Siempre Creativo: Intro to Retablos with Artist Sean Wells y Delgado
2024-06-12 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
1:30 – 3:30 pm
Discover the history and symbolism of retablo painting and create your own unique interpretation, using watercolors on wood prepared with traditional gesso. This is the second of two sessions with artist Sean Wells y Delgado, and participants are welcomed to attend one or both sessions.
These workshops are part of the NHCC’s Siempre Creativo program, which provides free multidisciplinary arts programs for seniors throughout the summer.
Free Community Event, generously supported by Presbyterian.

Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime
2024-06-18 | NHCC Library, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
10:00 am
Stories come to life through art, movement, and more! In June, our theme will “Keeping it Cool!” Join us as we read from Paletero Man/¡Que Paletero tan Cool! and La Guitarrista, both by Lucky Diaz . For children ages 3 to 5 and caregivers.
Free Community Event, generously supported by NM Gas.

Colcha Community Stitch A-Long
2024-06-25, 2024-08-27 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
9:30 am in-person
10:30 am Zoom
Our Colcha Community Stich-A-Long is open to all levels of experience in an informal setting. This workshop is instructed by Annette Gutierrez-Turk. Annette has taught colcha, a Spanish Colonial embroidery style, to groups internationally and at the NHCC for many years. She is also an award-winning artist, most recently recognized in 2019 at Traditional Spanish Market in Santa Fe. Annette will demonstrate as well as answer questions. Join us every month on the fourth Tuesday, in-person at 9:30am and on Zoom at 10:30am. Everyone will have a chance to share what they are working on.
Please register here every month and we will email the Zoom link to you. Questions: email Annette at Annette.Lujan@dca.nm.gov or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771.
Free Community Event.
Thank you to the Sandia Mountains-EGA for their continued support of this program.
For more on Colcha, please watch this video: Colcha Circle Video
Here is the pattern used in the beginner colcha kit. Click the thumbnail below to enlarge.

Genealogy Workshops
2024-06-29, 2024-09-28 | Salón Ortega, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
10:00 – 12:00 pm
NHCC | Salón Ortega
Explore your cultural heritage at the NHCC with a free genealogy workshop as part of our Siempre Creativo program! These workshops will provide participating seniors with the opportunity to participate in interactive tours of the NHCC Art Museum and Torreón, paired with genealogy workshops and coffee socials.
This event is part of the NHCC’s Siempre Creativo program. Free Community Event, generously supported by AARP.

On Point Dance Studio: Dancing Through the Decades
2024-07-21 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
6:00 pm
NHCC | Albuquerque Journal Theatre
On Point Dance Studio presents Dancing Through the Decades including performances from our mini 3-year-old dancers all the way through our high school dancers. We will be showcasing different genres of dance including Jazz, Hip Hop, Ballet, Folklorico, Contemporary and Tumbling. Our amazing competitive teams will also be making an appearance, and the teachers will also be providing a blast from the past! Hope to see you there.
$25, $30 & $35
Public sales will begin on Monday, July 1, 2024 at 10:00 am.
*The event is a rental event not an NHCC production. The title, content, photos/images and description for this event were provided to the NHCC by the organization renting the NHCC venue for the event. By serving as a venue and posting the event on its website, the NHCC is not endorsing any views expressed in the title or description of the event, nor is it endorsing the content of the event.

Happy Arte Hour
2024-08-01 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
Note: The August Happy Arte Hour has been cancelled. The program will resume as scheduled in October and the link to make a reservation for that day is up and working. See the link below if you would like to sign up now. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Happy Arte Hour: Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 6:00 pm: https://my.nmculture.org/30293/30295
6:00 pm
NHCC invites adults 21+ for artistic fun in a relaxed social setting. This is a great opportunity for friends to hang out, a unique date night option, or a place to come solo and connect with fellow art enthusiasts. Drinks and snacks will be available to purchase.
Please pre-register below (so we know how many materials to prepare). Registration for the following month is available the day after the current program month. For more information, please email Education Program Manager Elena Baca at ElenaD.Baca@dca.nm.gov.
Free Community Event. Donations are encouraged to support the artists & purchase supplies.

