Mundos de Mestizaje: Torreón Tour
2023-09-21, 2023-09-22, 2023-09-28, 2023-09-29, 2023-10-05, 2023-10-06, 2023-10-12, 2023-10-20 | NHCC Torreón, 1701 4th street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102, United States
11:00 am (MST)
The National Hispanic Cultural Center is offering a guided tour of the Mundos de Mestizaje fresco created by artist Frederico Vigil. Tours of the fresco are offered Thursdays and Fridays at 11am. Located in the Torreón on the NHCC Campus, Mundos de Mestizaje depicts thousands of years of Hispanic culture, history, and identity.
Admission for 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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Gale Memorial Lecture Series 2023-2024: José Villalobos
2023-09-28 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Wells Fargo Auditorium, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
6:00 pm
In collaboration with the University of New Mexico College of Fine Arts, the Center will host Texas-based artist José Villalobos as he presents his lecture “Challenging Toxic Masculinity and the Marginalization of Brown Queer Bodies.”
This event is part of the 2023-24 Gale Memorial Lecture Series: “Disobedient Gestures: Afro-Latinx and Queer Latinx Artist against the Grain.”
Free Community Event. Please register below.

Bio:
José Villalobos grew up on the US/Mexico border in El Paso, TX. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio. He was awarded the Artist Lab Fellowship Grant for his work De La Misma Piel at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center. Villalobos is a recipient of the Joan Mitchell Painters & Sculptors Grant Award and Residency and is also a recipient of the Tanne Foundation Award. His work has been exhibited in the nationally recognized exhibition Trans America/n: Gender, Identity, Appearance Today at the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio, TX; Artpace, San Antonio, TX; San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX; NARS Foundation, New York, NY; the Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, TX; El Paso Museum of Art, TX; El Museo de Arte de Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, Phoenix Art Museum, AZ and Denver Art Museum, CO.

Film: Bless Me, Ultima
2023-09-29 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
5:00 – 7:00 pm: Reception & Cash Bar
6:00 pm: Levi Romero Pre-Film Talk
7:00 pm: Screening
Rudolfo Anaya’s beloved and iconic Bless Me, Ultima returns to the NHCC with Carl Franklin’s screen adaptation. Bless Me, Ultima is set in the 1940s in rural New Mexico, and tells the story of a young boy and the mysterious healer who opens his eyes to the wonders of the spiritual realm. As the entire world is plunged into war and Antonio Marez grapples with the harsh realities all around him, his life is forever changed by the sudden arrival of Ultima, a curandera who inspires him to see the world from a new perspective.
2011 | Carl Franklin | English | 102 minutes | rated PG-13
Free Community Event. Please register below.

Gale Memorial Lecture Series 2023-2024: Justin Favela
2023-10-27 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Wells Fargo Auditorium, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
6:00 pm
In collaboration with the University of New Mexico College of Fine Arts, the Center will host Nevada-based artist Justin Favela as he presents his lecture “Give It a Rest: A Latinx Artist in Repose.” The lecture is based on Favela’s recently completed durational performance Reposo: A Hispanic Artist Rests For The Entirety Of Hispanic Heritage Month.
This event is part of the 2023-24 Gale Memorial Lecture Series: “Disobedient Gestures: Afro-Latinx and Queer Latinx Artist against the Grain.”
Free Community Event. Please register below.

Bio: Based in Las Vegas, Nevada, and known for large-scale installations and sculptures that manifest his interactions with American pop culture and the Latinx experience, Justin Favela has exhibited his work both internationally and across the United States. His installations have been commissioned by museums including the Denver Art Museum in Colorado and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Arkansas. He is the recipient of the 2018 Alan Turing LGTBIQ Award for International Artist. Justin recently completed a durational performance, titled Reposo: A Hispanic Artist Rests For The Entirety Of Hispanic Heritage Month, at the National Hispanic Cultural Center.

