Music

LAAC Brown Bag: Charles & Anderson Wednesday

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LAAC News:

Noon Wednesday at Fuller Lodge, the Los Alamos Arts Council hosts local artists Joy Charles and Aaron Anderson, for the lunchtime Brown Bag Performance Series Charles and Anderson will play a collection of works.

The audience will be treated to jazz, folk, pop and classical music. Audience members will even be treated to some Sinatra, Panic! At the disco, Beethoven and some music from the TV show, “Game of Thrones.”

Anderson has played piano in concert halls and bars (some with actual people in the audience) all over the Mountain West for more than 20 years. He plays a lot of jazz, rock Read More

Opera Make Sense Today & Opera Social Sunday

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OPERA News:

The Mesa Public Library and Los Alamos Opera Guild is co-hosting Opera Make Sense at 10:30 a.m. today Feb. 29 in the children’s section of the library. https://www.santafeopera.org/discover/youth/opera-makes-sense

Also, the Opera Guild is hosting a community free event at 2:30 p.m. Sunday of three young voices of the Santa Fe Opera from Los Alamos at the United Church 2525 Canyon Dr.

All are Welcome!

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YMCA Red, Black And Wild West Ball March 14

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James Carothers will perform at the Red, Black & Wild West Ball March 14. Photo by Dixie Owen/Schmidt PR

YMCA News:

The Family YMCA’s Red, Black and Wild West Ball is Saturday, March 14 at Buffalo Thunder Resort and will feature live music from the James Carothers Band, a live and silent auction, dinner and dancing.

This annual gala raises funds for financial assistance and youth programs at the The Family YMCA and there are still table sponsorships available and individual tickets for sale.

Tickets are $125/each and may be purchased at the Y, or on Event Brite/The Family YMCA Red, Black and Read More

Los Alamos Museum Of Art Series Features Hot Flashes

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Hot Flashes, a two piano quartet, will be featured in the Los Alamos Museum of Art series ‘Inside Arts’. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

The next interview on the Los Alamos Museum of Art series, Inside Arts, will feature the Hot Flashes.

The interview airs 8:30 p.m. Sunday, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday and 8 p.m. Thursday on PAC 8.

Twenty five years is a long run for any musical group and the two piano quartet, the Hot Flashes, is still going strong. Four accomplished pianists Joann Brown, Joan Brown, Kathy Strong and Ruth Williamson meet every week to rehearse and enjoy the friendship they’ve shared over these Read More

HillStrummers Play Romantic Programs At Senior Centers

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COMMUNITY News:

The HillStrummers Ukulele Group will play February Programs of “Love & Romance” at the local senior centers.

White Rock Senior Center: 11:30 a.m. to noon, Friday, Feb. 21. Lunch is catfish, hushpuppies, tartar sauce, German coleslaw, and fruit cocktail.

Reservations must be made by 10 a.m. and cost is only a suggested $5 donation for members (membership is free), call 505.672.2034

Betty Ehart Senior Center: 11:30 a.m. to noon Friday, Feb 28. The birthday lunch is chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, spinach, ranch roll and applesauce. All February Read More

UNM-LA And Los Alamos Music Teachers Association (LAMTA) Celebrate Beethoven’s 250th Birthday

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Beethoven winners from left, Gala Nelson, Malaika Philip, Anuita Dzuiba, Janna Warren and Alyssa Sun. Courtesy photo

Beethoven Winners: Left-to-Right Philippa Fung, Julian Hu, Sean Lo, John Kang, Madeline Williamson. Courtesy photo

MUSIC News:

This year marks the 250th celebration of Ludwig van Beethoven’s birthday.

To honor that occasion, the UNM-LA campus has invited the Los Alamos Music Teachers Association (LAMTA) to kick off the year at 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 23, at UNM-LA in the Student Services Building.

The event features a public piano recital featuring young Los Alamos pianists Read More

Wine, Chocolate & Dancing At Pajarito Saturday

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Wine, chocolate and dancing 2-5 p.m. Saturday at Pajarito. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

Pajarito is showing the love this Valentine’s Day with wine, chocolate and dancing.

The event is actually 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15 and includes: 

  • Chocolate from Rose Chocolatier;
  • Wine from Unquarked; and
  • Music and dancing from El Duo del Sabor “Sol Y Luna” featuring Carlos Fontana the lead singer for Nosotros.

This event is FREE for skiers and snowboarders with a $7 cover charge for nonskiing or snowboarding guests. Read More