¡Vamos!
2025-06-07 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
NHCC | Pete V. Domenici Education Building
Vamos 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!
This month, we’ll be exploring the world of Flamenco with guest artist Andrea Lozano!No prior dance experience or flamenco shoes needed, please dress in comfortable clothes you can dance in. Families of all ages and sizes are welcome!
Free community event, sponsored by NM Gas. $5 donations are encouraged to support the program & purchase supplies. Please pre-register below 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.
NOTE: This program will not be held in January, July, or November.

Arte Para Chiquitos
2025-06-10 | NM
10:00 am
NHCC | Pete V. Domenici Education Building
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.

Stitch Night (Canceled)
2025-06-11 | HLA Conference Room
Note: This event has been canceled due to staffing limitations. The program will resume as scheduled later this year. We apologize for any inconvenience.
5:00 – 7:00 pm
NHCC | HLA Conference Room
Stitch socially with us on the second Wednesday of the Month! Bring whatever knitting, crocheting, weaving, or cross stitch, or fiber art projects you’re working on, and join the conversation with your fellow crafters for an informal craft get-together. If you would like to learn the basics of a particular stitching technique, please bring supplies with you, though we will always have basic crochet and knitting materials on hand for an impromptu demonstration!
Meetings will be in the Conference Room of The History and Literary Arts building from 5:00pm-7:00pm. For young adult and adult audiences.

Genealogy Workshops
2025-06-12 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
1:30 – 3:30 pm
Please note: this workshop has been moved to the Learning Labs in our Domenici Education Building.
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 an opportunity to learn about the descendants of a person, their family, or evolution from an ancestor. Join us as we discover where we came from, where we have been and the complex interrelating parts of our familial ancestral lines.
This workshop will feature a presentation from the Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico.
Free Community Event, generously supported by AARP New Mexico. Please register here or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.

Early Childhood Spanish Storytime
2025-06-17 | NHCC Library, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
10:00 am
NHCC | HLA Library
Join us for a playful Spanish-language story time where stories come to life through art, music, movement, and more! Designed for children ages 3 to 5 and their caregivers, this interactive program supports early literacy and Spanish language development through fun, playful stories and hands-on art making.
“¡Acompáñanos para un cuento en español llena de diversión, donde las historias cobran vida a través del arte, la música, el movimiento y más! Diseñado para niños de 3 a 5 años y sus cuidadores, este programa interactivo apoya el desarrollo temprano de la lectoescritura y del idioma español a través de una exploración alegre y práctica.

This month, we will be reading ¡Esperar no es fácil! (Waiting is not easy) By Mo Willems. This 2014 early reader explores how hard it can be to wait for a fun surprise from your best friend. Spanish Storytime is designed for children ages 3 to 5 and their caregivers. For school, childcare, or homeschool groups; please reach out to the NHCC Educator, Ale Padilla, at alejandrina.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, available dates or any questions you might have about the program. We are unable to accommodate these groups during the Spanish Storytime.
Free community event, generously supported by New Mexico Gas Company. Please let us know who will be attending by registering below.

Colcha Community Stitch A-long (Canceled)
2025-06-24 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
Note: This event has been canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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 below every month and we will email the zoom link to you. For more information, please call or email Elena Baca at 505-246-2261 or elenad.baca@dca.nm.gov.
Free Community Event. Call the NHCC Welcome Center if you need assistance.
Thank you to the Sandia Mountains-EGA for their continued support of this program.

NHCC Book Club: The Five Wounds by Kirstin Valdez Quade
2025-06-25 | HLA Conference Room
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
NHCC | HLA Conference Room
The 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.
In June, we will be reading The Five Wounds, the debut novel by author Kirstin Valdez Quade. The story takes place in the small town of Las Penas, New Mexico, following the Padilla family. Amadeo Padilla will play the part of Jesus in the Good Friday procession, but five generations of his own family’s wounds also need healing.
Free community event. Please let us know who will be attending by registering below.

