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Courtesy/EAA

EAA News:

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 691 is planning a one-day Young Eagles Workshop for kids ages 11-17, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 11 at the Los Alamos Airport Terminal Building.

The goal of the workshop is to introduce kids to the world of aviation and the opportunities that await them. Experts will be teaching the kids about how airplanes fly and how they are controlled. The kids also will learn about various forms of navigation and how pilots communicate with each other and Air Traffic Control. They will learn how aircraft are built and will Read More

LA Cherry Bombs Jam And Block At Great Salt Quake

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The Los Alamos Cherry Bombs. Courtesy/photo

ROLLER DERBY News:

The Los Alamos Cherry Bombs are a junior roller derby team sponsored by the Los Alamos YMCA and the Los Alamos Community Foundation, who are dedicated to empowering youth both on and off the rink.

The team was recently invited to participate in the Great Salt Quake Junior Roller Derby Tournament held Feb. 3-4, 2023, in Salt Lake City, Utah. The round robin style tournament consisted of three teams: the Wasatch A*Salt (Salt Lake City, UT), the Rampaige Juniors (Temecula, CA), and our very own Cherry Bombs (Los Alamos, NM) with 3 bouts Read More

Los Alamos Public Schools Announces Snow Day!

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LAPS News:

Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) is closed today, Feb. 15, due to inclement weather conditions.

More snow is predicted this morning and LAPS cannot safely clear snow and ice before students arrive. LAPS also is not able to drive all bus routes. 

All classes are canceled. 

All after school programs including athletics (both home and away contests) and activities are canceled.

Find updates on the LAPS website at https://www.laschools.net/.

School will resume on a normal schedule Thursday, Feb. 16.

“Please stay safe and enjoy the snow.” –LAPS Read More

Posts From The Road: Exploring Bisbee Arizona

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Downtown Bisbee: A view of downtown Bisbee, Ariz. shows a town built during the mining boom days. Bisbee has become a vibrant tourist community and home to former miners, hippies, artists, retirees and others. The downtown area still boasts hotels more than 100 years old such as the Copper Queen Hotel seen on the left side of the photo. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Lyric: The former Lyric Theater has been repurposed as a real estate office and other shops. Most of the downtown buildings have been home to multiple types of businesses throughout the town’s history. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com Read More

Afternoon Scenes At Pajarito Mountain Ski Hill

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View this afternoon at Pajarito Mountain Ski Hill. Courtesy/pajarito webcam

View of Beginners Lift this afternoon at Pajarito Mountain Ski Hill. Courtesy/pajarito webcam

View this afternoon of the old Lodge deck. Courtesy/pajarito webcam

View this afternoon at Pajarito Mountain Ski Hill. Courtesy/pajarito webcam Read More

New Mexico Historic Sites To Support ‘The Great Backyard Bird Count’ Feb. 17-20

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New Mexico Historic Sites are hosting guided bird tours and collecting tallies Feb. 17-20. Courtesy/Eldon Vita

NMHS News:

SANTA FE — The Great Backyard Bird Count flies into New Mexico!

New Mexico Historic Sites (NMHS) will be hosting guided bird tours and collecting tallies Feb. 17-20, in Coronado Historic Site (CHS), Jemez Historic Site (JHS), and Los Luceros Historic Site (LLHS) as part of the Great Backyard Bird Count.  

“Enjoying the birds who share our New Mexico Historic Sites is a great way to see the site in a new way,” said Elisabeth Stone, regional manager for CHS and JHS. “Nothing beats Read More

Cornell Lab Of Ornithology: Get Ready For Great Backyard Bird Count With Q&A Webinar Wednesday Feb. 15

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Cornell Lab of Ornithology News:

Join the Cornell Lab of Ornithology YouTube livestream webinar 1-2 p.m. (EST) Wednesday, Feb 15 and learn how to participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count!

Register here.

(A YouTube livestream page will be provided when you register and click ‘submit.’)

Looking for a great way to celebrate and support birds with a global community? Look no further than the Great Backyard Bird Count. This annual, four-day bird counting event is right around the corner.

During a live Q&A session, experts from Audubon, Birds Canada, and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology will Read More

Los Alamos Co+op Valentine’s Day Crafts Event Saturday

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Valentine’s Day Crafts at Los Alamos Co-op Market 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11. Courtesy/Co+op

Co+op News:

The community is invited to make Valentine’s Day cards and decorations in the café of the Los Alamos Co+op Market 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11. This is a free, family-friendly event, open to the public.

Arts supplies will be available for adults and children to express their creativity, while crafting someone fun for themselves or a loved one.

Lunch is available for purchase at the Co+op’s deli hot bar. Saturday’s menu features lemon garlic salmon, chicken penne pasta, Italian Read More

Northern’s Center For The Arts Gallery Presents ‘LOOK OUT’

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A group of nuns take a portrait with a whale skull on a beach. Courtesy/NNMC

Painting by artist Shane Tolbert. Courtesy/NNMC

NNMC News:

ESPAÑOLA — The Center for the Arts Gallery at Northern New Mexico College presents “LOOK OUT,” a special exhibition of visual art, dance, sound and film screenings marking the gallery’s reopening.

“LOOK OUT” is comprised of dynamic works by Arts & Human Sciences faculty Robert Beshara, Johanna Case-Hofmeister, Sneha Chakradhar, Mateo Frazier, David Lindblom and Shane Tolbert. The exhibit explores what is seen and heard, asking the question, “What Read More

Upstart Crows Reprise King Henry IV, Part 1 Friday Feb. 2

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Upstart Crows of Santa Fe reprise King Henry IV, Part 1 in benefit performance Feb. 24. Courtesy/Upstart Crows

UPSTART CROWS News:

Upstart Crows of Santa Fe reprise their recent production of Shakespeare’s King Henry IV, Part 1 with a single performance at their new performance space: Upstart Crows Performance Space at La Tienda in Eldorado (7 Caliente Road, Building 1) 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24.

The show is to benefit students wishing to travel to the Stratford Festival this summer. 

Tickets: Adults $20, Students $10 at the door and online.

One more chance to see Shakespeare’s history play Read More