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Los Alamos Students Show Artwork at Fuller Lodge

Pinon kindergartener Ariela Rittner shows off her artwork. Photo by Pinon art teacher Stephanie Rittner.
 
Chamisa Elementary School artwork. Photo by Pinon art teacher Stephanie Rittner

LAPS News:

The Los Alamos Public School art teachers show work from their programs each year in the Pajarito Room at Fuller Lodge during the Spring Arts and Crafts Fair.

The teachers choose work that represents their programs well, Pinon art teacher Stephanie Rittner said.

The art teachers include:

  • Pinon Elementary: Stephanie Rittner
  • Chamisa Elementary: Renee Mitsunaga
  • Aspen Elementary: Britt
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LALT Auditions for ‘Tower of Magic’ May 10-11

LALT Theater News:

Auditions for the Los Alamos Little Theater production of  “Tower of Magic” are 2 p.m. May 10 and 6:30 p.m. May 11 at the LALT Performing Arts Center, 1670 Nectar St.

Scripts and audition sides are available at Mesa Public Library. Roles for four men and three women are available. Auditioners for the role of Capella should come prepared to sing a short song.

The show will be performed in September. Read More

Spring Arts and Crafts Fair Ushers in the Season

Shoppers examine the wares at Saturday’s Spring Arts and Crafts Fair on the lawn at Fuller Lodge. The event is organized by the Los Alamos Arts Council. Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Mom and son check out gleaming metal sculptures. Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Cool digs for feathered friends. Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
A bouncy house entertains kids at Saturday’s Spring Arts and Crafts Fair. Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Dress up finery. Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
A young fair-goer gets a new look. Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
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Take a Rollicking Ride Down the Romance Highway With ‘I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change’

From left, Ken Milder, Julia Mundt, Elisa Enriquez and Bruce Lamartine, as mom, daughter and pizza guys, belt out ‘He Called Me.’ Photo by Steve Wolfel and Larry Gibbons
 
Jim Jenkins and Kate Ramsey try to impress on a date. Photo by Steve Wolfel and Larry Gibbons
 
Review by BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change took theatre-goers for a rollicking ride down the highway of love at the opening performance Friday at Los Alamos Little Theatre.

The show is a series of 20, mostly musical, vignettes about romantic love, Read More

NMPW Announces 2014 Zia Book Winners

NMPW News:

New Mexico Press Women’s 2014 Zia Book Awards honored four writers at the organization’s annual meeting April 26 in Las Cruces. Their books rose to the top of the pool of 14 submissions entered this year for children’s books by female New Mexico authors.

The 2014 Zia Award judges selected one winner and one honorable mention in each of two categories: Picture Books and Youth Books.

Winning Books and their Authors:

Kitten Caboodle by Paige Grant (illustrated by Lisa Williams; Azro Press)

After retiring as a hydrologist, Paige Grant, along with her husband, became an active volunteer Read More

Opening of ‘Things with Wings’ Flies High Friday

A large crowd packed the opening of ‘Things with Wings’ Friday at the Fuller Lodge Art Center. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
A volunteer from the Wildlife Center shows a red tailed hawk to visitors at the opening of ‘Things with Wings.’ Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Artist Lily Schlien, right, speaks with gallery-goers about her solo show in the Portal Gallery. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Gymnists from High Flyers Gymnastics show off their skills outside the Fuller Lodge Art Center Friday. Photo by Bonnie
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‘Our Favorite Quilts’ Opens at Mesa Public Library

The Los Alamos Piecemakers Quilt Guild Show, ‘Our Favorite Quilts,’ opened with a reception Friday in the Upstairs Gallery at Mesa Public Library. The show continues through May 31. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Quilts of all shapes and sizes grace the walls of the Upstairs Gallery in Mesa Public Library. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
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Visitors check out the many quilts by members of the Los Alamos Piecemakers Quilt Guild on display at Friday’s opening reception for ‘Our Favorite Quilts.’ Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
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Olions Present ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’ This Weekend

Katie Downing as Mrs. Meers in last night’s preview performance of ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie.’  Los Alamos High School Olions Thespian Club presents ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’ at 7 p.m. Friday, May 2, 2 p.m. (understudy show) and 7 p.m. Saturday, May 3 and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 4 in the Duane Smith Auditorium. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students. Photo by Maria Thibodeau. Courtesy/www.mariawritingwithlight.com
 
Devon McCleskey as Muzzy Van Hossmere, with Joe Singleton and Cody Maggiore. Photo by Maria Thibodeau/www.mariawritingwithlight.com
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Fall in Love with LALT’s ‘I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change’

Carlos Archuleta and Christina Martos sing the ‘Marriage Tango.’ Photo by Steve Wolfel and Larry Gibbons
 
Suzy Koehn singing about always being a bridesmaid, and how she wants to keep it that way. Photo by Steve Wolfel and Larry Gibbons

LALT News:

Love is confusing; an endless roller coaster of emotions, assumptions,heart palpitations, tears, sacrifices, and experiences. Sometimes love brings marriage and children. Sometimes love brings lives and families that are eventually destroyed. The question is, why do we go through it all? What do we really think about the person Read More

‘Things with Wings’ Takes Off at Fuller Lodge Art Center Friday

‘Cicada’ by Christian Byler Beattie. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
‘Butterflies, Bees etc.’  by Nancy Ullman. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
‘Blue Dragon’ by Ruth Schulte. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

Things are up in the air at Fuller Lodge Art Center with the latest themed show “Things with Wings.” The show opens with an artist’s reception 5-7 p.m., Friday.

