Entertainment

Happening This Week At SALA: Sept. 14-16, 2023

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SALA News:

SALA Event Center is thrilled to present a week jam-packed with captivating events that cater to diverse interests in our community.

Thursday, Sept. 14:

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem: This is your last chance to catch this popular show, scheduled at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.
  • Mental Health Matters: At 6:30 p.m., join us for a crucial series in recognition of suicide prevention month. This series is a collaborative effort of the LAPS Prevention Program, Los Alamos JJAB, the Los Alamos County Municipal Court, and the Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation. On the same day, we will
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PAC 8 Community Media Center: Sept. 15-21, 2023

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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 Sept. 15-21, 2023:

Friday, Sept. 15, 2023

  • 6 a.m. Democracy Now! – Live;
  • 1 a.m. The Thom Hartmann Program; 
  • 11 a.m. County Council Meeting Replay 8-29-23;
  • 3 p.m. Democracy Now!
  • 5 p.m. PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates;
  • 6 p.m. Adult Vaccines in Primary Care:  Impact on Disease Prevention
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J.P. Murrieta Visits Sports Lit Classes & Undefeated Hilltopper Football Team, Films His Gametime Show

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Los Alamos High School (LAHS) Sports Lit teacher Lori Thompson chats with New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA) Sports Information Director J.P. Murrieta prior to introducing him to her classes and the undefeated  Toppers football team Wednesday in Griffith Gymnasium. Murrieta filmed his weekly high school sports show Gametime during his visit. To watch the Los Alamos NMAA Gametime Video, Click here: https://youtu.be/WpRae9YUt0Y. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com. 

NMAA’s J.P. Murrieta speaks to Lori Thompson’s Sports Lit classes and  Topper football team last Wednesday Read More

Taos Chamber Music Group Opens 31st Season Oct. 7-8

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TCMG News:

The Taos Chamber Music Group’s 31st Season opens 5:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 7-8, with “California Connections” at the Harwood Museum of Art.

Continuing TCMG’s reputation for creative programming and artistic excellence, these concerts will highlight 20th and 21st century music with connections to California, including works by four California composers as well as two performers with deep roots there.

Multi-cultural influences from Balinese and Hindustani music are also reflected in Lou Harrison’s “Varied Trio” for violin, percussion and piano and Reena Esmail’s Read More

Scenes From Boese Brew Co’s 2023 Oktoberfest At Pond

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Scene from Boese Brew Co hosting its second annual Oktoberfest Saturday at Ashley Pond Park, which included cider and spirits from Boese Brew Co, Bathtub Row, Red River, Marble, Tractor Brewery and Sidetrack Brewery. Scheduled food vendors included Senor Tortas, Joe Daddy’s Grill, Manko and the Boese team, serving up bratwurst and pretzels. Bands included Garry Blackchild and the Ghost Trio, ABBAQuerque (an ABBA cover band) and headliner Reviva. Courtesy photo

Scene from Boese Brew Co’s second annual Oktoberfest Saturday at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy photo

The crowds came and went Read More

Review: LALT Keeps Hope Alive In ‘Romeo and Juliet’

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A scene from ‘Romeo and Juliet’on stage at LALT through Sept. 17, with 7:30 p.m. showings Friday and Saturday, Sept. 15 and 16, and 2 p.m. matinees today and Sept. 17. Photo by Thomas Graves

Review by KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

Is there a more popular, well-known tale of love and tragedy than “Romeo and Juliet”? The play is more than 400 years old and still being performed on stages, adapted as movies and studied in high school English classes. 

In fact, the Los Alamos Little Theater (LALT) opened its production of William Shakespeare’s play this weekend. Co-directed Read More

Los Luceros Historic Site Welcomes All To Annual Community Fall Harvest Festival Sept. 24

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The historic Hacienda at Los Luceros Historic Site, framed by changing leaves. Courtesy/Rebecca Ward

NMDCA News:

SANTA FE — Time for the harvest! Every year in late September, Los Luceros Historic Site (LLHS) invites the public to Fall Harvest Festival, a day of apple picking, local food and performances, community building, festivities, and education. The festival will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sept. 24. 

Visitors might think of these activities as nostalgic, but for LLHS and communities throughout the surrounding region, the harvest remains one of the most important times of year. 

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Tony Kamel To Perform At SALA In Los Alamos Sept. 28

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Live in Los Alamos presents musician Tony Kamel Sept. 28 at SALA Event Center. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

Live in Los Alamos will present musician Tony Kamel Thursday, Sept. 28 at SALA. Event Center. The doors open at 6 p.m. and the concert will begin at 7 p.m. A pizza dinner will be available from SALA as well as beer and wine from Bathtub Row.

The first time Kamel was in Los Alamos he was leading his Grammy-nominated band, Wood and Wire, through two scorching sets of bluegrass music in front of a packed audience in Fuller Lodge.

Kamel’s band didn’t survive the COVID pandemic, but his creativity Read More

Mayor Declares Cloudcroft Christmas Capital Of New Mexico

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Mayor William Denney reads the proclamation Aug. 15 declaring Cloudcroft the ‘Christmas Capital of New Mexico’ . Courtesy/Cloudcroft

The Aug. 15 proclamation declaring Cloudcroft the ‘Christmas Capital of New Mexico’. Courtesy/Cloudcroft

STATE News:

CLOUDCROFT — Known for its friendly mountain town charm and cool temperatures throughout the year, Cloudcroft was declared the “Christmas Capital of New Mexico” in a proclamation Aug. 15 from Cloudcroft Mayor William Denney.

“At Christmastime, we celebrate goodwill, generosity, neighborly spirit and a spirit of rejuvenation,” said Read More