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True Stories of Library Censorship Battles

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MESA PUBLIC LIBRARY News

At 7 p.m. Thursday, April 26 in the Upstairs Rotunda of the Mesa Public Library, Kathy Barco and Valerie Nye will present True Stories of Censorship Battles in America’s Libraries as part of the Authors Speak Series.

April is a special month in the literary and library worlds, honoring both poetry (National Poetry Month)  and libraries (National Library Week is April 8-14). In recognition of the role libraries play in providing free and open access to information, the Mesa Public Library Authors Speak Series presents a timely book on challenges to Read More

Kiwanis Tuesday Speakers Schedule

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KIWANIS News:
 
 
Kiwanis meets noon to 1 p.m. Tuesdays at the Masonic Temple on Sage Street near the intersection of 15th Street and Canyon.Road. Speakers and topics are occasionally subject to change because of illness, conflicts or weather.
 
Programs:
April 17– Gloria Maestas from the Los Alamos County Clerk’s Office will discuss local changes to the June 5 Primary Election Day voting process and the new “Voter Convenience Centers.”

April 24-Committee Meetings.

May 1-Rose Montoya will speak on the Boys and Girls Club and the Lunch Buddy Program.

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Tom Rheam Trio Plays Blue Window Bistro April 21

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BLUE WINDOW News

The Blue Window Bistro in Los Alamos will host a Jazz Night featuring the Tom Rheam Trio Saturday, April 21. Tickets are $15 per person and dinner reservations are required. 

The Trio will perform 7-9 p.m. Tom Rheam plays trumpet and piano, Dick Hogle plays drums and sings and David Moir is on bass.

Rheam has played on the road with Ray Charles, played backup to Frank Sinatra on recordings, toured with the Glenn Miller Band and many other well-known professional singers and musicians.

Hogle has worked in the Catskills in New York state as a show drummer, played on cruise Read More

New Mexico WW2 Internment Camps Symposium: Inside and Outside the Barbed Wire

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The New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors will hold a symposium on New Mexico World War II internment camps. Learn more about the experiences of Japanese people held in New Mexico’s internment camps during World War II at an April 21 and 22 symposium. “From Inside and Outside the Barbed Wire: New Mexico’s Multicul­tural World War II Internment Stories,” will be in the History Museum auditorium, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 21 and 1-4 p.m. Sunday, April 22.

Organized by the Committee to Preserve New Mexico’s Internment History, the symposium commemorates the 10th Read More

Look Who’s Having a Great Conversation

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Great Conversations is an afternoon of appetizers and desserts and an in-depth conversation with a subject area expert. The 3rd Annual Great Conversations will take place April 22 from 2-4:30 p.m. at Los Alamos High School in the new building. Tickets are $50 per person and can be obtained by filling out a registration form available at https:////lapsfoundation.com/greatconversations.shtml

Look who’s talking:

Morrie Pongratz. Courtesy Photo

What’s your spark? According to Los Alamos, Morrie Pongratz is both a Living Treasure and the Voice of the Hilltoppers.  Read More

Youth Co-op Conversation – Build Your Own Mini Greenhouse!

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(Free Series) 


Do you want to grow your own food?


Do you want to make your own mini greenhouse?


Come by the Co-op Tuesday, April 24 from 6 to 8 p.m and join the Los Alamos Youth Food Project (LAYFP), the JJAB and The Family YMCA by creating a miniature greenhouse. Kids of all ages can stop by the Co-op and learn about the LAYFP, sponsored by a grant from the State Farm Youth Advisory Board, and receive free supplies and instructions to get them going and growing. We can all help create a Healthy Community and Healthy Youth!


This is a FREE opportunity for members and non-members alike (no Read More

Vance is Top Predictor in Weekly Pace Race

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In the weekly pace race held on the road in lower Pueblo Canyon Linda Vance was the top predictor with a 42 second differential from her predicted time and she was also the fastest runner on the 1 mile course at 7:36.
 
Jennifer Leon has the next best prediction at 52 seconds off and also was the fastest participant on the 3 mile course with a time of 28:22.
 
Other accurate predictors were:  Jim Clifford at 87 seconds off and Bob Reedy with 99 second difference.
 
Next week’s race will be held at 6 p.m., Tuesday April 17 on the Canada del Buey Trail in
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Breastfeeding 101

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Breastfeeding 101, led by board certified lactation consultants affiliated with La Leche League of Los Alamos, will discuss latch and positioning, baby cueing, what to expect the first few days of breastfeeding, and dad’s role in the breastfeeding relationship, Saturday, April 14, 1-4pm, at Family Strengths Network, 1990 Diamond Dr.  The class is $30 and includes a copy of The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding.  La Leche League is a separate nonprofit organization, not affiliated with Family Strengths Network or its programs. Call 661-7102 or email LLL.Los.Alamos@gmail.com
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Bestsellers at Otowi Station Bookstore the week of April 3-9

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Bestsellers at Otowi Station Bookstore the week of April 3-9
 
  1. 109 East Palace, Jennet Conant
  2. Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Dr. Seuss
  3. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, Sijie Dai
  4. The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins
  5. The Making of the Atomic Bomb, Richard Rhodes
  6. Property, Valerie Martin
  7. Wonder, R. J. Palacio
  8. Los Alamos: Beginning of an Era, LANL*
  9. Los Alamos Trails, Craig Martin*
  10. The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands, Laura Schlessinger
*local or regional author
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Arts in Public Places Board Agenda

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ARTS IN PUBLIC PLACES BOARD News

LOS ALAMOS COUNTY

ARTS IN PUBLIC PLACES BOARD

AGENDA for Wednesday, April 11, 2012

4:30 to 6:00 PM Mesa Public Library

 

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. PUBLIC COMMENT (This section on the agenda is reserved for questions and comments from the public on items that are not otherwise included in this agenda. Speakers will be limited to 4 minutes each.)

III. APP BOARD BUSINESS
     A. Approval of Minutes from March 14, 2012

IV. CURRENT PROJECTS
     A. Discuss potential art locations for the Municipal Building (Architect)
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