Music

The Good, The Bad And The Sbagliato*

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Patricia Racette (Minnie), Gwyn Hughes Jones (Dick Johnson) and ensemble cast in ‘The Girl of the Golden West’. Photo by Ken Howard for Santa Fe Opera, 2016
 
Gwyn Hughes Jones (Dick Johnson) and Patricia Racette (Minnie) in ‘The Girl of the Golden West’  Photo by  Ken Howard for Santa Fe Opera, 2016

 

BY ROGER SNODGRASS AND CARL NEWTON
Los Alamos Daily Post

  • For its Diamond (60th) Anniversary Santa Fe Opera goes for the gold

One of the great all-time Italian comic operas, Giacomo Puccini’s Fanciulla del West takes place in a small-mining camp during the early days of the California Read More

Pajarito And Gordon’s Concert Series Features Grayson Capps 7 p.m. Friday

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Songwriter and musician Grayson Capps takes center stage this Friday at Pajarito Mountain Ski Area. Courtesy photo

CONCERT News:

  • FREE Concert Begins at 7 p.m.

American songwriter and musician Grayson Capps will take center stage this Friday at Pajarito Mountain Ski Area as part of the popular Gordon’s Summer Concert Series. The event begins at 7 p.m. and is free to the public.

Capps’ music, which has been described as “soulful,” “gritty” and “swampy” was inspired by Capps’ experiences in the South, where he Read More

Unitarian Church Presents Jim Scott In Concert

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Singer-songwriter Jim Scott

UNITARIAN CHURCH News:

Singer-songwriter Jim Scott brings his “Pete Seeger Songfest” to the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos at 7 p.m. Friday, July 15 at 1738 N. Sage St. Admission is $15 at the door.

Scott’s concert in Los Alamos will focus on the music of the late folk legend, Pete Seeger. Scott collaborated on many projects with Seeger, and leads a celebration of Seeger’s and his own songs of earth, justice and peace. A prolific composer in his own right, Scott’s guitar skill and infectious manner brought Seeger to call him “some kind of magician.”

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Tuesdays At The Pond Features Undercover Gangsta & The Soft Vatos 7 p.m. Today!

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CREATIVE DISTRICT News:

This week Tuesdays at the Pond features Undercover Gangsta & the Soft Vatos. Collin McClenahan and Jake Bonn and are both from Los Alamos and play acoustic versions of rock and punk songs.

The concert begins at 7 p.m. today at Ashley Pond Park. Bring a blanket and picnic dinner and enjoy Undercover Gangsta & the Soft Vatos.

Tuesdays at the Pond, a summer entertainment series, runs through Aug. 9. It brings a variety of entertainment acts to the Ashley Pond stage in downtown Los Alamos every Tuesday evening.

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Hilltopper Marching Band Performs In National Parade

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Los Alamos Hilltopper Marching Band. File photo

LAHS News:

The Los Alamos Hilltopper Marching Band is set to perform at noon, July 4, in the National Independence Day Parade on Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C.

The Hilltopper Marching Band, which left for the nation’s capital Friday, was selected by Gov. Susana Martinez to represent the State of New Mexico in the National Independence Day Parade. More than 50 student-performers in the Hilltopper Marching Band are making the trip to Washington, D.C.

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LAHS’s Devon McCleskey Wins 2016 Jimmy Award!

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2016 Jimmy Award winner Devon McCleskey, front row at right. Courtesy/Terry S. Davis

Devon McCleskey, center, performs in New York. Courtesy/Terry S. Davis

COMMUNITY News:

Actor Devon McCleskey of Los Alamos High School has won a 2016 Jimmy Award.

The eighth annual National High School Musical Theatre Awards were held Monday at the Minskoff Theatre on Broadway in New York. McCleskey won for ‘Best Performance in the Ensemble’. 

McCleskey competed at the Jimmys following his win as Best Actor at the Popejoy Awards in May in Albuquerque.

The Jimmy™ Award is named in honor of James M. Nederlander, Read More

Hill Strummers Kick Off Patriotic Holiday At Sombrillo

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Strumming fun kicks off the 4th of July holiday weekend Friday morning and some of the BESC Hill Strummers Ukulele group enjoy a Patriotic Singalong with residents of the Sombrillo Rehabilitation and Nursing Facility. Members of the group include, front row from left, Jeanette Mortensen, Jan Littleton, Patricia Rathbone, Janet Harris and Doris Ford, standing. Back row from left, Ruth Lier, Elise Lee, Linnea Ohlsen and Gerry Ohlsen. Courtesy photo

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Two Local Bands At Ashley Pond Tonight

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DK Warner, left, and Eddy Partridge will play tonight at Ashley Pond. Courtesy photo
 

Music News:

Go local tonight with DK & the Affordables and Eddy & the Nomads at 7 p.m. tonight at Ashley Pond. It’s the next Los Alamos Summer Concert, sponsored by KBAC FM/Hutton Broadcasting/www.santafe.com.

DK Warner and the Affordables play roots rock and rockabilly. Eddy Partridge and the Nomads play roots rock and classic rock from the 50s, 60s and 70s.

“Both bands are from Los Alamos and are two of the best and most fun groups in town,” Promoter Russ Gordon said.  Read More

Tuesdays At The Pond Features An Evening Of Opera

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This week Tuesdays at the Pond features An Evening of Opera presented by Opera Singers, Soprano, Heather Bingham with Baritone, Tyler Oliphant and Mezzo-Soprano Rebecca Morris, accompanied by Sarah Frogget.
 
The concert begins at 7 p.m., Tuesday, June 28 at Ashley Pond. Bring a blanket and a picnic dinner and enjoys opera favorites by Bizet, Mozart, Delibes, Floyd, Meyerbeer, and musical theater favorites from South Pacific, Phantom of the Opera, Carousel and others.
 
Tuesdays at the Pond,
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