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Scenes From Final Los Alamos Summer Concert Of 2021

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Before lighting cut short the final Los Alamos Summer Concert Friday, members of the Santa Fe Youth Symphony Association Jazz Project performed at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

2021 Los Alamos County Fair & Rodeo Princess Aspen Jaramillo sings the national anthem at the start of the concert Friday at the pond. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Española Latino band Divino opens for the Santana Tribute Band, Smooth, Friday evening at Ashley Pond Park. Unfortunately, lighting caused an early ending to the final Summer Concert of the season. Photo by Read More

Kiwanis Club Of Los Alamos Hosts Free Music Festival & Fireworks Extravaganza At Overlook Saturday!

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COMMUNITY News:

The Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos hosts the 2021 Free Labor Day Weekend Fireworks Extravaganza presented by Enterprise Bank & Trust, Saturday Sept. 4 at Overlook Park in White Rock.

This year, the Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos, Sancre Productions and Los Alamos County have teamed up to host an all-day music festival complete with food trucks, a Kidz Fun Zone and a Community Resource Fair all culminating with an incredible fireworks show.

The event is free to the public and begins at 3 p.m. at Spirio Field at Overlook Park. Normally scheduled for July 4th but canceled due to weather Read More

Brown Bag Show Features Pianist Peter Pesic Sept. 1

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Pianist Peter Pesic 

LAAC News:

Brown Bag Performances are back!

The Los Alamos Arts Council’s (LAAC) free Brown Bag Performance Series presents an in-person concert featuring pianist Peter Pesic. The live concert takes place at noon Wednesday, Sept. 1 in the Pajarito Room at Fuller Lodge.

Peter Pesic is Musician-in-Residence at St. John’s College in Santa Fe. His six books, seven editions, and 60 papers consider questions in the history and philosophy of science, music and ideas. He was educated at Harvard and Stanford, where he received a doctorate in physics and then attended the Aspen

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Final 2021 Summer Concert: Santana Tribute Band Smooth

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COMMUNITY News:

Santana tribute band Smooth performs Friday for the final concert of the 2021 Los Alamos Summer Concert Series presented by Toyota of Santa Fe.

The concert is co-sponsored by SMSI and Merrick. Española Latino band Divino will perform at 6:30 p.m.  as the opening band. The Santa Fe Youth Symphony Association will perform as the student opening act and the Family YMCA will conduct pre-concert Zumba dance warm-ups. The fun starts at 5:45 p.m.

Smooth is a Chicano rock band that pays tribute to the godfather of Latin/African Rock, Carlos Santana, as well as other artists in that genre. Read More

Santa Fe Pro Musica Introduces New ED Andrea Cassutt

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Andrea Cassutt

SFPM News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Pro Musica will introduce its new executive director to audiences Sept. 25-26 at its Season Opening orchestra performances.

Andrea Cassutt is a long-time resident of Santa Fe, contributing her wide-ranging talents and radiant energy in multiple ways to our community.

For the past five years she was the executive director of the Santa Fe Youth Symphony Association, where she provided local students with unsurpassed hands-on musical opportunities and grew the organization by more than 50 percent.

Before this, she worked for Performance Santa Read More

Nosotros Performs At Summer Concert At Pond Friday

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Nosotros, one of the most recognizable Latin bands in the southwest plays Friday at the Pond. Courtesy photo

SUMMER CONCERT News:

Nosotros performs Friday for the 14th concert of the 2021 Los Alamos Summer Concert Series presented by Toyota of Santa Fe. The concert is sponsored by Del Norte Credit Union, Zia Credit Union and Los Alamos Schools Credit Union.

Nosotros is one of the most recognizable Latin bands in the southwest United States. They have twice been featured on NPR’s Alt Latino, twice been named winners in the prestigious John Lennon Songwriting Competition, been awarded 12 NM Music Read More

NEH Announces $28.4M For Humanities Projects Nationwide

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Grant awards support the preservation of historic collections, humanities documentaries and exhibitions, scholarly books and research, and educational opportunities for teachers. Courtesy/NEH

NEH News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced $28.4 million in grants for 239 humanities projects across the country. These grants will support a documentary about the 1873 Colfax Massacre, the bloodiest instance of racial violence during Reconstruction, and the development of Archaeorover, an autonomous robot that uses ground-penetrating Read More

Scenes From Summer Concert With Katy P & The Business

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Scene of folks and families gathered Friday evening to hear Katy P and the Business perform at the Los Alamos County Summer Concert Series at Ashley Pond Park. The Santa Fe Youth Symphony Association Jazz Project also entertained the crowd and a costume contest honoring education was held. The Los Alamos Federation of School Employees sponsored the concert. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Katy P and the Business get ready to rock the summer concert! Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Members of the Santa Fe Youth Symphony Association Jazz Project perform Friday at Ashley Pond Read More

Chamber Director Dresses As Katy P At Summer Concert

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Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce Director Ryn Herrmann, left, in costume as Katy P poses with Katy P this evening at Ashley Pond Park. The summer concert featuring Katy P & The Business is underway and includes the first ever back to school costume extravaganza. The concert is sponsored by the Los Alamos Federation of School Employees and celebrates educators. Courtesy photo  Read More