Afro Mundo: Liz Olivia Fernandez
2023-11-18 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Wells Fargo Auditorium, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
2:00 pm, Social Justice Film Screening, Discussion to immediately follow.
We will show 30 minutes total of Uphill on the Hill and Hardliner on the Hudson. They are unreleased. Both docs are 30-40 minutes each but given an hour 20 minutes is generally too long for audiences; we’ll show abridged and polished 15-minute segments of each.
In Uphill on the Hill, award -winning Cuban journalist Liz Olivia Fernandez travels to Washington D.C., where she exposes the political interests driving the U.S. government’s Cold War-era policy toward Cuba.
In Hardliner on the Hudson, award-winning Cuban journalist Liz Olivia Fernandez goes to Union City, New Jersey, where she looks into the murky past of Senator Bob Menendez and reveals how he became the de facto powerbroker for Biden’s Cuba policy.
Talk from award -winning Cuban journalist Liz Olivia Fernandez followed by a Q&A
Free community event

Prophecy: By Roman Orona with Kaya Orona
2023-11-28 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Wells Fargo Auditorium, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
5:30 to 7:30 pm
In partnership with the University of New Mexico, Prophecy is a Native American presentation that weaves songs, dance, stories, poetry and audio-visuals providing a message to bolster human transformation toward peace, unity, trustworthiness, harmony, and equality. This event includes an opening event by Randy Juron, Isleta Tribal Council Member.
Free Community Event.

Annual César Chávez and Dolores Huerta Celebration
2024-04-13 | Salón Ortega, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
March for Justice: 10:00 am
Fiesta: 12:00 – 3:00 pm
The Recuerda a Cesar Chavez Committee (RCCC) and the Center are excited to announce the return of the annual César Chávez and Dolores Huerta Celebration – the only celebration of its kind in the country that honors both great civil rights leaders. The legendary Dolores Huerta will be our honored guest!
Since 2007, the National Hispanic Cultural Center has collaborated with Albuquerque’s Recuerda a César Chávez Committee (RCCC) to celebrate the life and legacy of the renowned American civil rights leader César Estrada Chávez, co-founder, with Dolores Huerta, of the National Farmworkers Association and subsequently president of the United Farmworkers of America.
The Annual César Chávez and Dolores Huerta Celebration is sponsored by the City of Albuquerque and supported by the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) and the County of Bernalillo.
Free Community Event.

An Evening with Jimmy Santiago Baca
2024-04-27 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Bank of America Theatre, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
30th Anniversary of Blood In, Blood Out
Featuring Special Guest Melina Martinez
6:30 pm: Reception and Book Signing
7:30 pm: Readings
Join us for an evening with Jimmy Santiago Baca in celebration of the 30th anniversary of Blood In, Blood Out on Saturday, April 27 at 6:30 pm.
Located in the Bank of America Theatre, this event will feature a reception and book signing for the Blood In, Blood Out Coffee Table Book from 6:30 – 7:30 pm as well as readings featuring Melina Martinez and Jimmy Santiago Baca followed by Q&A from 7:30 – 8:30 pm.
This limited-edition book is a 30th anniversary tribute to the cult classic film, and features production materials with hundreds of unseen behind-the-scenes photographs and film stills shot by photographer Merrick Morton, paintings by the late San Antonio artist Adan Hernández, whose mural “Carnalismo” is shown in the film’s final scene, and original poems by screenwriter Jimmy Santiago Baca.
Free community event. Please let us know who will be attending using the link below. Funding is provided by AARP of Albuquerque and the Ford Foundation.

Sandra's School of Dance: Lights, Camera, Dance Recital 2024
2024-05-19 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
10:00 am, 1:00 pm & 4:00 pm
Sandra’s School of Dance presents Lights, Camera, Dance Recital 2024. Get ready for Lights, Camera, Dance; a movie-themed extravaganza at Sandra’s School of Dance! Step into the spotlight as our talented dancers bring your favorite films to life through their incredible performances. From iconic dance sequences to show-stopping routines, this recital will transport you to the magical world of cinema.
Tickets will be available starting on April 20, 2024 at 10:00 am.
$20, $25, & $30 Advance Sales April 20th through April 30th
Regular ticket prices begin May 1, 2024 at 10:00 am.
$25, $30, & $35, no other discounts
Grab your popcorn and join us for an unforgettable night of Lights, Camera, and Dance! Sandra’s School of Dance is an incredible dance studio that has been rocking the dance floor for over 40 years! We specialize in providing top-notch dance education for dancers aged 18 months to 18 years old. With experienced instructors, a nurturing environment, and a wide range of dance styles to choose from, it’s the perfect place for dancers of all ages and levels to grow and thrive.
Whether you’re just starting out or are a seasoned dancer, Sandra’s School of Dance is where dreams are turned into reality. Join our dance family and let your passion shine! Please visit our website for more information at Sandra’s School of Dance: Dance Classes in Albuquerque, NM.
*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.

