Angkor Wat: A Photo Essay
Photo by Jason Frazier
Photo by Jason Frazier
Photo by Jason Frazier
By JASON FRAZIER
Angkor Wat was first a Hindu, then subsequently a Buddhist, temple complex in Cambodia. It is the largest religious monument in the world.
Construction on Angkor Wat first began in the 12th Century AD and became the largest preindustrial city in the world measuring at least 1,000 square kilometers. Today, Angkor Wat is much more than just a bunch of old buildings. An entire community of people still live within the protected area.
There are houses, schools, restaurants and shops. Angkor Wat is a UNESCO World Heritage Read More
Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’
By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
“X-Men: Days of Future Past” may fall into the same genre of superhero movies as “Spiderman 2”, which played last week here in town, but that is where any similarity between the two films ends.
Admittedly, this is an entertaining genre but my qualifications critiquing it are few. Like many people, I don’t have the backstory on these characters (especially Mystique, Beast, Quicksilver, Wolverine, even Professor X and Magneto) beyond what the film itself tells us.
Movie poster for ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past.’ Courtesy/Reel Read More
Storms Didn’t Stop Homemade Jamz Blues Band
A break in Friday’s rainstorm was all people needed to show up for the first Summer Concert in the new bandstand at Ashley Pond to hear the Homemade Jamz Blues Band. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
The Los Alamos Meetup Group stakes their claim at Ashley Pond. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Young Cora Perkins is ready for the weather. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Concert snacks. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
A child makes the most of a damp situation during the Gordons’ Summer Concert Series Friday at ‘Art in Action’ Launching at White Rock Visitor Center
White Rock Visitor Center on N.M. 4. Courtesy/LACC
CHAMBER News:
An Art in Action program is rolling out Memorial Day Weekend at the White Rock Visitor Center on N.M. 4.
The first featured artist is photographer Diana McPherson, owner of Friends of Nature Photography.
Locals and visitors to the community can stop at the visitor center and watch artists create murals and other projects on a rotating basis.
“This is a pilot program and we would like to hear from artists interested in participating and performing their art live before the public,” said Mike Lippiatt, manager of the Read More
This Week at the Reel Deal
By JIM O’DONNELLThis week we are opening Blended, with Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler, and X-Men: Days of Future Pastwith Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique, Raven. We will hold Godzilla and Million Dollar Arm for another week. Neighbors and Spider Man 2 will end this Thursday.
Movie poster for ‘Blended.’ Courtesy/Reel Deal Theater
Blended: After a disastrous blind date, single parents Lauren and Jim agree on only one thing. They never want to see each other again. But when Read More
Gallery Talk with Lily Schlien at Fuller Lodge Art Center Friday
Lily Schlien with from ‘Corvus Corax y Su Mundo…The Black One and His World’ by Lily Schlien. Courtesy/FLAC
‘The Field.’ a linoprint by Lily Schlien. Courtesy/FLACLike so many of us, Lily Schlien is enamored of ravens and they frequent her art work. Her exhibit in the Portal Gallery at the Fuller Lodge Art Center “Corvus Corax y Su Mundo…The Black One and His World,” recently transformed from Phase I into Phase II.
Phase I collected her most recent works with an emphasis on collage and monoprints; Read More
Pinon Students Create Solar Powered Kinetic Sculptures
Solar powered sculptures created by Pinon fifth grade students. Photo by Stephanie RittnerPinon Elementary School fifth grade students, along with art teacher Stephanie Rittner and artist-in-residence Deborah Brink, created solar powered kinetic sculptures called, “Towers of Power.”
The project provided an opportunity for students to learn about prisms, mirrors, light, magnification and how the eye and brain function, along with how a solar cell works.
According to Pinon students, Read More
Local Author Publishes 7th Novel Set in Southwest
Cover of ‘Smoke Dreams.’ Courtesy/amazon.comLITERARY News:
Local author Don Willerton has kept busy with the literary muse since his retirement from Los Alamos National Laboratory 10 years ago.
Don Willerton
Smoke Dreams, Willerton’s seventh book, is based outside of Las Vegas, N.M. and is his first adult novel. It tells the story of an ancient Victorian mansion in the canyons of the Canadian River that is brought to life in 1879 by an Indian shaman.
It was made alive for one specific purpose, but the purpose never becomes fulfilled. A century Read More
Los Alamos Choral Society Presents ‘Heroes, Explorers and Dreamers’ Sunday
Los Alamos Choral Society in concert. File photo/ladailypost.comLACS News
The Los Alamos Choral Society (LACS) will give its spring concert, “Heroes, Explorers and Dreamers,” at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 25 at Crossroads Bible Church, 97 East Road in Los Alamos. Admission is $15 for adults and free for children and students. Tickets are available at CB FOX and at the door.
Mary Badarak will conduct, with Diane Chan, assistant conductor, Cindy Little, accompanist, and rehearsal assistance from Jason Rutledge. There will be an oboe solo by Anne Marie Peeters Weem.
The program will feature Read More
Third Annual Discussion in the Chaos to Complexity Series May 31
SFI News:
Santa Fe Institute (SFI) and the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) present the third annual discussion in the Chaos to Complexity series.
SFI Professor and VP for Science Jennifer Dunne and Eastern Band of Cherokee artist Shan Goshorn will explore the creative process in both art and science, in a discussion moderated by SFI’s Valerie Plame.
The event is 2-4 p.m. Saturday, May 31 at MoCNA’s Allan Houser Art Park (108 Cathedral Place) in Santa Fe. The event is free with paid museum admission, but seating is limited.
