Daily Postcard: Hooded Warblers Return To Los Alamos
Daily Postcard: Hooded Warblers have returned to the Santa Fe National Forest, Los Alamos County, for the third year in a row. This species is a rare migrant in the western United States, but in 2024 they nested along the reservoir road, the first confirmed nesting in New Mexico, and fledged one young. In 2025, they moved south to Upper Water Canyon, and successfully fledged two young. This year a male was first seen April 11, and by May 10 a male and female had settled back into Upper Water Canyon again, in the same exact spot as last year. If you hike this trail, listen for the distinctive song ‘cheree Read More
LALT Variety Show Fundraiser May 16 At Performing Arts Center
From left, Matthew DeSmith, Kelsey Denisson and Heather Beemer have performed many times with LALT and with the Atomic Follies. All three will sing and/or dance at the Saturday Variety Show Fundraiser. Photo by Thomas Graves
John Gustafson, member of LALT and Atomicomedy, will perform standup comedy at Saturday’s fundraiser. Photo by Thomas Graves
LALT News:
Los Alamos Little Theatre (LALT) is back in the Performing Arts Center (PAC). To celebrate the longtime local troupe’s return to the PAC, LALT will host a no-holds-barred, 18 and older variety show featuring not only LALT performers, Read More
C’YA Calls On Artists To Submit For CommUNITY Calendar
C’YA is known to be good for the heart, metal work done by Richard Roquillo. Courtesy/Bernadette Lauritzen
By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Executive Director
Champions of Youth Ambitions
Champions of Youth Ambitions (C’YA) is calling on artists of all ages, abilities and in all mediums as they inaugurate a plan for a 2027 community calendar called CommUNITY Year-round Art (C’YA). The goal is to reflect on an answer to the question, What does good health look like to you?
The result will be in an 18-month community health/wellness education project. Local contributors have until September 1st to submit Read More
HSFF Presents ‘Carving The Southwest: The Artistry Of Dorthy Stewart’ Opening May 29 At Edwin Brooks House
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Dorothy Newkirk Stewart. Courtesy/HSFF
HSFF News:
SANTA FE — Opening May 29, 2026, Historic Santa Fe Foundation is proud to celebrate the centennial of the Stewart sisters’ arrival on Canyon Road. In honor of this anniversary, we invite you to a retrospective of the work of Dorothy Stewart (1891–1955), a pioneer of the Santa Fe art community and the founder of Pictograph Press.
This exhibition features over twenty original woodblock prints on translucent paper, rare hand-printed editions of her Shakespearean volumes, Hamlet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and select Read More
NMSA Hires Creative Writing & Literature Chair Sasha Grafit
NMSA News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico School for the Arts (NMSA) announces the selection of Sasha Grafit to lead its Creative Writing & Literature Department. Grafit is a published author, translator, educator, and editor who has taught creative writing at Columbia University and at Harlem High School in New York City. Sasha is passionate about inspiring young people to write. “My teaching philosophy,” he explains, “is focused on preparing students to carefully observe the world with an artistic eye and to express their own ideas in a compelling manner. When students competently wield the Read More
Local Comic Creators To Release ‘Cuentos Infernales’
Paul Ziomek and Octavio Ramos will launch Cuentos Infernales a new comic book later this month. Plans will include local opportunities for signed copies, including ChamberFest on June 6. Courtesy/Evelyn Ziomek
By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Los Alamos
Octavio Ramos is a proud first generation American with a passion for folklore which has always played a role in his life. Now that he has retired from LANL, he is telling stories full time. He and his partner in storytelling, Paul Ziomek, have a new project combining their creativity in new comic book, Cuentos Infernales (“Infernal Tales”), Frightening Read More
Daily Postcard: Rare Long-Eared Owl Spotted Near Urban
Daily Postcard: A rare Long-eared Owl was spotted roosting in the backyard of a residence Saturday near Urban Park. Long-eared Owls are lanky and often seem to wear a surprised expression thanks to long ear tufts that typically point straight up like exclamation marks. These nocturnal hunters roost in dense foliage, where their camouflage makes them hard to find, and forage over grasslands for small mammals. Long-eared Owls are nimble flyers, with hearing so acute they can snatch prey in complete darkness. In spring and summer, listen for their low, breathy hoots and strange barking calls Read More
Happy Mother’s Day!
This Mother’s Day, a doe and fawns are foraging together on Cochiti Mesa. Photo by Marcela Walker Read More
2026 Taos Chamber Music Sunday Sit-Downs Begin June 21
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TSoM News:
This summer, the mountains will once again come alive with extraordinary chamber music, bringing together our renowned faculty artists, inspiring guest performers, and the next generation of exceptional early-career musicians. For more than six decades, the Taos School of Music (TSoM) has offered something rare: world-class artistry in intimate spaces, paired with the unmistakable beauty, openness, and creative spirit of Taos.
