DALA’s ‘Nutcracker’ A Sweet Holiday Treat
The Rat Queen (Louisa Singleton) top, and her minions. Photo by Dana D’Andrea
“The Nutcracker” is a fixture in Los Alamos. Watching the ballet Friday night, I could not think of a better way to kick off the holidays.
This is Dance Arts Los Alamos’ 16th “Nutcracker.” The ballet depicts a young girl who dreams about a journey into the Land of Sweets on Christmas Eve. This year, DALA brought on a new director, Jonathan Guise, and some new features were mixed into the show.
A few new characters were introduced and a couple of scenes were added. Read More
Sangre de Cristo Chorale Performs Dec. 7-8
As part of its 36th season, members of the Sangre de Cristo Chorale will perform in Los Alamos at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 at First United Methodist Church, 715 Diamond Dr., with a second performance Sunday, Dec. 8 in Santa Fe. Courtesy photo
See DALA’s ‘The Nutcracker’ Again for the Very First Time!
Clara and the Nutcracker (Jenna Weatherbie and Cody Maggiore) share a dance. Photo by Paulo T. Photography
Rebecca Brug, minion taking a leap. Photo by Paulo T. PhotographyDALA News:
Dance Arts Los Alamos (DALA) is excited and proud to present its 16th production of The Nutcracker as part of Los Alamos’ Winterfest Weekend. The ballet opened Thursday. Further performances will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6; 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8 at the Duane Smith Auditorium.
Tickets are being sold in advance at CB FOX in Los Alamos and Smith’s Food and Drug Centers in White Rock, Read More
LALT Auditions Open for ‘Kindertransport’
Courtesy LALT
LALT News:
Los Alamos Little Theatre will hold auditions for Diane Samuels’ drama Kindertransport at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15 and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17 at the Performing Arts Center, 1670 Nectar St. Callbacks by invitation will take place Thursday, Dec. 19. The cast consists of five women and one man.
Rolls to be cast:
- EVELYN: English, middle-class woman. In her fifties.
- FAITH: English, Evelyn’s only child. In her early twenties.
- EVA: Evelyn’s younger self. She starts the play at age 9 and finishes at 17. German Jewish, becoming increasingly English.
- HELGA: German Jewish woman
CB McKenzie Wins 2013 Tony Hillerman Prize
Anne Hillerman with Tony Hillerman Prize winner CB McKenzie. Courtesy photo
Staff Report
At the Tony Hillerman Writers Conference in Santa Fe, Wordharvest Writers Workshops and Thomas Dunne Books/Minotaur Books announced that CB McKenzie’s Bad Country has won the Tony Hillerman Prize.
A native Texan, CB McKenzie has hiked the entire Appalachian Trail without stopping, modeled for Giorgio Armani, worked on an organic farm, earned a Ph.D. from the University of Arizona, and currently teaches rhetoric at the City University of New York.
The winning novel, Bad Country Read More
Full Day of Activities at Fuller Lodge Open House
Fuller Lodge in Winter. Photo by TK ThompsonThe annual Fuller Lodge Open House is Saturday, Dec. 7. The Los Alamos Arts Council, along with the Art Center at Fuller Lodge and the Historical Society, will kick off the holiday season at the Lodge, Los Alamos’ best known historic building and its cultural and artistic center.
Fuller Lodge is decorated for the holidays. Come by and enjoy the holiday spirit and all of the festivities planned for the Open House.
This year, the festivities begin with the Chamisa SingSations at 10 a.m. At 11 a.m., a musical group will be playing Read More
Holiday Sale at Sombrillo Elementary Today
Topper Choral Presents Winter Concert
Students rehearse for the upcoming Topper Choral Winter Concert. Courtesy photo
LAPS News:
The public is invited to a free Topper Choral Concert. The concert begins at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10 at Duane Smith Auditorium. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. and holiday treats will be available for sale.
The Topper Choral consists of all the Los Alamos High School and Los Alamos Middle School choir classes.
More than 50 student performers competed and qualified for District Honor Choirs and were challenged to an intensive multi-day training and a superb performance in October with elite music directors. Read More
20th Annual Los Alamos Crèche Show: Nativity Scenes From Around the World
LDS News:The event is hosted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, at 1967 18th St., and is free and open to the public. Music and refreshments are provided.
The show begins
1-7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6 and ends 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7.The Crèche, a French term, is the portrayal of the nativity through figurines of people and animals that often includes the setting of a stable or village scene.
Opera Alta Presents ‘Amahl & the Night Visitors’
Check Out Village Arts Annual Holiday Window Display
Village Arts holiday window display on DP Road created by Diana Norwood of Truly Yours Diana. Courtesy photo
Staff Report
Each year at this time, Diana Norwood of Truly Yours Diana creates a holiday window display for Village Arts at 216 P Road. Owner Ken Nebel invites the community to stop by to see the new display and come in his store for their holiday shopping needs.
