DNCU Presents Figurative Art Of Painter Mark Horst At Cordova Branch
Courtesy/DNCU
DNCU News:
SANTA FE—Del Norte Credit Union (DNCU), Northern New Mexico’s hometown financial cooperative, is proud to continue its partnership with Canyon Road Contemporary Art, with a second art installation at the DNCU Cordova branch. The exhibit features works by Mark Horst, a figurative artist who creates poetic works that convey a vintage appeal.
DNCU is pleased to showcase Horst’s works at the Cordova branch under the DNCU North Star Artist program. This installation marks the eighth exhibit in the program, and is a terrific addition to the range of talent seen Read More
This Week At The Reel Deal
By JIM O’DONNELLThis Friday we are opening Still Alice, Cinderella, and Run All Night. We will hold Chappie for one more week. Focus, McFarland, and Selma will end this Thursday.
Still Alice, (Oscar winner, Best Actress, Julianne Moore,) is highly anticipated here on the hill where many of our citizens either have or know someone dear to them with Alzheimer’s disease. Cinderella is getting very good reviews (9 out of 10) and is widely considered to be the flagship film for the spring movie season. Run All Night starring Liam Neeson promises to quench Read More
Additional Traffic Control On West Road For Passage Of 12 Large Film Trucks Afternoon-Evening March 11
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County has approved a flagging operation on the section of West Road between Diamond Drive and the top of Los Alamos Canyon (by the ice rink) to allow passage of 12 large filming trucks that require both lanes to safely negotiate the turns in the road.
This flagging operation will be conducted by a certified contractor and monitored by the County’s Traffic Division. Temporary lane closures are scheduled to occur between 6-10 p.m., Wednesday, March 11 after filming is completed along Camp May Road. While only short delays are anticipated, travelers are advised to use West Read More
‘Mr. Roberts’ Sets Sail At Los Alamos Little Theatre
USS Reluctant set at Los Alamos Little Theatre. Courtesy photo
From left, Mister Roberts (Jeffrey Favorite), Doc (Richard Parker) and Ensign Pulver (Don Monteith) make their own scotch aboard the USS Reluctant. Courtesy photo
LALT News:
Welcome aboard a U.S. Navy Cargo Ship the USS Reluctant, which is operating in the back waters of the Pacific in the spring of 1945. This is not a very happy ship. The sailors aboard are suffering from the deadly boredom that comes from the routine delivery of cargo during wartime.
To make things worse, the ship’s captain is a cantankerous, small-minded man who Read More
REMINDER: Traffic Control March 10-11 On Camp May Road For Filming
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County, in cooperation with Pajarito Mountain Ski Area, will facilitate intermittent traffic control on Camp May Road between West Road and Pajarito Mountain to accommodate filming in Los Alamos County beginning at 6 a.m. Tuesday, March 10 through 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 11.
Intermittent traffic control will be conducted by a certified contractor and monitored by the County’s Traffic Division to include a flagging operation to safely guide traffic through the staging area where film vehicles will be parked along Camp May Road. Only short delays are anticipated Read More
Griffith Gymnasium Mural Contest Announced
LAPSF News:
Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation announces a call for original artwork that represents the Hilltopper Spirit.
The mural contest is open to all Los Alamos Public School students in grades 8-12. This mural is to honor the creativity and memory of Isaac Hayden. Hayden’s family and friends, the LAHS Class of 1994 and LAPS Foundation have contributed to the project.
The winning submission will be painted in the interior of Griffith Gymnasium by a professional mural team. The finished size of the mural will be approximately 12’ high x 18’ wide and will adorn the east wall of the gym.
Contest Read More
Explore Wonders Of Painting With Oils
Painter Archer Dougherty at work. Courtesy photo
Still life in oil by Archer Dougherty. Courtesy photoJoin Archer Dougherty these next two Saturdays to share the wonders of painting with oils.
Why paint with oils? Oils dry very slowly, which allows the artist to blend the wet paint hours or even days after the previous layer was applied. Oils can hold a great deal of pigment, which is why oil paintings can be richer in color than some of the other mediums.
Oil paint is easy to manipulate and can be blended directly on the canvas. This allows great flexibility in producing Read More
Classical Music World: The Show Must Go On
Cuarteto Latinoamericano. Courtesy photo
Classical Music WorldMost working people have occasionally called in sick. Or arrived at the office late after car trouble. No big deal. But for performing artists, the deal is very big indeed. That the show must go on is their mantra, their creed.
Considering our nearly 70-year history, the Los Alamos Concert Association has dealt with remarkably few situations where an artist could not appear as advertised. We are dealing with one of those rare occasions right now.
