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SUMMARY:Workshop: Dr. Irene Blea
DESCRIPTION:6:00 – 8:00 pm \nNHCC | ZOOM \nJoin author\, Irene Blea\, Ph.D. as she reads from her unusual\, magical realistic\, memoir. Dr. Irene I. Blea shares frequent conversations with award-winning author\, Rudolfo Anaya\, who died in 2020. They were friends for over forty years\, shared working on the University of New Mexico campus\, and lived near one another. Anaya is best known for his book\, Bless Me\, Ultima. In this volume\, Dr. Blea recalls platicas\, conversations\, with her friend\, Rudy\, about the essence of his writing\, growing up in New Mexico\, the nature of university life\, the art and business of writing\, publishing\, death\, dying\, and spirituality. Blea\, also an award-winning author and a sociologist\, draws from their shared community understanding\, and her ability to write in a multidisciplinary manner to poetically close the gap between literature and social science to render us an opportunity to say good-bye to Rudolfo Anaya\, the godfather of Chicano literature. \nFollowing Dr. Blea’s reading and book-signing event on August\, 7\, join us the following week for her associated virtual writing workshop from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on August 14. \nFree Community Event. Please register using the link below. \n \nAbout the book: In this unusual\, magical realistic\, memoir\, Dr. Irene I. Blea shares frequent conversations with award-winning author\, Rodolfo Anaya\, who died in 2022. They were friends for over forty years\, shared working on the University of New Mexico campus\, and lived near one another. Anaya is best known for his book Bless Me Ultima. In this volume\, Dr. Blea recalls platicas\, conversations\, with her friend Rudy\, about the essence of his writing\, growing up in New Mexico\, the nature of university life\, the art and business of writing\, publishing\, death\, dying\, and spirituality. Blea\, also an award-winning author and a sociologist\, draws from their shared community understanding\, and her ability to write in a multidisciplinary manner to poetically close the gap between literature and social science to render us an opportunity to say good-bye to Rodolfo Anaya\, the godfather of Chicano literature.
URL:https://nhccnm.org/event/workshop-dr-irene-blea/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Book Club,History and Literary Arts,Workshops
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SUMMARY:Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime
DESCRIPTION:10:00 am \nNHCC | HLA Library \nStories come to life through art\, movement\, and more! For children ages 3 to 5 and caregivers. \nBilingual Storytime is designed for children ages 3 to 5 and their caregivers. For school\, childcare\, or homeschool groups; please reach out to NHCC Librarian Amy Padilla at amy.padilla@dca.nm.gov or the NHCC HLA Interim Program Manager Robin Moses at robin.moses@dca.nm.gov to find out about group options and available dates. We are unable to accommodate these groups during the Bilingual Storytime on third Tuesdays. \nFree community event\, generously supported by NM Gas. Please let us know who will be attending by registering below.
URL:https://nhccnm.org/event/early-childhood-bilingual-storytime-19/
LOCATION:NHCC Library\, 1701 4th Street SW\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87102
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Education,History and Literary Arts,School and Youth Programs,Workshops
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250916
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250917
DTSTAMP:20260404T170128
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SUMMARY:Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime
DESCRIPTION:10:00 am \nNHCC | HLA Library \nStories come to life through art\, movement\, and more! For children ages 3 to 5 and caregivers. \nBilingual Storytime is designed for children ages 3 to 5 and their caregivers. For school\, childcare\, or homeschool groups; please reach out to NHCC Librarian Amy Padilla at amy.padilla@dca.nm.gov or the NHCC HLA Interim Program Manager Robin Moses at robin.moses@dca.nm.gov to find out about group options and available dates. We are unable to accommodate these groups during the Bilingual Storytime on third Tuesdays. \nFree community event\, generously supported by NM Gas. Please let us know who will be attending by registering below.
