Entertainment

SALA Updates Its Movie Lineup And Membership Benefits

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SALA News:

SALA has some significant updates to share to its movie schedule and membership benefits for the month of August. Due to the overwhelming success of ticket sales in Los Alamos, Universal Pictures is pressuring SALA to extend the screening of “Oppenheimer” for an additional week. As a result, “Oppenheimer” will now be showing Thursday, Aug. 3 until Thursday, Aug. 17.

As SALA reschedules “Oppenheimer” the screening dates for “Sound of Freedom” will be shifted to Aug. 18 until Aug. 24. Additionally, SALA will include the beloved movie “Barbie” in its August lineup, with screenings Read More

Los Alamos County Fair And Rodeo Aug. 11-13, 2023

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COUNTY News:

The community is invited to join Los Alamos County and other partnering organizations on Aug.  11-13 for exhibits, the Friday Night Concert, parade, fair at Ashley Pond Park, Arts & Crafts Fair at Fuller Lodge, Rodeo at Brewer Arena and much more!

County Fair exhibits, organized by the NMSU Co-operative Extension office will kick off the weekend with a special needs session for viewing the exhibits on Friday, Aug. 11 at the Mesa Public Library, from 4-5 p.m. and will open 5-8 p.m. for the general public.

Then plan to head over to Ashley Pond Park for the Los Alamos Summer Concert Read More

PAC 8 Community Media Center: Aug. 4-10, 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 Aug. 4-10:

Friday, Aug. 4, 2023

  • 6 a.m. — Democracy Now! – Live
  • 10 a.m. — The Tom Hartman Program
  • 11 a.m. — County Council Meeting Replay 7-25–23
  • 3 p.m. — Democracy Now!
  • 5 p.m. — PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
  • 6 p.m. — 20th St. and Trinity Drive Town Hall Meeting
  • 7 p.m. — Society of Catholic
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JJ & The Hooligans Headline Friday Night Summer Concert

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JJ & the Hooligans to perform Friday night combine classic dance band tunes with reimagined surprises that make their shows fun, high-energy, and irresistibly danceable. Courtesy/Photo

Sancre Productions News:

The 2023 Los Alamos Summer Concert Series presented by Toyota of Santa Fe, continues to be the BEST Free Summer Concert Series in the State by bringing a well-known New Mexico band, JJ and the Hooligans, to Ashley Pond Park! The five members of JJ & the Hooligans combine classic dance band tunes with reimagined surprises that make their shows fun, high-energy, and irresistibly Read More

Mesa Public Library Hosts Second Annual Atomicon Aug. 5

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LIBRARY News:

Mesa Public Library will present the second annual Atomicon: a Comic-Con-inspired event for all ages 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5.

The first Atomicon was held at Mesa Public Library last year in July. An estimated 1,500 fans attended the inaugural event. This year, to better accommodate large crowds, Atomicon has been expanded to include three additional locations—Fuller Lodge, which will host vendors 10:00 AM to a.m. to 5 p.m.; Ashley Pond, where a screening of The Lego Batman Movie will start at 10:30 a.m. on the Central Avenue side next to the Justice Center; Read More

Igor & The Red Elvises And Eddie & The Nomads Dazzle Massive Summer Concert Crowd Friday Night

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The Friday night Summer Concert was packed with fans for opener Eddie & the Nomads and headliner Igor & The Red Elvises at Ashley Pond Park. The concert was  produced by Sancre Productions and Los Alamos County Community Services Department and sponsored by Enterprise Bank & Trust. Over the past 20 years, the Red Elvises have constantly toured all over the world with occasional breaks to record new music and to participate in film and television projects. As an independent band, Red Elvises have produced 12 studio albums, two live albums, a live concert DVD, and a Greatest Hits Read More

Adobe Theater Presents ‘Calendar Girls’ Opening Sept. 1

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The Adobe Theater News:

The Adobe Theater presents ‘Calendar Girls’ by Tim Firth with performances Sept. 1-24. Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays with a ‘Pay What You Will’ performance at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21.

Firth’s play is based on the true story of 11 Women’s Institute members. When Annie’s husband, John, dies of leukemia, she and her long-standing best friend, Chris, resolve to wring some good from their unhappiness. When they decide to raise money for the Leukemia Research Fund and to buy a new sofa for the local hospital, Read More

Santa Fe Opera: Luke Sutliff To Perform Orfeo Role Tonight

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Lauren Snouffer (La Musica/Speranza), Rolando Villazón (Orfeo). Photo by Curtis Brown/SFO

SFO News:

SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Opera (SFO) has announced that baritone Luke Sutliff will perform the title role in Orfeo on opening night, (tonight) Saturday, July 29. Sutliff steps in for tenor Rolando Villazón who sustained a minor injury during the final dress rehearsal on July 27 and has been prescribed four days of rest.

The Santa Fe Opera expects Villazón will resume the run of performances Aug. 2 through Aug. 24.

“I am absolutely gutted to miss tomorrow’s performance but I must follow the doctor’s Read More