Paño Connections: Free Closing Event
2024-08-10 | Visual Art Museum, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102, United States
1:00 – 3:30 pm
Join for an event celebrating the final weeks of the exhibition Paño Connections: Corazón Knows No Bounds!
Premier of short video by Richard Keel.
Panel discussion with artists Joey Nelson, David Luna, Gerald Lovato, and Eric Christo Martinez.
Poetry and Music by Carlos Contreras & IC Wayne.
The exhibition Paño Connections is organized by artist and guest curator Eric “Christo” Martinez. On display in the Community Gallery, which is dedicated to showcasing art by New Mexican artists, this exhibit explores artworks inspired by paños (drawings on handkerchiefs) and other artworks created by incarcerated artists. This is the second iteration of this exhibit, and Martinez’s goal is to expand connections among those who are passionate about this body of work.
Featured Artists:
Adan Hernandez , “Big Dave” Griego, Carlos Contreras, Carlos “Gordo” Vigil, Chuey Armenta, Crystalynn Maestas, David C. Luna, Eric Christo Martinez, Eric Javier Martinez, Eric Martinez, Gerald Lovato, Jeremy Hovey, Jesse Casias, Jimmy Santiago Baca, Joey Nelson, Keith Coughenhour, Kevin Herrera Mauldin, Leticia Luna, Merrick Morton, Phillip “Oso” Barrios, Taylor Hackford

Escribir | Escuchar Latine Author Series: Reading: Michelle Otero
2024-09-26 | Salón Ortega, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
6:00 pm: Reception and Book-signing
7:00 pm: Reading
NHCC | Salón Ortega
Join us for a literary evening with acclaimed writer and Albuquerque’s first poet laureate, Michelle Otero in celebration of her recent publication, Vessels: A Memoir of Borders. Exploring themes of identity, heritage, and the transformative power of storytelling, Michelle’s poignant reflections promise to inspire and resonate whether you’re a seasoned enthusiast of great writing or simply curious about the depths of human experience.
Don’t miss out on this extraordinary opportunity to connect through the beauty of language and storytelling.
The Saturday after the reading, dive deeper into the art of memoir with a special writing workshop led by Michelle Otero, offering a unique opportunity to explore your own voice and craft. Please bring writing materials of your choice.
Free community event. Please make your reservation below.
This event is generously supported by the AARP Albuquerque.

Escribir | Escuchar Latine Author Series: Writing Workshop: Michelle Otero
2024-09-28 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
NHCC | Pete V. Domenici Education Building, Learning Lab 122/124
Join us for a Writing Workshop with acclaimed writer and Albuquerque’s first poet laureate, Michelle Otero in celebration of her recent publication, Vessels: A Memoir of Borders. Exploring themes of identity, heritage, and the transformative power of storytelling, Michelle’s poignant reflections promise to inspire and resonate whether you’re a seasoned enthusiast of great writing or simply curious about the depths of human experience.
Don’t miss out on this extraordinary opportunity to connect through the beauty of language and storytelling.
Dive deeper into the art of memoir with a special writing workshop led by Michelle Otero, offering a unique opportunity to explore your own voice and craft. Please bring writing materials of your choice.
Free community event. Please make your reservation below.
This event is generously supported by the AARP Albuquerque.

Latina Equal Pay Day
2024-10-05 | NHCC Campus, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
11:00 am to 3:00 pm
Join us for a celebration of Latina Equal Pay Day at the NHCC. This day, which recognizes the gender and racial pay gaps that still affect Hispanic women in the workforce, will feature a Women’s Art Market, interviews with Latina leaders, bookmaking, scavenger hunts, and more at the Center.
Free Community Event.

