A&E

Post’s Kirsten Laskey & Nate Limback Win State Awards

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 5, 2026

Nate Limback and Kirsten Laskey hold their state photography and review writing awards, recently in the newsroom at the Los Alamos Daily Post. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Daily Post’s Kirsten Laskey and Nate Limback were honored with state writing and photography awards by the New Mexico Press Association. The announcement was made during the New Mexico Press Association’s annual convention in November in Albuquerque.

Laskey was honored for her review of the Los Alamos Little Theatre’s production Read More

PAC 8 Community Media Center: Feb. 6-12, 2026

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 5, 2026

PAC 8 News:

PAC 8 Community Media Center is available for recording events, transferring old media, shooting and editing, live streaming and drone photography and videography.

For information, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.

PAC 8 Television schedule for Feb. 6-12, 2026:

Friday, Feb. 6, 2026

  • 6 a.m. — Democracy Now! – Live
  • 10 a.m. — The Thom Hartmann Program
  • 11 a.m. — County Council Replay 1-27-26
  • 4 p.m. — Democracy Now!
  • 5 p.m. — PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
  • 6 p.m. — Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce “Los Alamos County Manager Update”
  • 7 p.m. — PAC 8 Summer Media Classes
  • 8 p.m.
Read More

Samizdat Bookstore Teahouse Offers Monthly Memberships

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 4, 2026

Samizdat Bookstore and Teahouse, 174 Central Park Square, is offering monthly memberships. Courtesy photo

Business News:

Samizdat Bookstore and Teahouse is launching a new membership program. Members will get one book every month. For $20 per month, members of the Sonnet Society get a book of their choice from all in-store books (up to a $30 list price).

They can also join the Sonnet Society by choosing to give one free book to the community every month, thanks to the help of a local social service organization. For $50 per month, members of the Codex Consortium get a monthly book as well as 10 percent Read More

SFCC Announces Opening Reception For ‘Visions From The Constructed Mind’ Feb. 26

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 4, 2026

Stairway to Heaven – acrylic gouache on canvas 60”x 30”. Courtesy photo

The Hours – acrylic gouache and micaceous iron oxide on 36” diameter canvas. Courtesy photo

SFCC News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College announces an opening reception for Visions from the Constructed Mind from 4 to 6 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 26 in the Dean’s Gallery in the Fine Arts Center, 6401 Richards Ave. 87508. The exhibition features the abstract art of Atma Bernardi, an alum of SFCC’s Fine Arts program. The reception is free. Refreshments will be served. The exhibition continues through Friday, March 27.

Director Read More

Katherine Porter: Works On Paper, LewAllen Galleries, Feb. 27 – March 7

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 4, 2026

Morocco Noon, 2000, oil on paper, 29.25 x 25 in. Courtesy photo

Untitled, 1979, mixed media on paper, 30 x 22.5 in. Courtesy photo

ART News:

SANTA FE — LewAllen Galleries is pleased to present Katherine Porter: Works on Paper, an exhibition of mixed media and oils on paper by the acclaimed artist Katherine Porter (1941–2024). Opening Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, the exhibition highlights Porter’s extraordinary ability to channel the complexities, discords, and dissonances of her times into powerful aesthetic statements.

As noted art scholar Irving Sandler once wrote that Jackson Pollock invented Read More

Community Orchestra Presents ‘Romantic Currents’ Feb. 22

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 2, 2026

Romantic currents. Courtesy/SFCO

SFCO News:

The Santa Fe Community Orchestra will perform a free concert at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 22, at the Scottish Rite Temple in Santa Fe. The orchestra will be led by conductor Chase Morrison in a program of Sibelius, Mozart, and Brahms.

Concert Program

Romantic Currents

Join us for an afternoon of contrast and beauty, as Sibelius’s intimate Suite Mignonne, Mozart’s darkly expressive piano concerto, and Brahms’s radiant serenade reveal the emotional depth, pastoral charm, and lyrical warmth of three great masters—each heard at a distinct and captivating Read More

Celebrate Love And Legacy With Your Favorite Valentine At NMHM’s First Friday Art Walk

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 2, 2026

Courtesy/NMDCA

NMDCA News: 

Join us from 5–7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 6, at the New Mexico History Museum for an event that blends history, identity, and connection.

Step into the exhibition, Reflections on History, inside the Palace of the Governors during First Friday Artwalk in February—and bring your Valentine! Historic photos will mirror your own reflection, blurring the line between past and present. Celebrate the diverse stories of New Mexicans while discovering a little more about your story, too.

