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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 Planes: Fire and Rescue, Begin Again, and Jersey Boys. We will hold Planet of the Apes, and Tammy. Transformers,and Earth to Echo will end this Thursday.

We had planned on opening Sex Tape with Cameron Diaz and Jason Segal this weekend but Sony gave us the run-around again and told us we didn’t make the cut. Truthfully I don’t know if it’s a good film or not but now at least we have a chance to see how it opens and what the critics say. If it doesn’t live up to the hoopla Read More

SFO Apprentice Concert July 20 at Fuller Lodge

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LAOG News:
The Los Alamos Opera Guild presents its annual Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Singers Concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, July 20 at Fuller Lodge in downtown Los Alamos. Light refreshments will be served.  
The Santa Fe Opera’s Apprentices will perform a short program: Baritone Josh Conyers, Soprano Heather Phillps and accompanist Glenn Lewis.
The Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Program for singers is internationally recognized as one of the finest programs of its type. On average approximately 40 apprentice singers are chosen each year from a competitive applicant pool. Those who are
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Los Alamos Historical Society and Time Out Pizzeria Host ‘Manhattan’ Viewing Party July 27

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Courtesy/LAHS

COMMUNITY News:

It’s not every day that your hometown is featured in a major television series. Starting July 27, with the premiere of “Manhattan” on WGN America, Los Alamos will be.

The Los Alamos Historical Society and Time Out Pizzeria (Los Alamos branch on Central Avenue) are hosting a viewing party and discussion group for each of the season’s 13 episodes. The premier is 7 p.m., Sunday, July 27. Subsequent episodes will air 8 p.m Sundays.

According to WGN, “Manhattan” is about “brilliant but flawed scientists” who lived in Los Alamos during World War II and were racing to build 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 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. We will hold Earth to Echo, Tammy and Transformers. 22 Jump St. will end this Thursday.

Movie poster for ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.’ Courtesy/Reel Deal Theater

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is getting spectacular reviews. 95 percent of critics are loving this sequel to “Rise” by “Cloverfield” director Matt Reeves. It may the first real blockbuster of the summer. Hope to see you at the Reel Deal Theater! It opens Friday.

 A growing nation of genetically Read More

YMCA’s July 4th Kids’ Parade 10 a.m. at Ashley Pond

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YMCA News:

Children who want to participate in the annual Family YMCA July 4th Kids’ Parade should meet at 10 a.m., at “the elephant” at Ashley Pond.

The Parade begins at 11 a.m. and will take the route of:

  • East on Central to 20th Street; turn left.
  • Follow 20th Street around Fuller Lodge and down Bathtub Row to Nectar. Turn Right.
  • Follow Nectar to 15th Street; turn Right.
  • End at the YMCA at 15th Street and Iris.

Once there, a flag raising ceremony will take place, conducted by members of American Legion Post 90. Upon conclusion of the flag raising, activities will be available for kids including Read More

White Rock Visitor Center Hosts Art Market July 5

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LACDC News:

The White Rock Artist Market will feature local artists and crafters 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, July 5, at the White Rock Visitor Center.

This market will include hand-crafted jewelry, hand- painted wood pieces, melted crayon art, natural beauty items, San Ildefonso Pottery and photography.

For the first time at the market, there will be live music by Juan Rivera of Taos.

The White Rock Artist Market is produced by the Los Alamos Commerce & Development Corporation (LACDC), a private, not-for-profit economic and community development organization serving the Los Alamos Read More

4th of July Schedule of Events at Overlook Park

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COMMUNITY News:

The Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos has announced the schedule of events for the 4th of July Celebration and Fireworks Show at Overlook Park in White Rock.

The day’s events will commence at 2 p.m. Friday with music, bouncy toys, skydiving and more. Atomic City Transit will provide free transportation to the park. A suggested donation of $5 per person (not including kids ages 12 and under) will be requested by Kiwanis members at the entry gates to Overlook Park.

Events Schedule:

  • 2-9 p.m. – Bouncy toys
  • 2-5 p.m. – Recorded music provided by Outlaw Country 107.5
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‘Get the Brewery Open!’ Party Draws Huge Crowd

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A massive crowd attended the ‘Get the Brewery Open! Campaign Party’ hosted by the Los Alamos Beer Co-op Saturday night in Central Park Square. The Beer Co-op signed a lease last week with Philip Kunsberg, owner and developer of Central Park Square to lease the space formerly occupied by the Canyon Bar & Grill at 160 Central Park Square. The Co-op plans to open its taproom in early 2015 as it will take about six months to get a license to sell beer. Renovations are already underway. There will be a fireplace inside, and next summer the Beer Co-op hopes to open an outdoor beer garden Read More

The Stumbling Critic Reviews ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2′

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The Stumbing Critic: ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’
By STEVEN WALTER

Genre(s): Fantasy, Animated, Dragons, Action, Comedy

Animated films seem to be coming back with a vengeance and success this year. I’ve only been reviewing movies for about a year, but my eyes have always been on the ratings. I’ve stated before that Rotten Tomatoes is my comparison point for my own ratings, a digital wall of other opinions. Never have I seen a non-documentary film reach almost one hundred percent until How to Train Your Dragon hit theaters in 2010.

That movie was alright, but its sequel is far superior. 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 Transformers: Age of Extinction. We will hold Chef, The Fault in our Stars, and How to Train your Dragon 2. Edge of Tomorrow will end Thursday.

I went to see Chef the other night and liked it so much I decided to hold it another week. It is funny, thoughtful, and refreshing and I don’t think it deserves an R rating. A PG-13 would have been fine. There might have been some language but I don’t even recall that. One of the main themes of this film is the relationship between 11 year old, Emjay Anthony, (Chef’s son) Read More