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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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SUMMARY:Siempre Creativo - Art Workshops: Valentine Inspired Repoussé
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, February 6\, 2026\n10:00 am – 12:00 pm \nNHCC | Pete V. Domenici Education Building \nJoin us for a hands-on workshop using thin metal\, decorative elements\, sharpies\, paint pens\, and repoussé techniques to create Valentine-inspired jewelry\, an ornament or mini frame. \nThese workshops are part of the NHCC’s Siempre Creativo program\, which provides free multidisciplinary arts programs for seniors. \nPlease pre-register with the link below (so we know how many materials to prepare). For more information\, please call or email Elena Baca at 505-246-2261 or elenad.baca@dca.nm.gov. \nFree Community Event. \nPLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATION HERE! \nGenerously supported by Presbyterian.
URL:https://nhccnm.org/event/siempre-creativo-art-workshops/
LOCATION:Domenici Education Building\, 1701 4th Street SW\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87102
CATEGORIES:Education,Workshops
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260208
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SUMMARY:Vamos! Experience the Arts Family Program: Valentine Inspired
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, February 7\, 2026\n10:00 am \nNHCC | Domenici Education Building \nVamos to the National Hispanic Cultural Center on the first Saturday of the month for vibrant monthly family workshops that provide immersive experiences exploring the Arts. Each month is designed to inspire creativity\, foster cultural appreciation\, and build community. Participants of all ages and backgrounds are welcome. Children of all ages are encouraged. No experience necessary. \nArtist Lita Sandoval will lead a hands-on workshop using thin metal\, decorative elements\, sharpies\, paint pens\, and repoussé (metal embossing) techniques to create Valentine inspired jewelry\, an ornament or mini frame. Check www.nhccnm.org/events for updates. Please note that this program will not be held in July. Please pre-register so we know how many materials to prepare at nhccnm.org/events. \nFor more information\, please call or email Elena Baca at 505-220-7928 or ElenaD.Baca@dca.nm.gov. \nThis program is generously supported by NM Gas. \nPLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATION HERE! \n 
URL:https://nhccnm.org/event/vamos-experience-the-arts-family-program/
LOCATION:Domenici Education Building\, 1701 4th Street SW\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87102
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260304
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260305
DTSTAMP:20260404T104236
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SUMMARY:Siempre Creativo: Yoga
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, March 4\, 2026\n10:30 am \nNHCC | Pete V. Domenici Education Building \nJoin us for yoga for seniors with Maria Gutierrez\, owner of Tierra Sagrada Yoga. Maria completed her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training at Peoples Yoga\, the first and only yoga studio in East LA. She is working on making yoga and wellness opportunities accessible to a wide range of communities in the greater Albuquerque area. \nThis all-levels yoga class incorporates options for modifications depending on the students’ abilities and experience including some chair yoga and more advanced poses. No prior experience necessary. We will have some mats\, straps and blocks for use. Yogis are encouraged to bring their own. \nThese workshops are part of the NHCC’s Siempre Creativo program\, which provides free multidisciplinary arts programs for seniors. \nPlease pre-register to attend. Each class in the workshop series requires registration. For more information\, please call or email Elena Baca at 505-246-2261 or elenad.baca@dca.nm.gov. \nPLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATION HERE! \nFree Community Event\, generously supported by AARP
URL:https://nhccnm.org/event/siempre-creativo-yoga/
LOCATION:Domenici Education Building\, 1701 4th Street SW\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87102
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260306