You can also use the “I Am” identity poem activity with your date to learn something new about Read More

SFCC Announces ‘Clay Speaks Of Home’ Exhibition March 5

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 2, 2026

Echoes in Blue and Ochre by Christiane Couvert. Courtesy/SFCC

El Camino Interior 1 by Diane MacInnes. Courtesy/SFCC

SFCC News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College announces the exhibition opening for Celebration of Clay: Clay Speaks of Home from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, March 5, in the Visual Arts Gallery in the Fine Art Center, 6401 Richards Avenue, 87508. The fine art showcase will highlight the work of members of New Mexico Potters and Clay Artists (NMPCA). The show runs through Wednesday, April 8.

Director of Art on Campus Linda Cassel said, “SFCC is proud to host this exhibition of exceptional Read More

The Adobe Theater To Present ‘Social Security’ Feb. 27

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 1, 2026

Theater News:

The Adobe Theater will present Andrew Bergman’s hilarious comedy, Social Security. The show runs at 7.30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays from Feb. 27 through March 22, with a 2 p.m. matinee Saturday, March 14, and a 7.30 p.m. performance Thursdays, March 5 and 19 ($10 tickets available).

Familiar actors known to The Adobe audiences are Clair Gardner, Jeffrey Siddall, Stephanie Larragoite, Jenny Miller, Joel D. Miller and Jim Pinkston.

Trendy Manhattan art gallery owners’ lives are upended when ‘Barbara’s nerdy sister deposits their eccentric mother on the couple’s Read More

Posts From The Road: Downtown Denver

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 1, 2026

Morning View in Downtown Denver: A view of the morning light on a cold Sunday morning below beautiful blue skies. Downtown was bustling with football fans from Denver as well as many New England fans. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Simon & Garfunkel Music: The Simon & Garfunkel Story included two hours of the duo’s famous hits, along with projected images and a story narrative by the singers. In addition to music and visual production, the singers told the story of the origins and rise to fame of Simon & Garfunkel between each song. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Denver Read More

New Mexico Museum Of Art Features ‘O’Powa O’Meng: The Art And Legacy Of Jody Folwell’

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 1, 2026

Jody Folwell, Santa Clara Pueblo/Kha’p’o Owingeh, born 1942. Collection of Jody Folwell, Santa Clara. Photo by Addison Doty ©Jody Folwell

NMMA News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Museum of Art (NMMA) announces the opening of O’ Powa O’Meng: The Art and Legacy of Jody Folwell, a tightly focused career retrospective organized by The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia), in partnership with The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia.

This exhibit opens Feb. 7 and runs through June 21, 2026.

Folwell (b. 1942), a contemporary potter from Kha’p’o Owingeh (Santa Clara Pueblo), New Mexico, is Read More

Daily Postcard: Frozen Fog Transforms Valles Caldera

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 1, 2026

Daily Postcard: When supercooled fog meets freezing temperatures, ice can slowly build up on trees, rocks, and other surfaces, transforming the landscape into something magical. This enchanting phenomenon, known as rime ice, forms as tiny droplets of fog freeze on contact, often creating a delicate, sugar-coated appearance like this scene on Jan. 26, 2026 at Valles Caldera National Preserve. Photo by Andrew Gordon/U.S. Dept. of the Interior Read More

Review: The Game Is Afoot In LALT’s Bird In The Hand

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 31, 2026

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

The game is afoot at Betty Ehart Senior Center. Los Alamos Little Theater set up the pieces like dominoes; they zig and zag through multiple floors and rooms in the senior center, and only when the game is completed, and all the dominoes have fallen, can the whole picture really be seen.

Here’s the premise: A scientist has created an encryption and a decryption system that are hotly desired by the U.S. and Russia. A CIA-like organization has launched an operation to get it. However, it quickly becomes apparent that there is much more Read More

Scenes From Recent Visit To Costa Rica

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 31, 2026

Richard and Sophia Skolnik of White Rock recently returned from an 8-day visit with Natural Habitat Adventures to three eco-lodges in Costa Rica. A small sample of the many photos taken during the visit includes this red-headed barbet. Photo by Richard Skolnik 

A howler monkey and its baby are spotted in a tree during a recent visit to Costa Rica. Howler monkeys are the loudest of all monkeys, according to National Geographic. Photo by Richard Skolnik

A red-eyed tree frog on a leaf viewed during a recent visit to Costa Rica. Photo by Richard Skolnik

A volcano hummingbird is photographed during Read More

Search
LOS ALAMOS

ladailypost.com website support locally by OviNuppi Systems