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Eight Worlds To Explore In LALT’s ‘8×10’

Iain May (William), Dan Shields (Darrell) and Rose Corrigan (Alicia) in ‘Night and Day.’ Photo by Larry Gibbons

Review By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

The Los Alamos Little Theatre is performing its fifth edition of “8×10,” an evening of eight short plays, about 10 minutes long each. The plays come mainly from local and regional playwrights.

These tasty morsels pack a lot of punch into a few short minutes. Watching one-acts is a bit like reading poetry vs. reading a novel. Every word has to count. This makes for some great dialogue when it works. Actors have to work hard Read More

Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘Steve Jobs’

By Cynthia Biddlecomb
Los Alamos

“Steve Jobs” is a film about the computing visionary of the same name during his turbulent years from 1984 to 1998. Professionally, this is the period from his development of the Macintosh computer, turning away from the Apple II, through his dismissal from Apple and founding of NeXT computing, into his rehire as CEO of Apple and the launch of the iMac. The successes of his succeeding years are left out.

Movie poster for ‘Steve Jobs.’ Courtesy Reel Deal Theater

The screenplay is brilliantly written by Aaron Sorkin (West Wing) and edited so that you Read More

Experience The Finest In Fiber Art At Valentina Devine’s ‘Fabulous Open House and Trunk Show’

Valentina Devine in her Los Alamos studio. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 

By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

“I have always knitted!” fiber artist Valentina Devine said. Devine was born in Russia and grew up in Germany, “I can remember knitting all sorts of things from doll clothes to small garments,” she said.

Devine came to Los Alamos 26 years ago from the Washington, D.C. area, where she became a life-time member of the Torpedo Factory Art Center. Devine sold one-of-a-kind garments as well as wall hangings. She still misses having the company of other artists at the Read More

Varieties Of Attraction Explored In ‘Night And Day’

Looking like the cat who swallowed the canary, Darrell (Dan Shields, center) has to explain things to William and Alicia (Iain May and Rose Corrigan). Photo by Zack Baker

LALT News:

Imagine a situation in which you had to team up with someone with whom you had only one thing in common. How would you do?

That’s a question director Iain May asks audiences to consider when watching “Night and Day,” being performed at the Los Alamos Little Theatre’s “8×10’s Fifth Symphony.”

The final two performances of this production 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20 and 21.

“Night and Day” was written by Alix Hudson and Read More

This Week At The Reel Deal

By JIM O’DONNELL
Real Deal Theater

This Friday we are opening Hunger Games, Mockingjay, Part 2 and The Night Before. Spectre and The Peanut Movie will hold for another week. The Good Dinosaur will open on Wed, Nov. 25 and will replace Peanuts, which ends Nov. 24.  

Movie poster for ‘Mockingjay Part 11.’ Courtesy Real Deal Theater

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part II: As the war of Panem escalates to the destruction of other districts by the Capitol, Katniss Everdeen, the reluctant leader of the rebellion, must bring together an army against President Snow, while all she Read More

Teatro Paraguas Presents Festive Bilingual Evening

Theater News:

Teatro Paraguas will present a festive bilingual evening of live music, carols and comedy entitled A Musical Piñata for Christmas III for eight performances beginning Dec. 11. 

This production is the third annual holiday celebration at Teatro Paraguas.

TP’s musical director JoJo Sena de Tarnoff has formed an ensemble of musicians and actors ranging in age from 7 to 70. The evening will begin with a traditional Mexican version of Las Posadas, arranged by Thelma Arquello and Mario Reynolds, followed by traditional and contemporary Christmas carols Read More

Classical Music World: The Power Of Fame

By ANN MCLAUGHLIN, Artistic Director
Los Alamos Concert Association

I’m frequently asked how much the Los Alamos Concert Association pays the artists we present. That information is confidential when it comes to the fees charged by specific artists, but I can talk about this in more general terms. 

We pay our artists anywhere from several thousand dollars for a single performance to tens of thousands. In addition to the basic fee, we frequently offer to take care of ground transport and lodging expenses once artists arrive in New Mexico. 

Artists, by the way, always pay for airfare Read More

‘Strange Trio’ Re-dedication Ceremony Dec. 2

‘Strange Trio’ being installed Oct. 13 at Overlook Park. A public Re-dedication Ceremony is set for Dec. 2 at the corner of Meadow Lane and Overlook Road in White Rock. Courtesy/LAC

A cloud is captured by ‘Strange Trio’ in this photo taken from an unusual angle when the sculpture was installed at Ashley Pond Park in Los Alamos. Photo by TK Thompson

COUNTY News:

The public is invited to attend a ribbon-cutting event for “Strange Trio,” the colossal steel sculpture relocated Oct. 13 to the entrance of Overlook Park in White Rock.  