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SUMMARY:Happy Arte Hour
DESCRIPTION:6:00 pm \nNHCC | Domenici Education Building \nNHCC invites adults 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 provided by La Fonda del Bosque. \nDenver-based artist\, Yvonne Vanessa Zamora will lead a hands-on Colcha embroidery workshop. She has taught a variety of workshops on the history and traditions of Colcha embroidery. Most recently at The Museum of International Folk Art\, the Chimayo Museum and Museo de las Americas in Denver\, Colorado. Her piece “Virgencita” is in the NHCC Art Museum’s permanent collection. \nPlease pre-register with the link 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 call or email Elena Baca at 505-246-2261 or elenad.baca@dca.nm.gov. \nFree Community Event. $5+ donations are encouraged to support the artists & purchase supplies. \nPLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATION HERE! \n                                                                                                       
URL:https://nhccnm.org/event/happy-arte-hour-21/
LOCATION:Domenici Education Building\, 1701 4th Street SW\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87102
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260307
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SUMMARY:Siempre Creativo: Colcha Embroidery
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, March 6\, 2026\n10:00 am – noon \nDenver-based artist Yvonne Vanessa Zamora will lead a hands-on Colcha embroidery workshop. She has taught a variety of workshops on the history and traditions of Colcha embroidery. Most recently at The Museum of International Folk Art\, the Chimayo Museum and Museo de las Americas in Denver\, Colorado. Her piece “Virgencita” is in the NHCC Art Museum’s permanent collection. \nThese workshops are part of the NHCC’s Siempre Creativo program\, which provides free multidisciplinary arts programs for seniors. \nPlease pre-register with the link below (so we know how many materials to prepare). For more information\, please call or email Elena Baca at 505-246-2261 or elenad.baca@dca.nm.gov. \nFree Community Event\, generously supported by Presbyterian Health Plan Place \nPLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATION HERE!
URL:https://nhccnm.org/event/siempre-creativo-colcha-embroidery/
LOCATION:Domenici Education Building\, 1701 4th Street SW\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87102
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260308
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SUMMARY:Vamos! Experience the Arts Family Program
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 7\, 2027\n10:00 am – 12:00 pm \nNHCC | Domenici Education Building \nJoin us for a joyful\, all-ages introduction to Ballet Folklórico! This family-friendly workshop invites participants of every generation to explore the vibrant rhythms\, colorful traditions\, and cultural stories of Mexico through dance. Led by experienced instructors\, from Ballet Folklórico Fiesta Mexicana\, you’ll learn basic steps\, simple choreography\, and the history behind this dynamic folkloric art form—no prior dance experience needed.\n\nCome move together\, celebrate heritage\, and experience the energy and beauty of Ballet Folklórico in a welcoming\, community-centered environment. Comfortable clothing and shoes recommended.\n\nVamos to the National Hispanic Cultural Center on the first Saturday of the month for vibrant monthly family workshops that provide immersive experiences exploring Visual Arts\, Performing Arts and History and Literary Arts. Designed to inspire creativity\, foster cultural appreciation\, and build community\, each workshop will offer an inclusive and welcoming space where participants of all ages and backgrounds can come together to explore and celebrate culture through artistic expression\, movement\, and traditions in an engaging\, fun\, and educational environment! \nCheck nhccnm.org/events for updates. Note: this program will not be held in January\, July\, or November. \nPlease pre-register so we know how many materials to prepare. For more information\, please call or email Elena Baca at 505-220-7928 or ElenaD.Baca@dca.nm.gov. \nFree community event\, $5 donations are encouraged to support the program & purchase supplies. \nPLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATION HERE!
