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Pecos League Updates

The Las Vegas Train Robbers (12-10) are in second place in the Pecos League North, two games behind the Trinidad Triggers.
The Robbers beat the Taos Blizzard 16-3 Thursday night and had a double header scheduled for Friday.

Guitar/Flute/Voice Concert...

"From the Middle Ages to the Modern Ages," a concert of music for flute, guitar and voice will be presented on Sunday April 7, at 3:00 pm, in NMHU Kennedy Lounge at Highlands University.

The performers are guitarist Roberto Capocchi, Flutist Carol Redman, and tenor André Garcia- Nuthmann. Capocchi and Garcia-Nuthmann are members of the HU music faculty. Redman plays with Santa Fe Pro Musica, among other groups.

Admission is $5.

Tres Lagunas Fire Updates

June 8, 8 a.m. Good progress was made yesterday on hand and dozer lines. Lines were constructed to tie in remaining active fire areas which include the northwest corner of Holy Ghost Canyon. Firefighters completed firelines around the spot fires in Holy Ghost and the cluster of spot fires on the east side of the fire. Mop-up will continue today in north, south, and southeast areas. Potential burnouts to establish a solid fire perimeter may be conducted west of Forest Road 92. An assessment will be conducted today for this action.

Classical Guitar 1/21/2012

Classical Guitarist Ismail Arthur is returning to Las Vegas after a long absence to perform on Saturday, January 21, at 7:00 p.m.,at Saint Paul's Peace Church 810 8th Street, Las Vegas. Mr. Arthur lives in Albuquerque and has an MS degree in performance from UNM.

A Rutter (EARLY) Christmas

The Highlands University Concert Choir will present a program of Christmas music by British composer John Rutter, Sunday Afternoon (November 14) at 3 p.m. in Ilfeld Auditorium.  Loltsa nice stuff!   

Tech Music Concert

The New Mexico Highlands University Department of Music will present an Original Music Concert at 7 p.m. April 17 in Ilfeld Auditorium.  The concert showcases students in the university’s new Music Technology Program performing their own compositions.

Locals in SF, ABQ Opera in FEB

HU Madrigal Choir Performance

Ilfeld Auditorium.  3 p.m. Sunday May 1

 

Seven of Robert Frost's poems set for choir and piano by Randall Thompson.

Seven of Federico Garcia Lorca's poems set for choir and guitar by Mario Castelnuove-Tedesco.

 

An original piece composed for the choir by HU professor Tatiana Dutoit.

 

Jazz standards by Joe Garland and Fats Waller.

 

A "bird song" by Claudio Monteverdi.
 

Fundraiser for Mora Theater

In Today's Optic, Mercy Lopez reports that a fundraiser will be held in Mora to help re-open the Chief theater as part of the “Bring Back the Memories, Mora Valley Theatre.” The effort is to create to not only a movie theater but also a performing arts theater.,

The Saturday, June 15, event is one of many planned fundraisers to help revive the theatre. At 9 a.m., Mora Summerfest, a day full of music, games, bingo, carnival, arts and crafts at the Mora VFW, will begin at 9 a.m.

Glass and Gibson Perform at UWC

The United World College is presenting a performance featuring Philip Glass and Jon Gibson on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in the Kluge Auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public.