URL:https://nhccnm.org/event/early-childhood-bilingual-storytime-20/
LOCATION:NHCC Library\, 1701 4th Street SW\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87102
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Education,History and Literary Arts,School and Youth Programs,Workshops
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250924
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250925
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SUMMARY:NHCC Book Club: The Last Cuentista/La Ultima Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
DESCRIPTION:6:00 pm – 7:30 pm \nNHCC | HLA Conference Room \nThe NHCC invites lovers of literature\, folks who love to read\, and those who enjoy talking about the history and the vast array of identities that contribute to Latinidad/Hispanidad to join us! We will meet on the fourth Wednesday of every month in the Center’s HLA Conference Room. \nThe Last Cuentista/La Ultima Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera is September’s book:\nA girl named Petra Peña wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller\, like her abuelita. But Petra’s world is ending. Earth has been destroyed by a comet\, and only a few scientists and their children – among them Petra and her family – have been chosen to journey to a new planet. They must carry on the human race. \nHundreds of years later\, Petra wakes to this new planet – discovering that she is the only person who remembers Earth. A sinister Collective has purged the memories of all aboard\, taken over the ship during its journey\, bent on erasing the sins of humanity’s past. \nPetra alone now carries the stories of our past\, and with them\, any hope for our future. Can she make them live again? \nFree community event. Please let us know who will be attending by registering below.
URL:https://nhccnm.org/event/nhcc-book-club-31/
LOCATION:HLA Conference Room
CATEGORIES:Book Club,History and Literary Arts,Workshops
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251003
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SUMMARY:Reading: Yolanda Nava
DESCRIPTION:6:30 pm \n\nNHCC | Salón Ortega \nJoin us for a two-day reading and workshop event featuring author Yolanda Nava\, in celebration of her book Through The Dark. Through the Dark tells the remarkable true story of Nava’s fight with a mysterious illness that nearly claimed her life – eventually diagnosed as a rare autoimmune disease. Inspiring\, uplifting\, and transcendent in purpose\, Through The Dark reads like a gripping thriller as Nava conducts an investigation into her own life.  \n\n\nOn October 4\, the Center will host a workshop with Yolanda Nava at 10:00 am. Please register separately for both events. \nFree Community Event.
URL:https://nhccnm.org/event/reading-yolanda-nava/
LOCATION:Salón Ortega\, 1701 4th Street SW\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87102
CATEGORIES:Book Club,History and Literary Arts,Speakers
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251022
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251023
DTSTAMP:20260404T170128
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SUMMARY:NHCC Book Club: Street of Too Many Stories\, by Denise Chavez
DESCRIPTION:6:00 pm – 7:30 pm \nNHCC | HLA Conference Room \nThe NHCC invites lovers of literature\, folks who love to read\, and those who enjoy talking about the history and vast the array of identities that contribute to Latinidad/Hispanidad to join us! We will meet on the fourth Wednesday of every month in the Center’s HLA Conference Room. \nStreet of Too Many Stories by Denise Chávez is a novel of magical realism about four families on Encantada Street in a New Mexican town\, exploring themes of love\, pain\, dysfunction\, hope\, mercy\, and the healing of families. The story uses the street and its spirited inhabitants\, including dancing spirits\, to reveal the complex\, layered realities of humanity and the liminal space between challenge and hope. \nFree community event. Please let us know who will be attending by registering below.
URL:https://nhccnm.org/event/nhcc-book-club-32/
LOCATION:HLA Conference Room
CATEGORIES:Book Club,History and Literary Arts,Workshops
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251119
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SUMMARY:Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime
DESCRIPTION:10:00 am \nNHCC | HLA Library \nStories come to life through art\, movement\, and more! For children ages 3 to 5 and caregivers. \nBilingual Storytime is designed for children ages 3 to 5 and their caregivers. For school\, childcare\, or homeschool groups; please reach out to NHCC Librarian Amy Padilla at amy.padilla@dca.nm.gov or the NHCC HLA Interim Program Manager Robin Moses at robin.moses@dca.nm.gov to find out about group options and available dates. We are unable to accommodate these groups during the Bilingual Storytime on third Tuesdays. \nFree community event\, generously supported by NM Gas. Please let us know who will be attending by registering below.
