Pajarito Reads: Robert Fuselier Explores How Survival Strategies Rooted Deep in the Brain Control our Behavior
Column by BONNIE GORDONRobert (Bob) Fuselier may be the ideal person to tackle the subject of his new book, “From Violence to Freedom.”
Fuselier is a veterinarian, which of course gives him a lot of insight into animal behavior and a background in medicine and biology.
Bob Fuselier
He’s also a world traveler, having done volunteer work in Honduras and more recently, in Afghanistan, where he saw how different cultures cope with human behavior. Fuselier also has a lifelong fascination with exploring our spiritual nature and a passionate interest in the brain and how it functions. Read More
Thoughts From the Big Chair: ‘Ziggy and Brubeck and Crocs, Oh My!’
Thoughts From the Big Chair“Ziggy and Brubeck and Crocs, Oh My!”
Hey gang! This week, I think I’m going to stick to a couple shorter topics on different ends of the Reality Show continuum…
The Grammys
The Grammys were on last week and I managed to watch a good deal of the telecast over a few days using the old DVR.
It’s tough to watch the whole program at one time because, as with most Hollywood awards shows, it overflows with lots of ego, over-hyped records and performances, and, of course, mindless banter. Read More
Santa Fe Opera One of Three American Companies Nominated for International Award
2013 Santa Fe Opera productions. Courtesy/SFO
SFO News:
They are to be called “The Operas,” the new International Opera Awards established in London to celebrate the work of opera companies throughout the world.
The brainchild of British businessman Harry Hyman, of Nexus Group, John Allison, editor of OPERA magazine, and the London Evening Standard, the first nominees have already been received, judges chosen, and the awards ceremony scheduled for April 22 in London.
“The Operas” are ambitious in scope; nominations are invited from all over the globe. True excellence in opera Read More
Art Opening Marks Proud Moment for Pinon Students
The bubbly flowed as young artists soaked in the excitement of their first art opening Friday evening at Village Arts at 216 DP Road. Hors d’oeuvre trays filled with grapes, crackers and cheese coupled with glasses of sparkling cider served by owner Ken Nebel enhanced the magical atmosphere for Pinon Elementary School students who mingled among community members, sharing the inspirations for their work. Nebel donated framing supplies to the students and taught them about artist agreements and spent time showing them his own illustrations. Nebel said of Friday’s opening, “This Read More
LA Piecemakers Hold First Daytime Meeting
The art of Carol Martin-Davis, the featued speaker at the LA Piecemakers meeting. Courtesy photo
LA PIECEMAKERS News:
The LA Piecemakers group is holding its first daytime meeting at noon Tuesday, Feb. 26.
The group will meet at Graves Hall at the United Church of Los Alamos on Rose Street. Fiber artist Carol Martin-Davis from El Rito will be the featured speaker.
Actor/Poet David Mills Performs as Langston Hughes
David Mills performs as Langston Hughes. Courtesy photo
UNM-LA News:
The Jim Sagel Memorial Lecture Series at UNM-Los Alamos will present award-winning poet David Mill at 7 p.m. Monday, March 4 in the Building 2 Lecture Hall at UNM-LA.
Mills will perform an excerpt from his show, “Dreamweaver: The Works of Langston Hughes.” The reading is free and open to the public.
Mills also will be visiting Instructor Zandree Stidham’s English classes the same day as the performance.
Actor and writerDavid Mills’ one-person dramatic rendition of Langston Hughes’s poems and short stories Read More
‘The Little Mermaid, Jr.’ Begins at 7:30 p.m. Today
The Little Mermaid, Jr., stage production presented by the Atomic City Children’s Theater begins this weekend at 7:30 p.m. today with additional performances at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free. Photo by Elena E. Giorgi 
Photo by Elena E. Giorgi 
Photo by Elena E. Giorgi 
Photo by Elena E. Giorgi Ryan McGarvey Band Plays Skiesta March 2
Ryan McGarvey
SKIESTA! News:
Come see what’s in the air at Pajarito Mountain March 2 during the 65th annual winter celebration Skiesta!
The event includes snow games for all ages, local craft beer and live music featuring Ryan McGarvey.
In a relatively short amount of time, McGarvey has not only gained a national and international fan base, but also admiration from his personal idols.
McGarvey has shared the bill with such top name act’s as Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, B.B. King, Joe Bonamassa, Gov’t Mule, The Fabulous Thunderbirds among many others.
His debut CD release “Forward Read More
Ruby K’s Celebrates Eighth Birthday and Extends Hours
Employees of Ruby K’s Bagel Café show off their bagel costumes. Courtesy photoBy Mandy Marksteiner
Ruby K’s Bagel Café is about to reach a milestone and achieve a goal. The restaurant is approaching its eighth anniversary and will extend their hours.
Ruby K’s will have its “Eighth Birthday Party Celebration” Feb 22 and 23. The restaurant will serve samples of its new menu items and smoothies.
The celebration also will include prize drawings, face painting, glitter tattoos, balloon animals and cupcake decorating.
Ruby K’s will stay open until 7 p.m. beginning March Read More
Community Winds Concert to Light Up the Stage Saturday
The Los Alamos Community Winds. Courtesy/LACWLos Alamos Community Winds will celebrate light, hope and renewal in their upcoming concert, “Finlandia! and Other Brilliant Lights.”
