New Art In The Cafe At Los Alamos Co+op Market
Works by fiber artist Zandra Hall are on display in the cafe at the Co+op Market. Courtesy photo
Los Alamos Co+op Market News:
The Los Alamos Co+op Market announces new art in the cafe at 95 Entrada Drive.
Works by fiber artist Zandra Hall are on display now.
Her weavings, shawls and bags are all made from recycled materials and available to view or purchase through the end of May. Read More
Beso Jewels At Village Arts On DP Road April 5-6
Lab Grown Diamond Earrings, 2CTW set in 14k gold. Courtesy photo
Beso Jewels News:
April’s birthstone is diamond. The name derives from the Greek ‘adamas’ which means unbreakable and so is thought to make the wearer invincible.
Beso Jewels will be set up shop at Village Arts:
- 11 a.m. until 4 p.m., Friday, April 5; and
- 10:30 a.m. until 4 p.m., Saturday, April 6.
If you have any special jewelry requests or questions, your phone call or email is always welcome. Layaway is available.
Services:
- Repairs of all types
- Custom design
- Gold and Silver jewelry
- Silver Coins
- Appraisals
- Gemstones, Pearls and
Coming To New Mexico Museum Of Art Vladem Contemporary ‘Off-Center: New Mexico Art, 1970-2000’
Jerry R. West, Prairie Homestead with Approaching Cosmic Storm, 1989, oil on canvas, 71 × 75 in. Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Gift of Ray Graham, 1991 (1991.54.1). © Jerry R. West. Photo by Blair Clark
NMDCA News:
SANTA FE — Prepare to be transported through the kaleidoscopic landscape of New Mexico’s artistic evolution as the New Mexico Museum of Art presents a landmark exhibition, Off-Center: New Mexico Art, 1970-2000. Delving into the transformative three decades that shaped the state’s artistic identity, this captivating showcase promises to be a testament to the magnetic Read More
Daily Postcard: Wintery Scene Viewed From Mesa Library
Daily Postcard: Wintery scene viewed Tuesday from Mesa Public Library. Photo by Geula Gross Read More
LAHS Sophomore Celeste El-Darazi Selected To Perform As Guest Harpist For Farmington High School Orchestra
LAHS sophomore Celeste El-Darazi during a concert in early March with the Farmington High School orchestra. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Celeste El-Darazi, a sophomore at Los Alamos High School (LAHS) and a harpist with the LAHS Symphonic Strings, was recently selected to play with the Farmington High School orchestra during a concert in early March.
Monica Leaming, director of the Farmington High School orchestra, noticed El-Darazi during her involvement with the Northern New Mexico Music Educators Association (NMMEA) All-State Symphony Orchestra rehearsals.
“She played so professionally Read More
ENMU To Host 47th Annual Jack Williamson Lectureship
ENMU News:
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU) will present the 47th annual Jack Williamson Lectureship April 11-13, 2024.
The theme for this year’s lectureship is “Oh the [In]Humanity.” The lectureship is named for revered science fiction author, ENMU alumnus and emeritus Dr. Jack Williamson.
“ENMU has such a rich history with science fiction through Dr. Jack Williamson’s incredible life and legacy,” ENMU Chancellor James Johnston said. “ENMU is honored to be a part of that legacy and to continue a tradition that now bears his name.”
ENMU also will welcome multiple Nebula Read More
Last Week To See LAPS All Schools Student Art Show
Artwork in the LAPS All Schools Student Art Show at Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library, which closes Monday, April 8. Courtesy/LAPS
Artwork in the LAPS All Schools Student Art Show at Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library, which closes Monday, April 8. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
This week is your last chance to see Los Alamos Public Schools student artwork in Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library. The show closes Monday, April 8. LAPS All Schools Student Art Show highlights artwork created by local student artists at the elementary, middle school and high school levels.
This art exhibit happens Read More
Daily Postcard: Raindrops Sparkle On Flowers
Daily Postcard: Raindrops sparkle on flower petals Monday afternoon following the storm in White Rock. Photo by VaLynn Purvis Read More
Samizdat To Host A Los Alamos Alphabet Coloring Contest
A Los Alamos Alphabet book cover. Courtesy/Samizdat
Samizdat BookStore & TeaHouse News:
In celebration of International Children’s Book Day (Tuesday, April 2), World Book (Tuesday, April 23), and Independent Bookstore Day (Saturday, April 27), Samizdat Bookstore will host A Los Alamos Alphabet–themed coloring contest.
Stop by Samizdat (174 Central Park Square) between April 2 and April 23 to pick up a coloring page inspired by the local children’s book A Los Alamos Alphabet, written by Whitney Spivey and designed by Leslie Bucklin. Choose from 26 different pages (one for each letter Read More
Senior Activity Centers To Open Saturdays Starting April 6
LARSO News:
Snow Blankets Los Alamos … No Joke
Scene on this April Fools’ Day morning of snow blanketing Los Alamos including this area viewed from DP Road – no joke. Photo by Clara Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
PAC 8 Community Media Center: April 5-11, 2024
PAC 8 News:
PAC 8 Community Media Center is available for recording events, transferring of old media, shooting and editing, live streaming and drone photography and videography.
