Daily Postcard: ‘Dark Sunrise’ Friday Over White Rock
Daily Postcard: A ‘Dark Sunrise’ spotted Friday from Potrillo Drive in White Rock. Photo by Jim GourdouxDALA’s Sugar Plum On The Hill Holiday Gift To Community
A scene from a rehearsal for Dance Arts Los Alamos’ Sugar Plum on the Hill. Courtesy/DALA
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Apparently when Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker premiered in 1892, it wasn’t well received. Oh, how the tables have turned.
Nowadays, it seems the holiday ballet is the figurehead for the whole art form. And who isn’t aware of the music for the Sugar Plum Fairy’s dance?
In short; the Nutcracker is incredibly popular; it is a ballet that has been told and retold and retold and retold.
Even locally, Dance Arts Los Alamos (DALA) has a long history Read More
Daily Postcard: Elk Herd Running Across Valles Caldera
Daily Postcard: An elk herd is spotted Nov. 29 running across the Valles Caldera National Preserve (VCNP). According to VCNP, the population for the entire Jemez is estimated at 6,100-7,200 with a bull:cow:calf ratio of 33:100:32. Courtesy/VCNP Read More
Los Alamos High School Band, Choir, Jazz & Orchestra Students Selected For 2023 All-State Festival!
LAHS band, choir, jazz and orchestra students selected to perform in the 2023 All-State Festival in January at Popejoy Hall in Albuquerque! Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Staff Report:
Forty six Los Alamos High School (LAHS) band, choir, jazz and orchestra students have been selected to perform in the 2023 All-State Festival in January at Popejoy Hall at UNM in Albuquerque.
Students worked hard to prepare for a rigorous blind audition process by practicing scales, concert excerpts, advanced solos and sight-reading.
LAHS has more orchestra students participating in All-State than
Widely Acclaimed World-Premiere Staging Of ‘The Hours’ Streams Live From The Met To Cinemas Worldwide Dec. 10
‘The Hours’ Streams Live From The Met To Cinemas Dec. 10. Courtesy/The Met
The Met News:
NEW YORK, NY — After playing to sold-out audiences since its widely acclaimed premiere last week, Pulitzer Prize–winning composer Kevin Puts’s The Hours transmits live to cinemas worldwide at 12:55 p.m. (EST) Saturday, Dec. 10, as part of The Met: Live in HD series.
Adapted from Michael Cunningham’s acclaimed novel and the film of the same name, The Hours marks the highly anticipated return of soprano Renée Fleming to the Met stage, starring alongside operatically-trained Broadway star Kelli Read More
DALA Premieres ‘Sugar Plum On The Hill’ Friday Night
Dance Arts Los Alamos dancers rehearse for ‘Sugar Plum on the Hill’. Courtesy/DALA
Dance Arts Los Alamos dancers rehearse for ‘Sugar Plum on the Hill’. Courtesy/DALA
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Dance Arts Los Alamos (DALA) concludes its Nutcracker on the Hill trilogy this weekend. The final chapter, Sugar Plum on the Hill, will premiere at 7 p.m. Friday at Duane Smith Auditorium. The show will continue at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
DALA Artistic Director Jonathan Guise explained Sugar Plum on Hill involves time travel, disguises and some real bits of local Read More
Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert Dec. 10
Percussion players stand ready while rehearsing ‘O Holy Night’. Photo by Elizabeth Allen
COMMUNITY News:
Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra presents its annual Holiday Pops Concert, 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at Crossroads Bible Church.
This free event is provided to the community as a gift from the Los Alamos Symphony. This concert includes some favorite traditions, including a sing-along and a drawing for a member of the audience to conduct “Jingle Bells” – which is a highlight for all ages who attend.
The last time the symphony provided their annual Holiday Pops concert was in 2019.
“This is always Read More
Daily Postcard: Bald Eagles Spotted Perching In Tree
Daily Postcard: A pair of bald eagles perch in a tree Friday near Eagle Nest Lake State Park. Photo by Matt Bailey Read More
Santa Fe Opera Named Festival Of The Year At International Opera Awards
Crosby Theatre at the Santa Fe Opera alight and abuzz on Opening Night of Tristan und Isolde. Photo by Robert Godwin
SFO News:
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Opera has been recognized as Festival of the Year at the International Opera Awards ceremony held at the historic Teatro Real in Madrid, Spain. The company was additionally honored to be nominated in the World Premiere category for its 2022 Season production of M. Butterfly 蝴蝶君 by Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang. Two 2022 Season artists, M. Butterfly 蝴蝶君 director James Robinson and The Barber of Seville conductor Iván López Reynoso were also celebrated Read More
SALA To Feature Parallel Cinema & Classic Films
Courtesy/SALA
COMMUNITY News:
If you have tuned in to the plans and event schedule for the new SALA Events Center in Los Alamos, you will have noticed that SALA will feature more than just first-run Hollywood movies.
For instance, Tuesdays in December feature both classic films and a series SALA calls “Parallel Cinema”.
“As people have been joining our ‘Friends of SALA’ program, we have been surveying them about the kind of films and events they want to see happening at SALA,” owner Allen Saenz said. “More than 90 percent of people want first-run Hollywood movies back in the theater and we plan Read More
PAC 8 Community Media Center: Dec. 2-8, 2022
PAC 8 News:
PAC 8 Community Media Center is available for recording events, transferring of old media, shooting and editing, live streaming and drone photography and videography.
For information, email pac8@losalamos.com, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.
PAC 8 Television schedule for Dec. 2-8, 2022:
Friday, Dec. 2, 2022
- 6 a.m. Democracy Now! – Live
- 10 a.m. The Thom Hartmann Program
- 11 a.m. County Council Replay 11-29-22
- 3 p.m. Democracy Now!
