Events

Nuclear After Dark

Saturday, January 17

Doors open at 5:30 | $10 per person

Enjoy a family-friendly night of espionage featuring spy games, fun photo ops, special artifacts, STEM activities, and delicious food trucks. Enjoy a screening of the award-winning documentary, Alamogordo, Center of the World, Trinity 1945, by filmmaker Larry Sheffield. Seating for the documentary is very limited.

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About the Film

Alamogordo, Center of the World, Trinity 1945

Created by Larry Sheffield and Trent DiGiulio, the 28-minute documentary discusses how Alamogordo was chosen as the site for atomic bomb testing at what became the Trinity Site on what is now White Sands Missile Range.

Larry L. Sheffield is an award-winning documentary film director and producer, noted for his work on films focused on the history of the Manhattan Project and the Cold War. His documentaries include Oppenheimer After Trinity and Alamogordo, Center of the World, Trinity 1945. Sheffield, who was raised in Alamogordo, New Mexico, often uses rare footage, photographs, and compelling interviews to bring historical events to life. He co-directed the film The Atomic Rocketeer, which sheds light on the story of Wernher von Braun and Operation Paperclip. Beyond filmmaking, Sheffield has a background in real estate development, banking, and was previously a State Representative in New Mexico.

About the Spyglass Festival

Explore secrets, science, and espionage at the three-day Spyglass Festival, January 15-17, featuring spy games, STEM adventures, secret-agent movie nights, and unique viewings of real Cold War artifacts for a fun, immersive historical experience.

We extend our deepest gratitude to Visit Albuquerque for the generous grant that makes this exciting weekend possible!