The concert will take place at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at Crossroads Bible Church. The concert is a benefit for the New Mexico Alzheimer’s Association.
As always, Winds concerts are free of charge. A suggested donation of $10 will be appreciated and will benefit the work of the NM Alzheimer’s Association.
The Dixie Girl restaurant will have a special pre-concert Read More
Pinon Students to Exhibit at Village Arts
Students from Pinon Elementary School will exhibit their work at Village Arts. The show opens Feb. 22 and continues through mid-March. Courtesy photo
LAPS News
There will be a very special opening at Village Arts (216 DP Road) 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22.
Students from Pinon Elementary School have worked together in a GATE/Art collaboration to create a show called, “Every Picture Tells a Story.”
Students created acrylic paintings. They then wrote a story about their painting. Students traded paintings and wrote stories about each other’s paintings – without knowledge of the artist’s Read More
Hannemann’s Music Corner: Instrument Malfunctions – Avoiding the Gremlins
Hannemann’s Music Corner
Instrument Malfunctions: Avoiding the Gremlins
There you are on stage. You have a solo part. Murphy is rubbing his hands in evil glee. Waiting. Do you know how many things can go wrong with your instrument at this magic moment?
UNM-LA Offers Wine Tasting Class
UNM-LA News:Valentine’s Day has come and gone, but you can continue the sentiment by enrolling yourself and your sweetheart in a wine tasting class.
Sign up for three Saturdays of tasting with wine expert and European licensed sommelier Liz Berdugo. Learn what makes a wine good, what your palette enjoys most, and how to order the proper wine for any occasion or meal.
UNM-Los Alamos Community Education will offer “Introduction to Wine Tasting and Collecting” (CE: L1241 | CRN: 30198). The class meets 3:30-5 p.m. Saturday Feb. 23, March 2 and March 9 at the Pajarito Brew Pub (location has changed Read More
Los Alamos Photographers’ Show Opens March 4
Poster for the 2013 Los Alamos Photographers’ Show. The LAPS 2013 opens March 4 at Mesa Public Library. CourtesyLIBRARY News:
The 2013 Los Alamos Photographers’ Show (LAPS) opens Monday, March 4. LAPS is an annual event sponsored by the Los Alamos Photography Club and exhibited in the Mesa Public Library Gallery.
The show will open with a reception at 5:30 p.m. March 4 in the library’s Upstairs Rotunda. The public is invited to meet the photographers and enjoy refreshments and “finger-food” provided by the participants and exhibit sponsors. The photographs will remain on exhibit Read More
Pajarito Reads: Visit the Worlds of T. Jackson King
Column by BONNIE J. GORDONThis column will explore books that have something to do with Los Alamos and its surroundings, whether because the book is by someone who lives here, or lived here, or worked here or because of the subject matter.
Author T. Jackson “Tom” King
The sci-fi novels of T. Jackson King are a great place to start, because I met him signing books in, of all places, Smith’s Food and Drug Center in White Rock.
It doesn’t get much more local than that. It also just goes to show that interesting writers can turn up anywhere.
How did King end up in White Rock? Read More
Visit ‘Home Country’ with Writer Slim Randles
Western writer Slim Randles will be in town Feb. 28 for ‘Authors’ Speak’ at Mesa Public Library. Courtesy photoBy KIRSTEN LASKEY
You never know where a career path will take you. Sometimes a career will move you upward, other times it brings you to a dead end.
For Slim Randles, following a career in journalism and writing has allowed him to zigzag all over the place. It’s been a topsy-turvy path to be sure, but one loaded with adventure, humor and a wealth of great stories.
Randles will share his adventures in writing during the next talk in the Authors Speak Series at 7 p.m., Read More
Than Povi Fine Art Gallery Opens for Business
Elmer and Deborah Torres cut the ribbon on their new gallery and gift shop Saturday morning. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Elmer Torres assists customers visiting the Than Povi Fine Art Gallery and Gift Shop Saturday. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Elmer and Deborah Torres of Pueblo de San Ildefonso cut the ribbon on their Than Povi Fine Art Gallery and Gift Shop Saturday morning .
The Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce hosted the grand opening event at the new gallery at 6 Banana Lane off U.S. 84/285 at Exit 176 next to Gabriel’s Restaurant. Read More
AAUW Screens Film on Rape in the Military
AAUW News:
See “The Invisible War,” a groundbreaking investigation into what Newsweek has called “the most underreported crime in America”: the epidemic of rape in the U.S. military at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21.
The film will be shown in the Jeannette Wallace Hall (Bldg. 5) at UNM-LA by the Los Alamos branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW.)
The screening is a fundraiser for AAUW’s Legal Advocacy Fund (LAF.) Admission is $10 adults and $5 students. All proceeds will be donated to LAF.
AAUW is committed to improving the way the military deals with Read More
Thoughts From the Big Chair: Comments on Television and Associated Media From a Lifelong Addict
Thoughts From the Big ChairComments on Television and Associated Media From a Lifelong Addict
Welcome to the first of an anticipated series of weekly columns about television and associated media.
The title is taken from one of the iconic music albums from the 1980’s, “Songs from the Big Chair” by Tears for Fears (1985) and it, of course, refers directly to my lounge chair in our (that’s Linda, my lovely bride, and me) living room here in White Rock (N.M.)
I am a lifelong lover of television, starting in the late 1950’s, and my love for television has run unabated since Read More
