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| Event | Date | Time | Contact |
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| Exhibit of 100 Years of Los Alamos People and Places Come by and add your connections and celebrate the Centennial of New Mexico's Statehood January 6, 1912 more info... | 01/06/12 -02/29/12 | 10:00 AM - 06:00 PM MST | |
| Cross - Country Skiing & Snowshoeing Choose from over 29 miles of groomed trails and 7 miles of un-groomed trails. No reservations required. (day pass-$10/adults, $8/seniors 62+, $8/youth under 15, free/kids under 4) (5-day pass- $40/adults,$32/seniors 62+) weather and event hotline 505-216-2690 more info... | 02/03/12 -02/05/12 | 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM MST | |
| Guided Snowshoe Hikes Hidden Valley: Winter Adaptations - January 7 & 21, February 4 more info... | 02/04/12 | 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM MST | |
| Moonlight Trails Hiking Come and enjoy a moonlight hike with Valles Caldera National Preserve. more info... | 02/04/12 | 06:00 PM - 10:00 PM MST | |
| Moonlight Family Snowshoe at Pajarito Mountain Join the McDowell family for a family full moon snowshoe on the Sherwood Forest trail at Pajarito Mountain. Start from the lodge and snowshoe up Sherwood Forest (between the beginner lift and Mushroom), then come down the road to one of the campsites at Camp May for a campfire, stories and hot drinks. Snowshoes can be rented at the Aquatic Center. more info... | 02/04/12 | 04:30 PM - 06:00 PM MST | Katie Watson |
| Top-Down Sweater Workshop Description: During this three-session class, participants will learn top-down sweater construction. Knowledge of knit and purl stitches is required for the class, but this is a great class if you have never knit a sweater before. The suggested yarn for this pattern is worsted weight, and there are several yarns that would be appropriate for the sweater to choose from. more info... | 02/04/12 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM MST | Katie Brousseau |
| Los Alamos Centennial 100 Years Book: Open Mic Readings read aloud selections of your work at the Open Mike event. Ten-minute limit per person. You may read your book submission, another piece, or speak off the cuff. more info... | 02/05/12 | 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM MST | Carol Meine |
| Basic Bookkeeping The Basic Bookkeeping Workshop will be a two-part series for small business owners and managers looking for a basic course in bookkeeping essentials. It will meet over a two day period, with three hour sessions per day. The material covered will include: Debits/Credits; Assets, Liabilities, Equity; the Accounting Equation; Revenues and Expenses; the Journal-Account Balances; the Ledger-Accounts Chart; Adjustments; Financial Statements-Balance Sheet and Income Statement; Petty Cash; Payroll and Closing the books. Speaker: Karen Simpson, Northern NM College Instructor & Owner of DQ in Espanola more info... | 02/07/12 | 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM MST | Heather Campbell |
| Los Alamos Cooperative Market presents Dinner & Discussion series The Los Alamos Cooperative Market will host a 7-session Dinner* & Discussion series entitled Menu for the Future, beginning on Tuesday, January 31, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The discussion will focus on the food we eat, its history and by-products of our food systems. “Menu for the Future” is a seven-session discussion course (the first session is an introduction/orientation), which explores the connections between food and sustainability. more info... | 02/07/12 | 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM MST | Steve Watts |
| Wild Wednesday Workshop: Winter Scavenger Hunt Explore the nature around PEEC! Each afternoon will include environmental lessons, games, and constructive play time outside (as weather permits). Please send your child with appropriate clothes and shoes for outdoors, water and a snack. For grades 1-6. $18 for members or $20 for non-members. more info... | 02/08/12 | 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM MST | Katie Watson |
| Sustainable Los Alamos Series: Christine Chavez Christine Chavez, Los Alamos County's Water and Energy Conservation coordinator joins us to talk about conservation in your home. This talk is co-sponsored by the Sierra Club. Chavez's talk will focus on the energy audit that is free for Los Alamos residents to help uncover new and easy ways to conserve water and electricity in the home. more info... | 02/08/12 | 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM MST | Katie Watson |
| Winter Farmers Market Eat healthy - food from local farmers and ranchers. more info... | 02/09/12 | 08:30 AM - 12:30 PM MST | Cindy Talamantes |
| Photography Class (Los Alamos Photography Club) "Are you interested in learning more about photography? Would you like to learn more about your camera's various functions? Just want to take better pictures? more info... | 02/09/12 | Doug Coombs | |