URL:https://nhccnm.org/event/vamos-experience-the-arts-family-program-2/
LOCATION:Domenici Education Building\, 1701 4th Street SW\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87102
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260315
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SUMMARY:Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of NM Speaker Series: Dr. Richard Melzer
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 14\, 2026\n10:30 am – 12:00 pm \nNHCC | Dominici Education Building. Rm.122-124 \nPlease join the Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico for the next speaker series featuring Dr. Richard Melzer. Dr. Melzer is a retired Professor of History with the University of New Mexico’s Valencia Campus\, and a former President of the Historical Society of New Mexico. He is a renowned historian\, author\, and educator whose work has significantly shaped the understanding and appreciation of New Mexico’s rich past. \nDr. Melzer will lead the conversation about W.P.A.\, in N.M. Depression Era (1935-1943) Economic Help of Infastructure & Construction +300 – Art & Culture – Music. Its important impact on New Mexicans of this challenging time. The Works Progress Administration (WPA; from 1935 to 1939\, then known as the Work Projects Administration from 1939 to 1943) was an American New Deal agency that employed millions of jobseekers (mostly men who were not formally educated) to carry out public works projects\, including the construction of public buildings and roads. It was set up on May 6\, 1935\, by presidential order\, as a key part of the Second New Deal. \nBased on archival material and interviews with former enrollees\, Dr. Melzer tells the story of some 50\,000 young men who worked in the Corps\, an initiative of the New Deal program\, to support their families and learn skills when the private sector failed them. Great pains were taken\, he notes\, to keep the Corp from becoming a paramilitary organization\, but when World War II broke out\, military recruiters plundered it to acquire well-disciplined and highly skilled soldiers. He also describes the enduring contributions the program made to the state. \nRichard Melzer is also a guest columnist for the Valencia County New-Bulletin. He has written several columns. One of which is “Eleanor Roosevelt: The first First Lady to visit Valencia County” published on Jan 19th\, 2023. \nThis is a free community event and open to the public. No reservation is required.
URL:https://nhccnm.org/event/hispanic-genealogical-research-center-of-nm-speaker-series-dr-richard-melzer/
LOCATION:Domenici Education Building\, 1701 4th Street SW\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87102
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260318
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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 Sánchez at robin.sanchez@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. \nPLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATION HERE!
URL:https://nhccnm.org/event/early-childhood-bilingual-storytime-25/
LOCATION:NHCC Library\, 1701 4th Street SW\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87102
CATEGORIES:Education,History and Literary Arts,School and Youth Programs
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260327
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260329
DTSTAMP:20260404T104236
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SUMMARY:Mundos de Mestizaje\, Torreón Tours
DESCRIPTION:Fridays & Saturdays\n11:00 am \nNHCC | Welcome Center and the NHCC Torreón \nAdmission to the Torreon tour is $2. Tickets are available for advance purchase below or can also be purchased in the New Mexico Mutual Welcome Center\, depending on availability. Capacity for each tour is limited. \nPLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATION HERE! \nA Vision of History through Fresco…\nMundos de Mestizaje by Frederico Vigil is a mural housed in the Torreón on the campus of the National Hispanic Cultural Center. This monumental fresco depicts thousands of years of Hispanic history highlighting diverse cultural connections between people and places from the Iberian Peninsula to the Americas. The 4\,000 square foot painting is one of the largest frescos in North America. \nThe digitized imagery of the painting ensures that this culturally significant work can be a sharing and learning experience for students and families anywhere. We invite you to explore the imagery\, history and complexities of the Mundos de Mestizaje mural. \nDiscover on your own by clicking the link HERE. (It may take a moment to load.  Microsoft Internet Explorer is NOT recommended.  Best experienced with Safari\, Firefox or Chrome.) \nMundos de Mestizaje: Torreón Tour | New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs
URL:https://nhccnm.org/event/mundos-de-mestizaje-torreon-tours-visual-arts-museum-tours/
LOCATION:NHCC Torreón\, 1701 4th street SW\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,History and Literary Arts
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260403
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260404
DTSTAMP:20260404T104236
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SUMMARY:Siempre Creativo: Printmaking
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, April 3\, 2026\n10am – noon \nNHCC | Pete V. Domenici Education Building \nJoin us for a hands-on monotype workshop. This printmaking workshop will use Gelli plates\, watercolor paint and ink pads to create one-of-a-kind prints. \nThese workshops are part of the NHCC’s Siempre Creativo program\, which provides free multidisciplinary arts programs for seniors. \nPlease pre-register with the link below (so we know how many materials to prepare). For more information\, please call or email Elena Baca at 505-246-2261 or elenad.baca@dca.nm.gov. \nFree Community Event\, generously supported by Presbyterian. \nRESERVE YOUR TICKETS HERE!
