Music

Santa Fe Opera Announces Outstanding Apprentice Awardees For 2019 Season

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Santa Fe Opera Technical Apprentice awardees with their respective Production Department Heads. Photo by Syma Birenbaum
 
SFO News:
 
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Opera has announced the recipients of its annual Outstanding Apprentice Awards.
 
Each season, talented young singers and technicians take part in the Santa Fe Opera’s Apprentice Programs, where they receive intensive training and play critical roles in the creation, both on stage and off, of the season’s five mainstage productions.
 
Their work culminates in two nights of fully staged and costumed Apprentice
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Scenes From 2019 Ullerfest At Pajarito Mountain

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Scene from the 2019 Ullrfest Saturday at Pajarito Mountain. The annual Ullrfest celebrates the coming of winter and features live music, lift-served mountain biking and hiking, food from Pajarito Mountain Cafe and a New Mexico Brewfest. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Scene from the annual Ullrfest Saturday at Pajarito Mountain. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Scene from the annual Ullrfest Saturday at Pajarito Mountain. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Scene from the annual Ullrfest Saturday at Pajarito Mountain. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

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Hillstrummers Ukulele Group Performs BESC Friday

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Hillstrummers Ukulele Group with departing Director Dan Gerth. Courtesy photo
 
COMMUNITY News:
 
The Hillstrummers Ukulele  group will perform 11:30 to noon Friday, Sept. 27 for the September Birthday Luncheon in the Great Room at the Betty Ehart Senior Center, 1101 Bathtub Row.
 
For lunch reservations, call 505.662.8924 before 10 a.m. Friday.
 
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Monet’s Moon: A Flamenco Tribute Oct. 24-27

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TEATRO PARAGUAS News:
 
Compañia Chuscales y Mina Fajardo in conjunction with Teatro Paraguas present a flamenco concert  inspired by the art of French Impressionist Claude Monet under the direction of choreographer, composer and dancer Mina Fajardo entitled Monet’s Moon.
 
La Companía first presented this riveting production in October 2018 to sold-out houses at Teatro Paragaus.
 
Fajardo writes: We have turned the beauty of (Monet’s) painting with a brush to painting with our bodies and shoes to the compas (flamenco rhythms) of the guitar. We have turned
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Albuquerque Film & Music Experience Sept. 24-29

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AFMX News:

 

ALBUQUERQUE ― The Albuquerque Film & Music Experience (AFMX) is the premier film and musical festival in the region. In its seventh year, AFMX will run Sept. 24-29.

 

In addition to an amazing lineup of films, live performances, and events, AFMX also offers several showings and special lectures that are free to the public.

 

“From movie screenings to symposiums, offering free events allows AFMX to expand the opportunity to attract those interested in film, music and the arts that may be on a limited budget,” AFMX Executive Director Ivan Wiener said. “The year’s Read More

‘Murder, She Danced’ At Smith Auditorium Oct. 6

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The Family YMCA’s Dance of India performance of ‘Murder, She Danced’ is 4 p.m. Sunday Oct. 6 at Duane Smith Auditorium. Courtesy/YMCA
 
By DIANA MARTINEZ
The Family YMCA

A student’s suggestion that this 13th year’s performance of The Family YMCA’s Dance of India classes center on something other than a universally known theme, got the instructor to thinking.

What should pop into the mind of instructor Alina Deshpande but a a ghost-murder mystery where the ghost makes its presence known through the tinkering of bells. It is a fitting theme for the month of October. The performance is 4 p.m. Read More

Annual Ullrfest On Pajarito Mountain Today!

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PAJARITO MOUNTAIN News:

The community is invited to pray to the Norse God of snow for a good ski season in 2019-20 and have some fun at the annual Ullrfest, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at Pajarito Mountain Ski Hill.

Ullrfest features live music, lift-served mountain biking and hiking, food from Pajarito Mountain Cafe and a New Mexico Brewfest.

Breweries include:

  • Beer Creek;
  • Canteen;
  • Leaf and Hive;
  • La Reforma;
  • Second St;
  • Bathtub Row;
  • Blue Corn;
  • Red River;
  • Turtle Mountain;
  • 2nd Alarm;
  • Boxing Bear; and
  • Tumbleroot.

Check out the Ullrfest Promo video.

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Los Alamos History Museum 2019 Gala Sept. 21

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Skip and Hedy Dunn. Courtesy/LAHM
 
MUSEUM News:
 
Did you know that you have your very own history museum? Executive Director Liz Martineau of the Los Alamos Historical Society and Museum said that she believes they belong to the people of Los Alamos.
 
The popular destinations serve, through a combination of sources including:
  • 47 percent from fundraising and donations;
  • 25 percent from gift shop sales; and
  • 28 percent from Los Alamos County.
 
This month residents can add to the portion of fundraising revenues by attending their 2019 Gala. The gala is Saturday, Sept. 21
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Murder, She Danced! At Smith Auditorium Oct. 6

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COMMUNITY News:

The community is invited to this year’s production of Murder, She Danced! presented by Dances of India. 

The event is 4-6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, at the Duane Smith Auditorium in Los Alamos.

Admission is free, but donations are requested to benefit the Y in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Indian snacks from the local Indian grocery store will be available for purchase during intermission.

All proceeds will go to the Y in Chiang Mai, Thailand: https:////www.ymcachiangmai.org/firstpage.html. Specifically their program for women: https:////www.ymcachiangmai.org/main/en/Northern-Women-Development/

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Letter To The Editor: Sancre Productions Delivered Great Los Alamos Summer Concert Series

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By Ramiro A. Pereyra III (Trey)
Los Alamos

Thank you to Sancre for a job well done!

The summer concert series has always been a long time favorite of my family, friends and of course myself. It was a time that the community could come together and enjoy some good food, family fun, and music!

When this year’s summer concert bid winners were announced, I like many others was wondering how our beloved concerts would change. I must say though, it was an exciting change!

I fell in love with the ideas that Sancre had along with all the wonderful artists they were bringing to our little town. Many of my friends Read More