Lily Schlien’s solo show in the Portal Gallery also is opening Friday.

This reception Read More

Olions Preview Peformance of Thoroughly Modern Millie Begins 7 p.m. Today

LAHS Olions Thespian Club rehearses for tonight’s preview performance at 7 p.m. in Duane Smith Auditorium. Courtesy/LAHS

Courtesy/LAHS

LAHS News:

Los Alamos High School Olions Thespian Club is gearing up for their production of Thoroughly Modern Millie which begins with a preview at 7 p.m., today in Duane Smith Auditorium.

The musical is based on the 1967 film of the same name, which tells the story of a small-town girl, Millie Dillmount (played by Camille Rousculp), who moves to New York and assumes the flapper lifestyle. She finds a job as a stenographer and a room at the Hotel Priscilla Read More

Dancers Shine at YMCA ‘Got Dance’ Showcase

Irish Dancer Victoria Hypes was named the Judges’ and Peoples’ Choice individual winner. Photo by Henrik Sandin

Bolllywood dancers won the Judges’ group award. Photo by Henrik Sandin
 
People’s Favorite Group was an International Latin Pasa Doble dance. Photo by Henrik Sandin

YMCA News:

Top honors were awarded to dancers among 12 acts that performed at The Family YMCA’s “Got Dance” Variety Showcase Friday at New Beginnings Fellowship Church.  

Victoria Hypes was named the Judges’ and Peoples’ Choice Individual Winner for her Irish Dance rendition of “I’ll Make a Man Out Read More

Spring Arts and Crafts Fair Just in Time for Mother’s Day

Work by metal artists Trey Morlock and Eric Rivera who will display their wares at Saturday’s Spring Arts and Crafts Fair. Courtesy/LAAC
 
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post

The Los Alamos Arts Council’s (LAAC) Spring Arts and Crafts Fair is a long-standing tradition in Los Alamos. Each year, the local nonprofit organization strives to present the community with an event that features quality and variety.

“We try very hard to make sure the quality of the artists is high and also unique,” LAAC Vice President Lori Dauelsberg said.

This year’s fair, which is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday

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Viola Section Tunes Up For LASO’s Spring Concert

The Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra viola section rehearses for its May 2 performance. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

The Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra (LASO) will perform its Spring Concert at 7 p.m. Friday, May 2 at Crossroads Bible Church and the viola section is busy preparing. The program includes “Overture to Nabucco” by Giuseppe Verdi, “Carmen Suite #1” by Georges Bizet and “Symphony in D minor” by César Franck.

The viola, the violin’s larger, deeper sounding sibling, may not get as much attention, but the smooth, mellow tones Read More

Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘The Other Woman’

Review by CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB

“The Other Woman” is the latest film from Nick Cassavetes (“The Notebook”). Immensely entertaining, it presents a familiar movie theme within a story that manages to surprise us.  In this send up, three women wronged by the same man join forces to set him straight, a move that results in their own personal growth and bonding as friends.

Movie Poster for ‘The Other Woman.’ Courtesy/Reel Deal Theater

Cameron Diaz’ character, Carly, is a successful New York lawyer, yet the role allows room for Diaz’ talents as an ace comedienne Read More

Mesa Library Screens Film Classic ‘Casablanca’

‘Casablanca’ movie poster. Courtesy /http://cinemania.co.cr

Review by KELLY DOEJSI

“Here’s looking at you, kid.” “We’ll always have Paris.” “Round up the usual suspects.” “Of all the gin joints in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine.” “Louie, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.”

Regardless of whether you have actually seen “Casablanca,” you have probably heard a few of these quotes before. But nothing compares to hearing them in their original Read More

This Week at the Reel Deal

Column By JIM O’DONNELL
Reel Deal Theater                   

This week we are opening Bears, Draft Day, and The Amazing Spider Man 2. We will hold The Other Women for another week. Rio 2, Captain America and Transcendence end this Thursday.

‘The Amazing Spider Man 2movie poster. Courtesy Reel Deal Theater

The Amazing Spider Man 2: We’ve always known that Spider-Man’s most important battle has been within himself: the struggle between the ordinary Read More

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