Annual Big Band After Christmas Dance Dec. 26
BIG BAND News:
The annual Big Band After Christmas Dance is 7:30-10:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 26 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Hall, 3700 Canyon Road in Los Alamos. The dance is open to the public and proceeds will be used to help the IHM Youth Group. Admission is $15, $10 for students, and $5 for those under 12.
The IHM venue provides a large dance floor and good acoustics. Decorations and refreshments will be provided by the IHM Youth Group.
Music will feature the Los Alamos Big Band, and for this dance the featured vocalists will be Elisa Enriquez and Rene LeClair. The Los Alamos Big Band has been Read More
Seniors Spread Holiday Cheer At Smith’s Marketplace
Los Alamos seniors gather this morning to sing Christmas Carols at Smith’s Marketplace in an effort to spread holiday cheer. Courtesy photo Read More
Tall Crane Sculpture Installed At White Rock Library
The 10-foot tall sculpture of a crane, ‘Flying Folds’ created by artist Kevin Box was installed Wednesday outside the White Rock Branch Library on Sherwood Boulevard at N.M. 4. Los Alamos County Council unanamously approved the expenditure last May of Art in Public Places Funds not to exceed $125,200 for the crane sculpture and a companion piece that depicts what the original paper crane looks like when unfolded. Box created both of the metal sculptures using a process he developed to produce castings from paper. Dr. Robert J. Lang folded the original paper origami crane Read More
Lads Of Enchantment At Smith’s Marketplace Sunday
SALVATION ARMY News:
Community members are invited to gather at the Salvation Army kettle 3-5 p.m., Dec 20 in the large foyer of Smiths Marketplace. Our very own Lads of Enchantment will be providing some musical holiday cheer..
Both Smith’s stores have graciously hosted the Salvation Army bell ringers again this year through Dec. 24.
All funds raised stay in Los Alamos County to be used to address homelessness, for basic needs assistance and disaster relief. Call 505.662.4666 for more information. Read More
Los Alamos Nature Center Wins Regional Architecture Awards
The Los Alamos Nature Center. Photo by Patrick Coulie
PEEC News:
The Los Alamos Nature Center building and design team were recently given three prestigious regional awards.
In November ENR-Southwest named the Nature Center its Small Project of the Year (under $10 million) and its Project of the Year (overall). The Nature Center beat out award winning buildings in every category to win this last designation.
More recently, the Nature Center stood out above more than 60 projects from around the state to win one of nine Eagle Awards from the NAIOP, an organization for commercial real estate Read More
Filmmakers Community Outreach Event: A Celtic Christmas At Historic Scottish Rite Temple In Santa Fe
The Anslover Family Band. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
Celebrate Christmas Celtic style Saturday, Dec. 19 at the historic Scottish Rite Temple at 463 Paseo de Peralta in Santa Fe.
Enjoy Celtic food, lively music and exciting dance at this family-friendly afternoon event surrounded by the grandeur and beauty of Santa Fe’s beloved Scottish Rite Temple, a community treasure.
Doors open at 2:30 p.m. with a taste of Celtic savories and snacks for General Admission and Preferred Orchestra ticket holders, followed by the 3 p.m. concert. Performers scheduled to appear include the Santa Read More
Jingle Bell Rock ‘N Run Race Results
Chelsea Challacombe smiles as she continues along the musical route. Photo by Jim Stein
5K winner, Connor Bailey, looks strong around the halfway point. Photo by Jim Stein
LAHS Band Director, Zane Meek, joins in on the holiday tunes. Photo by Jim SteinLAHS Orchestras Present Free Concerts 7 p.m. Today
LAHS News:
The Los Alamos High School Orchestras present free concerts today at 7 p.m. in Duane Smith Auditorium.
Tuba Choir Performs Carols Saturday
MUSIC News:
Nothing says Christmas quite like the sound of a choir performing carols. This choir happens to be composed of tubas and euphoniums.
The group came together in 2002, and has played at various venues throughout Los Alamos every holiday season since.
The choir is made up of a core of adult musicians from other groups in Los Alamos (Big Band, Symphony and others), and is augmented by talented high school students. They play an eclectic mix of arrangements specifically created for a tuba choir.
