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Today's Features

  • Restaurant Inspections 02-27-14

     Los Alamos
    Blue Window Bistro and Catering, 812 Central Ave.
    Date inspected: Jan. 28
    Violations: One high-risk violation. Ice scoop laying on top of ice machine, which was corrected at time of inspection. Two moderate-risk violations. Need thermometer inside refrigerators. One low-risk violation. Bottle of chemicals laying on top of prep refrigerator, which was corrected at time of inspection.
    Status of Establishment: Approved. No follow up required.

    Morning Glory, 1377 Diamond Dr.
    Date inspected: Jan. 29
    Violations: None.
    Status of Establishment: Approved. No follow up required.

    Origami Japanese Restaurant, 182 Central Park Square
    Date inspected: Jan. 29
    Violations: Two low-risk violations. Food handlers must wear caps or hair nets. Wall behind stove needs to be repaired, must be smoothed and cleanable.
    Status of Establishment: Approved. No follow up required.

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  • SW Chocolate and Coffee Festival back in Duke City

    The Southwest Chocolate and Coffee Fest returns to Albuquerque for its fourth year from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 22-23. There will be exhibitors, demonstrations, competitions and other surprises at the Expo New Mexico Fairgrounds as the event promises more chocolate, more coffee and more space than ever before.
    The SW Chocolate and Coffee Festival is the place to join those flavors with a great time of learning, enjoying live entertainment for the whole family.
    In addition to more than 100 exhibitors — all eager to share their products and expertise — there will be Guttard Chocolate baking competitions with great cash prizes — including a competition for “Best Young Baker” that nets the winner $75 and a professional baking class at The Specialty Shop.
    Professional cooking demonstrations by the Southwest Dairy Farmers and the Santa Fe Culinary Institute will be around to show the community how to try new things in their own kitchen. The public can also enjoy live cow milking demonstrations, family-friendly live music, a chocolate sculpture contest and more than 16,000 chocolate and coffee lovers expected to attend.
    A new feature is an entire area dedicated to family fun with kid-friendly entertainment and special activities.

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  • Cowboy exhibit in final weeks

    Saddle up for the last two weekends of the New Mexico History Museum’s exhibit, Cowboys Real and Imagined, closing March 16. Besides learning about more about 400 years of cowboying in the Land of Enchantment, there are free, family-friendly activities. The schedule:
    The Cowboy Hoedown in from 1-4 p.m. March 9 with music, dancing and crafts.
    Dance to the western music of Holy Water and Whiskey in the lobby and as a bonus, there will be free dance lessons by folks in threads inspired by 19th-century cowboys.
    Bring the kids to the classroom to craft a take-home collage of cowboy lingo and words of wisdom. Head upstairs for hat-fitting demonstrations by J.D. Noble of the Hatsmith of Santa Fe will be offering hat-fitting demonstrations.
    Holy Water and Whiskey is an Albuquerque trio performing traditional cowboy, bluegrass and miscellaneous whiskey tunes. Maggie Washburne plays bass, Scott Altenbach, guitar, and Bruce Washburne, guitar and banjo.
    The next weekend features “Billy the Kid in the Movies,” 2 p.m. March 16. A lecture with film clips by historian Baldwin G. Burr.
    How was a relatively minor participant in the Lincoln County War transformed into the legendary outlaw?

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  • Benchwarmers showcase told stories of difficult subjects

    Los Alamos playwright Robert F. Benjamin keeps the theme of aging, grief and moving on in the 10-minute short play, “Too Soon.”
    Benjamin’s story of a widowed father and still-grieving daughter is one of the eight productions featured in Benchwarmers 13 at Santa Fe Playhouse. The other playwrights were Larry Glaister, Alix Hudson, Kelly Huertas, Chadney Everett, Lisa Gray Fisher, Mary Boliek and Alma Reposadas.
    “Too Soon,” was a touching tale of a man who has been widowed for about a year, his willingness to move on with his life and his daughter’s inability to accept that he must. Played by Steven Oakey, Frank is a strong character, who just wants to be happy again and butts heads with his daughter, Dawn on how that is going to happen. Nicole Phelps’s performance as Dawn is unapologetic and emotional. Her grief was felt way down deep.
    Much like Benjamin’s plays, this one deals with the harshness of loss and the struggles to move on — despite guilt that makes one think that they can’t or shouldn’t. Benjamin writes about topics that are realistic to human psyche. Suffering from bereavement and then moving on from it is one of the hardest things a person can deal with.

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  • SFGA presents next installment of Art Matters

    Santa Fe Gallery Association announces Art Matters. The third installment of the series is “Sustenance,” which runs through March 14-23.
    The series will be presented in Santa Fe galleries, museums and other locations to be announced separately.
    Sustenance can be anything that keeps someone alive by providing nourishment and strength. Therefore, the cornerstone of this event will be the unique exhibitions and discussions in the member galleries and museums that nourish the body, mind and soul with both food and art.
    These events will range from exhibitions and critical discussions with artists, critics and historians over a meal in the gallery to thematic exhibitions around food and its roll in art and culture.
    Throughout Art Matters — Sustenance, SFGA member galleries and museums will partner with Santa Fe’s celebrated chefs to host important art exhibitions and conversations with a world-class culinary presentation in their respective galleries and venues.
    The exhibitions will cover a wide range of art, historical periods and related topics.
    Most in-gallery events are ticketed as the event is a fundraiser for Art Matters to create a lecture series and support educational and marketing efforts by SFGA.

