Fuller Lodge Art Center Hosting ‘Naked’ Reception
“Eve, God’s Creation” done in conte crayon by Ron Barsano from Arroyo Hondo. Courtesy/Fuller Lodge Art Center
WHITE ROCK’S ART & ARTISANS MARKET: Call for Exhibitors
The Los Alamos Creative District is now accepting applications for exhibitors/vendors from throughout the area to display and sell their work at the White Rock Art and Artisans Market.
The market will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., each Sunday from June 10 until Oct. 21 and is free to the public.
The location will be an outdoor space at the Hive at 134 N.M. 4 in White Rock where about 40 tents and tables can be accommodated.
The Hive is close by the parking and shuttle stop for the Bandelier National Monument shuttle, which begins in June. All visitors going to Bandelier will be required to use this shuttle. Read More
Fuller Lodge Starting Friday: Hidden Cultures Unmasked – A Global Photographic Journey with Hal Davis
An opening reception at Fuller Lodge Art Center from 5-7 p.m., Friday May 18, in the side Portal Gallery will present 22 photographs from around the globe taken by local photographer Hal Davis. The exhibit, Hidden Cultures Unmasked – A Global Photographic Journey with Hal Davis, reflects his interest in photographing foreign cultures that are in transition from traditional ways to modernity. The show runs through June 23. Photo by Hal Davis
Photo by Hal Davis
Photo by Hal Davis
Photo by Hal Davis
2012 Los Alamos County Summer Concert Series Kicks Off Friday at Overlook Park
The 2012 Los Alamos County Summer Concert Series begins at 7 p.m, Friday May 18 at Overlook Park in White Rock.
Sponsorships are still needed. Checks can be sent to Gordons’ Concerts at 109 Central Park Square, Los Alamos, NM 87544.
All shows start at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
Summer Concert Schedule:
- May 18 Overlook Park: Tiho Dimitrov Band Rock – DK & The Affordables Roots Rock the Los Alamos Kite Fest, see www.losalamosartscouncil.org/kite-festival
- May 25 Ashley Pond: The Red Elvises LA’s favorite band! Russian rokenroll KRSN AM1490 Night
- June 1 Venue TBA: Laurie Lewis Fabulous
Aimée Ringle’s Bowl of Stones Tour
Aimée Ringle is performing at 7 p.m., Saturday May 12 at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church in Kelly Hall.
Tickets are $10 at the door.
Aimée grew up in Los Alamos and graduated from Los Alamos High School.
She is a singer/songwriter, doing a tour to promote her first album. Read More
Clark & Kendall’s – Weekend Preview – May 10, 2012
The Los Alamos Daily Post's events calendar webcast, "Clark & Kendall's Weekend Preview." Carol A. Clark and Greg Kendall co-host this weekly program, which previews each upcoming weekend's events scheduled for Los Alamos, White Rock and beyond.
Today's Weekend Preview runs about 23 minutes.
To compile the list of events, the Los Alamos Daily Post checks the event calendars found in the right hand sidebar and we sample the posters on the front window at Aspen Copies. We cover events that are of interest to the general public.
This program is sponsored Read More
Scenes From Cinco de Mayo Concert
The Los Alamos Community Winds wrap up their Cinco de Mayo concert Saturday night at the Crossroads Bible Church in which they were joined by the Los Ninos de Santa Fe dance troupe. The concert subtitle was “Celebrating a century of the music and dance of Mexico and New Mexico.” One of the songs performed “Over the Waves” was written by Mexican composer Juventino Rosas in 1888. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailyposttest.ortizaudio.net
Flutist Austin Keyser of Los Alamos was awarded a $1,000 music scholarship by Bryan Fearey of the Los Alamos Community Winds. PhotoPossible Quorum – Art in Public Places Board Field Trip
ART IN PUBLIC PLACES BOARD News
A possible quorum of Art in Public Places Board Members will be visiting art galleries on Canyon Road in Santa Fe on Saturday, May 12th. This trip is open to the public. Anyone wishing to go should meet in the Mesa Public Library parking lot at 9 a.m.
Read MoreFrom Nazi Germany to the Manhattan Project: A Love Story
In a chilling story of her parents’ escape from Hitler’s reign of terror, Bettina Hoerlin reveals the depth and breadth of Nazism in pre-war Germany at a reading and signing at Otowi Station Bookstore on Saturday, May 12, at 3 p.m.
Hoerlin’s book, Steps of Courage, is a unique blend of historical and personal facts that documents how her parents overcome obstacles to their romance, one between an Aryan and Jew, and fight the nazification of culture, science and mountaineering. Spurred by a treasure trove of 500 love letters and untapped German archives, Hoerlin weaves together a tale playing Read More
Co-op Rocks!
LOS ALAMOS COOPERATIVE MARKET News
Co-opRocks! is brought to you by the Los Alamos Co-op as part of their outreach program to young adults (high school and college age). The program is intended to provide young adults a venue to express their interests (music, art, theater, etc.) in a fun and safe atmosphere. General Manager, Steve Watts said, “We strive to share our cooperative values through this venue by sourcing local talent and encouraging young adults and the community to come support each other at Co-opRocks!”
