Arts

(R)evolution Of Spanish Pueblo Architecture In New Mexico March 2

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Rachel Preston Prinz
 
TCHS News:
 
The Taos County Historical Society announces its March 2, program “(R)evolution of Spanish Pueblo Architecture in New Mexico” with guest speaker Rachel Preston Prinz.
 
The illustrated lecture begins at 2 p.m., in the Kit Carson Electric Cooperative Boardroom, 118 Cruz Alta Road in Taos. The free program is open to the public and members of the Society.

Prinz will trace the beginnings of the style and its evolution in the early years (1912-1917), and how we see it today with new eyes. Today, in Santa Fe, there is an ongoing discussion of the Spanish Read More

Recap Of Middle School Jazz Clinic And Performance

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Los Alamos Jazz Project musicians and Director Ryan Finn. Courtesy photo
 
MUSIC News:
 
Middle school jazz musicians from around the state gathered last weekend in Los Alamos this weekend for two days of intensive learning and rehearsal, culminating in a concert that’s open to the public.
 
Los Alamos Jazz Project Director Ryan Finn created the event to include middle school musicians in the state’s vibrant jazz education program.
 
“This year, the New Mexico Music Educators association expanded to include jazz in its All-State band programs, but that left middle school
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Santa Fe Opera Young Voices Concert Sunday

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MUSIC News:

Join the Los Alamos Opera Guild for a membership social and concert by Young Voices of The Santa Fe Opera. 3 p.m. Sunday, March 3 at the Los Alamos United Church, 2525 Canyon Road.

Doors will open at 2:30 p.m. for a reception with punch and cookies. The reception will continue after the concert. Admission is by donation.

Vocalists Eleanor Henderson, Alexander Waters, Maya Rogers, and Jeremiya Palmer-Scott will present operatic works.

Community members are encouraged to join or renew membership in the Los Alamos Opera Guild. For information on the benefits of membership in the Guilds Read More

Scenes From Filming At Los Alamos County Airport

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Scene of generators, lighting and other equipment Monday night at the Los Alamos County Airport as crews filmed scenes for the final season 1 episodes of Our Lady, LTD, (Our Lady of Perpetual Grace). Our Lady, LTD is a 10-episode modern noir drama, produced by MGM Television, about a young grifter who attempts to prey upon a pastor who turns out to be far more dangerous than he suspects. The series stars Ben Kingsley as Pastor Byron Brown and Jimmi Simpson as the disgraced firefighter turned grifter. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Crews film scenes for the final season 1 episodes of Our Lady, Read More

LAPS District-Wide Art Exhibition Wednesday

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LAPS News:
 
The community is invited to the Los Alamos Public Schools district-wide art exhibition, 5-7 p.m., Wednesday on the 3rd floor of Mesa Public Library.
 
Refreshments will be served and music will be provided by the Los Alamos Jazz Project.
 
March is Youth Art Month and also Music in the Schools Month. LAPS Art Teacher and Youth Art Month Coordinator, Renee Mitsunaga, explained that during Youth Art Month, students engage in a problem-solving creativity project that inspires them to use art to communicate the given theme. This year’s theme was “Your Art, Your
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Legislative Roundup: Feb. 26

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Daniel ‘DC’ Casillas of Albuquerque, who works with On Set FX, applies movie makeup to Nicole Montoya of Glorieta as part of a demonstration Monday during Film and Media Day at the Capitol in Santa Fe. Photo by Luis Sánchez Saturno/The New Mexican
 
By The Santa Fe New Mexican:
 
Days left in the session: 18
 
Confirmed: The Senate on Monday voted 34-0 to confirm Jackie White as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
 
White, 44, previously worked as a captain for the Albuquerque Fire Department. She heads the agency responsible for coordinating
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