Arts

Art On Tap: New LAAC Executive Director Karen Hall And LACA Artistic Director Ann McLaughlin Feb. 4

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Danish String Quartet to perform Feb. 22 at Smith Auditorium. Courtesy photo
 
LAAC Executive Director Dr. Karen Hall
 
LACA News:
 
Join the Creative District, the Los Alamos Arts Council and the Los Alamos Concert Association Monday, Feb. 4 for a special Art On Tap.
 
Attendees will hear a few words from Dr. Karen Hall, the new executive director of the Los Alamos Arts Council, as well as Ann McLaughlin, artistic director of the Los Alamos Concert Association (LACA).
 
This event begins at 5:30 p.m. at UnQuarked Wine Room by Sirphey at 145 Central Park Square, and is part
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NHCC Art Museum Closed For Renovation

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NHCC News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― The National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) Art Museum is getting a new entrance during the month of February.
 
In order to maintain safety and protect the artwork, the museum is now closed through Feb. 25.
 
The Art Museum will reopen in time for the opening reception for its upcoming exhibition, Que Chola!, which will take place from 6-9 p.m., Friday, March 8. The last few years have seen a surge in interest in the Chola as a figure and this exhibition will explore this dynamic from a feminist perspective through art and popular culture.
During the time
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Special Showing Of Margaret Hollabaugh Quilt At Bradbury Science Museum Through This Afternoon

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The quilt Margaret Ann Hollabaugh created in 1981 for Los Alamos with the Quilters Guild is on display in a special showing through this afternoon at the Bradbury Science Museum. This quilt was previously on display in the library at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Courtesy photo

Family members of Margaret Ann Hollabaugh (July 18, 1926-Jan. 21, 2019), gathered Friday at the Bradbury Science Museum, from left, Mason Totten, Karen Totten, Jeanne Hollabaugh, Marcia Hollabaugh and John Totten. The family visited the museum to see the quilt Margaret Ann Hollabaugh created in 1981 with the Quilters

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Singer/Songwriter Thom Chacon Performs Feb. 1

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Thom Chacon perfroms at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 1 at Fuller Lodge. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

Thom Chacon is finally getting the attention he deserves. 2018 saw the singer-songwriter who calls Durango, Colo., home has a song featured on the Townes Van Zandt tribute album and another included on an Appaloosa Records compilation album.  

He was awarded “Best New Artist of 2018” by Buscadero Magazine while on tour in Italy, and won rave reviews of his latest album, “Blood in the USA.” That attention is long over due, when one considers what Stew Mosberg wrote in the Durango Telegraph in an article Read More

Teatro Paraguas Hosts Poetry Reading And Book Launch Of Missing Persons

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TEATRO PARAGUAS News:
 
Beatlick Press is happy to announce the launch of our first book dealing with the diseases of dementia, Missing Persons, published by Beatlick Press, at 3 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 9 at Teatro Paraguas, 3205 Calle Marie in Santa Fe. Admission is free.
 
Included in this volume are poems and prose from Dorothy Alexander, Mary McGinnis, Kathamann, Bill Nevins, Lauren Camp, Rich Boucher, Miriam Sagan, Richard Vargas, and John Macker, as well as other writers. The cover is a stunning work by Larry Schulte.
 
Missing Persons is edited by Deborah Coy and guest editor
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Teatro Paraguas: Flamenco Fiesta 2019 Spring Student Recital And Sevillanas Contest March 22-23

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Flamenco dancer Janira Cordova. Courtesy photo
 
Flamenco dancers Maria Valle and Xochitl Ehrl. Courtesy photo
 
TEATRO PARAGUAS News:
 
Teatro Paraguas and Compañía Chuscales & Mina Fajardo present Flamenco Fiesta 2019 — Spring Student Recital and Sevillanas Contest.
 
The Spring Student Recital is 5:30 p.m., and Sevillanas Contest is 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday March 22-23 at Teatro Paraguas, 3205 Calle Marie in Santa Fe.
 
Tickets: $25 General Admission, $20 Senior and Students, $20 Sevillanas Contest Entry Fee. FlamencoFiesta2019.BrownPaperTickets.com
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Jonah Boudreau Photography At Library Saturday

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Photographer Jonah Boudreau. Photo by Katy Korkos
 
LIBRARY News:
 
An exhibit of photographs by Jonah Boudreau opens to the public Saturday, Jan. 26, with an opening reception 3 to 5 p.m. at Mesa Public Library’s Upstairs Gallery.
 
Boudreau has created a body of work that speaks to his love of the natural world, and his grief about the death of that world. The photographs are dark and moody, to reflect Boudreau’s feelings.
 
“The planet’s expiration date is currently set at 2060,” Boudreau says in his artist statement. “We have built a culture off of resources from
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Los Alamos Creative District Partners With Local Organization To Host Downtown Creative Crawl And Museum Monday

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Los Alamos Creative District News:
 
The Los Alamos Creative District is teaming up with local organizations to create the first Downtown Creative Crawl and Museum Monday this February.
 
The Downtown Creative Crawl will take place Friday, Feb. 1 and will be followed by Museum Monday Monday, Feb. 4. Both of the events will be held within the Creative District and are intended to foster collaborative community programming with a shared theme in order to encourage locals and visitors to spend more time downtown.
 
The Downtown Creative Crawl will highlight various gallery
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