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Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘Kubo And The Two Strings’

By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos

“Kubo and the Two Strings” is the latest animated film from Laika Entertainment (Coraline, The Boxtrolls), a family action adventure presented in stop-action animation. Words cannot adequately describe this film, but let’s try…

The creativity in this film is awe-inspiring. Stop-action animation means in this case that 4.3 seconds of the footage were created on average every week for nearly five years. In addition to the main characters, created with what we used to call “Claymation”, there are origami figurines, quickly created by Kubo’s story magic, which Read More

Daily Postcard: Fawns Visit Walnut Street

Daily Postcard: The cooler air lately in Los Alamos seems to have put a spring in the step of this fawn spotted recently at a residence on Walnut Street. Photo by Robert Beberniss 

Fawn spotted recently leaping around a residence on Walnut Street. Photo by Robert Beberniss 

Three fawns gather recently on the lawn of a residence on Walnut Street. Photo by Robert Beberniss  Read More

Cinema Cindy Reviews: ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’

By Cynthia Biddlecomb 
Los Alamos
 
“Florence Foster Jenkins” is a BBC/Pathé Pictures release starring Meryl Streep as the 20th century heiress and performer who only thought she could sing. Her mostly true story is both funny and sad, but beautifully presented in this film. Lavish costumes and sets reflect the Victorian era in which Florence grew up—she was born in 1868—as a counterpoint to 1944, the year the story takes place.
 
By 1944 Florence Foster Jenkins was 76 and had been a New York socialite all her adult life. She had been a piano protégé, giving a recital at the
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David Luning Performs At Pond Tonight

David Luning. Courtesy photo
 

MUSIC News:

Gritty, soulful singer/songwriter David Luning is a lively storyteller whose music, earnest songwriting and rich, captivating voice would have you believe you’re listening to a hardened veteran of Nashville.

Luning is performing as part of the Los Alamos Summer Concert Series at 7 p.m. today at Ashley Pond Park. The concert is free.

His debut album “Just Drop On By” was met with high critical praise and garnered Luning numerous film and TV placements with most recently, a featured placement of his song “ Whiskey Bottle” in NBC’s series Read More

Adobe Rose Theatre Presents ‘Lobby Hero’

THEATRE News:

The Adobe Rose Theatre in Santa Fe will present ‘Lobby Hero’ by Kenneth Lonergan and directed by Staci Robbins Sept. 8-25.

Lobby Hero – nominated for the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Play, tells the story of Jeff, a luckless young security guard trying to get his life together after being thrown out of the Navy.

But the lobby proves to be no sanctuary from the world, as Jeff is drawn into a local murder investigation involving his supervisor, a tightly wound young man called upon to bear witness against his troubled brother, and an overzealous and Read More

Cinema Cindy Reviews: ‘Pete’s Dragon’

By Cynthia Biddlecomb
Los Alamos
 
“Pete’s Dragon” is a Disney live action movie that opened Aug. 12.
 
Like its predecessor, an animated feature in 1977, it features a 10-year-old lost boy and the (CGI-animated) furry dragon who protects him during the six years he’s in the deep forest. It is a family drama appropriate for elementary aged kids up through adults. Nobody dies, but there is some heartbreak, and scary situations for little kids. The movie opens with Pete in the back seat of his parents’ station wagon as they go on a camping adventure.
 
Five-year-old Pete
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Arts In Public Places Board Meets 5:30 p.m. Thursday

COUNTY News:
 
The Los Alamos County Arts in Public Places Board meets at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, in Room #110 Municipal Building. 
 
The meeting is open to the public.
 
Agenda:
 
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 June 23, 2016
 
IV. Future Projects
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‘Granite Mountain’ Filming At Urban Park Friday

COUNTY News:

“GraniteMountain” is filming approximately 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26 at Urban Park. There will be no loud noises, stunts or special effects conducted as part of filming this scene.

“Granite Mountain” has obtained a permit to reserve all Urban Park facilities, including the pavilion, all fields (soccer/baseball), courts (basketball, volleyball, tennis) and parking spaces connected to the park. The production will block off and sign areas not accessible to the public during filming.

Beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25 through Read More

USPS Helps National Park Service Celebrate Centennial

This sheet includes 16 different stamps, all of them showing views of national parks or plants, animals, artwork, objects, and structures found in or associated with a national park. Courtesy/NPS

USPS News: 

NEW YORK — Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan helps the National Park Service celebrate its 100th anniversary with the dedication of the pane of 16 National Parks Forever stamps .The first-day-of-issue ceremony took place in New York City at the World Stamp Show-NY 2016 – which is the world’s largest stamp show and is only held once a decade in the United States. Read More

Daily Postcard: Fawn Visits Barranca Mesa Residence

Daily Postcard: This speckled fawn pays a visit Monday to a home on Barranca Mesa accompanied by its mother and another doe attracted to the windfall of apples from nearby trees. Photo by Ken Hanson

Fawn visits residence Monday on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Ken Hanson Read More

Public Invited To San Ildefonso Pottery Dedication

The public is invited to join the Art in Public Places Board, Los Alamos County Council and guest artists at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31 for dedication of San Ildefonso pottery replicas stationed along N.M. 4 in White Rock. LADP File Photo

COUNTY News:

The public is invited to join the Art in Public Places Board, Los Alamos County Council and guest artists at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31 to celebrate the dedication of the large San Ildefonso pottery replicas stationed along N.M. 4 in White Rock.

The creation of this impressive artwork was a collaborative effort Read More

YMCA PiYo Live® Rave Saturday

 
YMCA News:
 
The Family YMCA is excited to host its first PiYo Live® Rave this Saturday at the main Y studio.
 
Join them for a special Glow in the Dark black-light Piyo Live® class! PiYo is a fast-paced, high intensity, FUN workout that blends the strength and toning of Pilates, the balance and stretching of yoga, and the high-energy cardio of dance in a challenging format that will totally rock your world.
 
Wear your white and neon! Glow bracelets at the door. PiYo Live® is for all levels, members and non-members are welcome!
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Cinema Cindy Reviews Ben-Hur

By Cynthia Biddlecomb
Los Alamos
 
“Ben-Hur”, a fifth re-make based on the 1880 novel, was released Friday, Aug. 19. Did it need to be remade? Perhaps not—attempts made in 2003 and 2010 bombed.
 
The best-selling novel was first made into a film in 1907 and again in 1925. Our favorite version came out in 1959 staring Charlton Heston, winning 11 Oscars. So why make a new one? Modern film technology can make a better chariot race. The tag line for the recent release is “Brother against brother. Slave against Empire.”
 
Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston) and Messala Severus (Toby
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Daily Postcard: Sun Setting Over Otowi Mesa

Daily Postcard: This photo is taken Monday from a home at the end of Los Pueblos as the sun is setting over Otowi Mesa, highlighting the cliffs, mesas and a bit of rainbow. Photo by Steve Greene
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DALA Opens Auditions For Nutcracker On ‘The Hill’

Scene from Nutcracker on ‘The Hill’. Courtesy photo
 
DALA News:
 
Dance Arts Los Alamos, a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization and dance education studio in Los Alamos opens auditions for Nutcracker on “The Hill”.
 
Conception of the production began in January 2015 in association with The Los Alamos Historical Society. Artistic Director Jonathan Guise brings new life to the classic tale of The Nutcracker by entwining it with the true historical characters involved in the historic Manhattan Project.
 
Auditions
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Pipe Band Plays Ashley Pond Pavilion Wednesday

The Albuquerque & Four Corners pipes and drums bagpipe band’s logo on the bass drum. Photo by TK Thompson

MUSIC News:

Weather permitting, The Albuquerque & Four Corners pipes and drums bagpipe band is set to perform 6:30-7:30 p.m., Wednesday in the pavilion at Ashley Pond Park.

The band is committed to promoting the listening pleasure and ongoing education of bagpipe music and invites the community to attend this free event. Read More

Relay For Life Night At Ashley Pond Park Friday

Walkers circle Ashley Pond at Friday’s Annual Relay for Life, which raises funds to fight cancer. This is the 30th annual event in Los Alamos. Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Los Alamos Medical Center Marketing Director Mary Beth Maassen admires an item at the Silent Auction. Maassen is one of the organizers of the event. Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Jim Lauderdale performs during Relay for Life Night at Friday’s Los Alamos County Summer Concert Series. Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Two-steppin’. Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
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David King Dunaway On Musicians And The Blacklist

David King Dunaway. Courtesy photo

LIBRARY News:

Noted historian and broadcaster David King Dunaway will speak at Mesa Public Library at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 24 in the Upstairs Rotunda. His talk is entitled Force and Violins.

Force and Violins was first presented to the Library of Congress’ American Folklife Center in 2008, on the subject of systematic persecution of folksingers in the United States in the 1940s, ‘50s and ‘60s.

Through the Benjamin A. Botkin Folklife Lecture Series, the American Folklife Center presents distinguished experts speaking about their research and current Read More

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