Fun Outings

2025 Opera InSight: Love, Loss, Revenge And Redemption

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View of The Santa Fe Opera under a double rainbow at 301 Opera Drive in Santa Fe. Courtesy/SFO

The Santa Fe Opera News:

The Opera InSight video series explores the psychological foundations of the productions in Santa Fe Opera’s 2025 Festival Season. We track opera as a mode of expression for intense human emotions, such as the longing for love or the desire for revenge. Through stories and characters, both comedic and tragic, opera acts as a reflection of our human experience and Opera InSight holds up the mirror.

Watch each segment for FREE on the Santa Fe Opera YouTube Channel.

Segment 1: La bohèm Read More

Max Davis Top Predictor In ACRR Pace Race June 25, 2025

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Scene from a rainy Atomic City Road Runner’s Weekly Pace Race Tuesday in Rendija Canyon. Courtesy/ACRR

ACRR News:

The Atomic City Road Runner’s weekly pace race held Tuesday in Rendija Canyon was hampered by rain approximately halfway into the race and the predict slips were not usable for accurate predictions.

In the 1-mile distance Max Davis, 3, was the top finisher at 12:35 and the first female was Aster Zavoria, 2, with a time of 26:13.

Madeline Harms was the best finisher in the 2-mile race, recording a 19:12 and Warren Scoggins was the first male finisher at 23:22.

On the 3-mile course Kyle Read More

Santa Fe Opera Announces Casting Updates, Confirms All Information For 2025 Season

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La bohème scenery on stage at the Santa Fe Opera. Photo by Tracy Armagost for the Santa Fe Opera

SFO News:

SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Opera announces casting and creative updates and confirms all information for its 2025 Season running June 27 through August 23. Scheduled in the 68th Festival Season are 38 performances, including two special Sunday evening performances featuring the opera’s singing and technical apprentices. The company holds to its mission and time-tested programming model: a balanced and varied repertory of new, lesser-performed and standard works.

2025 Season Updates
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Los Alamos Summer Concert Starring ‘Crazy Bird’ To Honor Breast Cancer Awareness Friday Night At Ashley Pond Park

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‘Crazy Bird’ headlines the Los Alamos Summer Concert Friday Night at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy/Sancre Productions

By PABLO IRLANDO-WILDMAN
CEO
Sancre Productions

CHRISTUS St. Vincent Medical Center brings us the band Crazy Bird to Ashley Pond Park for the 6th show of the Los Alamos Summer Concert Series, this Friday, June 27. Come out to the free event and enjoy the multitude of food vendors, kids’ activities, information booths, and non-profit row.

Crazy Bird is a local band in the Santa Fe/Albuquerque area. According to their website, they play impossible music, with righteous grooves Read More

LAHS Class Of ’68 Celebrate 75 Years

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LAHS class of ’68 Pictured left to right: 3rd row – Fred Thomas, Chris Benson, John O’Mara, Wencil McClenaham, Mike Cunnington, Mac Ennis, Bruce Runyan. 2nd Row – Steve Williams, Rick Luters, Dottie Smith MacVeigh, Kandy Frame, Neno Segura. 1st row – Marcy McCloskey Holmes Wheeler, David Rile, Betty Ann Mullins Pacheco, Stephanie Oliver Garcia, Jody Bergstein Jones, Jeanne VanGemert Piper. Courtesy photo

LAHS Class of ’68. Courtesy photo

By FRED THOMAS and BETTY ANN PACHECO

You might be saying, gosh, they look great for their 75th high school reunion…That’s because we celebrated Read More

Fort Fashions & Pastimes: July 12-13 In Watrous

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Living history staff and volunteers will portray soldier and civilian life during Fort Fashions & Pastimes programs July 12 -13 Fort Union National Monument in Watrous. Courtesy/National Park Service

Fort Union National Monument News:

WATROUS – Fort Union National Monument in Mora County announces its Fort Fashions & Pastimes programs to be held Saturday, July 12 and Sunday, July 13.

These free programs will feature 1800s clothing styles, leisure activities, and how both related to the economics and social structures of the time.

Living history staff and volunteers will portray Read More

Posts From The Road: Big Sur Coast Of California

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Big Sur Coastline: Shown is a typical view of the Big Sur coastline from one of many viewpoints along Highway 1. The rugged San Lucia Mountains drop from high peaks to the rocky shores along this section of the California coast. This view is located south of the village of Big Sur, Calif. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Coastal Landscape: A view of the coastline, Highway 1, and the iconic Bixby Bridge is seen from a viewpoint about a dozen miles south of Carmel, Calif., and a short distance from the bridge. The late afternoon sunlight gives the scene a warm glow as the sun begins to set. Photo by Read More

Scenes From Friday’s Night Market At ScienceFest 2025

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Liese-Marie Sutherland of Somerset Desert at her booth during the Night Market that ran 5-9 p.m. Friday at Ashley Pond Park and Central Avenue. This open-air, family-friendly night market took place in conjunction with ScienceFest 2025 festivities and the Friday Night Summer Concert. The Night Market featured an eclectic mix of food and beverages, merchandise, small handmade goods, and jewelry for sale. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Cait Bain of Starlight Stitches takes part in the Night Market Friday at Ashley Pond Park and Central Avenue during ScienceFest 2025. Photo by Read More

Read With A Garbage Truck Driver In-Person June 25

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COUNTY News:

It’s back! Every Wednesday through July 23, White Rock Branch Library will host its second annual Read with a Ranger series.

Special guests from the community – physicists and firefighters, police officers and garbage truck drivers, a nurse and a construction worker, a fish hatchery manager and an animal control officer – will read picture books and lead activities focused on their areas of expertise. Some will even bring their specialized vehicles.

Kids age 4 to 4th grade are invited to enjoy an afternoon getting to know more about the community and all the wonderful people who Read More

Additional Scenes From ScienceFest 2025

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The ScienceFest 2025 booth powered by Los Alamos MainStreet Saturday at Ashley Pond Park. The popular annual event featured more than 54 booths and 19 vendors this year, offering exciting things to see and do. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Recardo Lambert of Los Alamos County Department of Public Utilities mans the Sewage Disposal education booth ‘Don’t Flush That’ demonstration Saturday at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Even the turtles in the pond turned out in force for ScienceFest 2025 on Saturday at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More