LAAC’s Brown Bag Series Presents ‘Petra and the Jay’ Wednesday
LAAC News:
Los Alamos Arts Council is presenting for its April 4 Brown Bag Series, “Petra and the Jay” excerpts from the original sci-fi musical book and lyrics by Cary Neeper, music by Alice B. Kellogg, directed by Alicia Solomon.
Always free, always entertaining, take a lunch break at the Brown Bag Performance series in Fuller Lodge.
The full opera will be presented April 13 and 14 at Crossroads Bible Church.
Program:
#2 – Person to Person (Petra, Darrok & Alice)
Rose Click, Dale Arnink, Sheila Schiferl
#4 – We’re Here to Celebrate
(Darrok & Alice, Lillan & Ellmar, Geriton, Human Read More
2012 Los Alamos County Summer Concert Series Fundraiser Set for Friday April 13
Join Russ Gordon of Gordons’ Concerts of Los Alamos at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 13 for live music by Eddy and the Nomads followed by DK and the Affordables.
This event is a fundraiser for the 2012 Los Alamos County Summer Concert Series … go have a good time so the community can have more good times throughout the summer.
Buy tickets at the Hilltop House Hotel or at the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce.
The Summer Concert Series is presented FREE to the public by the County of Los Alamos and a number of sponsoriing businesses, professionals and neighbors.
The Series is coordinated and managed Read More
Rachel Carson Visits Los Alamos for a Chautauqua on April 18
By Terry Foxx
Rachel Carson
Rachel Carson will make a special visit to Los Alamos at 7 p.m. Wednesday April 18 at the Betty Ehart Senior Center.
This surprise appearance is in fact by Ann Beyke, who will be taking on Carson’s persona in a performance known as a Chautauqua.
What’s so special about Carson’s view of the world?
Anyone who enjoyed a recent magical snowstorm that quickly dissolved into spring weather knows the charm of hearing the birds sing as new life emerges from fallow flowerbeds.
Can you image a spring without singing birds? Rachel Carson could. Carson’s cautionary Read More
Sci-Fi Musical “Petra and the Jay” on Stage April 13, 14
High School senior Maura Taylor has the lead singing role in “Petra and the Jay.” Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
Where will Los Alamos audiences be able to spend time with a flying carrot, a dinocyborg, and a silicon-based geranium eater?
“Petra and the Jay,” a musical play with a science fiction setting, will be performed at 7 pm. Friday, April 13 and 2 p.m. Saturday, April 14 at the Crossroads Bible Church. The production is a benefit for Pajarito Environmental Education Center’s Earth Day events.
The setting is the year 3021 and the earth’s teeming human population is in Read More
Earth Day Is a Day to Recycle, Up-cycle and Reuse
PEEC News:
“Wise Fool” will help make puppets at this year’s Earth Day Festival. Courtesy/PEEC
By Terry Foxx
The community-wide Earth Day Festival on April 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is not only fun for children and adults but also reminds us to recycle, up-cycle, and reuse.
This year we have two student-generated projects for recycling: collecting and contributing aluminum cans and a toy exchange.
Bring aluminum beverage cans to the Earth Day Festival to help the Mountain School Green Team participate in a Read More
Sci-fi Brown Bag Set for April 4
Petra and Read More
Celebrate National Library Week April 8-14!
MESA PUBLIC LIBRARY News
Bound Under the Influence: Book Arts by Suzanne Vilmain
Including: BOOKS, EDITIONS, LETTERPRESS, WORKS on PAPER & SOUVENIRS
40 years of making & collecting books
Mesa Public Library Art Gallery
April 2 through 30
Public Reception
Saturday, April 7 2:00-4:00 PM
Al Mutanabbi Street Starts Here. Courtesy Photo
Suzanne Vilmain has devoted much of her life to words, first as an English teacher and always as an artist who uses words and text both as the symbols they are and as design elements. In Vilmain’s words:
“I’ve been under the influence Read More
When Was the Last Time You Had a Great Conversation?
LOS ALAMOS PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION News
Great Conversations is an afternoon of appetizers and desserts and an in-depth conversation with a subject area expert. The 3rd Annual Great Conversations will take place on April 22nd from 2:00-4:30 p.m. at Los Alamos High School in the new building. Tickets are $50 per person and can be obtained by filling out a registration form available at http://lapsfoundation.com/greatconversations.shtml
Your completed registration form and payment can be mailed to the Foundation office at 1900 Diamond Drive, Read More
Blade Runner: ‘What might these cyborgs teach us about voter education and preferences?’
SFI News:
Nathan Collins
Blade Runner is the featured film at the Santa Fe Institute’s Science on Screen Series at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Center for Contemporary Arts, 1050 Old Pecos Trail in Santa Fe.
The “Science On Screen” series in Santa Fe is a joint collaboration of the Center for Contemporary Arts (CCA) and the Santa Fe Institute (SFI).
During each event, visionaries from SFI present some of their favorite films, offering eye-opening perspectives from their own research and the world of science. It’s an idea-rich spin on the movies.
