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Die Laughing At LALT’s ‘Murdered to Death’

The full cast of ‘Murdered to Death.’ Photo by Laurie Tomlinson
 
Review by BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

Some (okay all) of my family members are continually telling me I have no sense of humor. I prefer to think of myself as discerning where comedy is concerned. In any case, I’m generally a hard sell with comedy, so when I tell you I was rolling in the aisles and laughing my head off along with the rest of the full house at Los Alamos Little Theatre Friday for opening night of “Murdered to Death” it’s quite a compliment to the play and the performers.

The first of Peter Gordon’s Read More

Classical Music World: How Do They Do That?

By ANN MCLAUGHLIN
LACA Artistic Director
 
After Red Priest’s phenomenal performance on the Los Alamos Concert Association series last week, several people asked me the same question: How did the ensemble transport a harpsichord all the way from Great Britain?

The answer: They didn’t. We rented an instrument for them to use. That sounds simple enough but the reality makes for quite a story. 

Harpsichords are notoriously finicky instruments. They don’t take kindly to being moved about or to temperature and humidity changes. They need to be tuned by a skilled technician before

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Indian Country: The Art Of David Bradley

Harvest Moon by David Bradley. Courtesy/Ed and Pam deZevallos Collection

MIAC News:

  • “To be an artist from the Indian world carries with it certain responsibilities … which I do not take lightly.” David Bradley

SANTA FE — Indian Country: The Art of David Bradley opens at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture (MIAC) Feb. 15 and runs through Jan. 16, 2016.

On view will be 32 works of art spanning his career, including paintings, mixed media works and bronze sculptures.

David Bradley of Minnesota Chippewa, creates narrative artworks that tell stories and histories not Read More

Call For Entries For Taos Fall Art Fest’s ‘The Paseo’

‘Glorious Canvas’ 2014 TFAF Poster Award. Courtesy/TFAF

TFAF News:

TAOS — Now, in its second year, the highly successful art festival, The Paseo, is seeking multimedia installation, performance, and projection artists to submit entries for the festival, which will be featured as part of the Taos Fall Arts Festival in September.

The deadline for submissions is Feb. 1.

The Paseo is a festival dedicated to bringing the art of installation, performance and projection to the streets of Taos.

Occurring Sept. 25-26, in collaboration with Taos Fall Arts Festival, The Paseo unites Read More

Face Jugs: A Southern Tradition

Face Jug by Lanier Meaders, Mossy Creek, GA. Photo by Addison Doty/MOIFA

MOIFA News:

  • John Burrison Presents History Of This Southern Tradition Followed By Mike Craven’s Face Jug Demonstration

SANTA FE Face jugs of the American South are the subject of a two-part public program 1-4 p.m. Sunday, March 22 at the The Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA).

The programs are in conjunction with the museum’s current exhibition Pottery of the U.S. South: A Living Tradition. Both events are by museum admission. New Mexico residents with ID are free Sundays.

The face jug is now Read More

Public Comment Deadline For Municipal Building Artwork Is Midnight Jan. 21

COUNTY News:

The Art in Public Places Board held an open house Thursday in the lobby of the Municipal Building to showcase the proposals of the top three finalists for artwork that will be installed in the Municipal Building’s West Plaza, using APP funds.

Now the Board is seeking additional feedback using Open Forum. A handout with a description of each piece of art (including a photo) can be downloaded using the link below, and then citizens can leave comments for the Board. This is a topic of discussion at the APP Jan. 22 meeting at 5:30 p.m. in Room 100 of the Municipal Bldg. The Board Read More

Los Alamos Choral Society Performs Jan. 24

LACS News:
 
The Los Alamos Choral Society (LACS) will perform its Winter concert at 4 p.m., Jan. 24 at the Crossroads Bible Church on East Road.
 
LACS will perform Mozart’s Solemn Vespers and Vivaldi’s Gloria.
 