The 5 hours will be filled with a variety of activities, which Read More
Choral Society Spring Concert
CHORAL SOCIETY News
Courtesy Photo
The Los Alamos Choral Society will perform their Spring Concert on May 20th at 3:00 at the United Church in Los Alamos. Our Spring concerts are light and fun. Here is an example of the songs being sung: Everythig’s Coming Up Roses, Almost like Being in Love, Amor de me Alma Liebeslieder Walzer,The Nightingale by Tchaikovsky, Life’s Joy by Franz Schubert, Fruhlingsahnung, Op 48 No 1 by Felix Mendelssohn, How to talk to Turtles (A Love Song) by Mary Badarak (our director), Dirait-on by Morten Lauridssen. Read More
Arts in Public Places Board Agenda for May 9th
ARTS IN PUBLIC PLACES BOARD News
Agenda for Wednesday, May 9, 2012 from 4:30 to 6:00 at Mesa Public Library.
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. PUBLIC COMMENT (This section on the agenda is reserved for questions and comments from the public on items that are not otherwise included in this agenda. Speakers will be limited to 4 minutes each.)
III. APP BOARD BUSINESS
A. Approval of Minutes from April 11, 2012
IV. CURRENT PROJECTS
A. Discuss Evaluation and Ranking for Animal Shelter Proposals
B. Updates from APPB members regarding the WR Visitor’s Center Interior (Nebel); Exterior (Cordova) and the re-location Read More
In Her Own Voice: Doña Teresa de Aguilera y Roche Takes on the Spanish Inquisition
About Doña Teresa de AguileraNMDT SPRING RECITAL “The Sky’s the Limit”
NEW MEXICO DANCE THEATER News
New Mexico Dance Theater (NMDT), directed by Susan Baker-Dillingham, presents it’s eighth annual spring recital, “The Sky’s the Limit,” this weekend. “Spring recitals are a chance for each student to shine and perform for their families and friends,” said Baker-Dillingham. “We usually have a theme for our recitals, but this year I wanted to give the faculty free reign in choosing a theme for each of their classes; hence, the sky was the limit.”
This year 209 of the 225 students enrolled at NMDT will perform in dances choreographed by NMDT faculty members Baker-Dillingham, Read More
Hasbrouck Wins Bandelier Photo Contest
Richard T. Hasbrouck of Truchas won first place in the 2013 Bandelier Annual Pass Photo and Art competition. His winning photo was among 96 entries submitted by 33 photographers and artists from across the United States and exhibited at Fuller Lodge recently. Hasbrouck, a retired electrical engineer from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, won an annual park pass, a copy of the award-winning movie Sky Island, narrated by Meryl Streep and N. Scott Momaday and he and his family also will receive a personal tour of Bandelier National Monument guided by Park Superintendent Jason Lott. Courtesy/Richard Read More
LALT’s Cowboy Poet a Rip-Snorting Good Time
Grace (Christina Martos) and Wyatt (Bruce Lamartine) share a song. Photo by Minesh Bacrania
Review by Bonnie J. Gordon
Los Alamos Little Theatre’s production of Cowboy Poet, a C&W Musical, an original country-western musical written, composed, and directed by Deborah Magid, opened May 4 to an enthusiastic audience.
Toe tapping music, comedy and a dash of pathos combine to make Cowboy Poet a great evening at the theatre.
Cowboy Poet is set in Pojoaque and Santa Fe, and is all about New Mexico.
Wyatt Rugosa (Bruce Lamartine) is the Cowboy Poet Laureate Read More
LALT performs the world premier of the original musical Cowboy Poet, a C&W Musical
Cast of “Cowboy Poet, a C&W Musical Photo by Minesh Bacrania .
By Bonnie Gordon
What happens when a Cowboy Poet, an impoverished socialite and an ex-con throw a Gala to benefit Adult Literacy in New Mexico?
What happens when a man must choose between keeping his word and saving face? You’ll find out at the world premiere of Cowboy Poet, a C&W Musical, an original country-western musical written, composed, and directed by Deborah Magid at Los Alamos Little Theatre.
The production features a band headed up by Musical Director Gretchen Amstutz on Read More
An 11-Year-Old Protagonist in a Little Known Chapter in American History
OTOWI STATION BOOKSTORE News
Barbara Wright, author of the critically acclaimed novel for middle readers, Crow, will sign her book Friday, May 4, at 5:30 at Otowi Station Bookstore. She will visit Mountain and Barranca Elementary Schools and Los Alamos Middle School earlier that day.
The thought-provoking novel and its memorable cast present an unflinching and fresh take on race relations, injustice, and a fascinating, little-known chapter in American history, the race riots of 1898 in Wilmington, North Carolina,through the eyes of the 11-year-old narrator, Moses, a likeable, credible Read More
Celebrate Spring at the 45th Annual Spring Arts and Crafts Fair Saturday
Courtesy/LAAC
By Marlane Hamilton
Join regional artists at the Los Alamos Arts Council Spring Arts and Crafts Fair.
The fair will take place from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, May 5 on the Fuller Lodge lawn.
The Los Alamos Arts Council has presented its Spring Fair every year since 1967.
Featuring nearly 100 of the finest artisans in New Mexico, the Arts and Crafts Fair offers both traditional and contemporary art forms.
All of the items displayed are handmade or handcrafted.
Enjoy items that include pottery, weavings, clothing, wood-working, jewelry and more, while enjoying the pleasure of being Read More
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with the Community Winds and Los Niños de Santa Fe
By Bonnie Gordon
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with the Los Alamos Community Winds and their special guests Los Niños de Santa Fe by attending “Cinco de May – Celebrating a Century of the Music and Dance of Mexico and New Mexico,” at 7 p.m., Saturday May 5, at Crossroads Bible Church.
“I saw Los Niños de Santa Fe perform at the Museum of International Folk Art and it was a wonderful experience,” Winds Director Ted Vives said. “This seemed like a perfect opportunity to do something together.”
The performance has been selected as an Official New Mexico Centennial Event.
“We want Read More