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PEEC: Feathered Friends Drawing Workshop Feb. 23

Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

Calling all art enthusiasts and nature lovers!

The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) invites the public to unleash their creativity and immerse themselves in the world of avian artistry during the Feathered Friends Drawing Workshop happening at 2 p.m. Feb. 23.

This exciting workshop promises an enriching experience in bird sketching and watercolor pencil drawing. Whether you’re a beginner seeking to explore the basics of sketching or a seasoned artist looking to refine your techniques, this workshop offers something for everyone.

Guided by accomplished Read More

Chamber: Spring Job Fair Registration Now Open

CHAMBER News:

Los Alamos Spring Job Fair Registration is open.

The Los Alamos Spring Job Fair will be held 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, April 4 at UNM-LA and sponsored by TechSource and Century Bank.

Register HERE

Now Hiring:

Los Alamos Senior Activity Centers:
The Los Alamos Senior Activity Centers are looking for warm, caring individuals to help support our seniors in Los Alamos. If you want to work with a team of people who enjoy their work and one another consider applying today.

  • Transportation Coordinator
    Full Time (30-40 hours a week)
    $41,600 annually
    Full benefits: medical, dental, retirement,
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Canceled: LWV Lunch With A Leader Talk Today

Due to illness, today’s League of Women Voters of Los Alamos “Lunch with a Leader” is canceled.

LWV News:

The League of Women Voters of Los Alamos (LWV) monthly “Lunch with a Leader” is noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15 at the Unitarian Church.

This month’s leader is Executive Director Rachel Mohr-Richards of the Juvenile Justice Advisory Board (JJAB). JJAB is a nonprofit organization that funds 15 programs for youth and their families in Los Alamos.

Mohr-Richards was born and raised in Jackson, Mich., where she met her husband Andrew. The couple moved to New Mexico in 2014 and have two children, Read More

AtomiComedy Show At Muy Salsas Saturday Night

Taylor Cheek at the December AtomiComedy show, will emcee this Saturday’s show at Muy Salsas. Photo by Thomas Graves

Atomicomedy News:

Hey, Los Alamosans! Come get your funny bone tickled with a night of AtomiComedy Saturday, Feb. 17, at Muy Salsas, 1315 Trinity Drive.

Tickets are $10, available at the door, for this evening with eight comedians. Doors open at 8 p.m. and the show starts at 8:30 p.m.. Or come early and have dinner before the show.

David Zimmermann organized the evening, his second AtomiComedy production in Los Alamos.

“Santa Fe has Wayward Comedy and I thought we should have something Read More

Environmental Services To Close For Presidents Day

COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County Environmental Services will be closed Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in observance of Presidents Day.

This includes trash and recycling collection services and operations at the Eco Station and the Overlook Convenience Center.

If the observed date falls on your normal trash collection day please place your materials out Wednesday, Feb. 21.

Visit the Environmental Services website for the full 2024 holiday and roll cart collection schedule, as well as the 2024 Household Hazardous Waste Collection monthly schedule.

For additional questions, call 505.662.8163 Read More

Santa Fe Pro Musica To Present ‘Baroque Holy Week’

Violinist Stephen Redfield. Courtesy/Pro Musica

Pro Musica News:

SANTA FE —Santa Fe Pro Musica continues their beloved tradition of “Baroque Holy Week” concerts on historical instruments beginning at 7:30 p.m., March 23.

In these inspiring and unique concerts, featuring Santa Fe favorite soprano Clara Rottsolk and violinist Stephen Redfield, the Pro Musica Baroque Ensemble presents music by women composers from the French court of the Sun King, Louis XIV (1638–1715). 

Discovery Series:

Conversation and Performance
10 A.M. Sunday, March 24 | Nüart Gallery | Free, but reservations required Read More

LASA: Pollinators As Teachers Of Love

By DANA ECELBERGER
Los Alamos Sustainability Alliance

          • Did you know? New Mexico has a surprising number of native pollinators: bees of all shapes and sizes, flies, butterflies, wasps, birds, bats and more, but bees are the hardest working in the pollination department. Out of around 4,000 native bees in the United States, New Mexico has around 1,000 bee species! That is a full fourth of all the known native bees in America.

As we celebrate Valentine’s Day, many of us are thinking about love and what in the world it is all about. Some of us may already have found love, either as a romantic connection, Read More