Entertainment

Happening This Week At SALA: Sept. 7-10, 2023

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SALA News:

This week is packed with fun and entertainment at SALA Los Alamos Event Center:

  • Thursday: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are back! Join us for an evening dedicated to the Ninja Turtles and an event open to the entire community in honor of Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Awareness Month. Every Thursday in September will be special.
  • Friday: Get ready for mutant chaos with the Ninja Turtles. Don’t miss the fun of their movies and adventures.
  • Saturday: Ready for a nostalgic journey? Enjoy a night of classics with the movie “The Breakfast Club” and then dive into
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Teatro Paraguas Presents Love Alone: Elegies For Rog

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Courtesy/Teatro Paraguas

TEATRO PARAGUAS News:

Teatro Paraguas presents Love Alone: Elegies For Rog, a solo performance by Jonah Mendelsohn based on the poetry of Paul Monette at 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023, at Teatro Paraguas, 3205 Calle Marie in  Santa Fe.

Love Alone: Elegies For Rog is a true story of love persevering in the face of calamity, and a living memorial in honor of HIV veterans, past and present.

In 1986, Paul Monette lost Roger Horwitz, his partner of 12 years, to AIDS. In the five months that followed, Monette wrote an exquisite cycle of poems that traces an epic journey from grief Read More

Santa Fe Symphony Showcase Of The Stars 40th Anniversary Season Opener Sept. 10

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Pianist Anne-Marie McDermott performs Sunday, Sept. 10 at the The Lensic in Santa Fe. Courtesy/SF Symphony

Santa Fe Symphony News:

The community is invited to help kick off the landmark 40th Season of the Santa Fe Symphony with an unforgettable program at The Lensic featuring the Symphony Orchestra and world-renowned pianist, Anne-Marie McDermott. This magnificent program features Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No. 3, Mozart’s 40th Symphony, Gina Gillie’s Philharmonic Fanfare and Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 conducted by Music Director, Guillermo Figueroa.

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Scenes From Final Friday Night Summer Concert Of 2023

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Baracutanga, a seven-piece band, representing four countries (Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, USA), that blends South American ancestral traditions with a modern sensibility, performs at the final concert of the 2023 Los Alamos County Summer Concert Series Friday at Ashley Pond Park. The concert series organizer, Sancre Productions, will return next May to offer the 2024 Summer Concert Series. Photo by Connor Hoch/ladailypost.com

The final Los Alamos County Summer Concert, held Friday at Ashley Pond Park, featured opener – Mariachi Estrella of the Santa Fe Youth Symphony. Photo By Connor Hoch/ladailypost.com Read More

Jemez Springs To Hold ‘I Heart Jemez Art’ Event Over Labor Day Weekend

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Village of Jemez Springs News:

For the fifth year, the Village of Jemez Springs will be hosting their “I Heart Jemez Art” event 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 2 and Sunday, Sept. 3 in the Village Plaza.

The Village Plaza will have several arts and crafts vendors selling handmade jewelry, wearable art, wood decor, fine art and more during the event.

From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday enjoy live music by cover band, Ravin Hill Band, who will play at the Plaza as well as music 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 3 by the variety band, Crazy Bird Band.

The “I Heart Jemez Art” event brings hundreds of visitors the Read More

Laugh, Cry And Sing With LALT This season

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Paris (Adam Olsen), Lord Capulet (Tomás Farish), and Lady Capulet (Stacy Buck) rehearse for LALT’s upcoming production of ‘Romeo and Juliet’. Photo by Thomas Graves

Cast members of LALT’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ rehearse a sword fight. Photo by Thomas Graves

LALT News:

Los Alamos Little Theatre’s 2023-2024 season “will make audiences laugh, cry and sing, sometimes all at once”.

The season opens in September with William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” starring Keira Fichtl and Jack Williams in the title roles. The production runs Sept. 8-17, with 7:30 p.m. showings on Fridays and Saturday, Read More

LAAC Daytime Performance Features John Eklund Sept. 6

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LAAC News:

The Los Alamos Arts Council (LAAC) September Daytime Performance will feature John Eklund noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, Sep. 6 in the Pajarito Room at Fuller Lodge.

The performance is free and open to the public.

About John Eklund

I grew up in the 50s in a pleasant Southern California suburb with parents who closely resembled Ward and June Cleaver. Weekends were for packing up the ’57 station wagon for day trips or overnight camping in the San Gabriel mountains.

Dad’s friend, a WWII vet named Bud, would bring his family, too. Among my earliest memories of music are of Bud singing and playing old-timey Read More

Last Summer Concert Of 2023 Season: Baracutanga!

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Baracutanga will headline the last concert of the 2023 season Friday, Sept. 1. Courtesy/Sancre Productions

Sancre Productions News:

This Friday marks the last concert of the 2023 season and the Los Alamos Summer Concert Series presented by Toyota of Santa Fe, will welcome back a band that has not performed on the local stage since 2019 when they opened the season – Baracutanga!

Baracutanga is a seven-piece band, representing four countries (Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, USA), that blends South American ancestral traditions with a modern sensibility, whose exciting and distinct Latin flavor Read More

LAAC To Host Concert And Silent Auction Tuesday Sept. 19

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LAAC News:

The Los Alamos Arts Council (LAAC) will host a concert featuring Tjett Gerdom, Jennifer Perez and Natasha Stojanovska Sept. 19 at Fuller Lodge.

In addition to a night of beautiful music, there will be a catered cocktail hour and silent auction. The silent auction proceeds will be used to support the arts council’s cultural programs.

These cultural programs include the upcoming month of Arts and Culture, in conjunction with MainStreet and Los Alamos Creative District. The programs begin Sept. 30 and culminate with the annual Pumpkin Glow. Additionally, the arts council’s cultural

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Los Alamos Choral Society Begins Fall Season Sept. 26

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By WENDY SWANSON
Los Alamos Choral Society

Los Alamos Choral Society invites all interested singers to join us for our 2023-24 season! We are an amateur choral group that has been singing in Los Alamos since November 1943.

We encourage anyone, regardless of age or musical background, who enjoys singing and seriously wants to participate in the production of choral music, to join our choral society. Join with us in the challenge and thrill of performing the great works of classical and modern composers.

We perform in up to four concerts per year. We are privileged to have Mary Badarak as our director Read More