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Cinema Cindy Reviews: Queen Of Katwe

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Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘The Girl on the Train’

By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos

 
“The Girl on the Train” is a new thriller based on a popular British novel by Paula Hawkins.

The book, published in January 2015, quickly hit the New York Times Bestseller List, gaining the notice of those who look for stories to bring to the screen. The film opened Oct. 7 nationwide.

Admittedly, I had not read the book, so I went to the film with no preconceived notions. What I found was a story at first convoluted by “the girl” and her memory lapses – due to her alcoholic binges. She is presented as the first of three women who tell their stories at the beginning of Read More

Moving Arts Espanola Presents ‘Noche de Musica’

 
MAE News:
 
OHKAY OWINGEH  At 6 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 30, Moving Arts Española (MAE) will present Noche de Musica, a benefit fundraiser for arts education in the Española Valley.
 
Noche de Musica will feature world-class performances by Danza Azteca de Anahuac, Flamenco Compañia Chuscales and Mina Fajardo, Soprano Rena Harms, just returned from her debut as Madame Butterfly at the English National Opera, and the Branden James Duo, 2013 Finalists in ‘America’s Got Talent.
 
Proceeds will benefit the scholarship
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Play Reading At Los Alamos Little Theater Oct. 25

 
LALT News:
 
Los Alamos Little Theatre will hold an open play reading of Tom Stoppard’s classic comedy Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Deadthis coming at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 25, at the Performing Arts Center.
 
Acclaimed as a modern masterpiece, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead is the tale of Hamlet as told from the worm’s-eye view of two minor characters in Shakespeare’s play.
 
In Tom Stoppard’s best-known work, the Shakespearean Laurel and Hardy finally get a chance to take the lead role, but do so in a world where reality and illusion
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Prehistoric Experiences At New Dinosaur Park Five Hours From Los Alamos

The Royal Gorge Dinosaur Experience opened in July about five hours from Los Alamos just outside Cañon City, Colo. Photo by Jennifer Bartram
 
Childrens ropes course. Photo by Jennifer Bartram

 

By DAVID SCHMIDT
  • Colorado’s newest dinosaur museum offers learning experiences and high-value family fun for kids of all ages 

The Jurassic and Cretaceous periods may have ended millennia ago, but that’s not stopping a major resurgence of interest in dinosaurs, as well as the presence of 17 skinned animatronic dinosaurs, at the Royal Gorge Dinosaur Experience Read More

‘First Lady Of Cumbia’ La Yegros Performs Nov. 5

Argentine singer, rapper and songwriter La Yegros. Courtesy/NHCC

NHCC News:

ALBUQUERQUE – Argentine singer, rapper and songwriter La Yegros will perform at the National Hispanic Cultural Center at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 in the Albuquerque Journal Theatre.

Tickets are $12, $17 and $22, with a $2 discount for students, seniors and NHCC members, and are available from the NHCC Box Office, at 505.724.4771, or at www.nhccnm.org.

The event, part of the Center’s New Latin Music Series and Festival Chispa, is presented in partnership with Avokado Artists.

While La Yegros now lives in Buenos Read More