Reflexiones y Realidades: Artist Reflections & Dialogue on the Border
2025-02-28 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Bank of America Theatre, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
7:00 – 8:30 pm
NHCC | Bank of America Theatre
Join us for the Albuquerque premiere of Savior, a short film directed, edited, and filmed in Albuquerque by filmmaker Ray Santisteban. The film features Albuquerque poet Marcial Delgado, who has been invited to create a dialogue between the community of poets in Albuquerque writing on immigration and Dr. Laura Belmonte, an Associate Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies at UNM and author of the book Borderland Brutalities: Violence in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands in Literature, Culture, and Art.
Film Screening, Poetry, and Conversations featuring Ray Santisteban, Marcial Delgado, Laura E. Belmonte, Levi Romero, Demetria Martinez, Kristin Patton, Savannah Rodriguez, Scarlett Cortez, Zahra Marwan, Maragret Randall, & Michelle Otero.
Free community event.

This event will create a space for poets and filmmakers to discuss their artistic practices, exploring how these mediums can raise awareness about social issues affecting our Hispanic community in Albuquerque and what this means for a sanctuary city. Given the current political climate and the looming presidential policies for the next four years, there are significant concerns regarding immigration policy and reform, which must take priority as the future of undocumented individuals in our communities hangs in the balance. By facilitating these discussions and embracing freedom of expression, we aim to cultivate an environment where people can confront the realities of undocumented individuals and their humanity as they face threats.
Screening: Savior | Director: Ray Santisteban | Writer: Marciel Delgado | Producer: Ray Santisteban | Talent: Marciel Delgado | Year Released: 2024 | Country: USA | Length: 1:23

32nd Annual César Chávez and Dolores Huerta Celebration
2025-04-05 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
NOTE: Due to inclement weather, the 32nd Annual César Chávez and Dolores Huerta Celebration will be held in Domenici Education Building.
March for Justice: 10:00 am
Fiesta: 12:00 – 3:00 pm
The Recuerda a Cesar Chavez Committee (RCCC) and the National Hispanic Cultural Center are excited to announce the return of the annual César Chávez and Dolores Huerta Celebration – the only celebration of its kind in the country that honors both great civil rights leaders. The legendary Dolores Huerta will be our honored guest!
Since 2007, the National Hispanic Cultural Center has collaborated with Albuquerque’s Recuerda a César Chávez Committee (RCCC) to celebrate the life and legacy of the renowned American civil rights leader César Estrada Chávez, co-founder, with Dolores Huerta, of the National Farmworkers Association and subsequently president of the United Farmworkers of America.
This event will feature a keynote address from Dolores Huerta, presentation of the “Sí Se Puede” Awards, a car show presented by the Drifters Car Club, live dance and music performances, local dignitaries, and fun activities for the entire family.
The Annual César Chávez and Dolores Huerta Celebration is sponsored by the City of Albuquerque and supported by the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) and the County of Bernalillo.
Free Community Event.

AfroMundo Festival: Literary Reading: Changing the Narrative
2025-04-13 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Wells Fargo Auditorium, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
7:00 pm
NHCC | Wells Fargo Auditorium
Presentations by Haitian American poet Patrick Sylvain, Afro-Cuban filmmaker Aida Esther Bueno Sarduy, and Egyptian Palestinian American author, filmmaker, and actor Randa Jarrar. Followed by a Q&A.
Free Community Event. This event is part of the 2025 AfroMundo Festival: Troubled Territories: The Will to Heal.

About the Festival:

From April 12 – 19, enjoy music, literature, oral histories, theater, film, culinary taste feasts, panel discussions, and more.
Mark your calendars and join us for this bilingual, weeklong, arts & humanities series that explores the shared traditions, histories, struggles, activism and aspirations of Black and Indigenous peoples throughout the Americas.
All the programs featured in the 2025 AfroMundo Festival supports NHCC’s mission to preserve, promote and advance Hispanic culture, arts and humanities by broadening understandings of Latinidad, and by introducing intersectional narratives of regions with shared histories, cultures, traditions and plights so as to promote a greater understanding of our shared humanity. AfroMundo is a grassroots, cultural ecosystem where the individual and collective narratives, traditions, and lived experiences of Afro diasporas are expressed through multiple mediums and from local, national, and international perspectives to allow for an exchange of knowledge, and for interrogation as well as critical thinking. AfroMundo further extends the conversation by ensuring that audiences can engage presenters in dialogue.
Ticket reservations are REQUIRED.

