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History, Science & Culture Community Arts
from 2023 Spring Activity Guide
by LACCSD
Performing Arts are a big part of what makes Los Alamos so special! Award-winning artist performances, talented local organizations, and regional assets are filling our calendars with beautiful music, astounding art, and moving dance. Make sure to save the dates for events in this section from the following organizations
Belisama Dance - belisamadance.com
Coro de Cámara - corodecamara-nm.org
Dance Arts Los Alamos - danceartslosalamos.org
Dances of India - laymca.org/dance
The Hillstrummers - hillstompers.com
The Karen Wray Gallery - karenwrayfineart.com
Lads of Enchantment - ladsofenchantment.org
Life Drawing - kennebel@gmail.com
Los Alamos Arts Council - losalamosartscouncil.org
Los Alamos Big Band - losalamosbigband.com
Los Alamos Choral Society - lachoralsociety@gmail.com
Los Alamos Community Winds - lacw.org
Los Alamos Concert Association - losalamosconcert.org
Los Alamos Creative District - creativelosalamos.com
Los Alamos Jazz Project - sfysa.org/jazz
Los Alamos Light Opera - losalamoslightopera.org
Los Alamos Little Theater - lalt.org
Los Alamos MainStreet - losalamosmainstreet.com
Los Alamos Opera Guild - guildsofsfo.org
Los Alamos Piecemakers Quilt Guild - losalamos.com/lap
Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra - losalamossymphony.org
New Mexico Performing Arts Society - nmpas.org
Sage Concert Series - uulosalamos.org
Sangre de Cristo Chorale - sdcchorale.org
Ongoing Programs
Dance Arts Los Alamos (DALA) Spring
2023
Monday - Friday after school/evenings
Saturdays - morning/afternoon
DALA is celebrating 30 years of high quality dance education in both Los Alamos and White Rock, offering classes for dancers aged twoadult in many genres and styles including our new all Adaptive Dance program for students with disabilities. Visit www.danceartslosalamos.org for more information on our many dance programs and highly trained faculty.
Dates and Times vary, Los Alamos Dance Arts Contact office@danceartslosalamos.org with questions.
The Hillstrummers
Tuesdays & Fridays
This group meets to strum and sing. All are welcome to join in!
10:00-11:30am, Betty Ehart Senior Center
No audition required
Join Los Alamos Community Winds
Tuesday Rehearsals
The Los Alamos Community Winds (LACW) are a non-profit performing concert band made up of members of the local community as well as nearby north central New Mexico communities. Participation is open to anyone who plays a brass, wind or percussion instrument. For more information and to join, please contact LACW at info@lacw.org
7:15 - 9:00pm, Los Alamos High School Band Room
No audition required
Life Drawing
Wednesdays
Sundays, twice monthly
Come create art from a live model in a relaxed and unstructured atmosphere, or come model for artists. Any experience level is welcome to attend! Wednesdays consist of a variety of poses and Sundays focus on one long portrait pose.
Wednesday, 5:30 - 7:30pm, Village Arts
Sundays, 9:00 - 11:00am, Village Arts
$10 per session, For more information contact Ken Nebel at (505) 690-1715 or kennebel@gmail.com
Audition for Coro de Cámara
Email to schedule a time
Coro de Cámara is always interested in recruiting new members. Experienced adult singers with a trained voice and excellent pitch and sight-reading skills are invited to audition. In addition, the Student Apprentice Program provides gifted high school musicians the opportunity to sing with the group for an entire season.
To schedule an audition, send a message to the Artistic Director at auditions@corodecamara-nm.org
Woodcarving
Saturdays
Come create with a laid back wood carving group. Materials provided for a small weekly studio fee, which includes a bandsaw, rotary carvers, woodburners, power sanders, drill press, scroll saw, acrylic paint, airbrushes, paintbrushes, smaller blocks of basswood, and tupelo gum. Larger blocks of wood are extra. Instruction and reference material also provided. This is a power carving group.
9:30am - 12:00pm, Village Arts
No experience required. For more information contact Rick Nebel at r_nebel@hotmail.com
Les Violons du Roy with Pianist Inon Barnatan
April 28
Quebec's celebrated chamber orchestra joins forces with brilliantly versatile pianist Inon Barnatan in two very different concertos, one by C.P.E. Bach and one by Shostakovich for piano and trumpet.
7:00pm, Duane Smith Auditorium
$35 a Ticket at losalamosconcert.org, Smith's in LA and WR, and at Fuller Lodge Arts Center
Los Alamos Photography Club (LAPC)
Monthly - Third Tuesdays
The LAPC is a forum for all things photography, and for sharing photos and ideas. A link to monthly LAPC meetings are sent to members. If you are not a club member, and want to join a meeting, please send an email to:
Laurie at lswaters619@comcast.net or Leigh hagar@cybermesa.com
7:00-9:00pm, via Zoom
$15 yearly member fee
For more information visit groups.io/g/lapc
Seasonal Programs & Events (IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER)
Beethoven 250+
March 11
The Los Alamos Community Winds presents an all-Beethoven program featuring Piano Concerto No. 5 Op. 73 “Emperor” with soloist Julian Chen. See the website for more details. www.lacw.org
7:00pm, Crossroads Bible Church
FREE Admission. Suggested Donation of $10 per guest.
Appalachian Spring
May 13
The Los Alamos Community Winds presents its Season Finale with a performance of Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring. The concert will also feature flutist Heidi Morning in performance of Camille Chaminade’s Concertino for Flute. See the website for more details. www.lacw.org
7:00pm, Crossroads Bible Church FREE Admission. Suggested Donation of $10 per guest.
Community Arts Programs & Events -
Seasonal
Coro de Cámara Presents: Earth •Water •Sky
Concert 3: Agua-Vida
Late May
A Triptych for the 2022 - 2023 Season. Probe the Mysteries and Call of the Heavens in a Linking of Music & Science.
TBD, Location TBD
See website for details: corodecamara-nm.org
