Fun Outings

Holsapple: Movie Night Is Back In Los Alamos!

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By KEVIN HOLSAPPLE
Los Alamos

Tuesday was a red-letter day for me. Movie night in Los Alamos was back! My wife Kris and I stopped for a beer at the Tub, a spicy tuna roll (and other good stuff) at Origami and made our way over to Sala to see “You Resemble Me’ – a well-made independent film about a difficult life lived far away. The movie part of this wasn’t an option until last night and we are so glad that it is now a possibility in our community once again.

It was pretty easy. We bought our tickets ahead of time online at the Sala website (sala.losalamos.com) but we could have just shown up and bought them Read More

Three Performances Added To ‘A Year With Frog & Toad’

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Toad (Koppany Pusztai) and Frog (Christian Libonati) in ‘A Year with Frog and Toad’. Courtesy/Tira Howard Photography

A Year with Frog and Toad ensemble Terri Scullin, Bear Schact & Karen Gruber Ryan. Courtesy/Tira Howard Photography

Santa Fe Playhouse News:

With a sell-out opening night and upcoming performances filling up fast, Santa Fe Playhouse is adding three performances to the run of A Year with Frog and Toad: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22 and 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 23.

Tickets and Showtimes

A Year with Frog and Toad is now playing at Santa Fe Playhouse, 142 E. De Vargas St. in Read More

Weekly Fishing Report: Dec. 6, 2022

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By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post

This is a slow time of the season for anglers. Many lakes and streams are freezing over. However, the ice is not yet thick enough to open the lakes to ice fishing.

Conditions at lakes on State Parks can be obtained by calling the individual parks. Conditions at lakes not located on State Parks can be obtained from local sources. Use extreme caution on lakes where the ice conditions are unknown.

Once the ice conditions improve, ice fishing can be good at several locations. Eagle Nest Lake probably offers the best ice fishing. Fenton Lake State Read More

Beso Jewels At Village Arts Saturday Dec. 10

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Boulder Opal with Pearls and Chalcedony. Courtesy/Beso Jewels

By TERESA STARR
Beso Jewels

Beso Jewels will be at Village Arts 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 at 216 DP Road.

There are lots of reasons to celebrate this month including more jewels in the cases for Saturday’s event.

   Services:

  • Repairs of all types;
  • Custom design;
  • Gold and Silver finished jewelry, including chain in Sterling and Gold;
  • Silver Coins;
  • Appraisals;
  • Gemstones, Pearls and Diamonds; and
  • Beso Jewels buys Gold, Silver, Jewelry in any condition, coins, gemstones and diamonds.

‘You can’t go wrong with pearls. Every Read More

Scenes From Little Studio On The Mesa Gathering At SALA

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Little Studio On The Mesa gathered at SALA recently to enjoy pjs, movies and Ruby K’s breakfast where children and some adults were able to paint Christmas ornaments. SALA will have Joanne Kozuchowski from Little Studio On The Mesa join them next Saturday, too. The community is welcome to join them. Courtesy/SALA 

Scene from the recent gathering of Little Studio On The Mesa at SALA. Courtesy/SALA 

Scene from the gathering of Little Studio On The Mesa recently at SALA. Courtesy/SALA 

Scene from the gathering of Little Studio On The Mesa recently at SALA. Courtesy/SALA 

Scene from the gathering Read More

Local Libraries Offer Free Digital Access To NYT Games

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Library System is offering free digital access to New York Times (NYT) Games such as Wordle, Sudoku, Crossword and Mini Crossword, Spelling Bee and more.

The local libraries also are hosting a two-month-long, self-paced challenge around this service to familiarize library users with the individual games (fun freebies and incentives included).

To participate, just swing by a library service desk to request a game sheet or download one from the library event calendar.

The holiday season is a great time to engage friends and family in games or tackle the challenges Read More

Los Alamos MainStreet: 2022 Holiday Lights Parade Winners

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First place winner DMR Window Cleaning and Pressure Washing. Courtesy/Los Alamos MainStreet

Second place winner New Beginnings Fellowship. Courtesy/Los Alamos MainStreet

Los Alamos MainStreet News:

The annual Los Alamos MainStreet Holiday Lights Parade, with a “There’s Gnome Place Like Home” theme, took place Saturday evening along Central Avenue.

Judges included UNM-LA Chancellor Mike Holtzclaw, PEEC Marketing Manager Teianna Mitchell and Los Alamos County Councilor Keith Lepsch. The trio judged 29 entries from local businesses and organizations on their effort, creativity Read More

Video Scenes From Los Alamos 2022 Holiday Lights Parade

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Video scenes from the 2022 Holiday Lights Parade Saturday night along Central Avenue. The parade is part of WinterFest Weekend, an annual family-oriented holiday event that celebrates winter in Los Alamos and is sponsored by the Los Alamos Creative District and Los Alamos County. Video by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com Read More

2022 WinterFest Celebration Continues Today & Sunday!

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Los Alamos Auxiliary Fire Brigade riding in the 2021 Holiday Lights Parade. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

COMMUNITY News:

Presented by Los Alamos MainStreet and Los Alamos County, WinterFest Weekend continues today with the Winter Arts & Crafts Fair until 3 p.m. at the Los Alamos Middle School Gymnasium, featuring artists, live music, face painting and food vendors. 

The festivities continue 3:30-5:30 p.m., today when Fuller Lodge transforms into Santa’s Workshop. Participants can decorate cookies, make crafts, write letters to Santa and take photos with Santa.

At 6 p.m., Read More

Family YMCA Hosts Holiday Movie Night At SALA Dec. 9

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The Family YMCA’s Holiday Movie Night will feature ‘Die Hard’ Dec. 9 at SALA. Courtesy/YMCA

YMCA News:

The Family YMCA’s Holiday Movie Night featuring “Elf” and “Die Hard” will screen 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9 at SALA in Los Alamos.

SALA doors open at 6:15 p.m., and concessions will be available. Advance tickets should be purchased at Eventbrite/Y Holiday Movie, which are available until sold out.

Additionally, people purchasing at the film sponsorship levels should complete the transaction by noon Monday, Dec. 5, sponsor names will be placed on screen credits. Sponsorships and tickets are on Read More