Arts

In And Around Town: Feb. 21

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 In and Around Town:
 
The Los Alamos Daily Post community calendar features events happening in Los Alamos, White Rock and surrounding areas. Send event announcements to bjgordon@ladailypost.com
 

 

THURSDAY Feb. 21
 
The Los Alamos Genealogical Association Meeting
7 p.m. at the White Rock Public Library. The program is “Coming Soon to a Genealogical Problem Near You”, focusing on new resources and exciting new technology for family history research. The traditional no-host social dinner is  5:30 p.m. at Pig + Fig across the street from the library.
 
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Edith Boulevard Rescheduled At Nature Center Feb. 24

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Deb Bluestone, left, and Clara Byom are the Abuquerque duo Edith Boulevard performing Jan. 13 at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Courtesy photo

 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com

When two classically trained musicians who play a variety of instruments and have fallen in love with every kind of folk music came together, the result was Edith Boulevard. Edith Boulevard’s January concert was cancelled because of bad weather. It’s been rescheduled for Sunday Feb. 24. The eclectic folk/classical duo will perform on violin, viola, accordion, Read More

Mysteries Of Los Alamos Explored In New Podcast

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Courtesy image
 
By Bonnie J. Gordon
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com

Something weird and creepy is going on in Los Alamos and it’s not mysteriously appearing potholes … it’s Secret City Files Podcast.

Since its launch in October the podcast, produced by three young Los Alamos writers, has been creeping out listeners with tales featuring mysteries and secret lore from Los Alamos and northern New Mexico. The podcast is more than halfway through its first season. It broadcasts every two weeks. All the episodes can be downloaded, not just the current one.

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Birds Spotted feeding, fighting And frolicking In Snow

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Various birds including this Steller’s Jay are spotted feeding, fighting and frolicking in the snow Tuesday at a home on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Ken Hanson

Juncos fighting in the snow Tuesday at a home on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Ken Hanson
 
Spotted Towee eating in the snow Tuesday at a home on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Ken Hanson
 
Evening Grosbeaks in the snow Tuesday at a home on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Ken Hanson
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NHCC Art Museum Opens Qué Chola March 8

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NHCC News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― The National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) Art Museum’s upcoming exhibition, Qué Chola, opens Friday March 8, with a reception in the Art Museum 6-9 p.m., and closes Aug. 4.
 
The exhibit features Cholas and homegirls in art and pop culture and celebrates the Chola as a symbol of strength, power and resilience in the face of racial, gender and economic adversity.
 
The term Chola is commonly used to refer to women of a particular subculture in the U.S. often characterized by cultural pride, tough behavior and a distinctive style. The last few
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Los Alamos Gets Insight On Directing Short Play

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Jacqueline Reid, center, gives instruction to actor Eric Bjorklund on the precise timing of movements she wants his character to execute. Courtesy photo

LALT News:

Jacqueline Reid, a founding member of Fusion theatre in Albuquerque, recently taught a class on directing the short play at the Performing Arts Center in Los Alamos.
 
The class attracted participants from Santa Fe, Dixon, Albuquerque and Arizona, as well as local residents, totaling 22 participants in all.
 
The class was subsidized by the Los Alamos Little Theatre, which provides instruction and promotes interest
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Museum of Spanish Colonial Art Presents Saints Of Mobility: Holiness Within The Borderlands Feb. 21

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Dr. William Calvo-Quirós
 
SCAS News:
 
Saints of Mobility: Holiness Within the Borderlands at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 21, at the Museum of Spanish Colonial Art.
 
Free to SCAS Members – $10 general – $5 students.
 
Based on a variety of primary and secondary sources, including government juridical proceedings, newspapers, oral narratives, literature, popular music as well as extensive interviews, and ethnographic visits to border shrines over the last 10 years, this presentation investigates the U.S.-Mexico border not only as a physical frontier
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UNM-LA Hosts LAMTA Piano Recital Sunday Feb. 24

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Los Alamos Music Teachers Association pianists will perform at the LAMTA Sunday Musicale at 2 p.m., Feb. 23 at UNM-LA. Courtesy photo
 
UNM-LA News:
 
In keeping with their ongoing mission of Community Outreach and Service, the UNM-LA Campus will host the first of two Spring Piano Recitals at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24.
 
The recital is FREE and open to the public, sponsored by the Los Alamos Music Teachers Association (LAMTA). LAMTA’s Sunday Musicales are regular public presentations for the public’s enjoyment and appreciation of the city’s musically talented youth. Nineteen
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