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

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Robert Oppenheimer. Courtesy/Los Alamos Historical Society Archives

LAHS News:

WGN’s Manhattan continues with another dramatic episode and great turnout for the Los Alamos Historical Society’s viewing of the fifth episode. 

Manhattan presents a fictionalized look at life in Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project. Below are some of the common questions that we heard that night and on social media.

Every week the Society will be updating a bulletin board in the Museum to continue exploring questions and reactions as the 13-episode series continues. Previous episodes are discussed Read More

Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘The Giver’

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By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB

“The Giver” is another young adult novel turned to film that presents a dystopian vision of the future. And like the others we’ve seen in recent years—“Hunger Games,” “Divergent”—it succeeds in making me want to read the book after seeing the film.

From much younger friends, I have heard that the film doesn’t do the book justice. But that is usually the case in movies that have to tell the fullness of a story in less than two hours. Nonetheless, the images and characters in the film will give visuals to the words I will read when I do buy the book. All is not lost, book lovers!

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Los Alamos’ Amy Storey (Trixie ConQueso) Appears on TV Thursday

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Amy Storey of Los Alamos performing this summer in Las Vegas, Nev., at the ‘WonderGround’ variety show. Courtesy/SherylAnn Garrett
 
Amy Storey, center, with her backup dancers ‘The Cheesy Delights’ Piper Wohlbier and Marcie Long. Courtesy photo
 
COMMUNITY News:

Amy Storey of Los Alamos will appear as Trixie ConQueso at 7 a.m., Thursday on The Morning Brew with Larry Ahrens.

Storey is promoting the ‘Fierce Women Party’ set for Labor Day, Sept. 2 at the Tractor Brewing Company on 4th Street in the Nob Hill area of Albuquerque. She will

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This Week at the Reel Deal

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Column by JIM O’DONNELL
Reel Deal Theater    

This week we are opening The Hundred Foot Journey and A Most Wanted Man (Phillip Seymour Hoffman’s last film.)

Sin City, The Giver, and Guardians of the Galaxy will hold for another week. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will end this Thursday. Despite poor reviews, I saw Sin City and liked it. It is indeed an artistic work of cinematography and definitely worth a look.

Thanks to all of you who waited patiently for The Hundred Foot Journey, and A Most Wanted Man. Hope we have a good turn-out so we can continue to get this type of genre at the Reel Read More

Historical Society Hosts Fall Gala & Experience Auction

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A formal dance at Fuller Lodge during the Manhattan Project era. Courtesy/LAHS

LAHS News:

Join the Los Alamos Historical Society for an evening under the stars at historic Fuller Lodge at 6:15 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5.

This special fundraising event, which is black-tie optional, will include an elaborate three-course dinner, the Society’s annual Experience Auction, and dancing to the music of the Los Alamos Big Band.

Tickets are $75 each, and many of the 120 available have already been sold. Only a few tickets remain for an exclusive pre-party wine and cheese reception, which begins at 5:30 p.m., Read More

Several Festivals Labor Day Weekend in Taos

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TAOS News:

Recognized as the unofficial end of summer, Labor Day weekend is being celebrated in Taos and Taos Ski Valley with several festivals Aug. 29 to Sept. 1, including The High Mountain Hideout, Labor Day Arts and Crafts Festival and TAO Studio Tour.

More than 30 regional and local acts will bring a variety of music to Taos Ski Valley Friday, Aug. 29 through Sunday, Aug. 31 with The High Mountain Hideout, presented by Glad Castle. The festival features three full days of music, food, local art, camping along the high alpine setting of the Kachina Basin, art installations, yoga, mountain biking, Read More

The Stumbing Critic: Anime 101

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The Stumbing Critic: Anime 101
By STEVEN WALTER

Movies became a primary focus of my reviews because film is an easy medium to criticize. A small part of my day can be spent in a theater and a few hours of content are easily encapsulated. One might assume that movies are my passion, but watching anime supersedes film for me. Despite the global popularity of anime, most folks I encounter don’t watch it for a plethora of reasons.

As a style of animation, anime can turn people away with incredible proficiency. Additional misunderstanding about content (distinguishing between normal anime and pornographic Read More

Discussion of Fourth Episode of WGN’s ‘Manhattan’

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Niels Bohr on Sawyer’s Hill in Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project. Courtesy/LAHS Archives

LAHS News:

The Los Alamos Historical Society (LAHS) wants to thank the community for their continued interest and support in our discussions of WGN’s TV series Manhattan.

Here are some of the common questions we heard at the discussion of the fourth episode this past Sunday and on social media.

Every week the Society will be updating a bulletin board in the museum to continue exploring questions and reactions as the 13-episode series continues.

Previous episodes are discussed on the LAHS website Read More

Atomic City Children’s Theater Holds Auditions For Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka Jr.

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ACCT News:

Atomic City Children’s Theater (ACCT), the Los Alamos Public Schools’ after-school theater program, is excited to announce auditions for its elementary school production of Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka Jr., a two-act musical play based on Dahl’s children’s book and full-length movie.

Registration begins at 1 p.m. and auditions are 2-4 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 27 in the Mountain Elementary School gymnasium. The auditions are open to any 5th or 6th grade students in the Los Alamos area.

ACCT also is looking for students interested in participating as student directors/choreographers Read More

This Week at the Reel Deal

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Column By JIM O’DONNELL
Reel Deal Theater

This week we are opening Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. The Giver, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Guardians of the Galaxy will hold for another week. Into the Storm will end this Thursday.

I did see Into the Storm, and despite poor reviews I enjoyed the film. It kept me on the edge of my seat throughout.

We got foiled again this week by the studios. We were confirmed to open The Hundred-Foot Journey, but Paramount would not let us come off Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles because it was number one nationally. Consequently, we had to push back The Hundred Foot Read More