Music

Santa Fe Opera Releases 2022 Season Updates

View of the sunset from the Santa Fe Opera. Courtesy/SFOG

SFOG News: 

SANTA FE — With great anticipation for the 2022 Season, opening July 1, the Santa Fe Opera announces casting updates, names its 47 Apprentice Singers and confirms the return of popular visitor activities including Prelude Talks, Preview Dinners, Shuttles, Opera House & Ranch Tours and Family Nights and discounted day-of tickets for seniors, students and military personnel.

The opera continues to offer first-time New Mexico ticket buyers 40 percent off.

The 2022 Season celebrates a world premiere and offers fresh Read More

Crowd Gathers Friday For Summer Concert At Pond

Headliner Kat Wright and her band perform Friday at the Los Alamos Summer Concert Series at Ashley Pond Park. The concert was sponsored by the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Kiwanis Key Club members serve up cotton candy at the concert. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

A colorful crowd enjoys the Los Alamos Summer Concert Friday night. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Down we go! Fun at the bouncy slide during the concert. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Three lovely ladies pause for cotton candy. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com Read More

2022 4th Of July Spectacular Featuring Chevel Shepherd Set To Take Place At Overlook Park In White Rock!

Country star Chevel Shepard will headline the 2022 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular, presented by Enterprise Bank & Trust and produced by Los Alamos County Community Services Department and Sancre Productions, at Overlook Park in White Rock. Courtesy photo

Sancre Productions News:

The 2022 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular, presented by Enterprise Bank & Trust and produced by Los Alamos County Community Services Department and Sancre Productions, will feature New Mexico’s #1 Country Star and fan favorite Chevel Shepherd at White Rock’s Overlook Park.

The event is 4-9 p.m. Monday, Read More

Jazz And R&B Nationally Touring Band Kat Wright Debuts In Los Alamos Summer Concert Series Friday

CHAMBER News:

This Friday June 3, the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce celebrates ChamberFest with the Los Alamos debut of the sultry and dynamic soulful jazz and R&B songs of Kat Wright. Described as, “a young Bonnie Raitt meets Amy Winehouse.”

Jazz aficionados won’t want to miss out on Kat Wright performing her soulful renditions of original music and familiar cover songs. Her voice is gritty and delicate, powerful but highly emotive.

There’s soul flowing in and out of her rock ‘n’ roll with a serpentine seduction. For more information about Kat Wright, visit KatWright.com.

Eryn Bent will Read More

Rotary Brews, Band & BBQ Returns To Tub June 25

The Rotary Club of Los Alamos would like to thank the public for supporting the Club’s fundraising events over the past year. Thanks to you, in that time they’ve been able to provide much-needed support to the Navajo Nation, pack more than 40,000 meals for northern New Mexico food banks, award scholarships to deserving high school seniors, work toward the worldwide eradication of Polio, and much more. The Club is excited to announce their 2nd Annual Brews, Band and BBQ at 5 p.m. June 25 at Bathtub Row Brewing. MANZANARES will be back to rock the house, and Bryant Roybal will be serving up delicious Read More

Live Music Tonight: Tuesday At The Pond!

Los Alamos Creative District News:

Los Alamos Creative District will kick-off Tuesdays at the Pond Summer Performance series tonight with the LAHS Jazz Ensemble and DALA.

Tonight’s entertainment begins at 5:30 p.m. at Ashley Pond Park Stage with DALA – Dance Arts Los Alamos sharing some dance performances by a few of their youth dance classes. 

The LAHS 2022 Jazz Band will play one last time tonight from 6-8pm. This is a very special group of student musicians – 8 of 24 are recently graduated seniors and 8 of those 24 made top honors this year at the NMMEA Jazz All-State competition. The group Read More

TGIF Concert Series: Andrew Paulson July 1

CONCERT News:

What: Andrew Paulson, baritone

Music: Faure, Mahler and Poulenc

Date: July 1

Time: 5:30 p.m. (doors open at 5:15 p.m.)

Where: First Presbyterian Church 208 Grant Ave. Santa Fe, NM 87501

Admission: Freewill offering and open to all

For More Information, call 505.982.8544 

Andrew Paulson is an operatic baritone residing in Santa Fe. Recognized for his “strong voice” and “convincingly authoritative character,” his recent engagements include the Marchese (La Traviata) with Opera Southwest, Jim Crowley in An American Dream by Jack Perla (Virginia Opera, Anchorage Opera and Read More

Los Alamos Creative District: Tuesdays At The Pond Line-Up

LACD News:

The Los Alamos Creative District has announced the schedule for the Tuesdays at the Pond summer performance series 2022.

The Tuesdays at the Pond 2022 season is sponsored by Zia Credit Union.

Performances are 6-8 p.m. on the stage at Ashley Pond Park, with opening acts starting at 5:30 p.m. every Tuesday, May 31 through Aug. 2, with the exception of the Tuesday following the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

  • May 31 – Los Alamos High School Jazz Ensemble. Opening act by Dance Arts Los Alamos (DALA).
  • June 7 – Eryn Bent, New Mexico Best Blues album of 2022. Opening act by En Pointe
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Hometown Boy James Carothers Returns To Los Alamos Friday Night To Headline 2022 Summer Concert

Nashville based James Carothers and his band perform ‘Livin’ on Love’ for an appreciative audience of fans in his hometown of Los Alamos during the Friday night Summer Concert. Video by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Country musician James Carothers (LAHS Class of 2000) returned to Los Alamos Friday evening as part of the 2022 Summer Concert Series. He is backed up by his Nashville based band. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

It was a full house at Friday’s Summer Concert at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost

Two-steppin to James Carothers and his band. Photo Read More