Community Welcomes SALA Los Alamos Event Center During Grand Opening

Friends and supporters of SALA Los Alamos Event Center gather for a grand opening ribbon cutting Thursday evening sponsored by the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

It’s not a party if the Hillstompers aren’t there. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Los Alamos County Councilor David Reagor chats with Sam McRae, Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce and Ryn Herrmann executive director of the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Los Alamos Hillstompers played a combination of movie and holiday tunes Thursday at the SALA Events Center. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Young ballerinas from Dance Arts Los Alamos await their turn to dance. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Addie Montoya, right, and her mom Marilyn attended the grand opening of SALA Los Alamos Event Center Thursday. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Chatting at SALA Los Alamos Event Center Thursday are, from left, Karen Easton, Jordan Redmond, David Hampton and George Marsden. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Eric Burnside, Project Lead for SALA Event Center and his mother, Patricia Burnside, SALA Manager, at the SALA grand opening Friday. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Jeff Favorite gets the rhythm going for the Los Alamos Hillstompers during Thursday’s grand opening event at SALA Event Center. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Charlene Hutchison of the Hillstompers was on hand at Thursday’s SALA Los Alamos Event Center. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Hillstompers in full swing Friday at SALA Los Alamos Event Center. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Dancers from Dance Arts Los Alamos were on hand at SALA Thursday evening to spread the word about their Nutcracker weekend at Duane Smith Auditorium. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Another Hillstompers musician bring joy to the SALA Los Alamos Event Center Thursday evening. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com