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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

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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

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