For information, email pac8@losalamos.com, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.
PAC 8 Television schedule for April 5-11, 2024:
Friday, April 5, 2024
- 6 a.m. Democracy Now! – Live
- 10 a.m. The Thom Hartmann Program
- 11 a.m. County Council Meeting Replay 3-26–24
- 3 p.m. Democracy Now!
- 5 p.m. PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
- 6 p.m. A Chat with Glendora
- 6:30 p.m. White House Chronicles
- 7 p.m. Chamber
New Mexico History Museum 2024 First Wednesday Zoom Lecture Series Focuses On Diaries Of Pioneer Women
‘Family resting at midday’. Courtesy/NMHM
NMHM News:
Friends of History for the New Mexico History Museum ‘(NMHM) continues its 2024 First Wednesday Zoom lecture series with another very interesting topic: Diaries of Pioneer Women, noon to 1 p.m., May 1 by journalist Norma Libman on YouTube.
Free – Donations Welcome
Register here.
Brief Lecture Summary:
The journey West was perilous and exciting. The journals kept by women pioneers provide details that enrich our understanding of the experience in a way that differs from and enhances the information we get from the writings of Read More
Daily Postcard: Ice Begins Melting At Eagle Nest Lake
Daily Postcard: Springtime in the Moreno Valley. The ice covering Eagle Nest Lake is beginning to melt as seen on March 30, 2024. Photo by Marc Bailey
Posts From Abroad: Cruise On The Seine In Paris
Rick and Liddie Martinez of Los Alamos and the Española Valley on a private cruise along the Seine on the Don Juan II Friday, March 29 in Paris, France. Liddie is Regional President of Enterprise Bank & Trust in Los Alamos and also serves on the Board of the Santa Fe Opera. She and her husband joined other board members on a recent visit to Paris. Photo by Liddie Martinez
One of a 7-course dinner prepared by Michelin-starred chef Frédéric Anton during a private cruise along the Seine Friday in Paris, France. Photo by Liddie Martinez
Wines served with dinner during a cruise along the Seine Friday Read More
Chicago & Bell At New Mexico Museum Of Art April 5
NMDCA News:
Join New Mexico Museum of Art for a First Friday event with Larry Bell and Judy Chicago 5:30-6:30 p.m. Friday, April 5.
Chicago (born July 20, 1939 in Chicago, Ill.) American feminist artist whose complex and focused installations created some of the visual context of the women’s liberation movement in the 1970s and beyond.
Throughout his career Bell has made investigations into the properties of light on surface. By experimenting with the nature of surface and its relationship to space, Bell has devised a methodology characterized by spontaneity, intuition, and improvisation. Read More
NMFO And Stowe Story Labs Announce 3rd Annual Training Fellowship For Emerging New Mexico Screenwriters
Courtesy/SSL
NMFO News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Film Office (NMFO) is partnering with Stowe Story Labs to launch the third annual “New Voices • New Mexico” – a professional development and skills training program for emerging New Mexican screenwriters.
Through a grant from the New Mexico Film Office, there will be no programming costs for New Mexico resident screenwriters who are chosen to participate. New Voices • New Mexico helps emerging screenwriters develop their skills, work on individual scripts, learn approaches to navigating the film and TV industry, and reach new levels of confidence Read More
Daily Postcard: Easter Morning Flowers Brighten White Rock
Daily Postcard: Yellow flowers brighten the corner of Meadow Lane and Mimbres Drive early Easter morning in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Scenes From Dedication Of Artwork At County Airport
Los Alamos County Council Chair Denise Derkacs speaking at the dedication of new artwork Friday afternoon inside the Los Alamos County Airport Building. Courtesy photo
From left, Council Chair Denise Derkacs, Art in Public Places Advisory Board former Chair Abigail Cutting-Smith and member David Hampton at Friday’s art dedication inside the Los Alamos County Airport Building. Courtesy photo
Artist Lindsay Brenner with the artwork she created to decorate a wall inside the Los Alamos County Airport Building. Courtesy photo Read More
Ethel Fisher: ‘Portraits Of The Sublime’ April 26-May 25
Ethel Fisher, Double Portrait, Yellow Space (Ethel & Seymour), 1969, Oil on linen, 51 x 46 in. Courtesy/LewAllen Galleries
ART News:
SANTA FE — LewAllen Galleries announces its exclusive representation of the work of Ethel Fisher (1923-2017) and its first major exhibition of the artist’s work focusing on her figurative paintings, entitled Ethel Fisher: Portraits of the Sublime.
This exhibition will be accompanied by both a printed and a digital catalog and will open Friday, April 26, 2024 and remain on view through May 25, 2024.
Fisher is a highly distinguished American artist who lived Read More
