Fun Outings

Hillstompers To Celebrate 25th Anniversary With Pub Crawl As Smith’s Marketplace & Opening For Igor And The Red Elvises Friday At The Tub

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A scene from a previous performance at Smith’s Marketplace. The popular community band will be back at the grocery store at 5 p.m. Friday as part of its 25th anniversary pub crawl. Post file photo

COMMUNITY News:

The Hillstompers are celebrating their 25th anniversary and will host a pub crawl starting at 5 p.m. Friday, at Smith’s Marketplace, before heading over to Bathtub Row Brewing at 6:30 p.m. to open for Igor and the Red Elvises. Afterward, the HIllstompers will hit the streets to continue to provide live music.

In honor of the anniversary, one of the members wrote the following poem:

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Safos Dance Theatre’s ‘Stories From Home’ Brings Southwest Soul To Duane Smith Auditorium

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Scene from ‘Tecolote’ with performers Esteban Rosales, Ruby Morales, Zarina Orduño Mendoza and Lauren Jimenez, choreographed and narrated by Yvonne Montoya. Photo by Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli

By MARLENE WILDEN
Los Alamos Daily Post
marlene@ladailypost.com

Los Alamos audiences will witness a rare convergence of personal history, regional memory and evocative dance in Safos Dance Theatre’s evening-length work, Stories from Home, premiering Friday, Oct. 3 at Duane Smith Auditorium. 

Directed by founder and choreographer Yvonne Montoya, the Tucson-based company presents a layered Read More

Coro de Cámara To Perform In Concert ‘Connections: Sharing Our Mental Health Stories’ Oct. 16, 18, 19

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Coro de Cámara ensemble at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy⁄Coro de Cámara

Coro de Cámara News:

With the goal of creating connections, raising mental health awareness, and fostering mental well-being, the Coro de Cámara chamber chorus offers three unique performances of “Connections: Sharing Our Mental Health Stories” Oct. 16, 18, 19 in Los Alamos and Santa Fe.

The program includes inspiring pop, Broadway, and choral music; dance, drama, and real-life stories; a Q&A with mental health professionals and free resources. 

Coro Artistic Director Nylea Butler-Moore, who has long considered Read More

Young Life Los Alamos To Host Annual ‘Fun’draiser Oct. 2

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YLLA News:

Young Life Los Alamos (YLLA) is hosting its annual “fun”draiser at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, at Crossroads Bible Church. Dove award-winning artist Brandon Heath will share his music as well as his own Young Life story. It is sure to be an amazing evening.

The community is invited to attend and be blessed by Christ’s story in Brandon’s life, eat some good desserts, hear about the vision of Young Life, and consider taking the opportunity to invest in this ministry during this very fun evening.

Young Life has been in Los Alamos for nearly 50 years, “introducing adolescents to Jesus and helping Read More

REVEL To Host First-Ever ‘Love Life ALS Stunt Carnival’

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REVEL News:

ALBUQUERQUE — REVEL will host the first-ever “Love Life ALS Stunt Carnival” Saturday, Oct. 4, at 4720 Alexander Blvd. NE in Albuquerque, bringing together stunts, live entertainment, and community activities to raise awareness and support for families impacted by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

The event will feature Glenn Allen Love Jr., a former UCLA and Canadian Football League player turned Hollywood stunt performer. All proceeds from the event will go to the Love Life ALS Foundation.

In July 2024, the day after celebrating his daughter’s first birthday, Love — then Read More

New Mexico State Parks: Free Entry And Fishing Sept. 27-28!

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NMSPD News: 

SANTA FE — The New Mexico State Parks Division (NMSPD) and the Department of Game and Fish are offering an extra incentive for people to get outdoors this weekend.

All state parks are open for free day-use Sept. 27-28 in recognition of National Public Lands Day. The same day, state parks along the Pecos River are co-hosting the annual Pecos-to-Pecos Road and River Cleanup that brings communities in New Mexico and Texas together.

Finally, Game and Fish is marking National Hunting and Fishing Day by offering a full “free fishing weekend” on Saturday and Sunday.

“We are inviting everyone Read More

Beer Hiking Event At Bathtub Row Saturday, Sept. 27

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COMMUNITY News:

Join us at Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op Saturday, Sept. 27, for a special beer hiking event with Kevin Holsapple, co-author of the new book, “Beer Hiking Southern Rockies.” Bathtub Row and Los Alamos are featured in a chapter of this book, which highlights 54 breweries and communities across the Four Corners States.

The event is free and open to everyone!

Here’s the plan for the day:

  • 10 a.m. – Kevin will be in the beer garden with maps and advice to help you choose a beer hike route that starts and ends right here at the brewery.
  • 11 a.m. – Join Kevin for a group-led hike. He’ll
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Vote For Favorite Self Portrait In Step Up Gallery

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‘A Pattern of Habits’ by Tony Borek. Courtesy photo

‘All Color is Accidental’ by Britton Donharl. Courtesy photo

STEP UP GALLERY News:

“Projection and Confession: Self-Portraits” is showing in Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library. The exhibit displays nearly 50 self-portraits of regional artists, many of which were created just for this show over the last four months.

Visitors to the gallery are asked to vote for the self-portrait they like best after viewing the show. In lieu of an opening reception, there will be a closing reception 2-3:30 p.m. on the last day of the exhibit, Saturday, Oct. Read More

Weekly Fishing Report: Sept. 23, 2025 

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By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post 

In October the State Game and Fish Department will begin stocking lakes and ponds in Southern New Mexico as part of their Winter Trout Stocking Program. These waters are too warm in the summer to sustain trout.

They cool down in the fall and during the winter they do not freeze so trout can survive. This offers anglers in that part of the state the opportunity to cast out without having to make a long drive. These stockings, including Tingley Beach and the drainage canals in Albuquerque, will continue throughout the winter until the end of March.  Read More

New Mexico Free Fishing Weekend Set For Sept. 27-28

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NMGF News:

SANTA FE — Anglers can fish for free in New Mexico Sept. 28-29, as part of the state’s Free Fishing Weekend. 

Anyone can fish for free in public fishing waters throughout the state Saturday, Sept. 28 and Sunday, Sept. 29, which is also National Hunting and Fishing Day across the United States of America.

All anglers must observe bag limits and all other rules and regulations. For more information, please visit the Department’s website.

“This is a great time to take your family fishing and teach them a skill that will provide a lifetime of enjoyment,” said Mike Sloane, director for Read More