Arts

The Adobe Theater Presents John Steinbeck’s Classic Play OF MICE AND MEN Opening April 10 – May 3

ADOBE THEATER News:

The Adobe Theater presents John Steinbeck’s award-winning play OF MICE AND MEN. The show runs from April 10 – May 3. 7.30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m., Sundays. Matinee at 2 p.m., only Saturday, April 25. At 7.30 p.m., Thursdays, April 16 and 30 ($10 tix available). 

John Steinbeck adapted his novel of the same name. It premiered on Broadway in 1937 and earned the 1938 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Best Play. A poignant tragedy centers around two migrant field hands, the average-looking but smart ‘George’ and the strong but mentally-challenged Read More

New Mexico Museum Of Art Reclaims A Lost Trailblazer Of American Modernism

NMMA News:

SANTA FE — This spring, the New Mexico Museum of Art presents Paul Burlin: An American Modernist in the Southwest, an exhibition that reintroduces Paul Burlin (1886–1969) as a foundational yet long-overlooked figure in American Modernism. On view from March 21 through October 18, 2026, the exhibition centers Burlin’s deep and formative relationship with New Mexico and illuminates his role in shaping a distinctly American modern art.

Burlin’s career took a decisive turn in 1912 when married collectors George A. Harris (1889–1960) and Lillian D. Harris (1892–1922) acquired his Read More

Los Alamos Community Winds To Celebrates Mozart

Los Alamos Community Wind’s schedule for Mozart’s 270th birthday celebration, March 9-14. Courtesy/LACW

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

It may seem outlandish to say, but Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wasn’t some stuffy, snooty, highbrow musician in the 1700s. He was a rock star.

While his peers performed and shared music in palatial rooms for the aristocracy and royals, Mozart took his talents to everyone else.

“He was very much what I would call a rock star, a popular musician of his time,” said Los Alamos Community Winds (LACW) Artistic and Musical Director Read More

NHCC Open Exhibition Showcasing Impact Of Nuclear Weapons Through Art April 10

NHCC News:

ALBUQUERQUE — In collaboration with the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium, the National Hispanic Cultural Center is proud to announce a new art exhibition that explores the impact that nuclear technologies have on communities locally, nationally, and globally through art. 

Nuclear Past, Present, and Future: Art in Action opens at the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) Visual Art Museum Friday, April 10.

“The artworks on display are testaments to survival and resistance, and they demonstrate the power that community and art can have in the journey towards healing Read More

Joseph DiGiorgio New American Lyrical Landscapes On View March 27–May 9

Oregon Series #95-14, 1995, oil on canvas, 54 x 42 in. Courtesy photo

Prospect Park 93-28, 1993, oil pastel on paper, 29.5 x 41.5 in. Courtesy photo

LEWALLEN GALLERIES News:

New American Lyrical Landscapes, an exhibition of oil canvases and works on paper by Joseph DiGiorgio (1931-2000), that feature a radical reinterpretation of American wilderness through a meticulous, atomized technique, opens at LewAllen Galleries Friday, March 27, 2026, and will remain on view through May 9.

The exhibition focuses on DiGiorgio’s profound assertion that nature remains a site for psychological and Read More

Scenes Of March 3 Total Lunar Eclipse Over Los Alamos

The view at 4:30 a.m. today from North Community of the total lunar eclipse over Los Alamos. Photo by Marc Baily

The view around 4:30 a.m. today of the total lunar eclipse over Los Alamos taken from Anderson Overlook. ‘The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.’ Psalm 19:1. Photo by Steve Bublitz

The view this morning of the total lunar eclipse over Los Alamos. Photo by Lauren Hughes 

The view through clouds this morning of the partial lunar eclipse over Los Alamos. Photo by Tariq Aslam

The view through clouds this morning of the total lunar eclipse taken over Los Read More

New Mexico Arts 2026 Poetry Out Loud State Finals March 8

NMA News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico Arts announces the state finals for the 21st anniversary of Poetry Out Loud.

At 1 p.m., Sunday, March 8, 11 high school students from across New Mexico will participate in the Poetry Out Loud® state finals. Held for the first time ever in Albuquerque at the Albuquerque Journal Theater in the National Hispanic Cultural Center, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM. The event is free and open to all ages to watch the performances.

The following high school students will be representing their school at the Poetry Out Loud New Mexico Final:

  • Vinny Valenzuela – Cottonwood
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Finding Space To Breathe: Mike Brake’s BrakeTime Photography Featured At Los Alamos Co-op Market

Local photographer Mike Brake with his photographs on display through April 30, with an opening reception taking place 5:30-6:30 p.m. Friday, March 6, at the Los Alamos Co-op Market. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

In a town known for high achievement, scientific innovation, and busy schedules, local photographer Mike Brake is inviting the community to do something countercultural: slow down.

Now through April 30, Brake will be the featured artist at the Los Alamos Co-op Market. The two-month exhibit will showcase a collection of landscape photographs from New Mexico and beyond, each one Read More