URL:https://nhccnm.org/event/siempre-creativo-printmaking/
LOCATION:Domenici Education Building\, 1701 4th Street SW\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87102
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260410
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260412
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SUMMARY:Mundos de Mestizaje\, Torreón Tours
DESCRIPTION:Fridays & Saturdays\n11:00 am \nNHCC | Welcome Center and the NHCC Torreón \nAdmission to the Torreon tour is $2. Tickets are available for advance purchase below or can also be purchased in the New Mexico Mutual Welcome Center\, depending on availability. Capacity for each tour is limited. \nPLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATION HERE! \nA Vision of History through Fresco…\nMundos de Mestizaje by Frederico Vigil is a mural housed in the Torreón on the campus of the National Hispanic Cultural Center. This monumental fresco depicts thousands of years of Hispanic history highlighting diverse cultural connections between people and places from the Iberian Peninsula to the Americas. The 4\,000 square foot painting is one of the largest frescos in North America. \nThe digitized imagery of the painting ensures that this culturally significant work can be a sharing and learning experience for students and families anywhere. We invite you to explore the imagery\, history and complexities of the Mundos de Mestizaje mural. \nDiscover on your own by clicking the link HERE. (It may take a moment to load.  Microsoft Internet Explorer is NOT recommended.  Best experienced with Safari\, Firefox or Chrome.) \nMundos de Mestizaje: Torreón Tour | New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs
URL:https://nhccnm.org/event/mundos-de-mestizaje-torreon-tours-2/
LOCATION:NHCC Torreón\, 1701 4th street SW\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Performing Arts
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260412
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260413
DTSTAMP:20260404T104236
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SUMMARY:AfroMundo Festival: “Narratives of Power: Myth\, History\, and the Stories that Shape Us”
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, April 12\, 2026\n7:00 pm \nNHCC | Wells Fargo Auditorium \n2026 AfroMundo Festival: “Futurism: Manifesting the Envisioned”\nFeatured Regions: U.S. & U.S. Territories: Puerto Rico\, Virgin Islands\, Guam\, American Samoa\, Mariana Islands \nLiterary Reading with Samoan storyteller Gabby Langkilde; Puerto Rican poet\, Dr. Eleuterio Santiago-Diaz; and Virgin Islands’ author\, Tiphanie Yanique. Followed by panel discussion and Q&A moderated by Dr. Belinda Deneen Wallace\, Director of UNM’s Liberal Arts and Integrative Studies Program. \nThe 2026 AfroMundo Festival is free to the general public with limited seating and includes films\, concerts\, literature\, oral traditions\, panel discussions\, culinary and other arts to foster a greater understanding of our shared humanity. Learn more at afromundo.org. \nPLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATION HERE! \nPanel discussion with:\nGabby Langkilde is a Samoan storyteller and the founder and executive editor of Pasefika Presence. Born and raised on the island of Tutuila in American Samoa\, her love for storytelling was cultivated early in life —listening to ancient Samoan legends shared by her grandfather and later crafting her own tales for cousins\, friends\, and family to enjoy. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Women\, Gender\, and Sexuality Studies from Harvard College\, where she wrote ‘Pasefika Presence\,’ one of the first recurring columns in The Harvard Crimson to center Pacific Islander perspectives and issues. After graduating\, she returned home to American Samoa and worked as an eighth-grade social studies teacher\, and in 2023\, she founded Pasefika Presence as an online\, submission-based magazine uplifting Pacific Islander stories and art. Rooted in the same commitment to centering Pacific Islander perspectives as her original column\, Pasefika Presence began as a way to engage her students in Pacific storytelling and has since grown into an international platform that has published two issues and received hundreds of submissions from creatives across the Pacific and its diasporas. Gabby went on to be awarded a Fulbright U.S. Graduate Award to pursue research in Auckland\, New Zealand\, and received an East-West Center Graduate Degree Fellowship to complete her master’s degree in Pacific Island Studies at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Today\, she continues to guide Pasefika Presence while using storytelling\, education\, and research to empower Pacific communities and expand space for Pasefika voices.