Community

Los Alamos Company To Pitch At ABQid Ski Lift Pitch Competition

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By NICHOLAS SEET

Local entrepreneurs Nicholas Seet and Gary Xie will be pitching investors as they ride the Taos Ski Valley ski lift in the annual ABQid Ski Lift Pitch Contest, Feb. 20 in Taos.

The entrepreneurs will pitch investors from around the country for a chance to win $10,000 in non-dilutive capital.  

They will pitch Seet’s company Ener.com, a technology company that places cooling tubes behind solar PV panels in order to improve the performance of the panels, extend their operating life, and simultaneously generate perfectly clean water.

“Our company, Ener.com, solves three problems,” Read More

100 Men Who Care Meets At UNM-Los Alamos Thursday

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COMMUNITY News:

100 Men Who Care Los Alamos will hold its next event to consider funding for three local nonprofits 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6 at UNM-Los Alamos.

The group will select one of the three nonprofits, which will receive $100 from each 100 Men Who Care member.

At last quarter’s meeting, Los Alamos Family Council received $3,000 to support family counseling services and youth suicide prevention. Previous recipients include LA Cares and Self Help, which received a combined total of $8,700.

100 Men Who Care Los Alamos is dedicated to promoting philanthropy by area residents and providing Read More

DNCU’s Scholarship Application Cycle For 2020-21 Now Open

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DNCU News:

SANTA FE — Del Norte Credit Union (DNCU), New Mexico’s hometown financial cooperative announces the opening of its 2020-21 DNCU Scholarship Program.

The program is celebrating its 10th anniversary and has helped more than 80 deserving local students with a combined $84,000 in scholarship funds. Ten exemplary students will be awarded with $1,000 each toward their education at a college or vocational school of their choice.

DNCU established their scholarship program to assist credit union members who are high school seniors, equivalent home school seniors, or a recipient of a Read More

New Show ‘Inside Arts’ Begins Airing On PAC 8 Feb. 16

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Inside Arts interview with Petr and Louise Jandacek. Courtesy/PAC8

PAC 8 News:

Los Alamos Museum of Art and PAC 8 Community Media Center have teamed up and produced a series of recordings featuring regional artists, musicians and collectors.

The new show, called Inside Arts will begin airing Feb. 16 and will air weekly at 8:30 p.m. Sundays, 4 p.m. Tuesdays and 8 p.m. Thursdays on Cable Channel 8 in Los Alamos.

The shows feature T.K Thompson, Karen Wray, Robert Wells, Ken Hanson, The Hot Flashes, Ruth Williamson and Petr and Louise Jandacek. Other productions are underway.

Los Alamos Museum of Read More

Bathtub Row Brewing: 2020 Stout Invitational Feb. 15

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By BECKY RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos

Valentine’s Day is coming up, and if your partner loves beer, might I suggest you get them tickets to attend the upcoming Bathtub Row Brewing 2020 Stout Invitational, throwing down Feb. 15 at Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op in Central Park Square.  

Chocolate is boring; underwear is meh, flowers die – beer is where it’s at if you truly want to proclaim your undying love for your craft-beer loving valentine.

This is the fourth year this event has been running, and it should be a good one! 

This year there will be at least 15 NMBG (New Mexico Brewer’s Guild) Breweries battling Read More

Los Alamos Arts Council Celebrates ‘Schubertiade’ Wednesday

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Pianist Claire Detels

COMMUNITY News:

Franz Schubert was born Jan. 31, 1797. In the grand tradition of “Schubertiade”, Claire Detels, piano; and Mark Jackson, baritone; will present several Schubert pieces at noon Wednesday in Fuller Lodge.

The show is part of the Los Alamos Arts Council’s Brown Bag series.

The “Schubertiade” tradition originates to composer Franz Schubert’s lifetime in Vienna (1797-1828) when Schubert’s friends gathered for evening house parties dedicated to his and others’ music. Since then, it has become a favorite way to gather classical and romantic music fans for Read More

Announcing 2020 Living Treasures Of Los Alamos: Linda Burns, Don Casperson And Lois Eddleman, Ceremony April 26

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Photo by Living Treasures of Los Alamos Boar Chair Kyle Wheeler. Courtesy/LTLA

Living Treasures of Los Alamos News:

The Living Treasures of Los Alamos Board has selected three Treasures for 2020 including Linda Burns, Don Casperson and Lois Eddleman.

This year, nominees will be honored at 2 p.m., April 26 at the Betty Ehart Senior Center.

The Living Treasures of Los Alamos will celebrate its 21st anniversary, continuing the 1999 vision of Rosalie Heller and Karen Nilsson Brandt.

The program assembled an all-volunteer board and the work began to seek out the first treasurers for the community. Read More