The community is invited to attend. Tickets are $15 for adults and available at CB FOX and at the door.
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Dan Guerrero’s ¡Gaytino! Coming To NHCC

Dan Guerro. Photo by Luther Orrick-Guzman

NHCC News:

  • Mariachi to Merman, Sondheim to César Chávez—A True Fable in Story and Song

A gay Chicano moves from the back of the bus to the front of American pop culture in ¡Gaytino!, chronicling Dan Guerrero’s remarkable life journey from East LA in the 1950s to New York’s Broadway in the 60s and 70s and back again to Hollywood.  

Guerrero’s riveting solo show, touching, provocative, hilarious, and absolutely one-of-a-kind, comes to the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) Jan. 23-24 as the fourth production in the NHCC’s Siembra: Latino Theatre Read More

Los Alamos Snow Scenes From Tuesday’s Storm

Snow covered the grounds around historic Fuller Lodge Tuesday in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com

Someone carved ‘LOVE’ in the snow Tuesday near the Betty Ehart Senior Center. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com

The bronze statue ‘Grandmother’s Joy’ by Fritz White in front of the Betty Ehart Senior Center at 1101 Bathtub Row. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com

Pine tree near the senior center. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com

Statues of J. Robert Oppenheimer and General Leslie Groves. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

This Week At The Reel Deal

By JIM O’DONNELL
Reel Deal Theater

At 7 p.m. this Thursday,we are opening American Sniper. Friday we are opening Paddington and Big Eyes. Amy Adams won a Golden Globe for her performance in Big Eyes.

We are holding Unbroken for another week. The Hobbit, Night at the Museum and Into the Woods will end this Thursday.

We have booked The Imitation Game for Jan. 30. Again, we hope you can wait to see it at the Reel Deal Theater. I wish I could have gotten it sooner but that’s the best I can do.

We are hosting ourthird annual PEEC event, Back Country Film Festival, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22. Hope you can Read More

Backcountry Film Festival Will Inspire Adventurers To Seek Snow Less Traveled

Film clip from Backcountry Film Festival. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) and the Reel Deal Theater are teaming up again to bring the popular Backcountry Film Festival to Los Alamos for a fourth year in a row.

Produced by the Boise-based nonprofit Winter Wildlands Alliance, the touring Backcountry Film Festival will make its way to more than 100 locations around the world. The screening at the Reel Deal at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, will be the only one in New Mexico.

The Pajarito Brewpub will be selling beer and wine before the show and at intermission. Read More

Ashley Pond’s Mystery Rock Artist Revealed

Mysterious and amazing, these balancing rock formations sighted at Ashley Pond over the weekend stirred curiosity about who created them. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com

By KAYLINDA CRAWFORD
Los Alamos Daily Post

Folks out enjoying iced over Ashley Pond this weekend noticed an unusual array of rock formations on the upper level of the west side of the pond.

They moved in close enough to examine the balancing rock sculptures without disturbing the delicate display of balance and artistry.

Max Schultze stands among his balancing rock sculptures at Ashley Pond. Photo by Read More

LALT Debuts Assisted Listening System Jan. 16

LALT News:

Los Alamos Little Theatre will unveil its new assisted listening system Jan. 16 at the opening performance of “Murdered to Death” by Peter Gordon.

The induction loop system generates a signal that can be picked up by persons wearing a common type of hearing aid. It will be fed by microphones that pick up the dialogue and sound effects generated on stage.

“This is new technology for us and I expect there will be fine-tuning as we go along,” LALT President Gracie Cainelli said. “We would enjoy feedback from audience members who make use of the system so we Read More

LALT Presents Spoof On Classic Murder Mystery

The full cast of ‘Murdered to Death.’ Photo by Laurie Tomlinson

LALT News:

In November, Los Alamos Little Theatre (LALT) presented a classic whodunit murder mystery, Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None. Beginning Friday evening, LALT will present another murder mystery. While the time period also is in the late 1930s of England, this play is offbeat.