The re-dedication ceremony is at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. Read More

BRIDGE BITES: The Power of Tens

BRIDGE BITES: The Power of Tens

By Brian Gunnell from The American Contract Bridge League

 

♠ A97

♥ K976

♦ A874

♣ A6

 

♠ J43

♥ J3

♦ KQ62

♣ J873

         North

 

West            East

 

        South

♠ Q852

♥ 8542

♦ J3

♣ KQ2

 

♠ KT6

♥ AQT

♦ T95

♣ T954

 

 None Vulnerable

 North East South West   

 1NT Pass??

 Put yourself in the South chair. Your partner opens a 15-17 1NT and you have to Read More

LAAC’s Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair Saturday At LAMS

2014 Arts and Crafts Fair at LAMS. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
 
2014 Arts and Crafts Fair at LAMS. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
 
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post

The Los Alamos Arts Council’s (LAAC) annual tradition continues with the Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, at Los Alamos Middle School.

The arts council has hosted this event for 48 years. Almost 100 artists will participate in the fair. Shoppers can purchase everything from jewelry, paintings and photography to metal, wood and pottery.

Although it is an event with Read More

SFCC Free Winter Choral Concert Dec. 5

SFCC News:
 
SANTA FE  The Santa Fe Community College Chorus teams up with the SFCC Chamber Singers to perform a Winter Choral Concert of seasonal music at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5. 
 
The concert is free, open to the public, and takes place in the Jemez Rooms on the SFCC campus, 6401 Richards Ave.
 
The program features the performances of chorus and chamber students who have participated in choral classes and rehearsals during the past semester. Musical pieces include the rarely performed Hanacpachap cussicuinin, an anonymous
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ACCT Presents Disney The Lion King Jr. Nov. 20-21

Cast of the Atomic City Children’s Theater production of Disney The Lion King Jr. Courtesy photo

ACCT News:

Atomic City Children’s Theater is proud to present its production of Disney The Lion King Jr. All of your favorite characters from the classic Disney film and hit Broadway musical are here – Simba, Nala, Scar, Pumbaa, Timon, Zazu, and of course, Rafiki!

Disney The Lion King Jr. will be presented at 7:30 p.m. this Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday at Smith Auditorium.

ACCT’s Co-Directors, Daren Savage and Kelsey Cline were both very pleased how well this cast worked with this show which Read More

Snow Scenes Around Los Alamos

Snow falls around historic Fuller Lodge today in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Some 11 inches of new snow falls overnight on the Los Alamos Ski Hill. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
View of Los Alamos today from Mesa Public Library. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Fall leaves stand out among today’s blanket of snow in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
A metal horse sculpture by artist Richard Swenson rears up in the snow today in Central Park Square. Photo by Chris
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Community Invited To Annual Tree Lighting At Municipal Building As Part Of WinterFest 5 p.m. Dec. 5

Los Alamos County Council Chair Kristin Henderson and County Manager Harry Burgess at last year’s tree lighting event in the lobby of the municipal building. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

COUNTY News:

Join the Los Alamos County Council as they officially “light the holiday tree” in the municipal building lobby as part of Winterfest!

Doors open at 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec 5 with the tree lighting at 5:30 p.m. – come inside from the cold to enjoy the tree, munch on some cookies and sip cocoa while visiting with the Councilors.

There also will be a free, festive holiday photo booth op Read More

Wintry Scenes Around The Area

A snowy pumpkin spotted in Pajarito Acres. Photo by Jennifer Bartram

Cloudy skies noticed from N.M. 4. Photo by Jennifer Bartram

Morning clouds seen from N.M. 502. Photo by Jennifer Bartram Read More

Community Members Spend A Night In MANH(A)TTAN

A crowd of people get ready for the camera during the ‘A Night in MANH(A)TTAN’ event held Saturday night at Fuller Lodge. Members of the International Alliance of Theater Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 480 helped give everyone a 40’s-inspired look. The event included a performance by musician and composer Matt Hansen as well as a preview of the Dance Arts Los Alamos ‘Nutcracker.’ The purpose of the event was to promote the television show, ‘Manhattan’ as well as the New Mexico film industry and the Manhattan Project
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Winternacht: Singers Perform At Brown Bag Dec. 2

LAAC News:

The Los Alamos Arts Council presents a Brown Bag concert “Winternacht Songs for a Season of Longing” at noon Wednesday, Dec 2 at Fuller Lodge.

From Vivaldi, Bach, and Mozart, through Delibes, Dvorak, Humperdinck and Barber, to Broadway and pop, the performances feature local singers:

  • Lisa Moore, alto
  • Kaylen Pocaterra, mezzo soprano
  • Nora Scott, soprano
  • Nathan Filer, baritone
  • Bethany Filer, soprano
  • Dawn Filer, soprano
  • Yasmeen Lookman, mezzo soprano, and
  • Alicia Solomon, teacher/accompanist
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