Fun Outings

Review: DALA’s ‘Sugar Plum On The Hill’ A Holiday Delight!

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A scene from DALA’s ‘Sugar Plum on the Hill Part III The Mysterious March’ Friday at Duane Smith Auditorium. Performances continue at 2 p.m. today, Dec. 6 and 2 p.m. Sunday. Dec. 7. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

A scene from DALA’s ‘Sugar Plum on the Hill Part III The Mysterious March’. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Review by ALISON WATKINS 
Los Alamos

It wouldn’t be Christmas in Los Alamos without The Nutcracker, and for the last decade that tradition has taken the form of Dance Arts Los Alamos (DALA) Artistic Director Jonathan Guise’s award-winning trilogy, Nutcracker on Read More

SFCC Visual Arts Gallery To Open ‘Our Home Gardens: 12 New Mexico Fine Art Photographers’ Thursday Jan. 22, 2026

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‘Entrance to the Garden’ photo by Laurie Tümer for SFCC exhibition ‘Our Home Gardens: 12 New Mexico Fine Art Photographers’. Courtesy/SFCC

SFCC News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) Visual Arts Gallery opens “Our Home Gardens: 12 New Mexico Fine Art Photographers” with a reception 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22. The exhibition will continue through Feb. 18. The Visual Arts Gallery is in the Fine Arts Center on campus at 6401 Richards Ave.

“SFCC is very fortunate to present this exhibition, which is co-curated by Sage Paisner and Laurie Tümer,” explained Director of Art on Campus Linda Read More

Kiwanis Club Of Santa Fe Invites All To Ring In 2026 At New Year’s Eve On The Plaza

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KIWANIS News:

SANTA FE — Following the fun tree-lighting ceremony on the Santa Fe Plaza, Santa Fe citizens have begun collecting candles and sweeping up sand for their farolitos. Soon, our Santa Fe community will say ¡Adios 2025 y Bienvenidos 2026!

The Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe is honored to be the host for the City of Santa Fe’s FREE 11th Annual New Year’s Eve on the Plaza, beginning at 8 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025.

The Plaza will shimmer with twinkling Christmas lights, with the scent of piñon wafting from crackling bonfires, and cozy warm-up spots near the stationary heaters Read More

LACW To Host Annual Holiday Prism Concert Saturday

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Scene from a previous Los Alamos Community Winds Holiday Prism Concert. This year’s concert will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Crossroads Bible Church. Courtesy/LACW

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

Be prepared to hear a whole genre of holiday music divide and subdivide into a wide spectrum of seasonal tunes. This audio spectacle is aptly called the annual Holiday Prism Concert, hosted by the Los Alamos Community Winds (LACW) at 7 p.m., Saturday at the Crossroads Bible Church.

According to the program notes, the concert is like a prism breaking up light; Read More

Family Friendly Holiday Winter Stroll On Museum Hill Dec. 13

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Holiday Winter Stroll on Museum Hill, 2-6 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 13. Courtesy/MIAC

MIAC News:

The community is invited to join the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (MIAC) and the Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) in Santa Fe for a delightful winter celebration, 2-6 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 13.

The Holiday Winter Stroll on Museum Hill is a family-friendly, free event with both indoor and outdoor activities.

Program Schedule at MOIFA

  • Candle Making —2–5 p.m. (MOIFA Atrium)
  • La Pastorela Cómica — 3 p.m. & 5 p.m. (MOIFA Auditorium)
  • Jaguar Guitar Orchestra from Capital High School — 3 p.m.,
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LAGS To Host 56th Annual Earth Treasure Show Dec. 6-7

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LAGS News:

The Los Alamos Geological Society (LAGS) will host its annual Earth Treasure Show, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, at Pajarito Masonic Lodge #66, 1400 N. Sage Loop.

LAGS’s 56th annual Earth Treasure Show will feature dealers selling minerals, fossils, jewelry and much more. There will be a children’s craft table and the Wheel of Fortune for kids to try their luck.

Silent auctions will be sponsored by the club. There will be display cases of various mineral specimens from around the world.

Food will be available for purchase by Chefs For You Food Truck. Read More

River Of Lights Holds Low Sensory Night Jan. 2

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COMMUNITY News:

Designed for families and guests seeking a more inclusive visit, River of Lights offers the same dazzling light displays you know and love, now with thoughtful adjustments to create a sensory-supportive environment.

Join us for Low Sensory Night on January 2. Tickets are limited!

Sensory friendly night tickets can be purchased here. Be sure to click on the date, either Dec. 1 or Jan. 2.

Learn more at riveroflights.org Read More

Beloved Holiday Classic ‘The Farolitos Of Christmas’ Debuts On National Hispanic Cultural Center Stage Dec. 7

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Courtesy/NHCC

NMDCA News:

New Mexico author Rudolfo Anaya’s beloved children’s book The Farolitos of Christmas will move from the page to the stage as it makes its debut at the National Hispanic Cultural Center Dec. 7 at the NHCC Albuquerque Journal Theatre.

Produced in collaboration with Opera Southwest, The Farolitos of Christmas is a heartwarming holiday opera about love, tradition, and the quiet power of invention. Luz’s father is away at war. Her grandfather is too sick to build the luminarias. So, Luz finds a new way to light the path on Christmas Eve, one that will become tradition.

With Read More