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 ChrisCommunity 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 ProjectWinternacht: 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
N Square Launches Game Design Competition To Address Nuke Risks
Courtesy/N Square
GAMING COMMUNITY News:
Nuclear proliferation remains one of the most vexing and complex issues of our time. Though the Cold War ended long ago, today’s nuclear security situation is more volatile than ever. But with such a huge challenge comes an even bigger opportunity for innovation, and who better to tackle this issue than the gaming community, known for their creativity and collaborative problem solving.
A new design competition is calling on innovators to save the world, in real life, by inspiring creative solutions and novel approaches that foster greater understanding Read More
Tenth Annual Winter Indian Market Draws More Than 200 Artists To Santa Fe Nov. 27-29
Festival of Trees Fundraiser. Courtesy/©Santa Fe Indian Market
SWAIA News:
SANTA FE — The Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) has announced that this year’s Winter Indian Market will commence with a preview at The Santa Fe Convention Center 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Nov. 27 coinciding with the annual Santa Fe Tree Lighting ceremony on the Plaza.
Admission to the Winter Indian Market preview is $5 per person. The weekend market continues 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29. Entry is $10 per day, or $15 for a weekend pass.
Attendees of Friday Read More
‘Changing Ella’ Explores Secrets In LALT’s ‘8×10’
The cast of ‘Changing Ella,’ from left, Sean Liming, Sara Beroff, Jeanne Adkins and Brian Trujillo. Photo by Zack Baker
LALT News:
In “Changing Ella,” a short play now being performed at the Los Alamos Little Theatre, a young woman is at a crossroads, wondering whether to leave her boyfriend rather than share with him a shocking truth.
But it turns out the boyfriend has his own secret to reveal.
Written by John Meiners Jr., a playwright from the Houston, Texas area, “Changing Ella” takes us into a family’s home in the backwoods bayou of Louisiana. Strangeness is woven into the environment.
“This Read More
Enter Wonderland This Weekend With NMDT-PC’s ‘Alice’
Megan Hemphill is a charming Alice in NMDT-PC’s ‘Alice’, which opened Friday at Duane Smith Auditorium. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Becky Cai performs the challenging role of The Caterpillar. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.comNew Mexico Dance Theater Performance Company’s “Alice,” opened Friday at Duane Smith Auditorium. Susan Baker-Dillingham’s original ballet version of “Alice in Wonderland” is a must see. The show originally premiered in 2009 and the new production lives up to the
Scenes From Uli’s Annual Fall Fashion Show
Beautiful Los Alamos women and a handsome man model the latest trends at Uli’s annual Fall Fashion Show Thursday at 800 Trinity Dr. Photo by Jim O’Donnell
Photo by Jim O’Donnell
Photo by Jim O’Donnell
Staff Report
Each year Uli and her staff host a variety of events including fashion shows.
Thursday’s annual Fall Fashion Show drew a large crowd to 800 Trinity Dr., in Los Alamos. The event featured a group of local models showing off new fall fashions. Following the show, which featured everything from casual weekend styles to formalwear, Read More
Chinese Brush Painting Workshop This Weekend
Plum blossom and butterfly. By Ming FranzAlice in Wonderland Dances Again
The cast of ‘Alice.’ Courtesy photo
Staff Report
New Mexico Dance Theater Performance Company (NMDT-PC) presents Director Susan Baker-Dillingham’s original ballet version of Alice in Wonderland this weekend.
Alice will be performed at the Duane W. Smith auditorium 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov.13, and Saturday, Nov. 14, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15. Tickets are available for purchase in advance at Uli’s Cottontails or at the door 45 minutes prior to performances. They are $15 for adults, $10 for students and seniors. Children 4 and under are free.
Alice premiered in November 2009 Read More
Limited Tickets Available For ‘A Night In MANH(A)TTAN’
Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
Today is the last day tickets can be purchased from Starbucks or reserved for pick-up at the door for “A Night in MANH(A)TTAN,” 7-10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at Historic Fuller Lodge at 2132 Central Ave. in Los Alamos.
There are a limited number of tickets still available for purchase. Cost for entry is $25 per adult and $20 per high student (grades 9-12). Children are free.
Event representatives will be at Starbucks 2:30-3:30 p.m. today on Central Avenue. Those unable to come to Starbucks during those timeframes may contact Karyl Ann Armbruster at kaskacayman@gmail.com Read More
Ice Scene Forms At Los Alamos Golf Course
With frigid temperatures overnight, early morning sprinklers turn a section of the Los Alamos Golf Course into a winter wonderland. Photo by Rick Reiss
Photo by Nancy Coombs
Los Alamos Golf Course turns into a winter wonderland. Courtesy photo
Courtesy photo
Photo by Nancy Coombs
Photo by Nancy Coombs
Photo by Nancy Coombs
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Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘Spectre’
By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB“Spectre” follows closely on the heels of “Skyfall” (2012) as yet another fabulous vehicle for James Bond, Agent 007, played by Daniel Craig.
World class locations, memorable spectacles, and a bit of biographical history tantalize the viewer of this film, as they did in “Skyfall.” It is definitely entertaining.
And this from someone who was never a Bond fan…
Movie poster for ‘Spectre.’ Courtesy Reel Deal Theater
Since Ian Fleming’s books about the MI-6 agent were made and remade, featuring alluring female enemy agents, fast cars and secret weapons, Read More
LAPSF Accepting Musical Instrument Donations
LAPS FOUNDATION News:
The Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation is pleased to announce that its Instrument Donation Program is once again accepting donations of band and orchestra instruments.
Each year there are students who would like to join the elementary band and orchestra programs, provided at each of the five participating schools, whose families cannot afford the purchase of an instrument.
Do you have a musical instrument collecting dust? Make music possible for a young student and take the tax donation as allowed. As a 501(c)(3) organization, the LAPS Foundation will Read More
Victor Frankl Subject Of ‘There’s More To Life Than Being Happy’ A One Act At LALT
LALT News:
Victor Frankl, a famous Austrian neurologist and psychotherapist who survived the horrors of the Auschwitz concentration camp, is the subject of “There’s More to Life Than Being Happy,” a short play now being performed at the Los Alamos Little Theatre.
The play recounts a critical moment in Frankl’s life, a moment when he “makes the decision that will shape the rest of his life,” Playwright Deborah Magid said. “There’s More to Life Than Being Happy” is part of “8×10’s Fifth Element,” the fifth occasion that LALT has produced this format of eight short plays in an evening.
First-time Read More
The Storyteller Show Opens At UNM-LA Tuesday
‘Wise One’ by Barbara Yarnell, is one of the many Storyteller pieces on display through Dec. 4 at the UNM-LA library. Courtesy/UNM-LA
UNM-LA News:
Three classes of ceramics students from UNM-Los Alamos have formed their concept of “storytelling” into clay for a new art show at the UNM-LA Library, 4000 University Dr.
Come to the opening noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17 to chat with the artists and to see some new perspectives on the traditional Native American storyteller figure.
“This past summer, some of my students and I were talking about telling our stories in clay,” said Barbara Yarnell, Read More