URL:https://nhccnm.org/event/early-childhood-bilingual-storytime-22/
LOCATION:NHCC Library\, 1701 4th Street SW\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87102
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Education,School and Youth Programs,Workshops
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251216
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251217
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SUMMARY:Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime (Cancelled)
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: This event has been cancelled for the month of December. We apologize for the inconvenience. \n10:00 am \nNHCC | HLA Library \nStories come to life through art\, movement\, and more! For children ages 3 to 5 and caregivers. \nBilingual Storytime is designed for children ages 3 to 5 and their caregivers. For school\, childcare\, or homeschool groups; please reach out to NHCC Librarian Amy Padilla at amy.padilla@dca.nm.gov or the NHCC HLA Interim Program Manager Robin Moses at robin.moses@dca.nm.gov to find out about group options and available dates. We are unable to accommodate these groups during the Bilingual Storytime on third Tuesdays. \nFree community event\, generously supported by NM Gas. Please let us know who will be attending by registering below.
URL:https://nhccnm.org/event/early-childhood-bilingual-storytime-23/
LOCATION:NHCC Library\, 1701 4th Street SW\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87102
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Education,School and Youth Programs,Workshops
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260225
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260226
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SUMMARY:NHCC Book Club: Malas by Marcela Fuentes
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, February 25\, 2026\n6:00 pm \nThe NHCC invites lovers of literature\, folks who love to read\, and those who enjoy talking about the history and the vast array of identities that contribute to Latinidad/Hispanidad to join us! We will meet on the fourth Wednesday of every month in the Center’s HLA Conference Room. \nFor the month of February 2026\, the NHCC Book Club will be featuring Malas by Marcela Fuentes. \nPLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATION HERE! \nA story full of passion and revenge\, following one family living on the Texas Mexico border and a curse that reverberates across generations–“Fuentes has achieved something rare and indelible with this story of complex women.” (Erika L. Sánchez) \nIn 1951\, a mysterious old woman confronts Pilar Aguierre in the small border town of La Cienega\, Texas. The old woman is sure Pilar stole her husband and\, in a heated outburst\, lays a curse on Pilar and her family. \nMore than forty years later\, Lulu Muñoz is dodging chaos at every turn: her troubled father’s moods\, his rules\, her secret life as singer in a punk band\, but most of all her upcoming quinceañera. When her beloved grandmother passes away\, Lulu finds herself drawn to the glamorous stranger who crashed the funeral and who lives on the alone and shunned on the edge of town. \nTheir unexpected kinship picks at the secrets of Lulu’s family’s past. As the quinceañera looms—and we move between these two strong\, irascible female voices—one woman must make peace with the past\, and one girl pushes to embrace her future. \nRich with cinematic details—from dusty rodeos to the excitement of a Selena concert and the comfort of conjunto ballads played at family gatherings—this memorable debut is a love letter to the Tejano culture and community that sustain both of these women as they discover what family means. (Goodreads). \nThis book is available at the NM State Library: 1 ebook\, 1 audiobook; the Albuquerque Public Library: 1 audio on Libby\, 1 Kindle\, 2 hardbacks\, 5 Large Type\, 2 in Spanish. \nThis is a free community event. Please let us know who will be attending by registering below. \nPLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATION HERE!
URL:https://nhccnm.org/event/nhcc-book-club-malas-by-marcela-fuentes/
LOCATION:HLA Conference Room
CATEGORIES:Book Club,History and Literary Arts
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260422
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260423
DTSTAMP:20260404T170128
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SUMMARY:NHCC Book Club: The Anatomy of Magic by J.C. Cervantes
