Scenes From Oppenheimer Festivities At SALA Los Alamos Event Center

Participating in a panel discussion Friday evening are extras for the Oppenheimer movie, from left, Lauren McDaniel, Tom Tierney, Reed Figley and Shane Fogerty. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

SALA Event Center Los Alamos owner is spending the 10-day Oppenheimer Festival making sure everything is happening at the right time. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Los artist Margarita Ryan with her latest portrait of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Ryan has painted several portraits of Oppenheimer as well as a couple of murals. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Local historian Nancy Bartlit, left, and Manhattan Project National Historical Park Supt. Wendy Behrman await the start of a panel discussion Friday at SALA. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

William ‘Ike’ White, Department of Energy Environmental Management Senior Advisor, left, and panel discussion moderator Don Cobb ready to speak on the Manhattan Project Thursday evening. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

SALA members were invited to a VIP event Friday evening that included a reception. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Enjoying Friday’s SALA reception are, from left, Lauren McDaniel, Krista Saenz and Patricia Burnside. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

State Rep. Christine Chandler, far left, Julie Collins, center, and Caroline Buerkle from the Office of the Governor at a panel discussion Thursday during the SALA Oppenheimer Festival. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Lisa Hampton, Mike O’Neill, and David Hampton, far right, admire the General’s car Thursday afternoon outside SALA. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Joyce Nickols, right, and her son Todd Nickols, executive director of the Los Alamos Historical Society, chat with a friend Friday evening at SALA prior to the screening of Oppenheimer for SALA members and guests. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

The audience enjoys a panel discussion in one of the newly-renovated theaters at the SALA Event Center. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

David Hampton, left, and Mike O’Neill pose with a larger than life cardboard cut-out of General Leslie Groves who is sporting a cowboy hat for the evening. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Extras from the Oppenheimer movie respond to questions Friday evening at SALA. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Los Alamos County Intergovernmental Affairs Manager Danielle Duran, far right, introduces panelists for a discussion Thursday evening at SALA. Pictured are , from left, Nancy Bartlit, Wendy Behrman, William ‘Ike’ White and Don Cobb. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com