The concert is 7 p.m., Saturday in Kelly Hall at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church, 3900 Trinity Read More
Week Of The Arts At Los Alamos Public Schools
Monday’s week of arts began with the LAPS All-District Choir led by LAHS and LAMS Choir Director Jason Rutledge. Courtesy/LAPS
Tuesday events included the LAHS woodwind ensemble, brass choir, full band, and flag color-guard performances. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools hosted a week of performances to showcase the arts and celebrate its students’ growing skills in music and dance.
The week began Monday evening with the LAPS All-District Choir led by LAHS and LAMS Choir Director Jason Rutledge. Music accompaniment was provided by elementary music Read More
Scenes From Annual Christmas Arts And Crafts Fair
Santa’s cousin participated in Saturday’s annual Christmas Arts and Crafts Fair at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 3700 Canyon Road. The Ladies Auxiliary sponsored the event, which provides the community an opportunity to do their Christmas shopping. Photo by Juanita Jebbanema
Saturday’s annual Christmas Arts and Crafts Fair at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. Photo by Juanita Jebbanema
Saturday’s annual Christmas Arts and Crafts Fair at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. Photo by Juanita Jebbanema
Saturday’s annualAcclaimed Violinist Gil Shaham Performs Brilliantly
Gil Shaham. Courtesy/gilshaham.comJohann Sebastian Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, completed around 1720 (he was 35), are thought to be a grand intellectual and musical achievement universally revered by violinists and listeners alike for their spiritual essence.
The Solo masterwork consists of three sonatas, each with four traditional slow-fast-slow-fast movements, and three partitas, each comprised of a series of dance movements. Characterized by supreme virtuosic demands, the violinist is required to play multiple Read More
More Scenes From Saturday’s Snow In Los Alamos
Snow scene Saturday in the Walnut Street area of Los Alamos. Photo by Lisa Tuck
Snow scene Saturday in the Walnut Street area of Los Alamos. Photo by Lisa TuckSnow Comes To Pajarito Acres
Overnight snow dusts a gate at a residence on Estante Way in Pajarito Acres in White Rock. Photo by Jennifer Bartram Read More
Morning Snow Scenes From Los Alamos
A snowy scene this morning along Diamond Drive. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
Snow falls at the intersection of Diamond and Arkansas this morning. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
A solitary apple topped with snow this morning hangs onto a branch of this tree growing on Walnut Street. Photo by A.S. Clark
Men Of Santa Fe Animal Shelter Calendar Video
SFAS News:Santa Fe Pro Musica: ‘The Brandenburg Concertos’
Thomas O’Connor conducts the Santa Fe Pro Musica Orchestra. Courtesy photoSFPM News:
Santa Fe Pro Musica presents all six of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos featuring the Santa Fe Pro Musica Orchestra and Soloists at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 29 and Wednesday, Dec. 30 in the St. Francis Auditorium, inside the New Mexico Museum of Art.
Among the most performed of Bach’s compositions, the six Brandenburg Concertos have left a lasting influence on chamber music and on those who appreciate the playful side of Bach’s genius.To be performed on modern instruments, Bach’s Read More
This Week At The Reel Deal
By JIM O’DONNELLThis Friday we are opening The 33. The Good Dinosaur, Mockingjay, Part 2, and Krampus (by the way it’s definitely an off-beat Christmas film but it’s also funny, entertaining and scary.) will hold for another week.
Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens opens Thursday, Dec. 17. Tickets are now on sale at our box office.
Now is the season for many excellent films to open limited in theaters just before the end of the year in the hopes they will be nominated Jan. 14, 2016. The 88th Academy Awards ceremony is Feb. 28, 2016.
These films tend to be more dramatic, Read More
Georgia O’Keeffe Landscape Tours At Ghost Ranch
GHOST RANCH News:Christmas Sights And Sounds In White Rock
The annual holiday extravaganza at 334 Garver Lane in White Rock is dazzling motorists as they line the block, tune their radio to 93.7 FM, listen to Christmas Carols and watch the lights blink in rhythm. Homeowners John and Cindy Hollabaugh have once again transformed their home into a neighborhood sensation. Photo by Jennifer Bartram
Annual Christmas scene at 334 Garver Lane in White Rock. Photo by Jennifer Bartram
Annual Christmas scene at 334 Garver Lane in White Rock. Photo by Jennifer Bartram
Santa Claus is spotted Wednesday evening through an attic window of this home at 369 Garver Read More
