This week(end) in Los Alamos: April 30, 2025

What's happening in Los Alamos over the next seven days, as curated by the Boomteam

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📅 Upcoming events:

• Free Teen Movie Night: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Clueless
  Friday, May 2
  Lobby and concessions open at 7:30 p.m, movies start at 8:30 p.m.
  SALA Event Center

• Los Alamos Little Theater presents: Copenhagen

  Opening Friday, May 2 at 7 p.m.
  Shows every Friday and Saturday from May 2 through May 17, with one Sunday matinee on May 11 at 2 p.m. All evening shows start at 7 p.m.
  Los Alamos Performing Arts Center, 1670 Nectar Street, Los Alamos
  A play about the clandestine 1941 meeting between Neils Bohr and Werner Heisenberg that took place in Copenhagen

• Dance Arts Los Alamos’ spring performances
  Duane Smith Auditorium, Los Alamos High School

  • Spring Mixed Repertoire Concert
    Thursday, May 1 at 7 p.m.

  • La Lune de Bleu ballet performances
    Friday, May 2 at 7 p.m. (World premiere!)
    Sunday May 4 at 2 p.m.

  • Young Children's Program Spring Showcase: Alice in Wonderland
    Saturday, May 3 at 11 a.m.

• Household Hazardous Waste Collection
  Friday, May 2 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  Los Alamos Eco Station
  Free for Los Alamos residents: Safely dispose of old paint, used motor oil, and other household hazardous waste
  

• Chamisa Elementary farewell tours and PTO yard and bake sale
  Saturday, May 3 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  Chamisa Elementary in White Rock
  Say goodbye to the old Chamisa school site before demolition this summer (Pinon Elementary will hold a similar event on Friday, May 30)
  

• Espanola Humane Society animal adoption event
  Saturday, May 3 from 1 to 4 p.m, and Sunday, May 4 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
  Bathtub Row Brewing Co-Op

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🏛️County government

• Public Input Meeting: Canyon Rim Trail Phase III
  Thursday, May 1 at 5:30 p.m.
  Los Alamos County Council Chambers, and also on Zoom
  Citizens can also e-mail comments to Los Alamos County Public Works (lacpw@lacnm.us) before Saturday, May 17
  Phase III involves extending the trail along Los Alamos Canyon from Smith’s to 20th Street

• Los Alamos County Council meeting
  Tuesday, May 6 at 6 p.m.
  Los Alamos County Council Chambers, and also on Zoom
  Watch for our Boomgov on May 5 with an agenda preview

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🚧 Construction

• The road to Pajarito Mountain and Camp May is closed Sunday through Thursday, a closure that will last through (at least) December 1 for water tank and pipeline construction

• Other ongoing obstacle courses around town may be found around Bathtub Row, Oppenheimer Drive and Trinity, Eastgate Drive, and DP Road

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🔥 Fire Season 2025

• Los Alamos County, along with many of the surrounding jurisdictions, will enact Stage 1 fire restrictions starting Monday, May 4. Per the Fire Marshal, backyard fire pits and outdoor cooking are permitted on individual private properties that meet the site criteria described in the order and that have an accessible means of extinguishing the fire

• Woo-ee! It’s fire season in Los Alamos: Boomtown’s recent story on how Los Alamos property owners can understand and mitigate their risk

• Boomtown is still looking into home insurance cancellations due to perceived wildfire risk. If you — or someone you know — have been impacted by these policy changes and are willing to share your story, please let us know here

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📬 Got questions, tips, or anything else to share?

• We’re always listening. Send your feedback, news, events, or weird sightings to roundup@boomtownlosalamos.org.