Arts

Daily Postcard: New Born Dragonfly On Todd Loop

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Daily Postcard: A new born dragonfly emerges Thursday morning in the yard of a residence on Todd Loop in White Rock. Photo by Cathe Ragsdale

 

By SARAH ZIELINSKI
smithsonian.com

Flying insects are usually annoying. Mosquitoes bite you, leaving itchy red welts. Bees and wasps sting. Flies are just disgusting. But there’s something magical about dragonflies.

Fourteen fun facts about dragonflies:

1 ) Dragonflies were some of the first winged insects to evolve, some 300 million years ago. Modern dragonflies have wingspans of only two to five inches, but fossil dragonflies have been found Read More

LANL Profile: The Play’s The Thing…

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Sheryl Bailey of LANL Acquisition Services Management Division Office. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Sheryl Bailey of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Acquisition Services Management Division Office sits at a table surrounded by actors with diverse personalities. Her soft eyes and captivating smile make her easily approachable, but it is the intensity behind those eyes and smile that will bring together this group of talented actors to produce an appealing and highly charged new play for a Santa Fe theater.

“Ever since I was a little kid I’ve been drawn to the theater,” Bailey said. “Acting, Read More

Meow Wolf Presents: Southside Summer Wheels

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Courtesy/Meow Wolf
 
MEOW WOLF News:
 
SANTA FE ― Meow Wolf and The City Of Santa Fe present Southside Summer Wheels, a free event for the entire family that features a lowrider & custom car show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday June 24 in the Meow Wolf parking lot.
 
Also that day and evening, Meow Wolf, Rufina Circle and the Rufina/ Siler District offer a marvelous range of free neighborhood experiences, events and specials.
 
“Summer’s here and the neighborhood is totally happening right now,” Meow Wolf CEO Vince Kadlubek said. “We encourage Santa Fe locals and our visitors
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NMHU: Graduate Of Media Arts Plays Key Role In Building New Meow Wolf Exhibits

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Dré Gallegos
 
NMHU News:
 
LAS VEGAS, NM ― A Highlands University media arts and technology graduate is playing a key role in building new exhibits for Meow Wolf, a highly successful Santa Fe immersive and interactive art installation that is expanding to two new cities.
 
Dré Gallegos is the lead technical fabricator for Meow Wolf’s team of eight employees dedicated to installing the technical artwork components for the new Denver and Las Vegas, Nevada, installations estimated to open by 2020.
 
“Dré has an unwavering attention to details and total commitment to seeing
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Isabella Stephens Wins 2018 June Ettinger Memorial Scholarship

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Isabella Stephens with the book she reviewed to win the June Ettinger Memorial Scholarship. Jessica Booton Photography, www.jessicabootonphotography. com/
 
COMMUNITY News:
 
The Friends of the Los Alamos County Libraries, in partnership with the Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation, have awarded the 2018 June Ettinger Memorial Scholarship to Isabella Stephens for her review of the book I am the Messenger by Markus Zusak.
 
The scholarship was created to honor those who love books. Applicants were asked to write a personal narrative concerning an age-appropriate book
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Authors Sign Books At NM Arts & Crafts Fair June 22-24

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Courtesy photo
 
RGB News:
 
The last New Mexico Arts & Crafts Fair will be held at the Fairgrounds (Expo), June 22 to 24, featuring a number of authors signing at the Rio Grande Books and Artemesia Publishing booth:
 
Rosemary Zibart – True Brit & Forced Journey at 2 p.m., Friday, June 22
 
Ross VanDusen – Crocka Dog In The Evil Forest and other books at noon, Sunday, June 24
 
Francelle Alexander – both North Valley of Albuquerque books (Los Ranchos & Los Griegos) at 1 p.m., Sunday, June 24
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3D Printing Taken To Next Level At NOMCON

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The final six-foot tall crowdsourced 3D-printed sculpture of ‘We the Rosies’ will be displayed at the New Mexico History Museum in Santa Fe for all to see. A six-inch clay sculpture was first created by Baltimore, Md., artist Jen Schachter, then 3D scanned and scaled up to six feet by the ‘We the Builders’ initiative, founded by Todd Blatt. Courtesy photo
 
LOS ALAMOS MAKERS News:
 
The very first Nation of Makers conference (also known as NOMCON) took place June 9 in Santa Fe. U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Lujan gave the opening keynote and welcomed makers from all over the United States.
 
A delegation
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