Daniel Binelli, the bandoneón Read More
St. Job Orthodox Church Offers Pysanky Egg Decorating Class
An artist creats a decorated egg using the pysanky technique. Courtesy photoSt. Job News:
Saint Job Orthodox Church is hosting a workshop on one of the most beloved Easter traditions-pysanky; a Slavic tradition of painting and decorating eggs.
The workshop is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., March 28 at the church at 2270 39th St. The cost is $20 and space is limited to 20 participants.
Pysanky, alternatively spelled psanki, is a Slavic tradition dating back more than 1,000 years. The tradition involves decorating eggs using bright, bold colors divided by clear geometric lines and patterns. Melted wax is used Read More
Valentina Devine One Woman Show At Fuller Lodge Art Center Through March 21
Valentina Devine shows off one of her pieces of wearable art Saturday at her show at Fuller Lodge Art Center. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Hats designed by Valentina like the one actress Julia Roberts wore in the movie Stepmom. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Some of the clothing designs by Valentina Devine. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Throws by Valentine Devine. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Fabric art by Valentina Devine. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
A coat designed and knitted by Valentina Moonset Over Pajarito Mountain
The moon spotted this morning setting over Pajarito Mountain. Photo by Marc A. Bailey of Los Alamos Read More
‘S Wonderful ‘S Marvelous’ Gershwin Greats Today
LAPS Art Show Displays Student Work
A family admires the elementary school art from Mountain School at Thursday’s reception for the LAPS Art Show. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
A young gallery visitor checks out the Mountain School art. Photo by Bonnie J. GordonStaff Report
Thursday evening, art teachers
Los Alamos Historical Society’s ‘New Mexico Arts Panel’ At Fuller Lodge March 10
This piece and other work by Santa Fe-based tinwork artist Fred Lopez is featured in the new exhibition ‘Tinwork Tradition in New Mexico’ through April at the Los Alamos History Museum. Courtesy/LAHS
LA HISTORICAL SOCIETY News:
The Los Alamos Historical Society’s “New Mexico Arts Panel” is set for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 10.
The panel is part of the Historical Society’s lecture series with this year’s theme of “Made in New Mexico.” Tuesday’s New Mexico Arts Panel will celebrate four artists and the role their crafts have played in New Mexico history. Read More
Del Norte Credit Union Establishes Partnership With Pueblo Of Pojoaque Poeh Cultural Center
Poeh Center art on DNCU instant debit cards. Courtesy/DNCU
DNCU News:
- Includes DNCU Poeh Center Scholarship Fund and Instant Debit Card Imagery
Santa Fe Pro Musica Presents ‘Baroque Holy Week’
Deborah DomanskiSFPM News:
SANTA FE – Santa Fe Pro Musica’s beloved Baroque Holy Week concerts return this April, featuring the Santa Fe Pro Musica Baroque Ensemble performing works inspired by the secular and the divine in the historic Loretto Chapel.
Vocalists Kathryn Mueller and Deborah Domanski will join the Ensemble for the final piece on the program, Pergolesi’s transcendent Stabat Mater.
Kathryn Mueller
There will be three performances:
- 7:30 p.m. April 2;
- 7:30 p.m. April 3; and
- 6 p.m. April 4.
Tickets $20, $35, $45, $65 at the Santa Fe Pro Musica Box Office 505.988.4640, Tickets Santa Read More
‘A Night Of Hindustani Music’ March 7
Devotional singers Mark and Terra Choplin. Courtesy photoThis Week At The Reel Deal
By JIM O’DONNELL This Friday we are opening Oscar winner, Selma for one week only and follow it the next week with Still Alice. Chappie, from the director of District 9 will open this Friday.
We will hold Focus and McFarland USA for another week. Whiplash and Kingsman will end this Thursday.
Don’t miss out on Academy Award winner Whiplash. I saw it last night and it had some of the finest acting I’ve seen – a very intense film.
Movie poster for ‘Selma.’ Courtesy/Reel Deal Theater
SELMA is the story of a movement. The film chronicles the tumultuous three-month Read More
‘Of Gods and Men’ Shows Thursday At Library
Movie poster for ‘Of Gods and Men.’ Courtesy/Mesa Public Library
LIBRARY News:
The film “Of Gods and Men,” winner of a Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, will air at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 5 in the Upstairs Meeting Rooms at Mesa Public Library, 2400 Central.
It is presented as part of the Library’s Free Film Series, which shows a film on the first Thursday of each month.
“Of Gods and Men” is the story of French monks from the Cistercian order who live in the Tibhirine monastery in Algeria, in a place revered by Muslims and Christians alike. Loosely based on the true story of their Read More
Bella Robertson Wins Dog Jog Logo Contest
Bella Robertson’s 2015 Dog Jog logo design. Courtesy imageLAFS News:
Bella Robertson and her dog Jake. Courtesy photo