Santa Fe Film Festival Celebrates 24 Years
SFFF News:
The 24th annual Santa Fe Film Festival (SFFF) will take place April 25-28, and is set to provide an exhilarating experience for moviegoers, boasting an impressive line-up of films from notable filmmakers and welcoming esteemed honorees.
More than 100 features and short films will screen throughout the festival weekend, chosen from thousands of submissions, with most filmmakers confirmed to attend.
The 501(c)(3) non-profit festival organization again brings together a unique collection of feature and short films, championing those that make a difference, living up to its Read More
LACA To Present Canellakis-Brown Duo April 21
LACA News:
The internationally lauded Canellakis-Brown Duo – pianist Michael Stephen Brown and cellist Nicholas Canellakis – will be presented by the Los Alamos Concert Association (LACA) in recital at 3 p.m. MST Sunday, April 21 at the Duane Smith Auditorium, 1300 Diamond Dr.
This concert will feature an eclectic program of classic and rarely-heard chamber music repertoire as well as the Duo’s own compositions and arrangements.
The Washington Post called the Duo “a pair of adventurous young talents who play with their antennae tuned to each other.” For up to fifteen years, the Duo has been Read More
Heinrich, Kennedy Lead Introduction Of Bipartisan Legislation To Restore Wetlands And Migratory Bird Habitat
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, and U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Wednesday led 10 Senate colleagues in introducing bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) through 2028.
The legislation would also increase authorized annual funding for the program to $65 million.
NAWCA was originally enacted in 1989 to provide federal matching grants —in partnership with funding from state and local governments, private industry, and non-profit organizations—to Read More
Local Weaving Business Launches Educational Classes
Centinela Traditional Arts at 946 State Road 76 in Chimayo. Courtesy/Centinela
Centinela Traditional Arts News:
Centinela Traditional Arts has announced two new weaving programs for those interested in learning the Hispanic Rio Grande/Chimayo Weaving Tradition of Northern New Mexico.
Class Offerings:
- A 12-week open studio program workshop will be held at McCurdy Ministries Community Center (Espanola) May 28 to Aug. 21. Classes with instructor assistance are 4:30-6:30 p.m., Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Looms will be available for rent by the hour outside of the set class times (available
FBI: Newcomb Man Pleads Guilty To Involuntary Manslaughter, Faces Up To 8 Years In Prison
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced March 6 that Leighton Spencer pleaded guilty in federal court to involuntary manslaughter.
Spencer, 31, of Newcomb, N.M. and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was placed on conditions of release pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.
According to publicly available court records, June 2, 2021, John Doe and Spencer were drinking at his residence in Newcomb when John Doe had an altercation Read More
New Mexico Students Selected 2024 Daniels Scholars
Daniels Fund President & CEO Hanna Skandera, right, with the 2024 Daniels Scholarship recipients. Courtesy/Daniels Fund
Daniels Fund News:
DENVER, Colo. — The Daniels Fund has announced its 2024 class of Daniels Scholarship Program recipients. Twenty three New Mexico high school seniors were selected as 2024 Daniels Scholars. They were among 209 students across New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Wyoming accepted into the program.
Daniels Scholars may use their scholarship at any accredited nonprofit college or university anywhere in the United States. Daniels Scholars have their Read More
New Mexico Supreme Court Invalidates $10,000 Regulatory Fine Levied During Utility Merger Case
New Mexico Supreme Court News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Supreme Court today annulled a $10,000 penalty imposed on Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) and Avangrid, Inc. and its corporate affiliates over the incomplete disclosure of information during regulatory proceedings about their proposed merger.
In a nonprecedential decision, New Mexico’s highest court unanimously concluded that the sanction by the Public Regulation Commission (PRC) was “overbroad and must be vacated”.
The penalty was part of the regulator’s order in 2021 rejecting the merger of PNM, the state’s largest Read More
New Mexico Economic Development Department Launches Interactive Business Resource Map
EDD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Economic Development Department’s Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Office has launched a new tool that will connect New Mexicans to business, entrepreneurial, and community resources from across the state, Acting Cabinet Secretary Mark Roper announced today.
New Mexico Economic Development Department Business Resource Map is now live on the New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) website.
“At the core of this initiative lies the JEDI office’s unwavering commitment to fostering entrepreneurial growth, by addressing Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: March 27, 2024
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
This is the last week that you can legally fish using your current license. The new 2024-2025 license season begins April 1 (Monday). It will expire March 31, 2025.
Licenses can be obtained online or pur hated at license vendors throughout the state. They can also be purchased at State Department of Game and Fish offices.
If you currently have a Colorado fishing license, the same dates will apply.
Streamflows are slowly rising. Spring runoff has yet to really begin and is likely to still be several weeks away. It look like it will start peaking Read More
LAHS To Play In Seery Invitational April 1-2
SPORTS News:
Los Alamos High School (LAHS) Girls & Boys Varsity golf teams are set to play in the Seery Invitational.
The Seery Invitational begins at 9 a.m. on April 1 and April 2, 2024 at the New Mexico Tech Golf Course in Socorro. Read More
New Mexico [External Sources]
- Albuquerque's Gun Violence Task Force fizzles out amid leadership changes - KOB 4
- Portales city manager says she's on paid leave - easternnewmexiconews.com
- New Mexico man who stole tens of millions from investors could get off probation early - Yahoo! Voices
- New Mexico man who stole tens of millions from investors could get off probation early - Yahoo! Voices
- Jordan: New Mexico Is Right To Hold Out For Higher Prices For Its Most Valuable Commodity - Los Alamos Daily Post
- New Mexico Medical Board met in secret without valid reason - KOB 4