Entertainment

Tuesdays At The Pond Features Los Alamos Light Opera Tonight

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LACD News:

This week Tuesdays at the Pond features Los Alamos Light Opera. Join us for a night of Broadway favorites, including some wonderful children performances from Annie and The Sound of Music. Other Broadway numbers include songs from Brigadoon, A Man of No Importance, South Pacific, Pippin, Pete’s Dragon, Les Miserables, The Fantasticks, The Music Man, Carousel, and Oklahoma. Sit back and enjoy some Broadway in Los Alamos!

The concert is tonight, Tuesday, July 19 and begins at 7:00 p.m. at Ashley Pond. Bring a blanket and a picnic dinner and enjoy the Los Alamos Read More

Bradbury Science Museum Association Shares De-Coding And DNA Fun At ScienceFest 2016

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The Bradbury Science Museum Association (BSMA) engages visitors of all ages at its first public activity during Los Alamos ScienceFest Saturday at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by KayLInda Crawford/ladailypost.com

It’s a busy day at the BSMA ScienceFest booth as Los Alamos High School student volunteers, from left, Jenny Wang, Maia Menefee, Serena Birenbaum, Prestley Gao and Tom Maggiore demonstrate the Enigma machine coding system used by the Germans in WWII. In addition to learning about deciphering codes, participants also had a chance to separate out wheat germ DNA – another Read More

Local Dancers Prepare For Performances In China

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Two local dancers, Claire DeCroix and Louisa Belian, are attending a five-week ballet intensive program at Long Beach Ballet in Long Beach, Calif. The program consists of three weeks in Long Beach, followed by two weeks of dancing in several locations in China. The dancers are in their third week and have been working hard to learn all the dances for the trip to China. Courtesy photo Read More

More Scenes From ScienceFest 2016

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Leia Roach strolls along the pond Saturday during ScienceFest 2016 in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Briefing a young scientist. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Some 10,000 people turned out for Saturday’s ScienceFest in Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

COMMUNITY News:

Los Alamos ScienceFest packed a day full of interactive activities, tours and exhibits Saturday that engaged some 10,000 people of all ages in science.

Festival producer Los Alamos MainStreet partneed with community businesses and organizations to present Read More

Blue Window Bistro Begins Full Bar Service Monday

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The Blue Window Bistro begins offering a full bar service Monday at 813 Central Ave., in Los Alamos. The Blue Window Bistro has been serving Los Alamos for more than 30 years with a simple goal: Combine excellent service in a unique atmosphere with a focus on fresh, local, quality ingredients. Special services include private events, outdoor dining, catering, event planning and special events. Its most popular events include wine dinners, musical entertainment and wine tastings, as well as Blue Window traditions including a five-course Valentine’s Day and New Year’s Eve dinner. For more Read More

Bradbury Science Museum Association At ScienceFest

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Bradbury Science Museum Association (BSMA) Board Member Kathy Boerigter with student volunteers from Los Alamos High School today at their ScienceFest Booth at Ashley Pond Park in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com

A crowd gathers at the BSMA Booth today at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com

Scene from today’s activities at the BSMA Booth. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com

Scene from today’s Read More

Los Alamos Main Gate Park Permanent Facade Ready For ScienceFest; Schedule Of Activities

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Los Alamos Main Gate committee members in front of the permanent facade at Los Alamos Main Gate Park completed in time for ScienceFest. Courtesy/LACDC

LACDC News:

As anyone that drives past can see, the permanent facade at Los Alamos Main Gate Park has been completed in time for ScienceFest. With much determination from Suzette Fox of Los Alamos MainStreet to see it completed and the recommendation of the Manhattan Project National Historic Park committee to the County, it is ready for visitors and locals alike. 

There will be a re-creation of the vintage photo of the main gate with the classic Read More

Pokémon At Rose Chocolatier’s ScienceFest Booth

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Pokémon GO players can enter to win prizes today at Rose Chocolatier’s ScienceFest booth across from Fuller Lodge Art Center. Courtesy photo
 
Marguerite McClay and Mary Jo. Courtesy photo
 
COMMUNITY News:
 
The Pokémon were probably attracted by the smell of rich dark chocolate Fudgesicles. Or maybe they just wanted to play with all the colorful boxes with their handcrafted bows.
 
And now that ScienceFest is underway, they’re nibbling on the Devil’s Food cake, swiping the salted caramel truffles, and tasting the lemon tarts.
 
“Pokémon have taken over
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RUNA Celtic Music Band Plays Ashley Pond Tonight

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RUNA band members from left, Cheryl Prashker, Maggie Estes White, Shannon Lambert-Ryan, David Curley and Fionán de Barra play at Ashley Pond at 7 p.m. today. Courtesy/www.runamusic.com
 
RUNA wins Best World/Traditional Song Award. Courtesy/www.runamusic.com
 
By RUSS GORDON
Summer Concert Promoter

RUNA, a Celtic all-star band from the U.S., Ireland and Canada is playing at 7 p.m., today at Ashley Pond Park in downtown Los Alamos.

This is a FREE CONCERT. Gaining recognition as one of Irish music’s new “super-groups”, RUNA has been enchanting audiences by pushing the Read More