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PAC 8 Community Media Center Summer Classes

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PAC 8 Community Media Center is offering new classes this summer. Courtesy/PAC 8
 
PAC 8 Community Media Center is offering new classes this summer. Courtesy/PAC 8

 

PAC 8 News:
 
PAC 8 Community Media Center is offering new classes this summer as well as some old favorites.
 
In “GoPro + Drone Flying”, students learn how to use a GoPro and do time-lapse, slo-mo and also fly a drone with a GoPro attached to it. All levels of video classes are offered with instruction in editing with Adobe Premiere.
 
Students can also learn how to make a music video and in another class, create
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Daily Postcard: Springtime Scenes At Ashley Pond

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With the new flag flying high above the pavilion and the crab apples blooming Tuesday, Ashley Pond Park is looking particularly beautiful this spring. Photo by Ken Hanson

A plump duck preens itself in the afternoon sun Tuesday at Ashley Pond. Photo by Ken Hanson

A tiny trio of dandelions bloom between the rocks in the water feature beneath a pair of crab apples trees filled with pink blossems Tuesday at Ashley Pond. Photo by Ken Hanson
 
Scene of the newly installed flagpole with the flag unfurled in the breeze Tuesday beyond the pavilion at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Ken Hanson
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Scenes From ‘Kites Of Many Colors’ Dedication

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The newest artwork in the Los Alamos County’s art collection, ‘Kites Of Many Colors’ was dedicated during a ceremony Sunday in the White Rock Branch Library. From left, Arts in Public Places (APP) Board Chair Jeremy Smith, APP board member Pete Carson, Los Alamos County Councilor Randall Ryti, artist Thom Norris, White Rock resident Jackie Hurtle, artist Eric Markow, Councilor Katrina Schmidt, APP staff liaison Katy Korkos, former APP staff liaison Libby Carlsten, Library Manager Eileen Sullivan and White Rock resident Glenn Banks take part in the ceremony. Hurtle and her husband Banks Read More

Duane W. Smith Portrait Unveiling/Dedication May 3

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Artist Craig Tyler

COMMUNITY News:

A portrait of the late Duane W. Smith will be unveiled at 6 p.m., May 3 and dedicated to the newly remodeled Duane W. Smith Auditorium. Artist Craig Tyler will be present.

This celebration will be followed by a concert featuring Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero beginning at 7 p.m., sponsored by the Los Alamos Concert Association.

Duane W. Smith worked for the Los Alamos Public Schools from 1959 until his untimely death in 1979 when he was superintendent. In 1994, the auditorium was named for him and in 2018 the auditorium was remodeled with funds from the Los Read More

Cli-Fi: Altered Futures Through Film And Literature, A Disruptive Futures Dialogue

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Courtesy photo
 
CSF News:
 
SANTA FE ― What if we could peer into the future of our landscape in New Mexico? What would we see, and how would that affect the actions we take today?
 
Creative Santa Fe presents Cli-Fi: Altered Futures Through Film and Literature, A Disruptive Futures Dialogue 5:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 22 at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center.
 
This multifaceted evening will include short films, readings by local authors, and opportunities to engage in learning about and taking action on sustainability issues.
 
This Dialogue will explore how our local
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Daily Postcard: Local Squirrel Stands Tall For Photo

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Daily Postcard: A local Squirrel stands tall for a photo as he nibbles birdseed Friday in Los Alamos. He appears to be an Abert’s squirrel still with its winter ear tufts. This squirrel is named after the American naturalist Colonel John James Abert. Its most distinctive feature is its tufted ears, which it sheds for summer. Photo by Kei Davis Read More