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  • Día de Familia: Pinturas, Palabras, y Paletas

    Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    11:00 am–3:00 pm Día de Familia: Pinturas, Palabras y Paletas! Bilingual children’s book reading by Dr. Tafolla, a storywalk, and fun activities. Join us for a lively family day featuring celebrated children’s author Dr. Carmen Tafolla, who will read from her children’s books. Participate in a bilingual storywalk, paint watercolor paletas, and make a book for writing your own story. Pete V. Dominici Education Building Free, registration recommended This program generously supported through a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico Healthy Kids, Healthy Families grant.

  • Entre Palabras Online Book Club

    Live via Zoom

    5:30 pm Join us for the first installment of our Entre Palabras Online Book Club, featuring the New Mexico classic Bless Me, Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya. NHCC’s Entre Palabras Online Book Club explores diverse themes and topics within the Hispanic/Latine diaspora including identity, place, borders, nationality, race, gender, and language. The book club highlights pieces centered on New Mexico and the Southwest as well as Hispanic/Latine/Latin American works from both the United States and a variety of countries throughout the Hispanic world. Únase al primer evento de nuestro (more...)

  • Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime: Si Quisqueya Fuera Un Color

    NHCC-Newsletter-August-26–September-7

    10:00 am Get ready for our next Bilingual Storytime, featuring the children's book Si Quisqueya Fuera Un Color. Join us on Tuesday, Feb. 21 as we listen to the story and explore colors and movement! Free community event. For children ages 3 to 5 and caregivers. Please register here or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance. This program is generously supported by Bank of Albuquerque.

  • Entre Palabras Online Book Club: The Poet X

    Live via Zoom

    The Online Book Club for The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo has been cancelled. We will be rescheduling for a later date and will post the new date as soon as possible. Thanks for your continued support of the NHCC and HLA Program. 5:30 pm MST NHCC’s Entre Palabras Online Book Club explores diverse themes and topics within the Hispanic/Latine diaspora including identity, place, borders, nationality, race, gender, and language. The book club highlights pieces centered on New Mexico and the Southwest as well as Hispanic/Latine/Latin American (more...)

  • Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime: Vámonos

    10:00 am Get ready for our next Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime, featuring the children’s book Vámonos, by Cynthia Weill. Listen to the story and create art with wheels! Free community event. For children ages 3 to 5 and caregivers. Please register here or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance. This program is generously supported by Bank of Albuquerque.     ¡Evento Gratuito! Explorar las Artes: Hora Bilingüe de Cuentos Preescolares El martes, 21 de marzo, 2023 10:00 am   |   Biblioteca de NHCC ¡Escuchen el cuento Vámonos por Cynthia Weill y hagan arte (more...)

  • Alicia Gaspar de Alba: Book Reading

    NHCC-Newsletter-August-11-–-24

    5:00 pm: Pre-event reception 6:00 pm: Reading begins Join us for the first event in the NHCC's El Arte de la Palabra series, featuring author Alicia Gaspar de Alba. The award-winning author will be reading from her collection of short stories and essays, Crimes of the Tongue. Free Community Event, generously supported by AARP New Mexico. Please register here or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance. Alicia Gaspar De Alba is a Professor of Chicana/o and Central American studies, English, and gender studies at UCLA, where she has worked since (more...)

  • Alicia Gaspar de Alba: Writing Workshop

    NHCC-Newsletter-August-11-–-24

    10:00 am As part of the NHCC's El Arte de la Palabra series, award-winning author Alicia Gaspar de Alba will host a writing workshop, titled The Mariposa Hour: Oral Storytelling. This oral storytelling workshop is based on techniques from The Moth, which Gaspar de Alba teaches in her bilingual creative writing class, The Mariposa Hour. Free Community Event, generously supported by AARP New Mexico. Please register here or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.     Alicia Gaspar De Alba is a Professor of Chicana/o and Central American (more...)

  • Entre Palabras Online Book Club: Woman of Light

    Live via Zoom

    5:30 pm MDT NHCC’s Entre Palabras Online Book Club explores diverse themes and topics within the Hispanic/Latine diaspora including identity, place, borders, nationality, race, gender, and language. The book club highlights pieces centered on New Mexico and the Southwest as well as Hispanic/Latine/Latin American works from both the United States and a variety of countries throughout the Hispanic world. El club de libros en línea “Entre Palabras” del NHCC explora diversos temas del diaspora hispane/latine, como identidad, lugar, fronteras, nacionalidad, raza, género, e idioma. El club de (more...)

  • Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime: La Última Mariposa

    NHCC-Newsletter-August-26–September-7

    10:00 am Get ready for our next Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime, featuring the children’s book La Última Mariposa, by Carmen Tafolla. Listen to the story and make your own beautiful butterfly! Free community event. For children ages 3 to 5 and caregivers. Please register here or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance. This program is generously supported by Bank of Albuquerque. ¡Evento Gratuito! Explorar las Artes: Hora Bilingüe de Cuentos Preescolares El martes, 18 de abril, 2023 10:00 am   |   Biblioteca de NHCC ¡Escuchen el cuento La Última Mariposa por Carmen (more...)

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  • Entre Palabras Online Book Club: Hollow Beasts

    Live via Zoom

    5:30 pm MDT NHCC’s Entre Palabras Online Book Club explores diverse themes and topics within the Hispanic/Latine diaspora including identity, place, borders, nationality, race, gender, and language. The book club highlights pieces centered on New Mexico and the Southwest as well as Hispanic/Latine/Latin American works from both the United States and a variety of countries throughout the Hispanic world. El club de libros en línea “Entre Palabras” del NHCC explora diversos temas del diaspora hispane/latine, como identidad, lugar, fronteras, nacionalidad, raza, género, e idioma. El club de (more...)

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