Shan Goshorn is a concept-based artist. Her recent work incorporates Read More
Explore This Season’s Santa Fe Opera With UNM-LA
The Santa Fe Opera. Courtesy/santafeopera.orgMusicians, music educators and opera aficionados Greg Schneider and Dennis Davies-Wilson will give students a grand tour of this season’s Santa Fe Opera in Introduction to Opera, starting June 9 at UNM-Los Alamos.
The class is being offered both for credit and through Community Education, 6-9 p.m. for six Mondays. Credit students may decide on the amount of fine arts credit they want to pursue (1-3 credits). Those over 65 may take the class for $5 per credit hour if there is room in the class. They cannot Read More
Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘Million Dollar Arm’
By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
“Million Dollar Arm,” as a Disney production, was almost guaranteed to have a happy ending. But little did I expect it to be touching! This is a sports film that non-fans can enjoy.
Movie poster for ‘Million Dollar Art.’ Courtes/Reel Deal Theater
The cross-cultural story and scenes in India are captivating. Having lived among a subset of the Indian culture, I giggled through much of this part of the film.
In fact, we get a quick tour in India itself, as the protagonist, an independent sports agent, seeks new talent for the next Read More
Santa Fe Opera Guild Presents ‘Exploring the Mystery of Sun Yat-sen’ May 21
The Darker Side of White: Art by Tiffany Rose Opening Reception at MPL Art Gallery June 5
Artist Tiffany Rose. Courtesy photo
MPL News:
An Opening Reception for The Darker Side of White, Art by Tiffany Rose is set for 4:30-7:30 p.m., June 5 at the Mesa Public Library Art Gallery in Los Alamos.
Artwork by Tiffany Rose. Courtesy photo
The show consists of work in two monochromatic mediums: charcoal drawings and portraits in pencil. Without the influence of color, the artist can emphasize light, shadow and texture, and still capture a remarkable realism.
Hinojosa has always been passionate about art. She creates art “to move you, to inspire you, to take you into your own soul.” Read More
Zoe Muth and the Lost High Rollers Opens 2014 Summer Concert Series at Overlook Park
Concert promoter Russ Gordon looks out the crowd gathered for the first concert of his 25th season. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Singer Zoe Muth unpacks her guitar and heads for the stage. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Concert Promoter Russ Gordon introduces the first band of the 2014 Summer Concert Series, Zoe Muth and the Lost High Rollers. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Trinity Herndon dances to the music of Zoe Muth and the Lost High Rollers. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Russ Gordon andLos Alamos Piecemakers Quilt Guild Meets May 23
The ‘Our Favorite Quilts’ Exhibit hanging at the Mesa Public Library, 3rd floor, until the end of May. Courtesy photo
A quilt showing a method using crayons and stitchery Courtesy photo
LAPQG News:
The Los Alamos Piecemakers Quilt Guild is holding its May meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 23 at the White Rock Baptist Church.
The program presented will be a Round Robin featuring four guild members demonstrating the following techniques:
- Make continuous binding. Learn an easy way to make yards of binding with a few cuts;
- learn a method using crayons and stitchery;
- make an accessory
LACA to Present Cliburn Piano Competition Winner Haochen Zhang May 23
Haochen Zhang at the piano. Courtesy/LACA
The Los Alamos Concert Association will present Haochen Zhang in the final concert of 2013-2014 Season at 7 p.m. Friday, May 23 at Duane Smith Auditorium in Los Alamos.
Since his gold medal win at the 13th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, 23-year-old Chinese pianist Haochen Zhang has captivated audiences in the United States, Europe and Asia with a unique combination of deep musical sensitivity, fearless imagination and spectacular virtuosity.
His return to Fort Worth as part of the 2010–2011 Read More
This Week at the Reel Deal
Column by JIM O’DONNELLThis week we are opening Godzilla and Million Dollar Arm. Wewill hold Neighbors andThe Amazing Spiderman 2for another week. Heaven is for Real, and Bears willend this Thursday.
We originally had not planned on Godzilla, but It has been getting great reviews, and I’ve heard from our local teenagers that they want more scary movies at the Reel Deal, so here it is. I hope you like it.
Movie poster for ‘Godzilla.’ Courtesy/Reel Deal TheaterGodzilla: Read More
Summer Concert Series Kicks Off Friday With Zoe Muth at Kite Festival!
Zoe Muth. Courtesy/zoemuth.comHere we go folks! The 2014 LA County Summer Concert Series starts at 7 p.m. Friday, May 16 at Overlook Park in White Rock.
This will be the 25th Anniversary of the Series and it’ll be special. Friday’s show will be a part of the Los Alamos Arts Council’s Kite Festival (www.losalamosartcouncil.org/kite-festival).
Zoe Muth and her band, the Lost High Rollers start off our Series. All of the 2014 Friday night concerts are free of charge. You should bring your own chairs or blankets.
Zoe Muth started out in Seattle Read More
Community Invited to Española Valley Opera Guild & Black Mesa Winery ‘Opera, Wine and Cheese’ May 31
EVOG News:
For the second year, Espanola Valley Opera Guild along with Black Mesa Winery is hosting Opera, Wine and Cheese. Back by very popular demand is Carlos Archuleta, an Espanola native and former Santa Fe Opera apprentice. He will be performing with Christina Martos and accompanied again by well-known Santa Fe pianist, John Rangel.
For more information, contact Lara Fitzgerald at lara@blackmesabnb.com, 505.583.2545 or www.guildsofsfo.org/ev.
About the Española Valley Opera Guild:
Española Valley Opera Guild volunteers participate in education and community Read More
