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SALA Event Center Releases October Calendar Of Events

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SALA News:

The SALA Event Center is thrilled to announce its October 2025 calendar, packed with exciting new film releases, timeless classics, community events, and special screenings for all ages. From gripping dramas and animated adventures to insightful cultural films and family-friendly mornings, October at SALA offers something for everyone.

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Fresh stories come to the big screen all month long:

  • One Battle After Another
    Sept. 26 – Oct. 5 | Fri & Sat, 1 & 7 p.m. | Sun, 2 p.m.
    A band of ex-revolutionaries reunite when their nemesis resurfaces
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Los Alamos Golfer Mike Randow Scores Hole In One!

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Los Alamos golfer Mike Randow scored a ‘Hole In One’ on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, on Hole #6 at 130 yards, at the Los Alamos Golf Course. He used his 9 iron. The ball landed about a foot past the hole before spinning back into the cup for his first ‘Ace’ ever. Witnesses to Randow’s ‘Hole In One’ achievement include fellow Los Alamos golfers Emery Ring and Jim Friar, left. Photo by Emery Ring

Mike Randow’s ‘Hole In One’ achieved on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, on Hole #6 at 130 yards, at the Los Alamos Golf Course. Courtesy photo Read More

View 135-Foot ‘Zozobra The Balloon’ In Santa Fe Oct. 3

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‘Zozobra Balloon Glow’ lets families see a 135-foot hot-air balloon up close and for free, 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, at Villa Linda Park @ Santa Fe Place Mall —for those who can’t make the trip to Albuquerque. Courtesy/KCSF

Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe News:

SANTA FE — With the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta right around the corner, many Santa Fe children have never stood beneath a towering hot-air balloon—until now! On Friday, October 3, the Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe will inflate the spectacular 135-foot “Zozobra the Balloon” in Villa Linda Park, giving local kids and their families a rare, Read More

Historical Society Lecture Speaker: James Nolan Oct. 14

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Historical Society News:

The Los Alamos Historical Society has announced its upcoming free lecture, 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, in the Pajarito Room of historic Fuller Lodge. The evening will feature Dr. James Nolan, Washington Gladden 1859 Professor of Sociology at Williams College, followed by a book signing of his latest book, Atomic Doctors: Conscience and Complicity at the Dawn of the Nuclear Age. Copies of the book are available now in the Museum Shop and will also be available for purchase at the event.

In Atomic Doctors, Nolan draws on personal family archives and extensive research Read More

SITE Santa Fe 12th International Community Project During First Friday At New Mexico History Museum

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‘Past [between] Present’, installation inside the Palace of the Governors. Courtesy/NMDCA

NMDCA News:

The New Mexico History Museum is hosting a collaborative community engagement project with installation artist Daisy Quezada Ureña, 5-7 p.m., Oct. 3, during the Palace Avenue First Friday Art Walk.

Daisy’s large-scale, immersive art installation, “Past [between] Present”, which is installed inside the Palace of the Governors, is part of SITE Santa Fe’s 12th International:

Once Within a Time exhibit. Daisy will lead a hands-on project inside the Palace Press together with Palace Press Read More

Scenes From Chamber Business After Hours Meet & Greet Featuring County Community Development Director Director Eli Isaacson At LACDC Offices

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The Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce hosted a Business After Hours Meet & Greet event on Thursday at the Los Alamos Commerce & Development Corporation offices inside the Small Business Center behind the downtown post office. The Meet & Greet featured Los Alamos County Community Development Director (CDD) Eli Isaacson, shown here chatting with Discover Los Alamos Director Melanie Peña. Isaacson, who stepped into his role at the County four months ago, said he feels things are going well. ‘I’m really pleased with the work we have been able to accomplish at this time (the new Retail Read More

Lasses & Lads Of Enchantment & Santa Fe Harmonizers Will ‘Say It In A Song’ In Performances Oct. 17-18

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7th Street Quartet members from Houston, Texas: Tenor Heather Cryer, Lead Drew Prince, Baritone Aaron Turner and Bass Travis Gidley, will join Lasses and Lads of Enchantment and the Santa Fe Harmonizers for ‘Say It in a Song’ Oct. 17-18 in Los Alamos and Santa Fe. Courtesy photo

By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Lasses and Lads of Enchantment

The Lasses and Lads of Enchantment and the Santa Fe Harmonizers will “Say It in a Song” in their 2025 show next month. The events will be held Oct. 17 and 18 in Santa Fe and Los Alamos. The theme for this year includes songs from both movies and Broadway. The toe-tapping melodies Read More

Experience Celestial Photography At Planetarium Oct. 3

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A spectacular view of the night sky. Courtesy/Kevin Sheridan

PEEC News:

Ever marveled at breathtaking photographs of the night sky and wondered how they were created? The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) invites the community to find out at the opening of Imaging the Universe, a new exhibit by talented local astrophotographers.

This special event is 7-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, in the planetarium at 2600 Canyon Road.

On this opening night, guests will enjoy an exclusive presentation as the photographers showcase their images on the planetarium’s full dome and share the stories Read More

Limited Seats Left For Trinity Site Tour On Oct. 18

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COMMUNITY News:

Seats are nearly sold out for the Trinity Site Tour on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. This rare annual tour takes attendees to the site of the first atomic bomb detonation on July 16, 1945.

Walk around Ground Zero, where it detonated, and visit the McDonald Ranch House, where the plutonium core was assembled.

The tour departs from Alamogordo on comfortable motor coaches, where you will learn the fascinating history from expert guides along the way.

Guests will enjoy breakfast snacks, a boxed lunch, bottled water, and same-day admission to the New Mexico Museum of Space History.

When Read More