Announcements

Today
“Metal Menageries: Sculptures by Richard Swenson and David Trujillo” opens with a public reception from 5:30-7 p.m. in the upstairs rotunda and art gallery at Mesa Public Library. Peggy Pendergast will cater refreshments. This is a Chamber of Commerce FAN Club event in conjunction with the Friends of Los Alamos County Libraries. The exhibit will be on display during regular library hours, through Feb. 27.

The Juvenile Justice Advisory Board’s next meeting will be at 6:15 p.m. in Building #1, Camino Entrada Road, Pajarito Cliffs Site. The public is welcome to attend.
Thursday
Collaborative Restoration of the Jemez Mountains. Come to PEEC to hear about The Nature Conservancy’s restoration and conservation projects in the Jemez. Forest Conservation Program Manager Anne Bradley will discuss their partnership with “Conservation Canines” to study Jemez Mountain Salamanders. 7 p.m. Free. No registration required. Visit PajaritoEEC.org, call 662-0460 or email Programs@PajaritoEEC.org for more information.

The Los Alamos County GOP meeting will be at 7 p.m. at the Hilltop House Hotel, in the Acoma Room.

Jan. 13-19, 2013
For information, call the Betty Ehart Senior Center (BESC) at 662-8920, the White Rock Senior Center (WRSC) at 662-8200 and “Day Out” (adult day care, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.) at 661-0081. Reservations must be made by 10 a.m. for daily lunches.

Betty Ehart
MONDAY
8:45 a.m. Cardio
11:30 a.m. Lunch: Fish
7 p.m. Ballroom dancing

TUESDAY
8:30 a.m. Mac users group
8:45 a.m. Variety training
10 a.m. Computer users group
11:30 a.m. Lunch: Baked ham
1 p.m. Bingo
7 p.m. Bridge
7:30 p.m. Table tennis

WEDNESDAY
8:30 a.m. RSVP quilters
8:45 a.m. Cardio plus exercise
10:45 a.m. Music with Ruth
11:30 a.m. Lunch: Potato bar
Noon Lunch talk:
Dr. Shephard
1:15 p.m. Socrates Café
1:30 p.m. Daytime duplicate bridge
THURSDAY
8:30 a.m. Walk in the woods
8:45 a.m. Variety training
9:30 a.m. LARSO Board mtg.
11:30 a.m. Lunch: Chicken fajitas
1:30 p.m. Tap dancing
2 p.m. Ballroom dancing
6:30 p.m. Chess
7 p.m. Bridge
FRIDAY
9:15 a.m. Line dancing
11:30 a.m. Lunch: Roast beef
12:30 p.m. Movie: “The
Natural,” 1984

Art exhibits

Act I Gallery celebrates new gourd maidens by Nancy and Mark Hargis. The show runs through Dec. 31 at 218 Paseo de Pueblo Norte, Taos. For more information, visit ActOneGallery.com, or call 575-758-7831.

“New World Cuisine: The Histories of Chocolate, Mate y Mas,” is on exhibit at the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe, through Jan. 5. For more information, visit internationalfolkart.org.

Taos artist Maye Torres will exhibit “Maye Torres: Unbound,” at the Harwood Museum of Art in Taos. Her one-person exhibit opens Saturday and remains on view through Jan. 27. For more information, visit harwoodmuseum.org or call 575-758-9826.

Art openings

“Long-Time Co-Conspirators,” opens with a reception and talk, at 5 p.m. Jan. 4 at the Weyrich Gallery, 2935-D Louisiana Blvd. NE, Albuquerque. The show, featuring Karen Simmons and Jas Simmons, will be on display through Jan. 28.

“Filigree and Finery: The Art of Spanish Elegance,” opens Jan. 26 at the Museum of Spanish Colonial Arts. The exhibit will be on display through May 27. For more information, visit spanishcolonial.org.

Ballet

Thursday
The Los Alamos Big Band will present their annual Christmas Dance from 7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church Parish Hall, 3700 Canyon Road. The dance will be a special performance to honor the memory of Cathy LeClaire, a former member of the Big Band vocal quartet, the Mountainaires. LeClaire, her husband Rene with Steve and Terry Coggeshall, sang for many years with LABB in the style of the Glenn Miller quartet, the Modernaires. Rene will be the guest vocalist for the upcoming dance. All are welcome to come and dance or just sit and listen to live, authentic Big Band music. Admission is free, although contributions to the Cathy LeClaire Memorial Organ Fund will be welcome.  
Dec. 31
Los Alamos Little Theatre presents Frost/Nixon. Special New Years Eve performance at 8:30. Also at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 4, 5, 11, 12, 18 and 19; and 2 p.m. Jan. 13. Tickets $12/adults, $10 students/seniors and available at CB Fox and at the door. lalt.org, 662-5493.
Jan. 4