Entertainment

New Mexico Museums & Historic Sites Have All Reopened

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DCA News:

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) announces that the state’s eight museums and seven of its historic sites have now all reopened, allowing visitors to explore and learn more about the state’s rich heritage in person. 

View new exhibitions and revisit popular permanent collections at DCA’s museums and explore interpretive exhibits at our historic site’s visitor centers. 

For more information, including days and hours of operation at individual institutions, visit newmexicoculture.org. 

“We are excited to welcome visitors back to all of our vibrant

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LAHS Olions Cast And Crew Creating Great Live Theater

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Samuel Wolfsberg playing Hunter in the Olions production of [Title of Show]. Courtesy/LAHS Olions

By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com

The Los Alamos High School Olions production of [Title of Show] (the clean version) is a great combination of the witty and the heartfelt.

The musical follows Jeff (Elijah Hanks) and Hunter (Samuel Wolfsberg), childhood friends and current collaborators, as they take on the challenge of writing an original musical to submit to a festival that is three weeks away.

Jeff and Samuel recruit two actress friends, Susan (Elise Ovaska) Read More

Two Theater Groups To Perform Benjamin’s ‘Hunker Down’

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Vortex cast members Harry Zimmerman and Alaina Warren Zachary rehearse for ‘Hunker Down’. Courtesy photo

Roadrunner show logo created by Fran Stovall. Courtesy image

By KELLY DOLEJSI 
Los Alamos

“Hunker Down”, written by Los Alamos playwright Robert Benjamin about two seniors dealing with isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, will be performed this month by two different theater groups.

At 2 p.m. Sunday, catch the live-on-Zoom production as part of the 2021 Roadrunner New Mexico Theatre Festival. Visit https://www.flowerandbone.com/festival-information to register. Albuquerque’s Read More

On The Job In Los Alamos: Winds Mother’s Day Serenade

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On the job in the Los Alamos are members of the Los Alamos Community Winds teaming up with Rose Chocolatier and Flowers By Gillian early Friday evening performing a Mother’s Day weekend instrumental serenade at a residence on 48th Street to celebrate Mother’s Day. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com

Members of the Los Alamos Community Winds performing a Mother’s Day weekend instrumental serenade Friday evening at a residence on 48th Street. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More

Local Community Collaboration: 4 Week Game Design Class

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LASL New:

Los Alamos STEAM Lab (LASL), YMCA Los Alamos Teen Center, and Los Alamos Youth Activity Centers have wrapped up a four week collaboration supporting youth and teens wanting to learn Game Design.

The Game Design Speaker Series hosted 4 speakers discussing various aspects of Game Design.  

  • Erin Green discussed Story and Character Development and how aspects of DND can be brought into RPG style games.
  • David Jones talked about what it is like to work for a Game Studio and what the various job roles entail and how they integrate with each other.
  • Lowell Woffard spoke about version
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Los Alamos High School Olions Present [Title of Show]

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LAHS News:

The Los Alamos High School Olions are preparing for their last performance of the year: [Title of Show] – the clean version.

[Title of Show] is a musical that follows two young men named Jeff and Hunter, who make the decision to write an original musical and submit it to a theater festival. The catch is that the festival is in three weeks.

Jeff and Hunter gather their actress friends, Susan and Heidi and hire a pianist named Larry to pull the show together. With their team assembled, they work together to create a musical about creativity, imagination, community and growing together Read More

PAC 8 Community Media Center Hosts Summer Classes

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On location last year at the Los Alamos History Museum. Courtesy/PAC 8

PAC 8 Community Media Center students last year learning outdoor video techniques. Courtesy/PAC 8

PAC 8 News:

PAC 8 Community Media Center is offering exciting new classes this summer:

Drone Flight & Videography – FAA Certified Remote Pilot Jean Gindreau will lead the course. Students will learn drone flying skills, flight maneuvers, how to get good video footage from a drone and video editing in this course. 

GoPro Video for 4th – 8th graders – Students will use the new Hero 9 Black, learn Time Warp, Read More

Trapdoor Projects: ‘Sometime I Just Let The Birds Sing’

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Trapdoor Projects new installation with Albuquerque artist mk: ‘Sometimes I Just Let The Birds Sing’ . Courtesy image

Trapdoor Projects News:

‘Sometimes I Just Let The Birds Sing’ is an installation by mk in collaboration with what is left of Trapdoor Projects’ exhibition space following a recent fire in April 2021.

Functioning in the same way as one would handle grief, mk considers the parallels of the tribulations of their parents and of themselves, exploring the relationship of this event to their own family histories and complex trauma. 

“A fire is something that comes out of the blue, without Read More

Meow Wolf Honors Teachers With Ticket Giveaway Event

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Meow Wolf honors teachers by offering a giveaway to 25 public school teachers to receive free 4-pack tickets to the House of Eternal Return exhibit in Santa Fe. Photo by Jonathan Reilly

MEOW WOLF News:

SANTA FE — Just weeks after reopening their famed immersive experience, House of Eternal Return, Meow Wolf is spreading the love to educators across the state of New Mexico by offering a giveaway for free tickets during Teachers Appreciation week.

Beginning Monday, Meow Wolf will hold a giveaway for New Mexico teachers on their Santa Fe Facebook page. To enter the contest, teachers and fans of teachers Read More