A spoof on the murder mystery classic, Murdered to Death, written by Peter Gordon, follows Inspector Pratt who fights his own incompetence to deduce the murderer. The plot follows the grand tradition of a long weekend visit Read More

Auditions For ‘Avenue Q’ Jan. 17-19

LALT News:

Los Alamos Little Theatre and the Dixon Community Players will hold auditions for “Avenue Q” Jan. 17-19. The Tony Award-winning play will be performed in Los Alamos in May as a joint production of the two companies.

Audition times are 2-5 p.m., Jan. 17 at the Toolshed in Dixon, and 2-5 p.m. Jan. 18 and 6-9 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Performing Arts Center in Los Alamos.

Avenue Q focuses on young adults trying to figure out life in a big city, scrambling for jobs, dates and finding their purpose in life. The cast includes eight puppets operated by actors on stage, and three humans. Holly Read More

Artist Sasha Scully Donates Painting To Aspen School

The 4’x6′ oil painting of aspen trees created by Los Alamos artist Sasha Scully hangs on the wall in the stairway at Aspen Elementary School. Scully donated the painting to the school when it reopened in November following major renovations. Photo by Vint Miller

 

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
 
Los Alamos artist Sasha Scully describes a special bond she feels for Aspen Elementary School and why she wanted to donate her oil painting depicting Aspen trees.
 
Sasha Scully. Courtesy photo
 
“I’ve loved Aspen trees all my life and when I walked
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Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘Unbroken’

By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos

“Unbroken” shows the very best and the very worst humans do to one another in times of war.

It is the true story of an ordinary American soldier who, before the war, was an extraordinary Olympic runner. Flashbacks show his journey to greatness from early childhood attempts at being a hoodlum.

Louis Zamperini was the son of Italian immigrants living in Torrance, Calif. His older brother encouraged him to channel his anger at bullies into working hard at running. He ran in high school, broke speed records and represented the U.S. at the Berlin Olympics in 1936. Most Read More

Library Presents ‘All In, Down And Out: The Great Depression In Song And Story’ Jan. 17

Courtesy/Mesa Public Libary

LIBRARY News:

Jane Voss and Hoyle Osborne will present a historical concert-lecture, All In, Down and Out: The Great Depression in Song and Story at 2 p.m.Saturday, Jan.17 at the Mesa Public Library. 2400 Central Ave. in Los Alamos.

This concert-lecture is being presented in conjunction with the special exhibit, “Dust, Drought, and Dreams Gone Dry.” The Great Depression inspired an amazing body of American popular and folk songs. Woody Guthrie, Langston Hughes, Irving Berlin, Blind Alfred Reed, The Carter Family, E.Y. Harburg, Bessie Smith, and others gave Read More

Learn To WALTZ At Los Alamos High School

Photo by Kimberly Anne Selvage

LAHS News:

Ever dreamed about learning how to WALTZ? Now it’s your chance!

As a part of fundraising efforts for the Los Alamos High School Dance Program, Ballroom Dance students and their teacher Natasha Barkhudarova are offering four weekly sessions of WALTZ dance classes for Beginners, starting Tuesday.

Classes are 7-8 p.m., each Tuesday – Jan. 13, 20, 27 and Feb. 3 – at the Topper Theater at LAHS. No partner is required. Everybody is welcome to join the class.

The cost is $40 for adults and $20 for children, students and LAPS staff (for all four classes). Read More

Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘Into the Woods’

By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos

“Into the Woods” is a Broadway musical by Stephen Sondheim brought to film by Director Rob Marshall and Disney Studio. The music is often jaunty, sometimes catchy, with thoughtful, introspective lyrics.

This musical is a fairy tale parodying fairy tales. It is a satire, exploring the role of “Prince Charming” in the dreams of young females as well as the hopes of prospective princesses.

The storyline pulls together the fairy tales of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk and Rapunzel with an original story about a baker and his wife who have Read More

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