\nhttps://www.pasefikapresence.org \nDr. Eleuterio Santiago Diaz is a poet\, professor\, and literary critic. Upon graduation from the University of Puerto Rico\, Santiago-Díaz worked as a teacher of Spanish\, physical education and industrial arts\, and as a librarian in Puerto Rican elementary schools. He earned a Master’s degree in Spanish from the University of California at Santa Barbara and a Ph.D. in Hispanic Studies from Brown University\, and is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of New Mexico. His teaching and research center on Afro-Caribbean and Caribbean literature examined in light of theories of race\, writing and modernity; Latino-Caribbean literature in the United States; and Modern Latin American poetry. Before joining UNM\, he taught language and literature in the departments of Spanish and Portuguese and African and Diaspora Studies at Tulane University\, at Cambridge Community College and at St. Cloud State University. Santiago-Díaz is the author of the poetry books Árbol de plaza talado en su novena edad (Ciudad de México\, Ediciones del Lirio\, 2021) and Breaths (Albuquerque\, NM: University of New Mexico Press\, 2012)\, the scholarly book Escritura afropuertorriqueña y modernidad (Pittsburgh\, PA: IILI/University of Pittsburgh\, 2007)\, and articles published in academic journals and anthologies such as Revista Iberoamericana\, Confluencia\, Bilingual Review\, Revista de Literatura\, História e Memória\, and Marvels of the African World: Cultural Patrimony\, New World Connections\, and Identities (Trenton\, NJ: Africa World Press\, 2003). Pending publication\, he has several creative projects: the poetry books Kernel and The Mollusk and the Thumb\, and a collection of short stories titled El Circo. \nTiphanie Yanique is the author of the novel\, Monster in the Middle\, which was published in 2021 and on numerous best of the year lists.  Monster in the Middle was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Awards and is a finalist for the Townsend Prize. Tiphanie is also the author of the poetry collection\, Wife\, which won the Bocas Prize in Caribbean poetry and the United Kingdom’s Forward/Felix Dennis Prize for a First Collection\, the novel\, Land of Love and Drowning\, which won the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Award from the Center for Fiction\, the Phillis Wheatley Award for Pan-African Literature\, and the American Academy of Arts and Letters Rosenthal Family Foundation Award. Land of Love and Drowning was also a finalist for the Orion Award in Environmental Literature and the Hurston-Wright Legacy Award. She is the author of a collection of stories\, How to Escape from a Leper Colony\, which won her a listing as one of the National Book Foundation’s 5Under35 and the Bocas Prize in Fiction. Her writing has won the Boston Review Prize in Fiction\, a Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers Award\, a Pushcart Prize\, an Academy of American Poet’s Prize and two Fulbright Scholarships. Tiphanie is also an outspoken activist on behalf of the Caribbean\, having appeared on Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman\, and published an op-ed in The New York Times on the US response to hurricanes in the Caribbean. Tiphanie is from the Virgin Islands and is Professor at Emory University. \nMODERATOR: Dr. Belinda Deneen Wallace\, Dr. Belinda Deneen Wallace (she/her) is an Associate Professor in the Department of English Language and Literature and the Director of the Liberal Arts and Integrative Studies Program at the University of New Mexico. She teaches classes and conducts research on Global Black Speculative Fiction\, with an emphasis on Afrofuturism and Caribbean speculative literature. Her essays have appeared in a number of journals\, including Small Axe\, Cultural Dynamix\, and Radical Teacher and in several anthologies\, including the forthcoming book\, The Routledge Handbook of Latinx Visions\, where she contributed a chapter that explores the intersections between Caribbean-speculative fiction and Latinx-futurism. Presently\, she is editing a book on power\, gender\, and teaching speculative fiction in the college classroom. Belinda’s edited collection will be published in early 2027. \nAfroMundo Festival: Literary Reading: “Narratives of Power: Myth\, History\, and the Stories that Shape Us” | New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs
URL:https://nhccnm.org/event/afromundo-festival-literary-readingnarratives-of-power-myth-history-and-the-stories-that-shape-us/
LOCATION:Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Wells Fargo Auditorium\, 1701 4th Street SW\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87102
