Entertainment

Background To ‘Oppenheimer’ Movie Chapter 4: The Manhattan Project Comes To Los Alamos

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The Oppenheimer House on Bathtub Row in 2023. Photo by Chris Judson

By CHRIS JUDSON
Presented by the Los Alamos Historical Society and Team Oppie

On the evening of Dec. 7, 1942, a letter from Secretary of War Henry Stimson was read to the students and faculty of the Los Alamos Ranch School. It notified them that the school was being acquired for military use as part of the war effort. The purchase price, around $335,000, included the school’s buildings and all its property, including the land, equipment, and horses.

The school had only until Feb. 8 to arrange for the students, staff, and school obligations. Read More

Muy Salsas To Hold Monthly Salsa Night – This Saturday Honors 2023 Chamber Business Of The Year Recipients!

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CHAMBER News:

The first Salsa Night will be 9 p.m. this Saturday, July 15, and will honor the Chamber Business of the Year recipients and all small businesses in town!

Join us for this special occasion and enjoy drinks, food, music, games, karaoke and salsa dancing at 1315 Trinity Drive.

This is a 21+ event with a $5 cover charge. Blue & Gold theme is optional. Read More

First Ever Nuevo Mexico Night Featuring Hispano Band Of The Year Los Blue Ventures At Friday’s Summer Concert!

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From Sancre Productions:

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! This week, the Los Alamos Summer Concert Series is piggy backing off the success of a record crowd of 8,500 that showed up last year for the Blue Ventures De Louise Sanchez Concert. We have decided to theme the night Nuevo Mexico Night where we will ALL celebrate the incredibly unique Hispano history and culture of our state. 

We are asking that people bring out their New Mexico flags, T’s and any other NM cultural pride paraphernalia-including Read More

The Armageddon Secret: A Novel Inspired By Actual Events

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Book Review
By Booktrib

“The Armageddon Secret is a novel inspired by actual events that has been out for about a year,” author Robert Burnham said. “Oppenheimer and Groves were obviously scared to death that the Nazis were coming with an atomic bomb, and my book of historical fiction, based on actual events and people, gives a plausible explanation as to why, with a three-year head start, thank God, they fell off the track to the ultimate weapon. Based on ten years of research and endorsed by Pulitzer Prize-winner Richard Rhodes, The Making of the Atomic Bomb, and Dr. Todd Rider, MIT Nuclear Physicist, Read More

SALA Los Alamos Event Center Seeking Help With Oppenheimer Festival: Volunteers, Movie Extras, Panelists, Presenters, Workshop Leaders July 20-30

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SALA News: Volunteers, Extras, 

Los Alamos Event Center is gearing up for the highly anticipated Oppenheimer Festival, scheduled to begin July 20 and conclude July 30.

As preparations are underway, SALA is reaching out to the community, calling for volunteers, speakers and extras to ensure the success of this exciting event.

The Oppenheimer Festival promises to captivate attendees with an array of activities and entertainment, including movie showings, live musicians, delectable food options, captivating art exhibitions and much more. With such a diverse lineup of events, SALA is in Read More

Los Alamos ScienceFest Events, SALA Oppenheimer Festival

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Los Alamos MainStreet & Creative District News:

Los Alamos ScienceFest, produced by Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District, continues through next Tuesday, July 18. Check out upcoming events as well as information about SALA’s Oppenheimer Festival!

Los Alamos ScienceFest Events for Tuesday, July 11

Tuesdays at the Square – Central Park Square, TONIGHT 6-8 pm 
Los Alamos Jazz Project headlines our ScienceFest-themed Tuesday concert.
 
The Night Sky in July – Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium, 7pm
Hear about what you can see in the night sky during July! Register on the Read More

Happening This Week At SALA: July 13-16, 2023

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SALA News:

Experience Adventure and History at SALA, Los Alamos Event Center Thursday, July 13, marks the beginning of an action-packed week with screenings of the iconic film, “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.” The community is invited to join SALA 3-6 p.m., as they follow the legendary archaeologist’s enthralling quest. Tickets for this cinematic adventure are available on the SALA webpage. 

In addition, SALA presents “The Manhattan Film Series” on Thursday, July 13, featuring the gripping movie, “The Catcher Was a Spy.” Generously sponsored by the “New Read More

Scenes From Kiwanis 2023 July 4th Fireworks Spectacular

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Scene from the 2023 Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular produced by the Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos at Overlook Park in White Rock. Photo by Felix Liang

Scene from the 2023 Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular produced by the Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos at Overlook Park in White Rock. Photo by Felix Liang

Scene from the 2023 Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular produced by the Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos at Overlook Park in White Rock. Photo by Felix Liang Read More