Siempre Creativo: Monotype Printmaking with Artist Carol C. Sánchez (CANCELLED)
2024-08-07 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
NOTE: This event has been cancelled and will be rescheduled. We apologize for any inconvenience.
1:30 – 3:30 pm
Join us for a fun monotype printing workshop, where we will explore various ways of applying inks and paints to create unique images. This is the first of two sessions with artist Carol C. Sánchez, and participants are welcomed to attend one or both sessions.
These workshops are part of the NHCC’s Siempre Creativo program, which provides free multidisciplinary arts programs for seniors throughout the summer.
Free Community Event, generously supported by Presbyterian.

Arte Para Chiquitos
2024-08-13, 2024-10-08 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
10:00 – 10:45 am
Arte para chiquitos is a free, monthly, 45-minute program for babies and toddlers ages 0 months to 4 years and their caregivers that cultivates creativity and self-expression through the exploration of Hispanic/Latine arts and culture. Participants explore the NHCC Museum, Performing Arts Center, and engage in artmaking, music, movement, dance, drama, and bilingual story time. NHCC instructors model age-appropriate arts techniques that celebrate self-expression, build vocabulary, and strengthen both fine-motor and gross-motor skills in a fun environment.
Free Community Event. Please register below or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.
This program is generously supported by NM Gas.

Siempre Creativo: Relief Printmaking with Artist Carol C. Sánchez (CANCELLED)
2024-08-14 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
NOTE: This event has been cancelled and will be rescheduled. We apologize for any inconvenience.
1:30 – 3:30 pm
Learn the time-honored technique of relief printmaking as you design, cut, and print your inspirations onto paper. This is the second of two sessions with artist Carol A. Sánchez, and participants are welcomed to attend one or both sessions.
These workshops are part of the NHCC’s Siempre Creativo program, which provides free multidisciplinary arts programs for seniors throughout the summer.
Free Community Event, generously supported by Presbyterian.

Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime
2024-08-20 | NHCC Library, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
Note: The date of this event has been updated.
10:00 am
Stories come to life through art, movement, and more! For children ages 3 to 5 and caregivers. In August, we will be reading The Three Little Javelinas, or Los tres pequeños jabalíes, by Susan Lowell. Join us as we make “adobecitos,” or little adobe bricks, with Kateri Lopez from Cornerstones Community Partnerships.
Free Community Event, generously supported by NM Gas.
Bilingual Storytime is designed for children ages 3 to 5 and their caregivers. For school, childcare, or homeschool groups; please reach out to the NHCC Librarian at amy.padilla@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.

Siempre Creativo: Mixed Media Design in Nature with Artist Catalina Salinas
2024-08-21 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
1:30 – 3:30 pm
Explore the natural world through lines and patterns using pencils, acrylic markers, and paints on a canvas. This is the first of two sessions with artist Catalina Salinas, and participants are welcomed to attend one or both sessions.
These workshops are part of the NHCC’s Siempre Creativo program, which provides free multidisciplinary arts programs for seniors throughout the summer.
Free Community Event, generously supported by Presbyterian.

Siempre Creativo: Mixed Media Mandalas with Artist Catalina Salinas
2024-08-28 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
1:30 – 3:30 pm
Become mesmerized by the beauty of mandalas and create your own mandala designs using watercolors, watercolor paper, colored pencils, and Sakura Gelly Pens with techniques you can also use at home. This is the first of two sessions with artist Catalina Salinas, feel free to attend one or both sessions.
These workshops are part of the NHCC’s Siempre Creativo program, which provides free multidisciplinary arts programs for seniors throughout the summer.
Free Community Event, generously supported by Presbyterian.

Arte Para Chiquitos
2024-09-10 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
NOTE: The September Arte para chiquitos event has been cancelled. The program will resume as scheduled in October.
10:00 – 10:45 am
Arte para chiquitos is a free, monthly, 45-minute program for babies and toddlers ages 0 months to 4 years and their caregivers that cultivates creativity and self-expression through the exploration of Hispanic/Latine arts and culture. Participants explore the NHCC Museum, Performing Arts Center, and engage in artmaking, music, movement, dance, drama, and bilingual story time. NHCC instructors model age-appropriate arts techniques that celebrate self-expression, build vocabulary, and strengthen both fine-motor and gross-motor skills in a fun environment.
Free Community Event. Please register below or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.
This program is generously supported by NM Gas.

