Entertainment

Kiwanis Club Of Los Alamos 4th Of July Celebration

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KIWANIS News:

The Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos has taken possession of a massive collection of pyrotechnics and is getting ready for the big show Monday night. All are welcome to Overlook Park to share in this time of celebration together on the 4th of July.

The fireworks display, led by Pat Soran will be fantastic – that goes without saying. We also feature the return of the Habenaro Sky Diving team led by Roger Handrahan. We hope to see the big flag unfurled as he descends on the field as the sun is getting low.

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‘Granite Mountain’ Movie Prop Heads Down Hill

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The ambulance used in the recent filming of ‘Granite Mountain’ at the ski hill was spotted Tuesday on Trinity Drive heading out of town. ‘Granite Mountain’ is a motion picture based on the real-life Granite Mountain Hotshots, an elite group of wildland firefighters that courageously battled one of the worst wildfires in history to save an Arizona town. Photo by Ryn Herrmann Read More

Planetarium Film: We Are Stars July 5

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PEEC News:

The community is invited to watch the film, We are Stars, 7-7:45 p.m. Tuesday, July 5 in the planetarium at the Los Alamos Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road.

From the makers of We are Astronomers, comes this exciting film that explores the secrets of the cosmic chemistry, and explosive origins.

We are Stars, narrated by Andy Serkis, connects life on earth to the evolution of the universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon, and the molecules for life. Watch the trailer.

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It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s Sky Divers!

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Roger Handrahan, who heads the Habañero Ski Diving Team, has had a lot of experience floating down from the clouds—but he says it’s still great fun.
 
“I started jumping out of airplanes in February of 1968,” he said in a recent telephone interview. He was in the military and served first in Europe. He took “airborne training” prior to going to Vietnam, he said.
 
Things were different then. People used round parachutes, he recalled, and, “You had very little control.” Today, the parachutes are square, and, “You can
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Tuesdays At The Pond Features An Evening Of Opera

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This week Tuesdays at the Pond features An Evening of Opera presented by Opera Singers, Soprano, Heather Bingham with Baritone, Tyler Oliphant and Mezzo-Soprano Rebecca Morris, accompanied by Sarah Frogget.
 
The concert begins at 7 p.m., Tuesday, June 28 at Ashley Pond. Bring a blanket and a picnic dinner and enjoys opera favorites by Bizet, Mozart, Delibes, Floyd, Meyerbeer, and musical theater favorites from South Pacific, Phantom of the Opera, Carousel and others.
 
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Cinema Cindy Reviews: Love & Friendship

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By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos

“Love and Friendship” is based on an unpublished 1790 novella called “Lady Susan” and written by Jane Austen (later author of Pride and Prejudice) when she was 18 years old.

Austen composed the story through a series of letters; in the movie the texts of these letters serve as the basis for long conversational expositions, thanks to screenwriter Whit Stillman. The action of the film takes place around 1790.

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The lovely Kate Beckinsale plays Lady Susan Vernon, a youngish widow with a debutante-aged daughter, Read More