2025 National Spanish Spelling Bee
2025-07-12 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
8:00 am
NHCC | Albuquerque Journal Theatre
Join us at the Center on Saturday, July 12 for the National Spanish Spelling Bee. The National Spanish Spelling Bee is open to students in grades 4 through 8 who have placed in a state or regional Spanish Spelling Bee during the year of the National Bee.
Participants are encouraged to prepare using the official study materials, which include a list of words and rules for the competition. The event aims to help children develop self-confidence, communication skills, and the ability to perform under pressure.
For more information, including registration and resources, you can visit the official website of the National Spanish Spelling Bee. This event not only promotes literacy but also provides a platform for students to showcase their academic skills in Spanish orthography.
Schedule:

8:00 am- Arrive at the NHCC
8:45 am- Introduction of Judges, Pronouncer, Sponsors and Participants
9:00 am- Competition Begins
12:00 pm- Lunch at the Domenici Education Building
1:00 pm- Competition Continues
6:30 pm- National Spanish Spelling Bee Awards Dinner in the Domenici Education Building

Questions:
David Briseño | (505) 238-6812 | nssbsa@gmail.com
Silvia Zacarias | (915) 630-8623 | zacariasnssb@gmail.com
Visit the National Spanish Spelling Bee here: nationalspanishspellingbee.com

Saturday Special- Torreón Tour: Mundos de Mestizaje
2025-07-12, 2025-08-09, 2025-09-13, 2025-10-11 | NHCC Torreón, 1701 4th street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102, United States
11:00 am
In addition to our regularly scheduled Thursday and Friday Torreón Tours, the National Hispanic Cultural Center now has a newly added Saturday Tour on the second Saturday of every month. This is a guided tour of the Mundos de Mestizaje fresco created by artist Frederico Vigil, located in the Torreón on the NHCC Campus, depicting thousands of years of Hispanic culture, history, and identity.
Admission to the tour is $2 and tickets are available for advance purchase below. Tickets can also be purchased in the New Mexico Mutual Welcome Center, depending on availability. Capacity for each tour is limited.
A Vision of History through Fresco…
Mundos 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.
The 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.
Discover on your own by clicking the link HERE.
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Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime
2025-07-15, 2025-08-19, 2025-09-16 | NHCC Library, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
10:00 am
NHCC | HLA Library
Stories come to life through art, movement, and more! For children ages 3 to 5 and caregivers.
Bilingual 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.
Free community event, generously supported by NM Gas. Please let us know who will be attending by registering below.

On Point Dance Studio: Moonwalk Magic
2025-07-20 | 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 Moonwalk Magic, which includes 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 be making an appearance, and the teachers will also be celebrating the best of Michael Jackson and his music! We’ll be Thrilled to have you join us.
$25, $30 & $35
On Point Dance Company’s production of Moonwalk Magic will go on sale starting on Monday, June 9, 2025 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.

Artist Chisme: Creative Conversations
2025-07-20 | Visual Art Museum, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102, United States
2:00 to 4:00 pm
Join the curator and artist Vicente Telles along with artists Vanessa Alvarado, Eric Romero, and Daisy Quezada Ureña for a fun and casual afternoon celebrating the NHCC art exhibition Rendered Presence: Artistas de Nuevo México.
Attendees will have a chance to walk through the exhibit with the artists. Community, artists and NHCC staff will sit and relax in the museum while participating in engaging conversation. The chisme will continue over light refreshments served in the museum courtyard.
Free community event, please register using the link below. For more information about this event, contact Education Program Manager Elena Baca at 505-220-7928 or ElenaD.Baca@dca.nm.gov. To learn more about our guest artists please check out their websites.
Vicente Telles
Vanessa Alvarado – Albuquerque Fine Arts Oil Painter
Eric Romero Art
Daisy Quezada Ureña

¡Vamos!
2025-08-02 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
10:00 am – 12:00 pm

NHCC | Domenici Education Building
Vamos 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!
Check www.nhccnm.org/events for updates. Please note that this program will not be held in July or November.

