Entertainment

Scenes From Saturday’s Little Forest Fall Fiesta

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Little Forest Playschool held its annual Fall Fiesta and Silent Auction Saturday. The Fall Fiesta is one of three events held each year to raise funds for Little Forest, which has been part of the Los Alamos community for more than 60 years. The Fall Fiesta was held on the two-acre playground area at Little Forest Playschool at 3880 Villa St., and included a carnival with activities, animals, games, music and food. Hundreds of children brought their parents, and while the kids were playing, many parents browsed the silent auction, bidding on items donated by local businesses and artisans. The Read More

It’s A Wrap For Summer Concert Season

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Concert promoter Russ Gordon with his wife Deb waves to concert goers at Friday’s final concert of the season for the Los Alamos County Summer Concert Series. The series marked its 25th anniversary this year and will return again in May. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Whitewater Ramble from Fort Collins, Colo., played for the crowd Friday night at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Whitewater Ramble performs at the Pond. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

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‘Tower of Magic’ By Local Playwright Tess Light Opens Friday

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Felix (Scott Reynolds) takes in the view. Photo by Steve Wolfel
 
Solstitia/Sue (Katrina Koehler) spends time with her brother Quartus (Tyrrell Cummings). Photo by Steve Wolfel
 
By KATE RAMSEY
Los Alamos Little Theater

For most of us, our lives are filled with routine. It usually involves getting up at about the same time every day, going to work, coming home and eating dinner, unwinding after a busy day and going to sleep.

This routine is repeated and repeated day in and day out. We try to find things to do that we enjoy, but how many of us really try to fulfill our dreams? There are a select Read More

Community and Historical Society Discuss Sixth Episode of WGN’s Manhattan

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Richard Feynman chats with Robert Oppenheimer and a couple of other scientists back in the day at Los Alamos. CourtesyLAHS

LAHS News:

As WGN’s Manhattan series continues, there was another great audience on Sunday for the Los Alamos Historical Society’s viewing of the sixth episode.

The Los Alamos Historical Society would like to send out a special thanks to this audience who contributed a lot of the information in this press release, thank you! The Society has collected some of the questions and discussion points heard on Sunday. Our bulletin board in the Museum is updated, and these points Read More

‘Motorcycle Diaries’ Story of Young Che Guevara

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Movie Poster for ‘The Motorcycle Diaries’

Review by Kelly Dolejsi

Why do some of us only think or want, while others do and make? How do the seeds of true revolution first begin?

Walter Salles’s “The Motorcycle Diaries” (2004, rated R), screening at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mesa Public Library, examines a young Che Guevara’s journey across South America, where the aspiring doctor witnesses continent-wide poverty, disparity and injustice, the magnitude of which might have been enough to inspire his future.

Toward the end of 1951, Ernesto Guevara de la Serna (Gael Garcia Bernal) and Read More

Ullr Fest 14 At Pajarito Mountain Sept. 20

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COMMUNITY News:

Ullr Fest 14 is set for noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20 at Pajarito Mountain. Pajarito’s most popular fall festival features more than a dozen New Mexico craft beers, live music by the Jimmy Stadler Band, a Viking Costume Contest, disc golf and kids activities.

Atomic City bus provides free shuttle service from Sullivan Field and White Rock leaving every 30 minutes.

Activities include:

  • New Mexico Brewers Fest noon to 5 p.m.;
  • Bike and Hike 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.;
  • Jimmy Stadler Band 2-5 p.m.; and
  • Atomic City Transit 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘The Hundred Foot Journey’

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By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos

“The Hundred Foot Journey” is a sweet, visually pleasing film that will make you wish you could enjoy aromas and flavors in movies.

The story is about the Kadam family from Mumbai, India, coming to Europe to escape the political turmoil in which they lost their restaurant as well as the wife and mother of the family. The family consists of Papa, played by Om Puri (The Ghost and the Darkness; Charlie Wilson’s War), Hassan played by Manish Dayal (90210; The Good Wife), Mansur; Mahira,Mukthar and Aisha.

Movie poster for ‘The Hundred Foot Journey.’ Courtesy/Reel Read More

Meet the Cast of Tower of Magic Opening Sept. 5

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Katrina Koeler as Sue McFate. Courtesy/LALT
 
LALT News:
 
Los Alamos Little Theatre presents Tower of Magic Sept. 5-14 at 1670 Nectar St. near downtown Los Alamos.

Sue McFate is finding it difficult to announce her engagement. Her family has never once heard she has a boyfriend. Her fiancé doesn’t even know her real name.

Sue has come home to make the announcement, but finds herself stymied when she realizes that her fiancé, Felix, will be a huge disappointment to her family.

Scott Reynolds as Felix. Courtesy/LALT

Felix pays an unexpected visit to the family and meets his potential Read More

Explosive Interest In WGN’s ‘Manhattan’

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Scene from WGN’s television show ‘Manhattan.’ Courtesy/wgnamerica

AHF News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The WGN America television show “Manhattan” has galvanized the interest of millions of viewers. Shown on Sunday nights, national audiences are riveted by the dramatic tension between rival groups of scientists and the omnipresent security police in Los Alamos in 1943.

“Manhattan” follows the scientists as they confront the challenges of making a workable atomic bomb while dealing with an intrusive military force, intense rivalries, and strained marital relations where Read More