Arts

LANL Profile: Michael Martinez Capturing Culture In Art

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Artist and LANL employee Michael Martinez. Courtesy photo

LANL News:

With pen and ink, artist Michael E. Martinez of Los Alamos’ Detonation Science and Technology group takes to paper, beautifully crafting a bleached skull with a headdress inspired by the American Plains Indians. To give it a New Mexican theme, he uses the Zia symbol for the skull’s eyes and accents the smooth face and war bonnet with turquoise coloring. Emblazoned on the New Mexico flag, the Zia symbol originated with the Zia people.

“I come from a creative family,” Martinez said. “When I was a kid, I would watch my grandpa make Read More

Los Alamos Little Theatre Presents ‘Rumors’ Nov. 2-17

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Los Alamos Little Theatre announces the cast for ‘Rumors’, with performances Nov. 2-17. ‘Rumors’ is an over-the-top farce written by noted playwright Neil Simon. Standing at left, Director Patrick Webb and actors, top row from left, Cindy Hines, Holly Robinson, Trisha Werner, Tami Martinson, Cassandra Bowman and Trevor Nickless. Actors seated from left, Thomas Graves, Ian Foti-Landis, Paul Lewis and Larry Gibbons. For more information, visit www.lalt.org. Courtesy photo Read More

Taos County Historical Society Presents ‘Place Names Of New Mexico’

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‘Place Names Of New Mexico’ book cover. Courtesy/TCHS

TCHS News:

The Taos County Historical Society (TCHS) presents a free, public program “Place Names of New Mexico” by author Robert Julyan at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3 in the Kit Carson Electric Cooperative Boardroom at 118 Cruz Alta Road in Taos.

This program is sponsored by the New Mexico Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The names of New Mexico’s places – its town, mountains, streams, lakes and much more – are as interesting and colorful as the state itself; from Pie Town to Truth or Consequences to Tucumcari to Read More

Free Film Sponsored By Los Alamos Chapter Of Hadassah: Challah Rising In The Desert

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Challah Rising in the Desert film poster. Courtesy/Hadassah

HADASSAH News:

Challah Rising in the Desert: The Jews of New Mexico celebrates the history and people of New Mexico’s unique Jewish community. A special screening of this feature documentary will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, at Reel Deal Theater. 

The screening is sponsored by the Los Alamos Chapter of Hadassah. The movie is free to attend, but donations for medical research at Hadassah Hospital in Israel are welcome. Refreshments will be served after the film.

In the new feature documentary, braided Challah bread Read More

LA Piecemakers Presents Quilt Artist Melody Crust

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Melody Crust

COMMUNITY News:

The Los Alamos Piecemakers Quilt Guild invites the public to a free lecture by well-known quilt artist Melody Crust. If people have attended the Houston Quilt Show they have no doubt heard Crust share her humorous stories of how she recovered from quilt disasters and made “silk purses” out of “sows ears”.

She will present the free lecture “So Many Ideas, So Little Time” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23 at the White Rock Presbyterian Church at 310 Rover Blvd. This is the monthly Guild meeting and a short business meeting will precede the program.

Crust will conduct a workshop Read More

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