Please pre-register so we know how many materials to prepare at nhccnm.org/events.
For more information, please call or email Elena Baca at 505-220-7928 or ElenaD.Baca@dca.nm.gov.
Free community event, $5 donations are encouraged to support the program & purchase supplies.

Happy Arte Hour
2025-08-07 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
6:00 – 8:00 pm
NHCC | Pete V. Domenici Education Building
NHCC 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. This month, join us for an evening with retablo painter Vince Campos. Vince uses traditional methods, natural pigments, and innovative imagery in his work. Participants will use natural pigments to create their own retablo inspired artwork to take home.
Please 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.
Free Community Event. $5+ donations are encouraged to support the artists & purchase supplies.

Speaker Series: Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of NM: New Mexico Heritage DAHL Sheep Onate 1598 Herds by Donald Chavez
2025-08-09 | HLA Conference Room
10:30 am
NHCC | HLA Conference Room 112
The Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of NM presents the 2025 Speaker Series starting with New Mexico Heritage DAHL Sheep Onate 1598 Herds by Donald Chavez.
The Belen Ranch bringing back the DAHL original sheep brought in with by the Spanish Settlers of 1598. Mr. Donald Chavez has worked and dedicated his time to saving this original heritage herd of Sheep. Using DNA research and methods, he is breeding unique almost extinct.
The HGRC Office is in the History and Literary Arts Building at the National Hispanic Cultural Center, Tuesday & Thursday from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. By appointment only on Saturdays.
For more information on the Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of NM or to make an appointment please call 505-833-4197 or check out their website here: https://www.hgrc-nm.org/index.html
Free community event

Arte Para Chiquitos
2025-08-12 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
10:00 am
NHCC | Pete V. Domenici Education Building
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 Visual Art Museum, Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts, 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.

Happy Arte Hour
2025-09-04 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
6:00 – 8:00 pm
NHCC | Pete V. Domenici Education Building
NHCC 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.
Roberta Márquez will be leading this mixed media workshop where participants will explore intuition and memory using drawing, watercolor and other art materials to create a two or three dimensional art piece to take home. Roberta’s work is currently on exhibit in Voces del Pueblo.
Please 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. Please register below or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.
Free Community Event. $5+ donations are encouraged to support the artists & purchase supplies.

¡Vamos!: Intro to Belly Dance
2025-09-06 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
10:00 am – 12:00 pm

NHCC | Domenici Education Building
Vamos 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!
This month, discover the rich connections between Arab and Hispanic traditions in this Intro to Belly Dance workshop. Taught by guest artist Sadie Adair, the workshop will introduce participants to the vibrant rhythms and movements of belly dance, highlighting how Arab culture has influenced Hispanic music and dance across centuries. No experience is necessary—just bring your curiosity and a love of movement!
Check www.nhccnm.org/events for updates. Please note that this program will not be held in July or November.

Please pre-register so we know how many materials to prepare at nhccnm.org/events.
For more information, please call or email Elena Baca at 505-220-7928 or ElenaD.Baca@dca.nm.gov.
Free community event, $5 donations are encouraged to support the program & purchase supplies.

Arte para Chiquitos: Exploring Texture
2025-09-09 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102

Escribir | Escuchar Latine Author Series: A. Gabriel Melendez Reading
2025-09-11 | Salón Ortega, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
6:30 pm Reception and Book Signing
7:00 pm Reading
NHCC | Salón Ortega
Join us as we celebrate the launch of a new book by author A. Gabriel Melendez, Citizens by Treaty/Ciudadanos por tratado, with a reading and reception on Thursday, Sept. 11. Melendez’s book gathers works produced by Spanish-speaking people of Mexican descent who became US citizens by virtue of the Treaty of Guadalup Hidalgo (1948) and whose ancestors had resided in New Mexico, Arizona, California, Texas, and Colorado for hundreds of years. This anthology of songs, poems, speeches, and journalism shows the persistence of a vibrant culture in the face of upheaval and change.
Plus, don’t miss the associated writing workshop on Saturday, September 13, from 10 am to 12 pm. Please register separately for both events below.
Free community event, generously supported by AARP Albuquerque.