Abstract: Though Ridley Read More
Third Weird Creature Sighted in Los Alamos
Photo by T.K.Learn the Art of Writing
64th Annual Skiesta is Saturday, March 24
First the fire, then the dire La Niña forecast…Who’d a thought that Pajarito would have some of the best skiing in the Rockies this season? Come up and celebrate an unlikely and spectacular 2011-2012 ski season
Free Shuttle from LAHS Sullivan Field. Leaves on the Hour 8-5
8:00 am Pinhead Challenge
All Mountain
Earn Your Turns – skin or skate up, ski down the mountain on established course.
10:00 am Giant Slalom Race
Aspen Slope
Rip it, and do your best combined time from two runs
11:00 am Sloppy Slalom
West Beginner
Shake your sillies Read More
Saturday’s Special Community Winds Concert Inspired Kids to Participate
These tympani are loud! Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
Kids were invited to sit in front of the stage at Crossroads Bible Church Saturday night to hear Melissa Mackey narrate Peter and the Wolf with Ted Vives conducting the Community Winds. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
Principal Tubist Deniece Korzekwa explains the big instrument to some young admirers after the concert. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
Guest Violinist Jin Park gave an ouitstanding performance of Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” with Ted Vives conducting. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com Read More
Attendees Snacked on Soup While Helping Out Self Help Inc. at Saturday Event
Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
By Bonnie J. Gordon
Empty bowls got filled up at the 18th annual Empty Bowl event, held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the Betty Ehart Senior Center.
A lively crowd chose from handmade bowls and enjoyed a choice of delicious soups for a $10 donation.
About 700 beautiful bowls were available for purchase.
All of the money raised during the Empty Bowl event goes directly to support the work of Self Help, Inc.
The nonprofit organization assists Northern New Mexico families in need of immediate emergency aid, and encourages the growth of small businesses Read More
Call for Artists: Naked
Amy Bjarke
FULLER LODGE ART CENTER News
As the season warms up and life starts bursting forth, Fuller Lodge Art Center challenges you to explore your vulnerabilities.
The Art Center will host an exhibit called Naked between from May 18 – June 23. Strip away the mask, expose the hidden, and pare off the extra frills.
Uncover hidden beauty and help us come face to face with the world around us. All media are welcome. If you have questions, give Ken Nebel a call at 662-1635. Download the application at http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1103899759177-299/CFA_Naked_form.pdf Read More
Pinon’s Chihuly Exhibit Reveals Student’s Artistic Talents
The source of inspiration for the show and some of the pieces. TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
Monday’s Dale Chihuly Art Exhibit at Pinon Elementary School in White Rock revealed a wealth of talent within the local student community.
The event wasn’t an exhibit of renowned artist Chihuly’s work, but he served as an inspiration to the students to create artworks resembling his style.
Students used a plastic sheet media that could be softened in warm water and bent into any desired shape, which was then painted/stained using special colored materials.
Pinon Art Teacher Stephanie Read More
Brave New Brass Plays Saturday for Empty Bowls at Betty Ehart Center
Brave New Brass will perform at the Empty Bowls Fundraiser noon – 1 p.m., Saturday, March 17at the Betty Ehart Center. Members of the brass quintet include Deniece Korzekwa (tuba), Dave Korzekwa (trumpet), James Beinke (French horn), Bruce Warren (trombone) and Mandy Marksteiner (trumpet). The musicians are members of the Los Alamos Community Winds, who will perform at 3 p.m. Saturday March 17 at Crossroads Bible Church. Courtesy Photo Read More
Get Funky with the Craig Martin Experience
The Craig Martin Experience. Photo by Minesh Bacrania Photography
By Bonnie J. Gordon
It’s swingin’ on Arizona Street in Los Alamos every Thursday night when the Craig Martin Experience (CME) gets together to jam. The seven-piece jazz combo has been together since December 2010. CME is Craig Martin on tenor saxophone, Quinn Marksteiner on alto saxophone, Carl Hagelberg on trumpet, Mike Rogers on guitar, Aaron Anderson on keyboards, John Frary on drums and Rob Heineman on bass.
The group emphasizes a relaxed atmosphere where everyone can develop their skills and have a great time doing it. Read More
The Los Alamos Community Winds Presents ‘Toys and Stories’ March 17
By Bonnie Gordon
The Los Alamos Community Winds presents a fun family concert, “Toys and Stories,” at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 17 at Crossroads Bible Church in Los Alamos.
Like all Winds concerts, it is offered free of charge to the community.
“The music is particularly geared to the young and the young at heart,” Musical Director T. Edward (Ted) Vives said. “This is a concert for every member of the family, including the very young.”
The concert will feature special guest, Melissa Mackey, as the narrator in a performance of Serge Prokofieff’s “Peter and the Wolf.” Mackey presents story time Read More
Choral Music Fit for Kings Fills the House at Duane Smith Auditorium Saturday Night
Review by Bonnie Gordon
The King’s Singers drew a full house at Duane Smith Auditorium Saturday night. Patrons lined up in the lobby to purchase the ensamble’s latest CD. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
The world-famous ensemble, The King’s Singers, enchanted a full house at the Duane Smith Auditorium Saturday night in a concert that was both sophisticated and fun.
The six man ensemble charmed the audience from the start with their engaging “Brit wit” and went on to enthrall them with an evening of incredible choral music.
The special night began with compositions Read More