CATEGORIES:Education,Speakers,Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260415
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260416
DTSTAMP:20260404T104236
CREATED:20260214T182047Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T180209Z
UID:25168-1776211200-1776297599@nhccnm.org
SUMMARY:AfroMundo Festival: “Food is Power: Cultivating Community”
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, April 15\, 2026\n7:00 pm \nNHCC | Salón Ortega \n2026 AfroMundo Festival: “Futurism: Manifesting the Envisioned”\nFeatured Regions: U.S. & U.S. Territories: Puerto Rico\, Virgin Islands\, Guam\, American Samoa\, Mariana Islands \nPanel discussion followed by a Q&A. Panelists include Samoan Chef Devynne Fuga Ah-Mai\, and Puerto Rican Chef Pau Rocío. Moderated by Dr. Belinda Deneen Wallace\, Director of UNM’s Liberal Arts and Integrative Studies Program. \nThe 2026 AfroMundo Festival is free to the general public with limited seating and includes films\, concerts\, literature\, oral traditions\, panel discussions\, culinary and other arts to foster a greater understanding of our shared humanity. Learn more at afromundo.org. \nPLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATION HERE! \nPanel discussion with:\nChef Devynne Fuga Ah-Mai is a community-rooted chef\, entrepreneur\, and founder of Samoa Food Security\, an initiative dedicated to preserving Samoan food traditions while addressing the urgent need for accessible\, healthy\, and locally grown food. Through her work\, she bridges culinary arts with community well-being\, hosting food demonstrations\, cultural events\, and educational programs that uplift local farmers and promote sustainable food systems in American Samoa. Her culinary storytelling highlights the connection between heritage\, health\, and the environment\, making food not just nourishment but also a vehicle for cultural preservation and resilience. As a recipient of Creative West’s Pacific Jurisdiction Artist Fund award\, Chef Fuga continues to champion the intersection of art\, food\, and culture to strengthen her community’s future. \nPuerto Rican Chef Pau Rocío is a culinary artist known for conscious\, sustainable\, and Afro-Antillean cuisine\, offering personalized dining experiences\, often through her private chef services\, focusing on flavorful\, creative\, and story-driven dishes\, as seen on her Instagram @chefpaurocio and website chefpaurocio.com. She started her professional journey around 2019\, working in various hotel roles\, and now emphasizes food that tells a story. \nMODERATOR: Belinda Wallace \nAfroMundo Festival: Panel Discussion: “Food is Power”—Cultivating Resilience | New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs
URL:https://nhccnm.org/event/afromundo-festival-panel-discussion-food-is-power/
LOCATION:Salón Ortega\, 1701 4th Street SW\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87102
CATEGORIES:Education,Food,Performing Arts,Speakers,Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260417
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260419
DTSTAMP:20260404T104236
CREATED:20260321T193053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T180349Z
UID:25654-1776384000-1776556799@nhccnm.org
SUMMARY:Mundos de Mestizaje\, Torreón Tours
DESCRIPTION:Fridays & Saturdays\n11:00 am \nNHCC | Welcome Center and the NHCC Torreón \nAdmission to the Torreon tour is $2. Tickets are available for advance purchase below or can also be purchased in the New Mexico Mutual Welcome Center\, depending on availability. Capacity for each tour is limited. \nPLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATION HERE! \nA Vision of History through Fresco…\nMundos de Mestizaje by Frederico Vigil is a mural housed in the Torreón on the campus of the National Hispanic Cultural Center. This monumental fresco depicts thousands of years of Hispanic history highlighting diverse cultural connections between people and places from the Iberian Peninsula to the Americas. The 4\,000 square foot painting is one of the largest frescos in North America. \nThe digitized imagery of the painting ensures that this culturally significant work can be a sharing and learning experience for students and families anywhere. We invite you to explore the imagery\, history and complexities of the Mundos de Mestizaje mural. \nDiscover on your own by clicking the link HERE. (It may take a moment to load.  Microsoft Internet Explorer is NOT recommended.  Best experienced with Safari\, Firefox or Chrome.) \nMundos de Mestizaje: Torreón Tour | New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs
URL:https://nhccnm.org/event/mundos-de-mestizaje-torreon-tours-3/
LOCATION:NHCC Torreón\, 1701 4th street SW\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,History and Literary Arts