The 2026 season continues that tradition while expanding the ways audiences can experience the School. This year’s offerings include Read More
Daily Postcard: May In Nambé…
Daily Postcard: The beauty of May in Nambé is evident in this serene, picturesque landscape viewed on Friday. Photo by Robin Martin Read More
Scenes From 2026 Los Alamos Arts And Crafts Fair
Scene from the 2026 Arts and Crafts Fair hosted by the Los Alamos Arts Council today on the lawn at Fuller Lodge. The event drew more than 100 vendors from across the region. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Young visitors Alexander Wong and Vincent Wong enjoy cotton candy at the 2026 Arts and Crafts Fair hosted by the Los Alamos Arts Council today on the lawn at Fuller Lodge. Vincent Wong is shown here offering the photographer a bit of his cotton candy. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Scene from the 2026 Arts and Crafts Fair hosted by the Los Alamos Arts Council today on the lawn at Fuller Read More
Inaugural Co-op Summer Showcase Kicks Off May 15
COMMUNITY News:
The Inaugural Co-op Summer Showcase opens at 6 p.m. Friday, May 15, with local rock band Baggage Claim. All concerts will be held at Co-op Park adjacent to the Los Alamos Schools Credit Union at 1010 Central Ave.
This free concert series offers music from local musicians at an outside venue as opening acts for the main Friday summer concert series.
This is a true community concert series that features only local musicians. The purpose of this series is to build community spirit and to raise awareness for a new non-profit organization that will bring local music events such as this Read More
PAC 8 Summer Classes For 3rd-9th Graders Begin June 2
PAC 8’s summer video and drone classes for 3rd through 9th graders start June 2. Courtesy/PAC 8
Scene from a previous PAC 8 summer video class. Courtesy/PAC 8
PAC 8 News:
PAC 8’s summer video classes for 3rd through 9th graders start June 2. This year is an exciting one with drone flying and videography, 2-D and 3-D stop motion animation, GoPros, special effects, camera techniques, green screen, lighting, editing, music production and more.
The classes provide a creative outlet for kids and a fun way for them to express themselves. The classes provide students with technical and artistic skills Read More
Daily Postcard: Hiking Trail Along Stream At Valles Caldera
Daily Postcard: View of a hiking trail along a stream Friday at Valles Caldera National Preserve. Courtesy/VCNP Read More
LAAC To Host Spring Arts & Crafts Fair Saturday
LAAC News:
The Arts & Crafts Fair is back this weekend and the community is invited to join the Los Alamos Arts Council (LAAC) and more than 100 vendors from all over the region, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Fuller Lodge. Pick up a gift for mothers, beat the rush for graduation gifts, or just come out to support independent artisans.
LAAC is welcoming new artists alongside old favorites, ranging in medium from food to jewelry to woodworking.
If shoppers don’t see what they need at the fair, the gallery shop will also be open this week: noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday, open only by appointment on Thursday,
Early Evening View Of Former Velarde Post Office
An early evening view on May 2 of the building that served as the Velarde Post Office for many years. Photo by Johnnie Martinez Read More
PAC 8 Community Media Center: May 8-14, 2026
PAC 8 News:
PAC 8 Community Media Center is available for recording events, transferring old media, shooting and editing, live streaming and drone photography and videography.
For information, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.
PAC 8 Television schedule for May 8-14, 2026:
May 8, 2026
- 6 a.m. — Democracy Now! – Live
- 10 a.m. — The Thom Hartmann Program
- 11 a.m. — County Council Replay 5-05–26
- 4 p.m. — Democracy Now!
- 5 p.m. — PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
- 6 p.m. — Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce “Los Alamos County Manager Update”
- 7 p.m. — PAC 8 Summer Media Classes
- 8 p.m. — League
See The Sun Through A New Lens At Jemez Historic Site’s Daytime Astronomy Program May 16
NMDCA News:
Find out about the world above, in the eyes of Southwestern Indigenous People, at Jemez Historic Site, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.Saturday, May 16, 2026.
Learn about past and modern perspectives of astronomy from an Indigenous point of view with Instructional Coordinator Marlon at Jemez Historic Site.
The presentation will discuss what Southwestern Indigenous people observed and believed about the world above them and how the worlds above and around them are connected and related. We’ll use special sun viewing telescopes to take a closer look at the sun.
This program is included with admission Read More
Santa Fe Community College Announces 2026 Katie Besser Art & Writing Award Winners
Copies of 2026 Accolades, Richard Bradford Scholarship recipient. Courtesy/SFCC
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College’s emerging writers and artists were recognized during the Katie Besser Awards celebration hosted by Meow Wolf on May 4. The awards were named for the late Katie Besser in recognition of her love of literature and creative writing. The event celebrated students’ creative expression through writing, photography and media arts. Writers representing SFCC’s diverse community read from their winning works.
The sixteenth annual winner of Santa Fe Community College Read More
Opera InSight: Santa Fe Opera Festival Season Symposium
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SFO News:
Opera InSight offers an illuminating look at each season’s productions, with special focus on directors’ choices and musical interpretation. By exploring the psychological themes of the narrative and focusing on this season’s works, the program reveals how opera reflects the human condition, from its foibles and triumphs to its loves, vendettas, dilemmas and humor.
For the first time, Opera InSight includes live performances. Jamie Flora and Olga Perez Flora perform selected excerpts from the operas.
The 2026 Festival Season includes Puccini’s Madama Read More