- 5 p.m. PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
- 6 p.m. PAC 8 Summer Media Classes
- 7 p.m. The Whitehouse Chronicles
- 7:30 p.m. Los Alamos
Buck Spotted Hiding In Plain Sight At Los Alamos Home
A buck (known in certain circles only as ‘Bob’) is spotted hiding in plain sight among yard decorations Sunday in front of a Los Alamos residence at 37th and Villa streets near Aspen Elementary School. Photo by Tina Lynn Platte
‘Bob’ attempts to blend in with yard decorations Sunday in the front yard of a residence at 37th and Villa streets near Aspen Elementary School. Photo by Tina Lynn Platte Read More
Daily Postcard: Young Elk Chews On Twig At Bandelier
Daily Postcard: A young elk is spotted chewing on a twig Nov. 19 at Bandelier National Monument. Winter is the best time to see elk. Elk spend much of the warmer months at the higher elevations within Bandelier or in nearby Valles Caldera National Preserve. Once the snows begin to fall and vegetation in the mountains is less accessible, the elk begin moving downward in elevation and can readily be seen along the main entrance road and N.M. 4 when driving to the park. Elk are very large deer, a bull can weigh more than 1,000 pounds. Source: Bandelier. Courtesy/BNM Read More
Taos Chamber Music Group Presents Two Winter-themed Programs With Gleb Ivanov Dec. 9, 10 & 11
Pianist Gleb Ivanov
TAOS CHAMBER MUSIC News:
The Taos Chamber Music Group’s (TCMG) 30th Anniversary Season celebrates the holiday season with two of its most popular programs.
Both feature the immensely gifted pianist Gleb Ivanov who will be presented in a solo piano recital, “Winter Scenes” Friday, Dec. 9, and then join TCMG musicians for a chamber music program, “Journey Into Winter” with two performances Dec. 10 and 11.
All concerts begin at 5:30 p.m. and take place in the Arthur Bell Auditorium at the Harwood Museum of Art.
A TCMG regular – this year marks Ivanov’s 10th season of appearances Read More
LAAC: ‘Affordable Arts’ Continues Tuesday Through Sunday!
Courtesy/LAAC
LAAC News:
The Los Alamos Arts Council wants to extend a heartfelt thank you to all of the members the community who turned out for opening weekend of Affordable Arts!
This week, Affordable Arts continues 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday in the Fuller Lodge Art Center Gallery.
The Gift of Small Paintings Continues in the Step Up Gallery during regular library hours at the Los Alamos branch of the Mesa Public Library. For information on purchasing art during that exhibit, visit this link.
LAAC is open until 6 p.m. Saturday Dec. 3 in the Gallery Shop and will have hot chocolate Read More
Daily Postcard: Squirrel Hangs Upside Down At Bandelier
Daily Postcard: An Abert’s Squirrel is spotted hanging upside down in a tree while eating Saturday at Bandelier National Monument. Abert’s Squirrels are a favorite that many park visitors see when hiking the Main Pueblo Loop Trail. A typical gray tree squirrel, Abert’s are unique due to their oversized ears with long fur tassels. Abert’s squirrels are active year-round and unlike most squirrels do not cache food. They are excellent tree climbers and can be seen performing incredible acrobatics when jumping from tree top to tree top. Ponderosa pine trees provide this squirrel’s essential Read More
Community Invited As Los Luceros Historic Site Turns On Lights With Farolito Event Dec. 17
NMDCA News:
Soak in the natural beauty of Los Luceros Historic Site in the farolitos’ soft glow and stay warm with Black Mesa Winery’s mulled wine — this will be a family friendly, community-oriented night with fun for all.
Walk the grounds and explore the majestic historic buildings while they are all lit up for the holidays 6-9 p.m., Dec. 17, at 253 County Road 41, Alcalde, NM 87511.
Farolitos, luminarias, and Christmas lights will adorn the outdoor walks accompanied by guitarists, piano players, and other musical entertainment. Arts and crafts vendors, food trucks, and hot mulled wine from Read More
LAHS Grad Leah Browning Writes New Book Of Poetry
Author Leah Browning
AUTHOR News:
SAN JOSE, Calif. — ‘When the Sun Comes Out After Three Days of Rain’, the first full-length collection of poetry by Los Alamos High School (LAHS) alumna Leah Browning, was published by Kelsay Books in November.
Browning is the author of Two Good Ears and Loud Snow, a pair of flash fiction mini-books published by Silent Station Press; three short nonfiction books for teens and pre-teens, all released by educational publisher Capstone Press; and six chapbooks of poetry and short fiction.
Browning’s fiction, poetry, essays and articles have previously appeared Read More
Teatro Paraguas: A Musical Piñata For Christmas Dec. 9-18
Teatro Paraguas presents ‘A Musical Piñata for Christmas’ is 7 p.m. Fridays and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sunday Dec. 9-18 at Teatro Paraguas, 3205 Calle Marie in Santa Fe. Courtesy/Teatro Paraguas
Scene from ‘A Musical Piñata for Christmas’ at Teatro Paraguas. Courtesy/Teatro Paragua
TEATRO PARAGUAS News:
Teatro Paraguas will present its 10th annual community celebration “A Musical Piñata for Christmas” 7 p.m., Fridays and 2 p.m., Saturdays and Sunday Dec. 9-18, at Teatro Paraguas, 3205 Calle Marie in Santa Fe.
The Teatro Paraguas Orchestra will play traditional New Mexican and Mexican Read More
Daily Postcard: Snowshoer Treks Across Valles Caldera
Daily Postcatd: A snowshoer treks across a snowy valley Nov. 18 at the Valles Caldera National Preserve. (NPS)