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Coro De Cámara And LAHS Choirs Celebrate Women Composers With ‘Music She Wrote’ Concert Nov. 16-18

Coro de Camara rehearses for upcoming performances. Photo by Jessica Benge Photography

Choir members rehearse for upcoming performances. Photo by Jessica Benge Photography

By ANNE MARSH
Coro de Cámara

Quick quiz: How many women composers can you name? If your answer is not many, you’re not alone. Although women have composed music since at least the time of the ancient Greeks, music written by women is seldom heard, even today.

The chamber singers of Coro de Cámara will give audiences a chance to experience some of this wonderful music in their upcoming program “Music She Wrote: Celebrating Read More

Sign-up Underway To Participate In Annual Los Alamos WinterFest Holiday Lights Parade!

A spectacular float created by Zia Credit Union entered in the 2017 Los Alamos MainStreet Holiday Lights Parade on Central Avenue. Courtesy/LA MainStreet

Los Alamos MainStreet News:

The annual Los Alamos MainStreet Holiday Lights Parade, this year with a “Candyland” theme, will glide down Central Avenue at 6 p.m.  Saturday, Dec. 8.

Businesses and organizations interested in participating in this year’s parade can register free here. Registration closes Friday, Nov. 30.

The official Tree Lighting Ceremony will follow the parade at 7 p.m. around Ashley Pond. Winners also will  be

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Film Office: ‘Rattlesnake’ Begins Filming In New Mexico

NMFO News:
 
SANTA FE Today, New Mexico Film Office Director Nick Maniatis announced that the feature film, “Rattlesnake,” produced by Campfire has begun principal photography through mid-December in Santa Fe, Espanola, Las Vegas, Cochiti and Abiquiu.
 
“I’m proud to welcome another great production to New Mexico,” Maniatis said. “Our industry is booming and I’m excited to see more film jobs coming to our state.”
 
The production is employing 100 New Mexico crew members, 20 New Mexico actors and approximately 100 New Mexico background talent.
 
The feature is directed
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BESC: 15th Annual Festival Of Trees Nov. 17

The 15th Annual Festival of Trees is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Nov. 17 at the Betty Ehart Senior Center. Courtesy photo
 
Felix Blom spends time with Santa Clause at a previous event. Courtesy photo
 
COMMUNITY News:
 
Volunteers are already busy at the Betty Ehart Senior Center and will continue throughout the week preparing for the big day Saturday, Nov. 17. On that day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Betty Ehart Senior Center at 1101 Bathtub Row, will be a buzz with activity as the 15th Annual Festival of Trees comes to its spectacular finale.
 
LARSO volunteers have been hard at work organizing
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Teatro Paraguas Holiday Dream Flamenco Dec. 20-22

Mina Fajardo performs in Holiday Dream Flamenco Dec. 20-22 at Teatro Paraguas. Courtesy photo
 
 
TEATRO PARAGUAS News:
 
The community is invited to attend Holiday Dream Flamenco, a flamenco and Middle Eastern dance spectacle at 7 p.m., Dec. 20-22 at Teatro Paraguas, 3205 Calle Marie in Santa Fe.
 
Compañia Chuscales and Mina Fajardo returns to Teatro Paraguas with an original and exciting flamenco extravaganza based in part on choreographer, dancer and singer-songwriter Mina Fajardo’s newly released album Sueño. 
 
Joining Mina onstage are flamenco
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Film Office: ‘Greenbrier’ To Film In New Mexico

NMFO News:
 
SANTA FE New Mexico Film Office Director Nick Maniatis announced Tuesday that the feature “Greenbrier,” produced by Sony Studios will begin principal photography mid-November through early February 2019 in Albuquerque.
 
“We are happy to welcome ‘Greenbrier’ and Sony Studios to New Mexico,” Maniatis said. “For years we’ve built up the film industry in New Mexico and strengthened our film incentives, now we’re seeing success after success for the film industry in our state.”
 
The production
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LAHS Olions Theater Production Of Brighton Beach Memoirs At Duane Smith This Weekend

Scene from LAHS Olions Theater Production of Brighton Beach Memoirs. Courtesy photo

Scene from LAHS Olions Theater Production of Brighton Beach Memoirs. Courtesy photo

Scene from LAHS Olions Theater Production of Brighton Beach Memoirs. Courtesy photo
 
LAHS News:
 
Come see the LAHS Olions Theater Production of Brighton Beach Memoirs by Neil Simon this weekend!
 
A story of a poor, Polish/Russian Jewish family living in Brighton Beach, New York in the 1930s. A show that represents coming of age in a way that will touch your heart like you’ve never seen before.
 
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