| Lace Dishcloth Knitting Class (This is the second of four dishcloth workshops. Feel free to jump in at any time!) Don’t let lace intimidate you. If you know how to knit and purl, you can do lace too. In this workshop you will learn how to knit lace stitches. We will also learn the picot cast-on, suspended bind-off, and lace pattern reading. This is a beginning knitting class. Children under ten welcome with adult supervision. Skills needed: the knit and purl stitch more info... | 02/09/12 | 04:00 PM - 05:30 PM MST | Heidi Narum |
| K2 Women's Weekend at Pajarito Mountain Breast cancer research fundraiser, spa, ski clinic. more info... | 02/10/12 -02/12/12 | 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM MST | Amy Bauer |
| Cross - Country Skiing & Snowshoeing Choose from over 29 miles of groomed trails and 7 miles of un-groomed trails. No reservations required. (day pass-$10/adults, $8/seniors 62+, $8/youth under 15, free/kids under 4) (5-day pass- $40/adults,$32/seniors 62+) weather and event hotline 505-216-2690 more info... | 02/10/12 -02/12/12 | 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM MST | |
| Sleigh/ Wagon Rides Horse-drawn sleigh or wagon rides offer visitors an hour long ride through the winter landscape. more info... | 02/10/12 -02/12/12 | 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM MST | |
| Jazz Night at the Blue Window The Blue Window Bistro in Los Alamos will host a Jazz Night featuring the Jan McDonald Jazz Trio on Saturday, Feb 11. The Trio will perform from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Donna Smith will be on piano, Richard Snider on bass, and Jan McDonald on trumpet and flugelhorn. more info... | 02/11/12 | 06:30 PM - 09:00 PM MST | Melissa Paternoster |
| Photography Class (Los Alamos Photography Club) "Are you interested in learning more about photography? Would you like to learn more about your camera's various functions? Just want to take better pictures? more info... | 02/11/12 | Doug Coombs | |
| Historical Lecture: Los Alamos and the Manhattan Project History Professor James Hopkins, from Southern Methodist University, will talk about the role Los Alamos played in the Manhattan Project and its impact on New Mexico. The lecture is part of a series celebrating 100 years of Los Alamos history and New Mexico statehood. more info... | 02/14/12 | 07:30 PM - 09:00 PM MST | Heather McClenahan |
| Los Alamos Cooperative Market presents Dinner & Discussion series The Los Alamos Cooperative Market will host a 7-session Dinner* & Discussion series entitled Menu for the Future, beginning on Tuesday, January 31, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The discussion will focus on the food we eat, its history and by-products of our food systems. “Menu for the Future” is a seven-session discussion course (the first session is an introduction/orientation), which explores the connections between food and sustainability. more info... | 02/14/12 | 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM MST | Steve Watts |
| Valentine's Day Dinner 5-course dinner A Special Prix Fixe Menu. Reservations required. Flower arrangements available to order for your table. more info... | 02/14/12 | Melissa Paternoster | |
| Master Gardener Training Course The class will cover plant selection, xeriscaping, turf, pest management, home vegetable and fruit production, pruning, etc. Cost for the class is $145.00. Last class is May 10. more info... | 02/14/12 | 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM MST | Carlos Valdez |
| Wild Wednesday Workshop: Cordage and Snares Make cordage and snares from a variety of natural materials and learn some other uses of the materials along the way. Each afternoon will include environmental lessons, games, and constructive play time outside (as weather permits). Please send your child with appropriate clothes and shoes for outdoors, water and a snack. For grades 1-6. $18 for members or $20 for non-members. more info... | 02/15/12 | 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM MST | Katie Watson |
| PEEC Class - What's that Bird in My Backyard? PEEC gets lots of questions about backyard birds, so in preparation for the national Great Backyard Bird Count on February 18‐21, Dave Yeamans will teach a class in how to recognize the most common birds in Los Alamos and White Rock. Bring a bird book if you have one. Dave will use photos, books, and Internet information (like Birdsource.org) to help you get started on basic birding or increase your intermediate expertise. Some public school classes will be participating in the GBBC this year, and those parents might enjoy keeping up with their kids. Individuals $10/$9 members; families $20/ $18 members. 7 p.m. more info... | 02/15/12 | 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM MST | Katie Watson |
| FAN Club for Empty Bowls at KRSN Gillian and David Sutton, owners of KRSN AM 1490, will host their annual FAN Club in honor of the Empty Bowls project. Come and enjoy some awesome chili and network with friends. more info... | 02/15/12 | 05:30 PM - 07:00 PM MST | Gillian Sutton |
| Information Session for CRS Taxpayers 02/16/2012 Thursday 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Small Business Center Fee: FREE This workshop covers the basic taxes and how to file reports properly to avoid penalties. The NMTRD will explain Gross Receipts Tax, compensating tax, withholding tax and the proper use of Non-Taxable Transaction Certificates (NTTCs). Presenters will also discuss taxable and nontaxable transactions and basic record keeping. Speakers: Representatives from New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department more info... | 02/16/12 | 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM MST | Heather Campbell |