The iDance 2025 Recital
2025-09-20 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
2:00 pm
Join the Innovative Dance Company on September 20, 2025 at 2 pm at the National Hispanic Cultural Center for the iDance Recital, where our talented young dancers will light up the stage with their passion, energy, and skill. This special event showcases the hard work and dedication of our students, as they perform a variety of captivating routines that reflect their growth and love for dance. Whether it’s their first recital or they are seasoned performers, each dancer will leave you inspired and entertained. Don’t miss this unforgettable afternoon of dance and celebration!
$21, $23, $25

*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.
*All NHCC performance/event ticket sales go through the National Hispanic Cultural Center Website. NHCC is a division of New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. You will be redirected to our central ticketing system. DO NOT BUY FROM THIRD PARTIES. If you see a third party app or website, please report it to the Center at (505) 246-2261.

Genealogy Workshops
2025-09-25 | Salón Ortega, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
1:30 pm – 3:30 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 an opportunity to learn about the descendants of a person, their family, or their connection to an ancestor. Join us as we discover where we came from, where we have been and the complex interrelating parts of our familial ancestral lines.
This workshop will feature a presentation from the Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico.
Free Community Event, generously supported by AARP New Mexico. Please register here or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.

Happy Arte Hour: Shannon Bay from NM Museum of Natural History and Science
2025-10-02 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
6:00 – 8:00 pm
NHCC | Pete V. Domenici Education Building
NHCC 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.
Please 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.
Free Community Event. $5+ donations are encouraged to support the artists & purchase supplies.

VAMOS! Intro to African Dance
2025-10-04 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
NHCC | Domenici Education Building
Experience the joy and energy of African dance in this special introductory class with guest artist Malé Fainké at the National Hispanic Cultural Center on Saturday, October 4, from 10am–12pm. Open to all ages and abilities, the workshop highlights the deep African influence on Hispanic music and rhythms through movement, culture, and community. Come ready to move, connect, and celebrate the roots that shape our shared traditions.
Vamos 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!
Check www.nhccnm.org/events for updates. Please note that this program will not be held in July or November.
Please register below or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.
Free community event, $5 donations are encouraged to support the program & purchase supplies.

Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of NM Speaker Series: Jack R Fox
2025-10-11 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
10:30 – 12:00 pm
NHCC | Dominici Education Building / Rooms 122-124
The Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico welcomes Retired New Mexico Army National Guard Brigadier General Jack R. Fox for our October HGRC Speaker Series. General Fox will lead a discussion on “The Rough Riders of New Mexico,” a nickname given to the 1st U.S. Volunteer Calvery Legendary Cowboy Regiment. The Men who served had to already have knowledge and experience capable on horseback and in shooting. One Half the unit came from New Mexico and recruited by Commander Theodore Roosevelt. Las Vegas, New Mexico celebrates with a museum about “The Rough Riders of New Mexico” as the first regiments gathering place in 1899.
“On June 24, 1899, on the one-year anniversary of the Battle of Las Gusaimas, about a hundred soldiers who called themselves the Rough Riders gathered together to celebrate victory in the Spanish-American War. Where they gathered wasn’t as important as why. But when it came time to organize such an event only one Old West town seemed appropriate: Las Vegas.
Yes, Las Vegas.
Only this was not the Las Vegas built in the middle of the Nevada desert. That town’s reputation was still several decades away.
No, this was the City of Las Vegas in the New Mexico territory.”
– By Ken Zurski