Latin Dance for Seniors
2024-09-11 | Salón Ortega, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
SOLD OUT *this event has filled to capacity. Please join us for our other Siempre Creativo dance programs for seniors by clicking HERE.
1:30 – 3:30 pm
Latin Dance for Seniors will feature 4 weeks of Latin dance lessons taught by instructor Carlota Silva. Classes run for four consecutive Wednesdays from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. Latin Dance for Seniors is part of the NHCC’s Siempre Creativo program which provides a free multidisciplinary arts programs for seniors.
A free Community Event, generously supported by AARP.
Please register a maximum of 2 people for the Siempre Creativo art and dance classes to make space for everyone who would like to attend. Let us know who will be attending below.

Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime
2024-09-17 | NHCC Library, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
10:00 am
Stories come to life through art, movement, and more! For children ages 3 to 5 and caregivers. This month, we will be reading Fresh Juice/Jugo Fresco by Robert Liu-Trujillo, and making fresh juice to go along with the story!
Free Community Event, generously supported by NM Gas.
Bilingual Storytime is designed for children ages 3 to 5 and their caregivers. For school, childcare, or homeschool groups; please reach out to the NHCC Librarian at amy.padilla@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.

Latin Dance for Seniors
2024-09-18, 2024-09-25, 2024-10-02 | Salón Ortega, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
1:30 – 3:30 pm
NHCC | Salon Ortega
Latin Dance for Seniors will feature 4 weeks of Latin dance lessons taught by instructor Carlota Silva. Classes run for four consecutive Wednesdays from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. Latin Dance for Seniors is part of the NHCC’s Siempre Creativo program which provides a free multidisciplinary arts programs for seniors.
Free Community Event, generously supported by AARP.
Please register a maximum of 2 people for the Siempre Creativo art and dance classes to make space for everyone who would like to attend. Let us know who will be attending below.

Latinx Games Festival 2024
2024-09-20 - 2024-09-22 | NHCC Campus, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
Session Times TBD
Latinx Games Festival is a celebration of Gaming, Latino Culture and Latin American Game Development! Join us In-Person at the National Cultural Hispanic Center from September 20th – September 22th, 2024.
Featuring insightful panels, playable Latino made video games, career advancement opportunities, the first ever Latino Games Exhibition, and The Latinx Game Awards, this festival connects our community to the video game industry and plants the seeds for a culturally richer, more mature video game industry. This event exists as an industry-wide call to action for global Latino representation throughout the video game industry.
For the first time ever, this year’s event will be held in-person at the NHCC. A special online Steam event will take place from September 15 – 22, 2024!
For more information on festival content click HERE. Reservations for advance tickets available below.

Colcha Community Stitch A-Long
2024-09-24 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
9:30 am in-person
10:30 am Zoom – cancelled for September, please check back next month
Our Colcha Community Stich-A-Long is open to all levels of experience in an informal setting. This workshop is instructed by Annette Gutierrez-Turk. Annette has taught colcha, a Spanish Colonial embroidery style, to groups internationally and at the NHCC for many years. She is also an award-winning artist, most recently recognized in 2019 at Traditional Spanish Market in Santa Fe. Annette is taking September off. Please check back next month for instructions and to have your questions answered by Annette. This month, we will still meet in person to work and share projects.
Join us every month on the fourth Tuesday, in-person at 9:30am and on Zoom at 10:30am. Everyone will have a chance to share what they are working on.
Please register here every month and we will email the Zoom link to you. Questions: email Elena at ElenaD.Baca@dca.nm.gov or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771.
Free Community Event.
Thank you to the Sandia Mountains-EGA for their continued support of this program.
For more on Colcha, please watch this video: Colcha Circle Video
Here is the pattern used in the beginner colcha kit. Click the thumbnail below to enlarge.

Noche de Familia: Bless Me, Ultima
2024-09-27 | Cayetana Romero Lobby
5:00 – 7:00 pm (Film screening held immediately following)
Join us for a Noche de Familia inspired by Rudolfo Anaya’s beloved novel Bless Me, Ultima! Craft a flapping owl hand puppet, design a drawing inspired by the novel, and use herbs or leaves to emboss clay creations. Free books and coloring books will be available. All ages and individuals will be welcome.
After this event, stick around and settle in for a free screening of the movie in the Albuquerque Journal Theatre! Please register separately for the screening. This event is part of the Center’s Hispanic Heritage Month celebration.
Free Community Event, generously supported by New Mexico Gas Company.

