Daily Postcard: Sunlight shines on Pajarito Mountain Ski Area, where registration is now open for multi-week lessons. These include Camp Bluebird (4-week Saturday-only lessons for kids ages 7-12), Master the Mountain (4-week Sunday-only lessons for all ages 7 & up), Women’s Clinics, and Senior Clinics on Thursdays. Courtesy/PMSA Read More
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Posts From The Road: Painted Churches Of Texas
High Hill Interior: A wide-angle view of the interior of St. Mary’s Catholic Church at High Hill reveals the incredible and detailed painting in the church. This church is listed in the National Registry of Historic Places and is the largest of the four churches that we visited near Schulenburg, Texas. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Dubina Interior: The Dubina Parish Church in the community of Dubina is painted with beautiful hues of blue. The church was founded by several Czech families in the 1850s. This church building was built in 1912 after the previous building was destroyed in a Read More
High Desert Winds To Hold Winter 2026 Concert Feb. 16
Courtesy/High Desert Winds Santa Fe
CONCERT News:
High Desert Winds Santa Fe will present its Winter 2026 Concert at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16, at St. Francis Auditorium, New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 W. Palace Ave. in Santa Fe.
This concert features High Desert Wind’s own Leroy Medina, soloist on Ewazen’s Concerto for Bassoon and Wind Orchestra.
Other selections include:
- O Magnum Mysterium by Lauridsen;
- The Wind and the Lion by Goldsmith;
- Fantasies on a Theme by Haydn by Dello Joio; and
- The New Mexico premiere of Kauymari by Gabriella Ortiz.
Admission is FREE, with donations gratefully accepted. Read More
9th Annual Atomic City Winter Classic Adult Ice Hockey Tournament Friday Jan. 23 Through Sunday Jan. 25
COUNTY News:
Desert Sol Inline & Hockey is hosting the 9th Annual Atomic City Winter Classic Adult Ice Hockey Tournament.
The tournament runs from 9 a.m. Friday, Jan. 23 through 10 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25 in the Los Alamos County Ice Rink.
This year’s tournament features three divisions of four teams each:
- Advanced;
- Intermediate; and
- Novice Divisions.
Senior Research Scientist Dr. Shari Kelley To Speak At Los Alamos Geological Society Meeting Saturday Jan. 24
Dr. Shari Kelley
LAGS News:
Los Alamos Geological Society (LAGS) will host its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Los Alamos Christian Church at 92 East Road.
The guest speaker for the evening is Dr. Shari Kelley, presenting her talk: “Geothermal Development in New Mexico: an Update”.
Kelley is a senior research scientist at the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, a research division of New Mexico Tech. She served as an expert witness at committee meetings during the New Mexico Legislative session in 2023 and 2024 that led to the passing of House Bill 91, which established Read More
Santa Fe Opera On Screen: Puccini’s La Bohème Is Coming To Locations Across New Mexico Including Los Alamos
Scene from La bohème, which is going on tour Feb. 6 through March 1 around New Mexico. Courtesy/SFO
SANTA FE OPERA News:
La bohème is going on tour! The Santa Fe Opera invites opera fans and newcomers to enjoy FREE screenings at venues located across New Mexico including Los Alamos.
The evening will begin with a fun, family-friendly presentation about this beloved opera. Recorded live at the Santa Fe Opera during the 2025 Season, Opera on Screen offers audiences a fresh way to engage with this timeless tale of love and friendship, set to some of opera’s best-loved music. No opera glasses needed! Read More
Los Alamos Arts Council To Host February Concert
LAAC News:
The Los Alamos Arts Council (LAAC) is hosting a concert featuring local favorites Tjett Gerdom and Jennifer Perezon on Friday, Feb. 13, in historic Fuller Lodge.
The program will be composed of operatic arrangements (from Mozart to Scriabin) followed by more contemporary songs made famous by the likes of Bob Dylan, Steven Sondhiem, and “Weird Al” Yankovic.
This concert just ahead of Valentine’s Day is a celebration of all the tender and world-shaking things that love can be in people’s lives … while also acknowledging that sometimes, love can be the absolute worst. Mocktails
Learn To Dance With Stars Of Los Alamos Starting Jan. 22
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo: Popejoy Hall Feb. 14
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo. Courtesy photo
POPEJOY News:
ALBUQUERQUE — This Valentine’s Day, celebrate love, laughter, and the art of ballet with Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, performing at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 14, at Popejoy Hall.
Known worldwide as “the Trocks”, the acclaimed all-male comic ballet company delivers an evening of equal parts technical brilliance and joyful parody.
Founded in 1974, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo has earned international acclaim for its affectionate sendups of classical ballet, performed en pointe and en travesti (in drag) Read More
Posts From The Road: ‘Old Town Palestine’ In Texas
Oxbow General Store: The Oxbow General Store is home to Oxbow Bakery. Pies and other pastries were the stars of the store, which also featured a selection of antique items. We learned that the Oxbow Bakery was named one of the best places in the state for pie by Texas Highway Magazine, a hidden gem by Texas Monthly Magazine, and was featured on the cover of Southern Living Magazine. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Hambones: Hambones Cajun Grill was a perfect stop for lunch the day we discovered Old Town in Palestine, Texas. The casual diner served some of the best seafood and fish, which we always Read More