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Cary Neeper, a longtime resident of Los Alamos, was named a silver medalist at the 2013 Nautilus Book Awards for her second title, “The Webs of Varok.”
Released in December 2012, “The Webs of Varok” follows the human and alien cast from Neeper’s 1975 first-contact novel, “A Place Beyond Man” as they leave a troubled 21st century Earth for the promise of stability on a veiled moon of Jupiter.
“The Webs of Varok” is the story of a mixed family gambling their trust in each other against the power of greed.
Their challenges and progress on an alien world threatened by overgrowth portray in fiction some positive solutions to our current dilemmas here on Earth,” Neeper said.
The Nautilus Awards recognize print books of all genres that inspire readers to explore new possibilities for positive change.
According to their website, “Gold and Silver awards are given to print books of exceptional merit that make a literary and heartfelt contribution to spiritual growth, conscious living, high-level wellness, green values, responsible leadership and positive social change, as well as to the worlds of art, creativity, and inspiration.”
Neeper’s book was recognized in the mid-grade/teen fiction category.

Auditions for The Adobe Theater’s production of the country revue musical, “Pump Boys and Dinettes.”
Noon to 3 p.m., Saturday June 8 at The Adobe Theater. Performance dates are Aug. 2-25.
Callbacks will be on Monday June 10th as arranged by the Director. Available roles: Four men, two women of all ages and body types
Must be able to play a musical instrument (acoustic guitar, electric bass and keyboard) a plus. Bring instrument to the audition. A country western “style” song should be prepared, bring sheet music in proper key. There will be readings from the script and improvisational scenarios for each person.
For more information contact Director Daryl Streeter at 480-0781 or ABQShutterSpeed1@aol.com.  

The Sangre de Cristo Chorale is celebrating its 35th anniversary and capping the season with its Spring 2013 Concert, titled “Celebrating Our Past, Present and Future,” 5 p.m., Saturday, May 11 at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2390 North Road.
Led by new artistic director Maxine Thévenot in celebrating this milestone, the chorale will perform Antonio Vivaldi’s “Gloria,” with orchestra and soloists. Several additional pieces, including a choral drama and a new commissioned work, will add to a concert program distinguished by musical creativity and variety.
Graduating seniors who are winners of the chorale’s Hastings Smith Memorial Vocal Scholarship will be announced. Edmund Connolly, Sangre de Cristo Chorale’s accompanist who joined the group this season, will also play for the performance. Joining the 45-member chorale for its anniversary performance are current and returning high school apprentices and alumni chorale members.
Tickets are available in advance or at the door, $20 for adults, $10 for high school and college students, free, 18 and under when accompanied by adults.
To order tickets, call 988-1234 or visit
ticketssantafe.org.
The performance will be repeated in Santa Fe, 3 p.m. Sunday, May 12 at First Presbyterian Church, 208 Grant Ave. 

SANTA FE (AP) — The Santa Fe Opera in northern New Mexico will feature six operas during its 2014 summer season, starting with a performance of Bizet’s “Carmen.”
Opera General Director Charles MacKay announced next season’s productions and casts on Wednesday.
The company will for the first time perform Beethoven’s “Fidelio,” Mozart’s “The Impresario” and “Dr. Sun Yat-Sen” by Huang Ruo, a Chinese-born composer whose opera is making its American premiere.
There also will be new productions of Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale,” which was performed by the Santa Fe Opera in 1983, and Stravinsky’s “Le Rossignol,” which was last done in 1973. The work by Stravinsky will be part of a double bill with Mozart’s comic opera.
The opera’s current season opens June 28 with Offenbach’s “The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein.”