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260418
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260419
DTSTAMP:20260404T104236
CREATED:20260214T183940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T180421Z
UID:25177-1776470400-1776556799@nhccnm.org
SUMMARY:AfroMundo Festival: “Together We Heal”
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 18\, 2026\n1:00 – 3:00 pm \nNHCC | Salón Ortega \n2026 AfroMundo Festival: “Futurism: Manifesting the Envisioned”\nFeatured Regions: U.S. & U.S. Territories: Puerto Rico\, Virgin Islands\, Guam\, American Samoa\, Mariana Islands \nCommunal Healing and Talk Circle. Reiki Healers and Curanderas will be on hand to offer free\, healing services. \nThe 2026 AfroMundo Festival is free to the general public with limited seating and includes films\, concerts\, literature\, oral traditions\, panel discussions\, culinary and other arts to foster a greater understanding of our shared humanity. Learn more at afromundo.org. \nPLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATION HERE! \nSacred Spring Reiki Collective\nFreedom to Heal Program \nAfroMundo Festival: Spirit Rising: Healing & Talk Circle | New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs
URL:https://nhccnm.org/event/afromundo-festival-spirit-rising-healing-talk-circle/
LOCATION:Salón Ortega\, 1701 4th Street SW\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87102
CATEGORIES:Education,Performing Arts,Speakers,Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260421
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260422
DTSTAMP:20260404T104236
CREATED:20251211T183210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T180550Z
UID:24593-1776729600-1776815999@nhccnm.org
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 Sánchez at robin.sanchez@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. \nPLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATION HERE!
URL:https://nhccnm.org/event/early-childhood-bilingual-storytime-26/
LOCATION:NHCC Library\, 1701 4th Street SW\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87102
CATEGORIES:Education,History and Literary Arts,School and Youth Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260424
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260426
DTSTAMP:20260404T104236
CREATED:20260321T195217Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T181051Z
UID:25661-1776988800-1777161599@nhccnm.org
SUMMARY:Mundos de Mestizaje\, Torreón Tours
DESCRIPTION:Fridays & Saturdays\n11:00 am \nNHCC | Welcome Center and the NHCC Torreón \nAdmission to the Torreon tour is $2. Tickets are available for advance purchase below or can also be purchased in the New Mexico Mutual Welcome Center\, depending on availability. Capacity for each tour is limited. \nPLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATION HERE! \nA Vision of History through Fresco…\nMundos de Mestizaje by Frederico Vigil is a mural housed in the Torreón on the campus of the National Hispanic Cultural Center. This monumental fresco depicts thousands of years of Hispanic history highlighting diverse cultural connections between people and places from the Iberian Peninsula to the Americas. The 4\,000 square foot painting is one of the largest frescos in North America. \nThe digitized imagery of the painting ensures that this culturally significant work can be a sharing and learning experience for students and families anywhere. We invite you to explore the imagery\, history and complexities of the Mundos de Mestizaje mural. \nDiscover on your own by clicking the link HERE. (It may take a moment to load.  Microsoft Internet Explorer is NOT recommended.  Best experienced with Safari\, Firefox or Chrome.) \nMundos de Mestizaje: Torreón Tour | New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs
URL:https://nhccnm.org/event/mundos-de-mestizaje-torreon-tours-4/
LOCATION:NHCC Torreón\, 1701 4th street SW\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,History and Literary Arts
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260425
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260426
DTSTAMP:20260404T104236
CREATED:20260302T213445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260328T170554Z
UID:25387-1777075200-1777161599@nhccnm.org
SUMMARY:Día Del Niño
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 25\, 2026 \n11:00 am – 3:00 pm \nNHCC | Domenici Education Building \nJoin us for a day of celebrating the youth in our community during this free event for families of all ages and sizes! \nFor more information\, please call or email Elena Baca at 505-246-2261 or elenad.baca@dca.nm.gov. \nFree Community Event. \nPLEASE MAKE YOUR PERFORMANCE RESERVATION HERE!