| Trinity Natural Health presents Boost Your Immune System Naturally Boosting the Immune System and Warding off Colds and Flues Naturally. Find out how to make your own cough syrup and other natural remedies that are safe enough even for young children to take. more info... | 02/16/12 | 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM MST | Bobbie Hall |
| Alone in the Wilderness film Join PEEC and the Reel Deal for a very special FREE showing of the classic film, Alone in the Wilderness, on the big screen! Alone in the Wilderness is the story of Dick Proenneke who, in the late 1960s, built his own cabin in the wilderness at the base of the Aleutian Peninsula, in what is now Lake Clark National Park. Using color footage he shot himself, Proenneke traces how he came to this remote area, selected a homestead site and built his log cabin completely by himself. The documentary covers his first year in-country, showing his day-to-day activities and the passing of the seasons as he sought to scratch out a living alone in the wilderness. more info... | 02/16/12 | 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM MST | Katie Watson |
| Cross - Country Skiing & Snowshoeing Choose from over 29 miles of groomed trails and 7 miles of un-groomed trails. No reservations required. (day pass-$10/adults, $8/seniors 62+, $8/youth under 15, free/kids under 4) (5-day pass- $40/adults,$32/seniors 62+) weather and event hotline 505-216-2690 more info... | 02/17/12 -02/20/12 | 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM MST | |
| Basic Spindle Spinning Ever wanted to create your own yarn? Spindle spinning is a great way to get started on the basics of turning fiber into yarn. It's portable and fun, and no spinning wheel is required. This class will feature introductory information on selecting fiber, learning how to prepare commercial top for spinning, and tips and techiques regarding the spinning process. The class fee will include a beginning mid-weight spindle, fiber to learn with, a handout to take home so you can continue to practice, and several hours of hands-on instruction time in class. more info... | 02/18/12 | 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM MST | Katie Brousseau |
| The Musick of Shakespeare and his Tyme Presented by The Los Alamos Community Winds with Special Guests, Musica Antiqua de Albuquerque more info... | 02/18/12 | 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM MST | Ted Vives |
| Government Contracting 101 - PTAP Should you sell to the government? If so…what’s next? This workshop on government contracting will cover: • Does the government purchase my particular product/service? • How do I get started? • Will government certifications help? • What resources are available to help me? • How do I market my product/service to the government? Speaker: Elaine Palin, Advisor, Procurement Technical Assistance Program (PTAP) more info... | 02/21/12 | 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM MST | Heather Campbell |
| Los Alamos Cooperative Market presents Dinner & Discussion series The Los Alamos Cooperative Market will host a 7-session Dinner* & Discussion series entitled Menu for the Future, beginning on Tuesday, January 31, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The discussion will focus on the food we eat, its history and by-products of our food systems. “Menu for the Future” is a seven-session discussion course (the first session is an introduction/orientation), which explores the connections between food and sustainability. more info... | 02/21/12 | 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM MST | Steve Watts |
| Fabric & Tie Flowers Tutorial Description: During this class you will learn to make flowers using a variety of techniques and materials. These flowers would make great embellishments to accessories, art projects, and apparel. more info... | 02/21/12 | 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM MST | Katie Brousseau |
| Wild Wednesday Workshop: Mystery Animal Adventure Play animal games! Each afternoon will include environmental lessons, games, and constructive play time outside (as weather permits). Please send your child with appropriate clothes and shoes for outdoors, water and a snack. For grades 1-6. $18 for members or $20 for non-members. more info... | 02/22/12 | 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM MST | Katie Watson |
| PEEC presents talk - Status of Los Alamos Trails What is the current status of trails in Los Alamos County, especially within the area affected by the Las Conchas fire and post-fire flooding? Craig Martin and Dale Coker will discuss what happened to the local trails and what can be done to repair them in the wake of post-fire runoff. Bottom line: dust off your Pulaski, there’s plenty of work to be done. Heck, we did it before as a community, we can do it again! Free, no registration required. more info... | 02/22/12 | 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM MST | Katie Watson |
