From Pajarito Mountain:
Pajarito Mountain’s first annual, family-friendly Oktoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 21 will feature beer from Bathtub Row, pours from Black Mesa, plus a polka band, giant lawn games, German food and more.
AND the first ever Pajarito Mountain Run 10K!
Grab your dirndl, throw on some lederhosen and let’s party, German-style!
Book cover for work in progress, ‘The Longdream’. Courtesy/SFCC
SFCC News:
Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) Library presents a reading from “The Longdream”, a novel in progress by Austin Eichelberger at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15.
Pre-Register at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Longdream2023
About the book (brief description of the work in progress for back cover): The fall could have killed Darren, but instead, slipping off his apartment balcony restarts his life. A
fter a month-long coma, Darren wakes up in a Denver hospital to his wife crying over him—the wife he’d divorced in his Read More
The Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra & Chorus’ performance of The Planets features 12-year-old violin prodigy HIMARI and renowned violinist Ida Kavafian. Courtesy/Santa Fe Symphony
Santa Fe Symphony News:
The Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra & Chorus’ performance of The Planets is 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15 at The Lensic in Santa Fe.
Witness 12-year-old violin prodigy HIMARI and renowned violinist Ida Kavafian for Bach’s Concerto for 2 Violins; and HIMARI on solo violin for Wieniawski’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in F Sharp Minor.
In the finale, The Symphony Chorus soprano & alto Read More
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center News:
The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center is hosting 10 days of special events to coincide with this year’s Balloon Fiesta, starting on Friday, Oct. 6 and running through Sunday, Oct. 15.
Activities include IPCC’s Albuquerque American Indian Arts Festival during Balloon Fiesta’s opening weekend on Saturday, Oct. 7 and Sunday, Oct. 8 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., as well as an expanded schedule of cultural Native dances that kicks off on Friday, Oct. 6 and runs through Sunday, Oct. 15. IPCC will also host an Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration on Monday, Oct. 9.
The IPCC Albuquerque Read More
From SALA Event Center:
SALA is on a mission to transform a former movie theater into a dynamic, vibrant community space in Los Alamos, and we need your support. As we progress towards our vision, we’re calling upon our community to rally behind our Phase 2 initiative.
By supporting our vision, you’re not just endorsing an upgrade to SALA’s facilities. You’re advocating for a sustainable future and a richer experience for every member of our community. The 2022 National Community Survey highlighted that 73 percent of our residents see “enhancing support and opportunities for the local business Read More
LASO News:
Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra welcomes guest conductor William Waag to the podium for the opening concert of its 2023-24 season at 7 p.m. Oct. 7, at Crossroads Bible Church.
Following the concert, a reception will be provided in the lobby.
The program Waag has chosen for this concert begins with the Overture to Nabucco, the work that solidified Giuseppe Verdi’s career as an opera composer in 1842. Among other themes from the opera, the overture previews the “Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves,” who lament both the ruin of their temple in Jerusalem and enslavement in Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar. Read More
Gary Medina Cook
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Working on his senior thesis at the Institute of Native American Arts in Santa Fe, filmmaker/musician Gary Medina Cook went to the library to conduct research inspired by his grandmother. Medina Cook said he remembers when he was 10 years old, his grandmother cooked tortillas in her kitchen and told him stories about their family’s Native American grandmothers who were taken captive by the Spanish in the 1700s and 1800s.
During his research he discovered the book, “Nacion Genízara” by Moises Gonzales and Enrique Read More
PAC 8 News:
PAC 8 Community Media Center is available for recording events, transferring of old media, shooting and editing, live streaming and drone photography and videography.
For information, email pac8@losalamos.com, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.
PAC 8 Television schedule for Oct. 6-12.
Friday, Oct. 6, 2023
Owner Allan Saenz, far right, announces the launch of Phase 2 of SALA Event Center. Courtesy/SALA
Scene of an immersive experience at SALA Event Center. Courtesy/SALA
Scene of an immersive experience at SALA Event Center. Courtesy/SALA
SALA Event Center News:
Local residents Sammi Owens and Allan Saenz, the driving force behind the remarkable transformation of the old Reel Deal movie theater into the vibrant and community-centric SALA Event Center, have announced the launch of Phase 2.
This ambitious project aims to further revitalize downtown Los Alamos and create a cutting-edge immersive Read More
Interim Music Director Dr. George Case
COMMUNITY News:
SANTA FE — The Sangre de Cristo Chorale opens its 46th Season with a concert 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14 at St. Bede’s Episcopal Church in Santa Fe.
The 36-voice Chorale is led by Interim Music Director Dr. George Case and is accompanied by pianist Deborah Wagner.
The first concert of the 2023-2024 season will feature two 20th century masterworks celebrating pastoral beauty and farm life through the eyes of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and American poet Robert Frost. Pieces by Samuel Barber and Irving Fine round out the concert.
Case is interim music Read More