Entertainment

Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘Aloha’

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By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos

“Aloha,” the new movie with Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone and Rachel McAdams, has been panned by some critics, who called it “meandering and insubstantial” (Rotten Tomatoes). But do you go to the movies to see great art or to be entertained? I was entertained.

Perhaps it was the context of Hawaii and its indigenous culture that appealed to me in the film. Director Cameron Crowe takes us into the native community and gives grudging respect to the continuing fight for sovereignty over the land. But the film doesn’t really get into that viewpoint. Instead, the culture, Read More

Watch ‘About Time’ At Mesa Public Library Thursday

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Movie poster for ‘About Time.’ Courtesy walkingla.com

Review by KELLY DOLEJSI
Los Alamos

If a young, charming British man could time travel within his own life, what would he change?

Find out at 6:30 p.m. Thursday when Mesa Public Library screens “About Time” (2013, rated R) in the upstairs meeting room theater.

When Tim (Domhnall Gleeson) finds out from his father (Bill Nighy) that all the men in his family can travel back in time, he does what any respectable 21-year-old heterosexual male would do; uses his new power to trick women.

Now, “trick” misrepresents somewhat what Tim Read More

Tuesdays At The Pond Begins June 2

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CREATIVE DISTRICT News:

Tuesdays at the Pond begins this week with Marcos Cavalcante playing guitar at Ashley Pond Park.

Tuesdays at the Pond, a summer entertainment series, begins its second season June 2 and runs through Aug. 11. It brings a variety of entertainment acts to the Ashley Pond Park stage in downtown Los Alamos every Tuesday evening.

The June 2 performer is Marcos Cavalcante, a Brazilian guitar player, composer and arranger. He has a doctoral degree in classical guitar performance and literature and a master degree in music from Indiana University School of Music. Cavalcante’s Read More

Scenes From LAHS Students Annual Performance

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Anjelika Garcia performing Folklorico as part of the Los Alamos High School dance students’ annual performance May 21 at Duane Smith Auditorium, which is the semester final exam for the dance classes taught by Natasha Barkhudarova. More than 400 people attended the performances. “Ms. Natasha is a gem in our school system and her dance classes a life long gift for the students,” parent Marvel Harrison said. Photo by Kimberly Salvege

Derek Selvage, Lexie Quintana, Gerald Collom, Jenny Wang, Derek Janetzky and Chantel Perkins performing Viennese Waltz. Photo by Kimberly Salvege
 
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Scenes From Bathtub Row Brewing’s Grand Opening Party Saturday

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Patrons belly up to the bar during Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op’s weekend Grand Opening Celebration Saturday in Central Park Square. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
 
Guests enjoy music in the beer garden outside Bathtub Row Brewing. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
 
The community filled Los Alamos’ newest co-op, Bathtub Row Brewing, Saturday evening. The beer co-op held its grand opening Friday and the celebration continued Saturday, which also featured live music from the Saltine Ramblers. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
 
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SFCO With NDI New Mexico Season Finale June 7

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Dancers from NDI New Mexico’s ‘Team XCel. Courtesy photo

SFCO News:

The Santa Fe Community Orchestra’s (SFCO) Season Finale is 4 p.m. Sunday, June 7 at the Lensic Performing Arts Center.

This program includes works by Mozart, Elgar, Aragón, and Vivaldi, and features a collaboration with dancers from NDI New Mexico’s Team XCel. 

The concert features Mozart’s Overture to Don Giovanni and the first movement of Vivaldi’s Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op. 3, No. 11. The Vivaldi will be presented with original choreography by Choreographer Read More

NDI Student Dancers Shine In Front Of 1,700 People

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More than 500 student dancers and an audience of 1,700 people fill Española Valley High School Gymnasium Wednesday evening for the annual NDI End-of-Year performance. Photo by Eric Vasquez/valleydailypost.com

Special guests participating in Wednesday’s event include businessman Omar Sanchez, in blue t-shirt, who owns Time Out Pizzeria restaurants in Los Alamos and White Rock. Sanchez also is a retired New Mexico State Police officer and Wednesday marked his 8th year participating in the event. Photo by Eric Vasquez/valleydailypost.com

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Join Clan Tynker At Ashley Pond Park To Kick Off Summer Library Club June 1

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The Summer Library Club kicks off with a special performance from circus troupe Clan Tynker at 6 p.m. Monday at Ashley Pond. Courtesy/MPL

MPL News:

“Every Hero Has a Story” this summer at the Los Alamos County Library System!

As school lets out for summer, it’s the perfect time for children, teens, parents, and caregivers to come to the Los Alamos County Library System and get involved in all the fun of our Summer Library Club.

“One thing we’re really excited about is how we’ve revamped our summer programming,” says Angie Manfredi, head of Youth Services. “We want to make the program engaging and Read More

Aspen Elementary Student’s Film Premieres Monday

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Movie poster for Descanso. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

Descanso, the film written by, Christopher Garcia when he was 11 years old has been completed and is set to Premier at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 1 at the Albuquerque Film and Music Experience (AFME). 

Christopher Garcia

Garcia, now 12, said he is excited to invite the community to his premier and share this success with him and everyone who helped make this movie happen. Descanso will premiere at the South Broadway Cultural Center, in conjunction with the Albuquerque Film and Music Event.

Garcia lives in Velarde with his family and just Read More

Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’

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By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos

“Mad Max: Fury Road” is not the sort of movie I yearn to see.

OK, that’s an understatement. I really did not intend to see this movie AT ALL. But then The Santa Fe New Mexican gave it four chilies (and they are very snooty about which films they like). I could let that go, but then The Week, in its Review of Reviews (May 29 issue) gave it four stars. What’s going on here? OK, we have to see it now, before it gets an Oscar nomination or something.

Movie Poster for ‘Mad Max: Fury Road.’ Courtesy/Reel Deal Theater

Admittedly, it took me several years to finally rent Read More