Entertainment

Los Alamos Community Winds: Live Music Drive-In Style

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The Los Alamos Community Winds. Courtesy/LACW

COMMUNITY WINDS News:

The Los Alamos Community Winds is hosting “Bring Back Music – Los Alamos,” a live concert for the community 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24.

The concert will be held in the north parking lot of Central Park Square, on the corner of 15th Street and Nectar Street, in Los Alamos. Registration is via Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bring-music-back-los-alamos-registration-124799357237.

Bring Back Music – Los Alamos will include performances from The Los Alamos Flute Choir, the Los Alamos Clarinet Quintet, The SaxAtomix, Read More

Trick-Or-Treat On MainStreet Canceled, But Los Alamos Halloweekend Will Still Haunt The Community Oct. 29-31

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CHAMBER News:

Halloweekend returns to haunt Los Alamos Oct. 29-31 with a variety of family-friendly and COVID-safe activities in lieu of the popular Trick-or-Treat on MainStreet, which has been canceled this year due to state-issued mass gathering restrictions.

Some staple Halloweekend events are back for 2020, just in a new format. The community can partake in a virtual pumpkin carving party, hosted by the Los Alamos Arts Council, and the annual Scarecrow Contest — in line with this year’s Halloweekend theme of “Monsters Take Over MainStreet” — will see “movie monster” creations commandeer Read More

Los Alamos Composer Joe Cox Releases New Album

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MUSIC News:
At midnight on July 24, when Taylor Swift released her new album “Folklore”, international music publishing giant Hal Leonard LLC called on this guy to transcribe, arrange and notate a single from the album. His name is Joe Cox. He didn’t write the songs; he wrote them down.
In a career spanning more than three decades, composer, pianist and Los Alamos resident Joe Cox has worked behind the scenes in the music industry, working on the chart topping songs of Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Selena Gomez, Luke Bryan, The Weeknd, J Balvin, Paul McCartney, Lady Gaga, Lil Nas X, and hundreds
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On The Job In Los Alamos: At White Rock Toys & Gaming

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On the job Friday are owners James and Beverly Nelson at the White Rock Toys & Gaming offering everything from vintage Barbies to Warhammer. Nestled between BeeHive Homes and High Mesa Dental Arts behind Smith’s is the community gathering place for games and homemade fudge and other snacks. There are a number of rooms in the business specifically set up for playing games. Some of the weekly events include: Commander League – Magic Gathering, Board Game Night, Magic The Gathering Draft, Modern: Magic Gathering, Warhammer Paint & Play, starting  Oct. 1: Drop-in D&D, starting Read More

Live Performance Of Hunker Down On Zoom Sept. 25

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Teatro Paraguas News:

At 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, Teatro Paraguas in Santa Fe presents the World Premiere of the expanded, two-scene version of Hunker Down by Los Alamos playwright, Robert F. Benjamin

Hunker Down  is a romantic comedy about single older adults coping to “shelter-in-place” during the COVID Crisis. 

Bari’s cabin fever impels her to seek in-person social connection. As a long-time recluse, Kevin seems to be happily weathering the storm. Although these neighbors dislike each other, Bari launches a battle of wits to struggle for social connection. Will Kevin see the light?

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Boese Brothers Kicks Off Oktoberfest Festivities Friday

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Boese Brothers kicks off its Oktoberfest festivities Friday. Courtesy/Boese Brothers

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

The big Oktoberfest celebration in Munich, Germany is canceled this year but luckily, plans for the event in Los Alamos are still going strong.

Boese Brother Brewery, 145 Central Park Square, will kick off its Oktoberfest celebrations Friday.

The festivities are noon to 10 p.m. three weekends in a row on Fridays and Saturdays, Sept. 18-19, Sept. 25-26 and Oct. 2-3.

Patrons can enjoy popular German foods such as beer brats, sauerkraut, pretzels Read More

State Of The Arts: DALA Leaps Into High Gear This Fall

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DALA dancer Claira Haagenstad in mid-leap. Courtesy/DALA

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

Dance Arts Los Alamos (DALA) has a new logo and a new look at its website just in time for fall classes.

The DALA Fall Schedule kicked off Sept. 8, but there’s still time to register for both hybrid and fully online classes. DALA has been a mainstay of dance education in Los Alamos for 28 years.

Artistic Director Jonathan Guise returned to DALA in July 2019 in time to produce his signature Nutcracker on the Hill in December. Get ready for an all-new Nutcracker this year. Read More

SOMOS Hosts Taos Storytelling Festival Online Oct. 9-10

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Francisco ‘Cisco’ Guevara, local storytelling legend, owner of Los Rios River Runners and multigenerational New Mexican storyteller. Courtesy/SOMOS

Pat McCabe (Weyakpa Najin Win, Woman Stands Shining) is a Diné (Navajo) mother, grandmother, activist, artist, writer, ceremonial leader and international speaker. Courtesy/SOMOS

SOMOS News:

For the past 20 years, SOMOS (The Society of the Muse of the Southwest) has hosted The Taos Storytelling Festival, which has become an annual mecca for storytellers and lovers of stories of all ages.

This year, the 21st Annual Taos Storytelling Read More