Ken Nebel
Village Arts offers art and craft supplies for artists of all levels, plus a variety of school supplies and creative children’s gifts. They stock all archival materials, with a wide variety of glass, mats and frames. Read More
This Week at the Reel Deal
Column By JIM O’DONNELLThis Friday, we are opening a couple of films that are not for the kid’s but we are holding Frozen, and Hunger Games. Delivery Man, and All is Lost will both leave us this Thursday.
This week we finally got a print of 12 Years a Slave. It will open on Friday for a one week run only. I’ve had a lot of requests for this film and managed to get it for a week. We’re opening it between holidays, as it’s not really a holiday film being both brutal, and tragic. The film is getting over-the-top reviews and is sure Read More
Local Documentary to Feature Powerful Female Snowboarders and Skiers
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Staff Report:
A local group is in pre-production for an inspirational short film about female snowboarders and skiers of all ages who have been or currently are involved in:
- Competitive Freestyle Snowboarding
- Competitive Snowboard Racing
- Competitive Alpine Ski Racing
- Recreational Big Mountain Snowboarding/Skiing
- Recreational Master Mogul/Bump Skiing
“As a father of two daughters, I believe when daughters of any age see how gracefull and inspiring they are, the fire of their personality, style and grace is emboldened to beautifully impact the world Read More
NM Museum of Art Presents ‘Renaissance to Goya: Prints and Drawings from Spain’
Francisco de Zurbarán (1598-1664), Head of a monk, 1625-64. Drawing, 277 x 196 mm. Courtesy phootoNMMA News:
The New Mexico Museum of Art is the only American venue for the exhibition Renaissance to Goya: Prints and Drawings from Spain that is literally rewriting the book on Spanish art. After the British Museum in London, the Prado in Madrid and the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia the exhibition opens Dec.14, in Santa Fe and runs through March 9.
It was long assumed that, uniquely among their contemporaries in other countries, Spanish artists did not draw and produced little Read More
PAC 8 Holds On-Line Fundraiser Auction
PAC 8 News:
PAC 8, your local TV station and community media center is holding an on-line auction. Get a jump on your holiday shopping. You’ll find some great deals! Bidding is in progress now and ends Dec. 10.
It’s easy, fast and fun. Just go to www.pac8fundraiser.com. Register and start bidding. We have many donations from local businesses and a few from Santa Fe, too. We have artwork, gift certificates from restaurants, gift cards, a robotic vacuum cleaner, Pajarito Mountain Ski passes, a one hour gig from the Hillstompers and much, much more. You can get all of your holiday gifts Read More
LASO Holiday Concert Gives Gift of Music to the Community
LASO’s youngest and oldest members are violinists Michele Yant and Ernie Bryant. They reheared for the LASO Holiday Concert in the Los Alamos High School Band Room Monday night. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
First Chair Violins Marion Pack and Brian Newnam. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
LASO News:
In what has become a popular tradition in Los Alamos, the musicians of the Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra will present their annual Holiday Concert at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6 at Crossroads Bible Church on East Road.
Under the baton of Don Gerheart, the full symphony will
Holiday Spirit Begins to Shine in White Rock
John and Cindy Hollabaugh invite the community to drive by their home at 334 Garver in White Rock and tune their car radio to 93.7 FM to hear Christmas music and watch the light show. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Tune your radio to 93.7 FM in front of 334 Garver and enjoy the show! Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Home on Aster Street. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Home on Louise. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Home on Donna. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Home on Meadow. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Lots of Activities at Fuller Lodge Open House
LAAC News:
The Los Alamos Arts Council invites the community to attend the annual Fuller Lodge Open House 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 at Fuller Lodge.
The doors of Fuller Lodge are thrown open each year on the first Saturday in December to ring in the holidays. The open house, a collaboration between the Los Alamos Arts Council and other community organizations, features children’s programs, local authors, refreshments, music, Posole lunch. The Fuller Lodge Open House is a part of the Winterfest downtown celebration, which takes place the first weekend in December, and is
‘Joyeux Noel’ Might Be Perfect Christmas Movie
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Movie Review by KELLY DOLEJSI
I watched Christian Carion’s “Joyeux Noel” (2005, rated PG-13) on the day after Thanksgiving. It was bliss.
After reading about all the Black Friday shootings, stabbings, and stampedes that injured and even killed Christmas shoppers across the United States, it was a poignant relief to see the holiday suppressing violence, and even, temporarily, stopping a war.
“Joyeux Noel” (or “Merry Christmas” in French) tells the true story of a brief cease-fire among French, Scottish and German troops on Christmas Eve 1914, in the thick of The Great War. The Read More
