DAY OF ARTS AND CULTURE: Oct. 5, 2024
The 2024 schedule of events is not yet available but for an example of 2023 activities please refer to the schedule below.
ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES
Los Alamos Folk Dancing Club
Tuesdays, 7:15 - 9:30 pm,
Los Alamos Performing Arts Center Free admission. Drop-ins welcome.
The Family YMCA Kathak Classes
Sundays, The Family YMCA Main Y Studio, Various levels and times. Kathak is an Indian classical dance.
laymca.org/dance
The Hillstrummers
Tuesdays & Fridays, 10 - 11:30 am, Betty Ehart Senior Center
This group meets to strum and sing. All are welcome to join in!
“Behind the Fence”
July-December
This photography installation by Minesh Bacrania brings Manhattan Project-era buildings to life and is installed in the windows of the former CB FOX building.
Art Classes
Los Alamos Arts Council
Offering classes in a wide variety of art forms.
losalamosartscouncil.org
Little Studio on the Mesa
Offering classes and drop-in studio hours.
littlestudioonthemesa.com/about
Saturday Morning Art Jam
Saturdays, 10 am - 12 pm, Samizdat Bookstore and Teahouse Join comic artist, Tracy Bailey to chat and draw. All ages are welcome. Art supplies provided.
$5 drop-in fee. samizdatbookstore.com
Dance Arts Los Alamos (DALA) Fall 2023 Dance Classes
DALA offers quality dance instruction for dancers ages 18 months to adult. www.danceartslosalamos.org
Live Model - Life Drawing
Wednesday, 5 - 7 pm & Sundays, 9 - 11 am, Village Arts
Any experience level is welcome to attend! $10 per session
Los Alamos Community Winds
Tuesday Rehearsals 6:30 pm, TBD Participation is open to anyone who plays a brass, wind or percussion instrument. lacw.org/wp
Coro de Cámara
Experienced adult singers with a trained voice and excellent pitch and sight-reading skills are invited to audition. corodecamara-nm.org
En Pointe School of Dance
Offering classes in a wide variety of styles for children and adults. enpointedanceinlosalamos.com
Dance Lessons
Open to all ages. No experience or partner necessary.
Ballroom Dancing, Mondays 7 - 9 pm, Betty Ehart Senior Center Salsa Dancing, Tuesdays 7 - 9 pm, White Rock Activity Center losalamosnm.us
Scottish Country Dance
Mondays, 7:30 - 10 pm, Fuller Lodge nmscottishdance.weebly.com
History Walking Tours
Los Alamos History Museum
Monday - Saturday, Various times History tours about the Secret City or tales of espionage from the 1940s to the current day. Tickets are $25.
losalamoshistory.org/tours
EVENTS AROUND TOWN
October 3, 2023
Los Alamos Youth Film Festival
6 - 8 pm, SALA
Screening of films made by LAHS students through programming by the YMCA Los Alamos Teen Center, PAC8, and the Los Alamos Arts Council. Admission is free and open to all ages.
October 4, 11, 18, & 25, 2023
Daytime Performance Series
12 pm - 1 pm, Fuller Lodge
This daytime concert series features performances by musicians, artists, speakers, and more.
Admission is free and open to all ages.
October 5, 12, & 18, 2023
Art Making, LA Canvas Events
Pumpkin Patch Paper Mache
Thu. Oct. 5 &12 1:00- 3:30 pm
At Little Studio on the Mesa
Register at LACanvasEvents.com
Day of the Dead Paint Night
Wed. Oct. 18 5:30 pm
At Muy Salsas Restaurant
Register at LACanvasEvents.com
October 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2023
Parallel Cinema Thursdays
6:30 pm, SALA
October’s series, will feature a set of film shorts followed by a different feature-length arts and culture documentary each week.
sala.losalamos.com/tickets
October 7 - 8, 2023
24-Hour Comic Day
Samizdat Bookstore and Teahouse
In 24 hours, starting at noon on October 7th, create a 24-page comic. To participate contact: admin@samizdatbookstore.com
October 14, 2023
Los Alamos Community Winds, Fall Season Opener
7 pm, Crossroads Church
The concert will feature the works of Respighi, Ives, Gottschalk, and more. Admission is free. lacw.org/wp
October 20, 2023
I Believe in Music, 2023 Barbershop Harmony Show
7 pm, The United Church
Join the Lasses and Lads of Enchantment and the Santa Fe Harmonizers for the 2023 Barbershop Harmony Show: I Believe in Music. These two groups will be sharing songs to elevate your spirit and will be joined by Salt Lake City, UT award-winning quartet Sound Check.
Tickets are available here.
October 22, 2023
Dances of India Performance
4 pm, Duane Smith Auditorium
The event is free, donations are encouraged. Indian snacks are available for purchase.
November 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 2023
Reefer Madness
7:30 pm and matinee on Nov 12 at 2 pm. Little Theatre at Performing Arts Center. Tickets are available at lalt.org and at the door.
November 4 - 5, 2023
Coro de Cámara, “Time to Heal, Dance, Love”
2 pm, Various locations
Tickets are $25. corodecamara-nm.org
November 19, 2023
Pianist Sir Stephen Hough
3 pm, Duane Smith Auditorium
Tickets are $35, students 6-18 are Free.
losalamosconcert.org
November 9-18, 2023
Frozen: The Broadway Musical
LAHS Olions Thespian Club. For tickets contact: performingarts@laschools.net
November SAVE THE DATE: NUTCRACKER TEA PARTY, Nov 18th
Our Second Annual Nutcracker Tea Party will be from 1:00-3:00pm at Fuller Lodge on Saturday, November 18th. This is a chance for our younger dancers to take pictures with the senior dancers, get excited for the Nutcracker, and have snacks with friends. Ticket info coming soon.
9-3p ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR
Fuller Lodge Lawn
9a-1p LAHS PERFORMANCES
Fuller Lodge
10a-12p ELEMENTARY ART CLASSES
Fuller Lodge Art Center
10a-6p GALLERY EXHIBIT
Fuller Lodge Art Center
1p 5p OK'TUB'ERFEST
Bathtub Row Brewing
5p-7p JAZZ & STILL LIFE
Mesa Public Library
5p-8p BODY & BREATH: MUSIC
AND DANCE
Fuller Lodge
7p-9p HEATHER & THE BAD BREAKS
Los Alamos Little Theatre
9p-12p SALSA NIGHT
Muy Salsas
SATURDAY, SEPT 30, 2023
Day of Arts and Culture
This year Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District produced a special Arts and Culture Event Guide in support of National Arts and Humanities Month (October).
This guide can be found here. (Read only version)
The print version of the guide can be found here.
Day of Arts & Culture Partners
Interested in being a partner?
Contact Jacquelyn Connolly at 505-661-4844 or jacquelyn@losalamos.org
Los Alamos Arts Council, Los Alamos Public Library, Los Alamos Little Theatre, Muy Salsas, Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op
Special thanks to all of our partners, the staff of LACDC, the Los Alamos Arts Council, and the wonderful volunteers who make events like this possible!
For more volunteering opportunities, please visit: VolunteerLosAlamos.org