| Assets In Action 02/23/11 Thursday 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Small Business Center FREE Assets In Action will show you how to build relationships with your customers by using the 40 Developmental Assets of the Search Institute. In a tough economy, it is the relationship you have with your customers that will make you or break you. These simple tips and tools can be used by any employee at no cost to you. You will gain an overall knowledge of the Assets framework, see how your business currently rates in this area and leave with how you can use the framework in daily interactions, improving relationships with your employees and your customers. Speaker: Bernadette Lauritzen, Assets In Action Coordinator more info... | 02/23/12 | 01:30 PM - 03:30 PM MST | Heather Campbell |
| PEEC presents Starlab Planetarium Show Avoid the outdoor cold and view the stars inside a warm planetarium dome. In addition to pointing prominent constellations and stars, Pajarito Astronomers President Steve Becker will demonstrate how the sky looks at the north pole, equator, and near the south pole. Get ready for the 2012 Los Alamos Dark Nights by learning major constellations. Recommended for ages 10 and up. more info... | 02/23/12 | 07:00 PM - 07:30 PM MST | Katie Watson |
| Cable Dishcloth Knitting Workshop In this workshop you will learn how to knit cables. We will also learn the chain cast-on, single crochet bind-off, and cable pattern reading. This is a beginning knitting class, and children under ten welcome with adult supervision. Skills needed: knit and purl stitch. Extra materials: cable needle more info... | 02/23/12 | 04:00 PM - 05:30 PM MST | Heidi Narum |
| A little Rug-Hooking Primer Class Description: Come on in and try something new and possibly addicting! RUG HOOKING! We will make a little wool rug hooked coaster to try our hand at a very old and ancient craft. Cost includes everything you will need including the hook (I have to get them back east because the hooks are specific to the colonial rug hooking nd are different from the common latch hook). You will need a small sharp pair of scissors and a large sharp needle (like an upholstery needle) if you have one as well as a 5 to 8 inch embroidery hoop. The kits and a sample will be in the CheerUps Folkart booth around the second week of January for purchase and class sign up. more info... | 02/23/12 | 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM MST | Katie Brousseau |
| Starlab Planetarium Show Avoid the outdoor cold and view the stars inside a warm planetarium dome. In addition to pointing prominent constellations and stars, Pajarito Astronomers President Steve Becker will demonstrate how the sky looks at the north pole, equator, and near the south pole. Get ready for the 2012 Los Alamos Dark Nights by learning major constellations. Recommended for ages 10 and up. more info... | 02/25/12 | 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM MST | Katie Watson |
| Los Alamos Cooperative Market presents Dinner & Discussion series The Los Alamos Cooperative Market will host a 7-session Dinner* & Discussion series entitled Menu for the Future, beginning on Tuesday, January 31, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The discussion will focus on the food we eat, its history and by-products of our food systems. “Menu for the Future” is a seven-session discussion course (the first session is an introduction/orientation), which explores the connections between food and sustainability. more info... | 02/28/12 | 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM MST | Steve Watts |
| PEEC Wild Wednesday Workshop: Tree Time Spring is coming! Play games to learn about trees. Each afternoon will include environmental lessons, games, and constructive play time outside (as weather permits). Please send your child with appropriate clothes and shoes for outdoors, water and a snack. For grades 1-6. $18 for members or $20 for non-members. more info... | 02/29/12 | 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM MST | Katie Watson |
| Earth Now: American Photographers and the Environment PEEC is very pleased to present a talk and booksigning by Katherine Ware, Exhibits and Photography Curator of the New Mexico Museum of Art, and author of Earth Now. Earth Now traces the development of environmental photography beginning with Adams and Porter and others, and the next generation of landscape photographers whose works confronted the issues of landscape and the environment in less idealized terms. Earth Now is a powerful commentary on global environmental issues as seen through the lens of the newest wave of environmental photographers. more info... | 02/29/12 | 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM MST | Katie Watson |
| Mesa Public Library 2012 FREE Film Series New Foreign Film Series Water (PG 13) Upstairs Meeting Room Theater more info... | 03/01/12 | 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM MST | |
| First Friday Forts Come to PEEC and get building! On the first Friday of every month, join other kids who like building forts (and their parents) to build, play, and hang out in your new place you created! From afterschool 'till dusk. Parents must stay and supervise their children. Free. No registration required. more info... | 03/02/12 | 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM MST | Katie Watson |