DESCRIPTION:6:00 – 7:30 pm  \nThe NHCC invites lovers of literature\, folks who love to read\, and those who enjoy talking about the history and the vast array of identities that contribute to Latinidad/Hispanidad to join us! We will meet on the fourth Wednesday of every month in the Center’s HLA Conference Room.  \nFor the month of April 2026\, the NHCC Book Club will feature: The Anatomy of Magic by J.C. Cervantes:   \nPLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATION HERE! \nA young woman learns to embrace all the messy imperfections of life and love with some help from her magical family in this next novel by New York Times bestselling author J.C. Cervantes. \nLilian Estrada seemingly has it all: an ob-gyn star on the rise\, a master at balancing work with whirlwind romances and part of a family of fiercely loyal and exceptional women\, all bound together by an extraordinary secret. The Estrada women each possess a unique power\, and Lily shines with the rare gift to manipulate memories. Yet not even her mystical abilities can shield her from a harrowing event at the hospital\, one that sends her powers—and her confidence—spiraling out of control. \nSeeking solace\, Lily retreats to her family’s ancestral home in Mexico\, only to find herself face-to-face with a ghost from her past—Sam\, the first love she never forgot. Nearly a decade since she last saw him\, Sam is hardly the boy she once knew\, and as old flames spark to life\, Lily must navigate the mysteries of their shared history and the depths of her own heart if she hopes to control her unpredictable magic. (Goodreads)  \nThis book is available at the Albuquerque Public Library: 3 copies plus 1 audiobook on Libby\, 1 ebook at NM State Library  \nThis is a free community event. Please let us know who will be attending by registering below.  \nNHCC Book Club | New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs
URL:https://nhccnm.org/event/nhcc-book-club-the-anatomy-of-magic-by-j-c-cervantes/
LOCATION:HLA Conference Room
CATEGORIES:Book Club,History and Literary Arts
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260624
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260625
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SUMMARY:NHCC Book Club: Liliana's Invincible Summer: A Sister's Search for Justice by Cristina Rivera Garza
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, June 24\, 2026\n6:00 – 7:30 pm \nThe NHCC invites lovers of literature\, folks who love to read\, and those who enjoy talking about the history and the vast array of identities that contribute to Latinidad/Hispanidad to join us! We will meet on the fourth Wednesday of every month in the Center’s HLA Conference Room.  \nFor the month of July\, we will be reading Cristina Rivera Garza’s Puliter Prize Winning Memoir Liliana’s Invincible Summer: A Sister’s Search for Justice. \nPLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATION HERE! \nCan you enjoy yourself while you are in pain? The question\, which is not new\, arises over and over again during that eternity that is mourning. \nIn the early hours of July 16\, 1990\, Liliana Rivera Garza was murdered by her abusive ex-boyfriend. A life full of promise and hope\, cut tragically short\, Liliana’s story instead became subsumed into Mexico’s dark and relentless history of domestic violence. With Liliana’s case file abandoned by a corrupt criminal justice system\, her family\, including her older sister Cristina\, was forced to process their grief and guilt in private\, without any hope for justice. \nIn luminous\, poetic prose\, Rivera Garza tells a singular yet universally resonant story: that of a spirited\, wondrously hopeful young woman who tried to survive in a world of increasingly normalized gendered violence. It traces the story of her childhood\, her early romance with a handsome–but possessive and short-tempered–man\, through the exhilarating weeks leading up to that fateful July morning\, a summer when Liliana loved\, thought\, and traveled more widely and freely than she ever had before. \nUsing her remarkable talents as a scholar\, novelist\, and poet\, Cristina Rivera Garza returns to Mexico after decades of living in the United States to collect and curate evidence–handwritten letters\, police reports\, school notebooks\, architectural blueprints–in order to render and understand a life beyond the crime itself. Tracing the full arc of their childhood and adolescence in central Mexico\, through the painful and confusing years after Liliana’s death\, Rivera Garza confronts the trauma of losing her sister\, and examines from multiple angles how this tragedy continues to shape who she is–and what she fights for–today.  \n“In this gut-wrenching blend of memoir and reportage\, Rivera Garza (No One Will See Me Cry)\, a Hispanic studies professor at the University of Houston\, investigates her younger sister Liliana’s 1990 murder by an abusive ex-boyfriend\, who remains at large. Placing her sister’s death in the context of the femicide crisis in Mexico\, Rivera Garza interweaves startling facts and statistics (an average of 10 women are killed per day in Mexico) with lyrical meditations on her family life and Liliania’s efforts to break away from her obsessive high school boyfriend\, Ángel González Ramos.” (Goodreads)  \nThis book is available at the Albuquerque Public Library: 2 copies available\, plus Kindle ebook and Libby Audiobook  \nThis is a free community event. Please let us know who will be attending by registering below.  \nNHCC Book Club | New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs
URL:https://nhccnm.org/event/nhcc-book-club-lilianas-invincible-summer-a-sisters-search-for-justice-by-cristina-rivera-garza/
LOCATION:HLA Conference Room
CATEGORIES:Book Club,History and Literary Arts
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