The Albuquerque Folk Festival
2024-09-29 | NHCC Campus, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
• Gates open Sunday at 10:00 am.
• The festival starts and 10:00 am and ends at 8:00 pm.
• Evening dance(s) start at 5:30 pm.
• Most workshops, kids’ tent, jams, storytelling, and musical instrument petting zoo start at 10:30 am and end between 4:30-5:30 pm
Enjoy the Albuquerque Folk Festival this year! Kids under 12 & seniors 85+ enter for free at the gate day of festival.
The Albuquerque Folk Festival offers over 100 events including 5 performance venues, 6 music and dance workshop venues, 2-3 Jam venues, a musical instrument petting zoo, arts and crafts vendors, food vendors, kids’ tent, merch booth, a consignment booth, a free instrument check area, a bike valet. Gates open at 10:00 am and close at 8:00 pm.
All sales are final. We hope you will be able to use your purchased ticket and enjoy the festival, but if you can’t, we thank you for your support to our non-profit, educational, all-volunteer event!
For more information, please go to the Albuquerque Folk Festival home page: http://www.abqfolkfest.org/index.shtml
Ticket prices:
Advance Tickets: $20 Adults, $15 students, seniors, military w/ Id, $5 for children, $45 Family Pass for 2 adults and unlimited children and Special $25 for Single Parent Family and unlimited children.
Day of Event Tickets: $25 Adults, $20 students, seniors, military w/ Id, $10 for children, $50 Family Pass for 2 Adults and Unlimited children and Special $30 for Single Parent Family for 1 Adult and Unlimited children.
The Albuquerque Folk Festival offers Free tickets to kids 11 years old and younger as well as to seniors 85+ at the gate when you arrive.
$5 discount (only one discount can be applied) off all gate ticket prices with:
¨ $5 off coupon
¨ Bring an instrument.
¨ Bring a grandkid.
¨ After 5:30 pm

Happy Arte Hour
2024-10-03 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
6:00 pm
NHCC invites adults 21+ for artistic fun in a relaxed social setting. This is a great opportunity for friends to hang out, a unique date night option, or a place to come solo and connect with fellow art enthusiasts. Drinks and snacks will be available to purchase.
Please pre-register below (so we know how many materials to prepare). Registration for the following month is available the day after the current program month. For more information, please email Education Program Manager Elena Baca at ElenaD.Baca@dca.nm.gov.
Free Community Event. Donations are encouraged to support the artists & purchase supplies.
Join us for Color Mixing and Portrait painting with artist Vanessa Alvarado. Vanessa will provide instruction on image transfer and mixing paint to match colors on a printed image. With this foundational knowledge of color mixing and photo transferring, anyone can be successful at painting a portrait.
Each participant will create a small acrylic painting to take home.

Siempre Creativo: New Mexico Folk Dance for Seniors
2024-10-09, 2024-10-16 | Salón Ortega, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
1:30 – 3:30 pm
New Mexico Folk Dance for Seniors will feature 4 weeks of traditional Folk dance lessons, including the traditional La Marcha dance, taught by instructor Lucy Salazar. Classes run for four consecutive Wednesdays from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. On the day of the final class, we will dance to live music for a fun-filled dance fiesta!
New Mexico Folk Dance is part of the NHCC’s Siempre Creativo program which provides free multidisciplinary arts programs for seniors.
Free Community Event, generously supported by AARP New Mexico.
Please register a maximum of 2 people for the Siempre Creativo art and dance classes to make space for everyone who would like to attend. Let us know who will be attending below.

Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime
2024-10-15 | NHCC Library, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
10:00 am
Stories come to life through art, movement, and more! For children ages 3 to 5 and caregivers. Join us in October as we read Calavera Abecedario: A Day of the Dead Alphabet Book, by Jeanette Winter, and make paper flowers in celebration of the story.
Free Community Event, generously supported by NM Gas.
Bilingual Storytime is designed for children ages 3 to 5 and their caregivers. For school, childcare, or homeschool groups; please reach out to the NHCC Librarian at amy.padilla@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.

Genealogy Workshops
2024-10-17 | Salón Ortega, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
1:30 – 3:30 pm
NHCC | Salon Ortega
Explore your cultural heritage at the NHCC with a free genealogy workshop as part of our Siempre Creativo program! These workshops will provide participating seniors with the opportunity to participate in interactive tours of the NHCC Art Museum and Torreón, paired with genealogy workshops and coffee socials.
This event is part of the NHCC’s Siempre Creativo program. Free Community Event, generously supported by AARP.