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  • LACA offers chance to dine with musical duo

    For the classical guitar fan, an opportunity to dine with one of the world’s great guitarists, Jason Vieaux, is just around the corner.
    The Los Alamos Concert Association announces that there are a few tickets remaining to their annual “Dinner with the Artists” at which Vieaux  and his duo partner, harpist Yolanda Kondonassis,  will be the honored guests.
    The dinner, at the Blue Window Bistro, will follow their performance scheduled for 4 p.m. March 16 in the Duane Smith Auditorium.  
    “This is a great way to get acquainted with Jason and Yolanda and to have a fine post-concert meal with friends,” said Ann McLaughlin, LACA artistic director.
    Tickets to the LACA fundraiser are $55 per person, $20 of which is a tax deductible contribution to LACA.  A mail-in order form is available on the LACA website at losalamosconcert.org. LACA will also accept written requests for dinner tickets sent to P.O. Box 572 by Saturday. Concert tickets will be available at CB Fox Smith’s in Los Alamos and White Rock.
    Grammy nominee Yolanda Kondonassis made her debut with the New York Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta at age 18.  Since then she has performed around the globe as a concert soloist and in recital.  

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  • Community Winds to perform mid-winter concert

    The Los Alamos Community Winds presents its mid-winter concert “Wagner and the Movies” at 7 p.m. Saturday at Crossroads Bible Church. The performance will honor the work of composer Richard Wagner.
     The program is part of worldwide series of performances and events during the 2013-2014 concert season commemorating the bicentenary of Wagner’s birth.
    Wagner (1813-1883) is one of the most controversial figures the history of music. “The Guinness Book of World Records” estimates that there are no less than 10,000 books or articles written about him. His operas or “music dramas” as he preferred to call them, broke all the conventional rules of harmony and theory and in many ways launched music into the wide spectrum of styles that has made up the music of the 20th century and today.
    “Concert bands are no stranger to Wagner’s music,” says LACW musical director, Ted Vives. “In many ways, the orchestra that Wagner used in most of his works was the forerunner of today’s modern concert band.”

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  • Be There 02-26-14

    Today
    Los Alamos Community of Atheists will have the monthly meeting from 6:30 to 8 p.m., upstairs at Mesa Public Library. This month’s discussion will focus on whether or not belief and non-belief are choices. Email losalamoscommunityofatheists@gmail.com with questions or find them on Facebook.

    Composting Made Easy. 6:30 p.m. Certified arborist Laural Hardin will teach all the basics about composting and answer any questions in a presentation at PEEC. This hour and a half class covers all the basics plus offers practical tips and recommendations on starting, building and using nature’s best soil conditioner, compost. No advance registration required. $8/$6 PEEC members. To learn more, visit PajaritoEEC.org, call 662-0460, or email Programs@PajaritoEEC.org.

    Gillian Sutton, the Empty Bowls Project and Self Help Inc. will host Food and Networking. 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center, 109 Central Park Square, Find out more about the fundraiser for Self Help on March 15 at the Betty Ehart Senior Center. Self Help Inc. uses the funds from the event to help people with all kinds of needs.

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  • PEEC volunteer urges importance of nature

    Bob Dryja has been volunteering at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center for the past 12 years, first with some of the children’s programs, and more recently as a board member. He still finds time to help out with field trips.
    Many volunteers said that he always has a smile on his face, a joke to tell and he is always willing to lend a hand.
    Dryja began his work with PEEC when fellow volunteer, Michele Altherr was looking for people to help with the Living Earth Adventure Program (LEAP) and Nature Odyssey Day Camp Programs.
    “I responded because I thought it would be fun to help with Nature Odyssey — it would be cool to be stuck in the Valle Grande for a week!” Dryja said. “I like the idea of getting kids outdoors into the high country of the Valle Grande or the Rio Grande valley for daily field trips. Over time, the programs have evolved and now its with another generation of parents,” he said. He makes frequent trips to the Valles Caldera.
    He said he enjoys working with school age children and looks forward to showing them that there is more to life than cell phones, text messaging and video games.

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  • Searching for the next outstanding senior

    The Search is on for New Mexico’s Outstanding Senior Volunteer.
    Every day, New Mexico senior volunteers generously give their time and service to help others. Now here’s a chance to give back by nominating a deserving older adult in the community for his or her outstanding service through the Salute to Senior Service program.
    Sponsored by Home Instead, Inc., the franchisor of the Home Instead Senior Care® network, Salute to Senior Service recognizes the invaluable contributions of adults age 65 and older who give at least 15 hours a month of volunteer service to their favorite causes.
    “Seniors have so much to give and make a positive impact on our communities daily,” said Chico Marquez, owner of the Home Instead Senior Care office, serving Santa Fe, Los Alamos and Española. “Senior volunteerism not only benefits others, but also helps seniors stay active and socially engaged in their communities — important elements of healthy aging.”
    Members of the community are asked to nominate and vote for these everyday heroes through Saturday at
    SalutetoSeniorService.com.
    State winners will be determined by popular vote. A panel of senior care experts will then select a national Salute to Senior Service winner from among the state honorees.

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