URL:https://nhccnm.org/event/dia-del-nino-2/
LOCATION:Domenici Education Building\, 1701 4th Street SW\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87102
CATEGORIES:Education
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260502
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260503
DTSTAMP:20260404T104236
CREATED:20251215T234736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T181522Z
UID:24627-1777680000-1777766399@nhccnm.org
SUMMARY:Vamos! Experience the Arts Family Program
DESCRIPTION:10:00 am – 12:00 pm \nNHCC | Domenici Education Building \nVamos to the National Hispanic Cultural Center on the first Saturday of the month for vibrant monthly family workshops that provide immersive experiences exploring Visual Arts\, Performing Arts and History and Literary Arts. Designed to inspire creativity\, foster cultural appreciation\, and build community\, each workshop will offer an inclusive and welcoming space where participants of all ages and backgrounds can come together to explore and celebrate culture through artistic expression\, movement\, and traditions in an engaging\, fun\, and educational environment! \nCheck nhccnm.org/events for updates. Note: this program will not be held in January\, July\, or November. \nPlease pre-register so we know how many materials to prepare. For more information\, please call or email Elena Baca at 505-220-7928 or ElenaD.Baca@dca.nm.gov. \nFree community event\, $5 donations are encouraged to support the program & purchase supplies. \nPLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATION HERE!
URL:https://nhccnm.org/event/vamos-experience-the-arts-family-program-4/
LOCATION:Domenici Education Building\, 1701 4th Street SW\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87102
CATEGORIES:Education
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260519
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260520
DTSTAMP:20260404T104236
CREATED:20251216T001259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T182338Z
UID:24596-1779148800-1779235199@nhccnm.org
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 Sánchez at robin.sanchez@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. \nPLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATION HERE!
URL:https://nhccnm.org/event/early-childhood-bilingual-storytime-27/
LOCATION:NHCC Library\, 1701 4th Street SW\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87102
CATEGORIES:Education,History and Literary Arts
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260606
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260607
DTSTAMP:20260404T104236
CREATED:20251215T235532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T183129Z
UID:24630-1780704000-1780790399@nhccnm.org
SUMMARY:Vamos! Experience the Arts Family Program
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, June 6\, 2026\n10:00 am – 12:00 pm \nNHCC | Domenici Education Building \nVamos to the National Hispanic Cultural Center on the first Saturday of the month for vibrant monthly family workshops that provide immersive experiences exploring Visual Arts\, Performing Arts and History and Literary Arts. Designed to inspire creativity\, foster cultural appreciation\, and build community\, each workshop will offer an inclusive and welcoming space where participants of all ages and backgrounds can come together to explore and celebrate culture through artistic expression\, movement\, and traditions in an engaging\, fun\, and educational environment! \nCheck nhccnm.org/events for updates. Note: this program will not be held in January\, July\, or November. \nPlease pre-register so we know how many materials to prepare. For more information\, please call or email Elena Baca at 505-220-7928 or ElenaD.Baca@dca.nm.gov. \nFree community event\, $5 donations are encouraged to support the program & purchase supplies. \nPLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATION HERE!
URL:https://nhccnm.org/event/vamos-experience-the-arts-family-program-5/
LOCATION:Domenici Education Building\, 1701 4th Street SW\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87102
CATEGORIES:Education
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