Music

Tuesdays @ The Square: High Desert Rangers July 8

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Los Alamos MainStreet & Creative District News:

This week’s Tuesdays @ the Square, presented by Los Alamos MainStreet & Creative District, will feature High Desert Rangers, 6-8 p.m. July 8 on the lawn in the Central Park Square next to Boese Bros. 

High Desert Rangers are New Mexico’s premier bluegrass band, made up of the top players in the state. They offer killer three-part harmonies, top-level musicianship, and a great catalog of songs. This is live music at its zenith.

There is a beer garden and opportunities for picnicking at this event.

Tuesdays @ the Square is generously sponsored Read More

Scenes From 4th Of July Summer Concert & Drone Show

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Rocking the 4th of July Summer Concert is drummer Dennis Edwards and fellow members of Fortunate Son, a Creedence Clearwater Revival Tribute Band at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

The crowd dances and sings to their favorite songs at the 4th of July Summer Concert. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Faces in the crowd at the 4th of July Summer Concert at the pond. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Scene from the 4th of July Summer Concert at the pond. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Five hundred drones prepare to create 28 scenes for 22 minutes at the 4th of Read More

2025 4th Of July Spectacular, Drone Show & Summer Concert With Fortunate Son Friday At Ashley Pond Park

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Fortunate Son – a Creedence Clearwater (CCR) Revival Tribute band headlines Friday’s Summer Concert and 4th of July Spectacular and drone show at Ashley Pond Park. Check out: https://youtu.be/cVSeqWMdWIo and https://www.fortunatesontribute.com. Courtesy/Sancre Productions

By PABLO IRLANDO-WILDMAN
CEO
Sancre Productions

The 2025, 4th of July Spectacular & Summer Concert is 4-10 p.m. Friday at Ashley Pond Park with headliner Fortunate Son – a Creedence Clearwater (CCR) Revival Tribute band. 

The day of entertainment begins at 4 p.m. with Los Alamos Community Winds – a staple of Read More

Scenes From Summer Concert With Headliner Crazy Bird

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Headliner Crazy Bird entertains the crowd during the Summer Concert Friday evening at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

The crowd listens to Crazy Bird perform at Friday’s Summer Concert at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Scene of headliner Crazy Bird entertaining the crowd during Friday’s Summer Concert at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Scene of headliner Crazy Bird entertaining the crowd during Friday’s Summer Concert at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Scene of headliner Crazy Bird Read More

Hopelessly Hooked On The Santa Fe Opera

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By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com

Attending the opera for the first time last year was a remarkable experience. It became eminently clear why The Santa Fe Opera is called “The Best Opera Festival In The World” … and why I am now hooked.

A dear friend of mine has adored the opera for years. Her first experience dates back to the third grade when the Santa Fe Opera brought the opera to her class via their outreach program. After that, her friend’s mom, who was a piano teacher, began taking her and a group of kids to Family Night at the Opera.

In learning that I had not had that experience, Read More

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

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

Scenes From Summer Concert During ScienceFest 2025

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Billy Idol Tribute Band ‘Generation Idol’ revs up the crowd during Friday night’s Summer Concert. Courtesy photo

Celebrating ScienceFest 2025, from left at the Summer Concert Friday evening at Ashley Pond Park, Los Alamos MainStreet & Creative District Executive Director Jacquelyn Connolly, Event Manager Alison Watkins, Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation Executive Director Lauren McDaniel and Los Alamos County Councilor Ryn Herrmann, who emceed on stage at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

‘Generation Idol’ goes vogue for the camera during Read More

Five Seniors Awarded 2025 LASO Scholarships

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By JOYCE ANN GUZIK
Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra

The Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra awarded five scholarships to Los Alamos High School Seniors in 2025. These scholarships recognize seniors who have demonstrated exceptional interest and accomplishments in music. The student must attend Los Alamos High School or livevin Los Alamos County. The scholarships are intended to encourage the recipients to continue their musical activities, regardless of whether they pursue music as a career. Four of these scholarships were made possible by donations in memory of LASO members who have passed Read More