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SUMMARY:Reading: Dr. Irene Blea
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 4\, 2026\n12:30 – 2:00 pm \nNHCC | Salon Ortega \nJoin the NHCC for National Poetry Month! We are honored to once again host award-winning author Dr Irene Blea. She will be reading from her book of poems\, Dragonfly\, along with brand-new poetry material. \nRESERVE YOUR TICKETS HERE! \nIn this collection of fifty years of her poetry\, Dr. Irene I. Blea brazenly relates her efforts to understand what she thought was wrong with her. She came to an understanding of social and historical factors that misinformed her colonized mind. Decolonization demanded evaluating her mind\, body\, and spirit. She portrays decolonization as a complex process involving the rejection and redefinition of the colonizer’s language\, embracing her own tri-cultural history\, and commitment to ongoing learning and growth. This is a process that requires dedication and struggle to create a more just and equitable world. Irene Blea shares her transformation from the prescription of traditional female roles riddled by confusion and conflict to guide us to peace\, and understanding of the physical\, psychological\, and spiritual process that brought her to what it means to be a female human in a sometimes-hostile world. \nThe author writes: “On January 1\, 2024\, I opened my eyes and asked into the crispness of my bedroom if I would die that year. I have been obsessed with my death for decades and wrote about it in my autobiography\, Erené with Wolf Medicine. The room responded with\, ‘I don’t know.’ I decided to rise and make some coffee. I have outlived most of my friends\, and several seniors of my extended family. I do not want to die at home on a sweltering summer afternoon when everyone is working and not be found for a week bloated and smelling on the bathroom or kitchen floor. If I must leave this world\, it should be after viewing the golden firefly that visits me in my yard each year one more time. \n“I am not okay living to a hundred\, but do not want to die before I inform you that throughout my life\, I wrote much poetry and that I was one of few women at the forefront of Chicano literature. This type of poetry was an important literary movement. Chicano and Chicana poetry was rooted in resistance to class discrimination\, racism\, and sexism. Early poets of the time created a genre that added to American literature another category. We had unique philosophical\, topical\, and aesthetic features different from the divisions of genres of the time. This literary movement provided language for comparing\, contrasting\, and discussing literary words and works\, and served as an introduction to the formation of curricula and anthologies.” \nFree community event. \nReading: Irene Blea | New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs
URL:https://nhccnm.org/event/reading-dr-irene-blea-2/
LOCATION:Salón Ortega\, 1701 4th Street SW\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87102
CATEGORIES:History and Literary Arts
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260411
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SUMMARY:Escribir Escuchar – Hispanic & Latine Writer Series: Roberto Duran
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 11\, 2026\n2:00 – 4:00 pm \nNHCC | Salon Ortega \nCelebrate National Poetry Month with the NHCC! Join us for a combined reading and writing workshop event with prominent Chicano poet\, Roberto Tinoco Duran. Duran is a poet\, vocalist\, and visual artist from San Jose\, CA and we are honored to have him share his new book\, The Vulcanic Poet: New and Selected Works 1973 – 2023. This event will begin with a reading and book signing\, immediately followed by a writing workshop. \nFree community event \nRESERVE YOUR TICKET HERE! \nThis event is generously supported by AARP.
URL:https://nhccnm.org/event/escribir-escuchar-hispanic-latine-writer-series-roberto-duran/
LOCATION:Salón Ortega\, 1701 4th Street SW\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87102
CATEGORIES:History and Literary Arts
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260417
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260419
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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-3/
LOCATION:NHCC Torreón\, 1701 4th street SW\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,History and Literary Arts
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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-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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260422
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260423
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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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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260426
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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-4/
LOCATION:NHCC Torreón\, 1701 4th street SW\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,History and Literary Arts
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