| Moonlight Trails Hiking Come and enjoy a moonlight hike with Valles Caldera National Preserve. more info... | 03/03/12 | 06:00 PM - 10:00 PM MST | |
| PEEC presents Small and Unusual Fruits, from Garden to Kitchen Join popular gardening instructor Martha Davis to learn all about small and unusual fruits you can grow in Los Alamos. Discover fruits such as gooseberries, currants, Cornelian cherries and quinces to grow in your garden, as well as how to cook with them. We will consider strategies to handle an unfamiliar fruit, and Martha will share some recipes. more info... | 03/06/12 | 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM MST | Katie Watson |
| Los Alamos Cooperative Market presents Dinner & Discussion series The Los Alamos Cooperative Market will host a 7-session Dinner* & Discussion series entitled Menu for the Future, beginning on Tuesday, January 31, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The discussion will focus on the food we eat, its history and by-products of our food systems. “Menu for the Future” is a seven-session discussion course (the first session is an introduction/orientation), which explores the connections between food and sustainability. more info... | 03/06/12 | 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM MST | Steve Watts |
| Wild Wed. Workshop: What Would Indiana Jones Do? What Would Indiana Jones Do? is a four-week introduction to archeology for kids in grades 1-6. Class topics will include an introduction to archeology, field school, games, and digs, as well as fascinating facts about archeology around the world. This fun, hands-on class will get kids excited about discovering the past! $70 or $62 members for all four sessions. more info... | 03/07/12 | 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM MST | Katie Watson |
| Winter Farmers Market Eat healthy - food from local farmers and ranchers. more info... | 03/08/12 | 08:30 AM - 12:30 PM MST | Cindy Talamantes |
| The King's Singers, presented by the Los Alamos Concert Association The Los Alamos Concert Association presents the world-reknown King's Singers as part of their 2011-2012 Season. more info... | 03/10/12 | 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM MST | |
| Historical Lecture: Los Alamos and the Cold War John Hopkins, Los Alamos historian and Cold Warrior, will tell about the role Los Alamos played in winning the Cold War. more info... | 03/13/12 | 07:30 PM - 09:00 PM MST | Heather McClenahan |
| Los Alamos Cooperative Market presents Dinner & Discussion series The Los Alamos Cooperative Market will host a 7-session Dinner* & Discussion series entitled Menu for the Future, beginning on Tuesday, January 31, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The discussion will focus on the food we eat, its history and by-products of our food systems. “Menu for the Future” is a seven-session discussion course (the first session is an introduction/orientation), which explores the connections between food and sustainability. more info... | 03/13/12 | 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM MST | Steve Watts |
| Sustainable Los Alamos Series: Your Home You've heard from the experts about how to make your home more sustainable. Now we want to hear from you! Join us for a fun, world-cafe style evening of learning and sharing ideas/actions we do to live more sustainably. Bring your favorite tips, tools, and ideas to help us gather fun and easy things we can all do today to create a sustainable future. Come to share your ideas or pick up some great tips from your neighbors! Door prizes! This FREE event is brought to you by PEEC and the Los Alamos Co-op. more info... | 03/14/12 | 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM MST | Katie Watson |
| Empty Bowls Fundraiser add more details as the event gets closer more info... | 03/17/12 | ||
| Chamber's Marketing and Promotions Fair This will be a one-stop shop for all Chamber members to find out more about how to promote their business or non-profit. Find out exactly how much it will cost you to carry out your marketing plan, what resources are available through the Chamber, and how to get started with social media marketing. | 03/21/12 | 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM MST | Katy Korkos |
| Minds Interrupted Performance "Minds Interrupted" is an evening of heart felt personal stories presented by 7 people from the Los Alamos area- both from the perspective of those with mental illness and their family members. Their shared stories provide an eye opening experience into the lives of those who are impacted by mental illness. The proceeds of this performance will help support families with free services provided by NAMI Santa Fe, a nonprofit organization. High School and above are encouraged to attend. more info... | 03/24/12 | 07:00 AM - 08:30 AM MST | Jeff Martin |
| Los Alamos Medical Center 60th Anniversary Open House Los Alamos Medical Center will celebrate its 60th Anniversary in March, and would like to welcome the community to an Open House. This is also the Chamber's monthly FAN (Food and Networking) Club more info... | 03/28/12 | 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM MST | Katy Korkos |
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