Día Del Niño
2025-04-26 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
11:00 am – 3:00 pm
NHCC | Domenici Education Building
Join us for a day of celebrating the youth in our community during this free event for families of all ages and sizes!
Enjoy Nanny’s Petting Zoo, performances from Voces de Coronado and Ballet Folklorico Fiesta Mexicana, student films, and our Youth Art Market. Learn about birds and bugs with the U.S. Forest Service. Make art, play, climb a rock wall and discover a variety of community resources from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, UNM Early Childhood Services Center, Explora, New Mexico PBS, Kids Cook, Bernalillo County Public Library and many more!
For more information, please call or email Elena Baca at 505-246-2261 or elenad.baca@dca.nm.gov.
Free Community Event.

Things to see and do:
Enjoy performances from Voces de Coronado (11:30 am), Ballet Folklorico Fiesta Mexicana (12:30 pm), Public Academy for Performing Arts (1:30 pm), and National Institute of Flamenco (2:30 pm)
Climb the CABQ rock wall
Visit animals at Nanny’s Petting Zoon
Ongoing art activities
NMPBS
UNM Early Childhood
Explora
ABQ BernCo Public Library
Kids Cook
NM Museum of Natural History & Science
APS Fine Arts
US Forest Service
WoW Van
Story Riders
Working Classroom

Inaugural Native Theater & Performing Arts Festival: Professional Native Theatre Panel Event
2025-05-01 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Wells Fargo Auditorium, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
7:00 – 9:00 pm
NHCC | Wells Fargo Auditorium
Dancing With Fire Productions in collaboration with the National Hispanic Cultural Center presents
the Inaugural Native Theater & Performing Arts Festival.
Please join us for our Inaugural Native American Theater & Performing Arts Festival on April 24-27 and May 1-4, 2025 at the National Hispanic Cultural Center, featuring music, dance, staged readings, and more!
About the Festival: Our Key Host of the festival will be Ms. Lori Chavez, beginning with an Opening Reception with music and dance performances on Thursday, April 24, 7:00 – 9:00 pm.
Echo In The Canyon, a fully staged theater production, will be shown on Fridays and Saturdays: April 25 & 26, and May 2, & 3. Echo In The Canyon will feature traditional style dancing by Niko DeRoin. Doors open at 6:30 pm and the performances will be at 7:00 pm. This production will be $19.00 General Admission with a $2 discount for children, seniors and NHCC members.
We have scheduled two staged reading performances on Sunday, April 27, starting at 2:00 pm, and again Sunday, May 4 at 2:00 pm. I Am Joaquin by Rodolfo Corky Gonzales; Directed by Patricio Tlacaelel Trujillo y Fuentes and Craft Lady, Spider, and Bird by Alysse Kinsel and Leia Pickel (UNM Theater and Film students 2024).. The staged readings will be $14.00 General Admission with a $2 discount for children, seniors and NHCC members.
A Native Theater Panel Event featuring Ty Defoe, Jay B. Muskett, Enock Chapman and Jennifer Benally of Shiny Moon Creations will be on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm at $14.00 General Admission with a $2 discount for children, seniors and NHCC members.
We will host a Closing Reception Fashion Show featuring Jennifer Benally of Shiny Moon Creations on Sunday, May 4 from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm at $14.00 General Admission with a $2 discount for children, seniors and NHCC members.
Local Native American vendors will be on site to sell their latest work at all events for the hour prior to showtimes!
$14 w/ $2 discount for seniors, children 10 and under and NHCC Foundation members.
Click the link here for Native Theatre Festival Vendor opportunities

Railyards Art Project
2025-05-22, 2025-05-29 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Wells Fargo Auditorium, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
6:30 pm
NHCC | Wells Fargo Auditorium
Help Shape the Railyards Art Project: A Community Event for the Barelas residents
Hosted by the National Hispanic Cultural Center
Co- hosted by Erick Corona
Organizer, Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 49
Join us for two community listening sessions, May 22nd & 29th, for the Barelas neighborhood and Sheet Metal Workers, to help shape the concept design of a public art piece celebrating Barelas – from its farming roots to the Santa Fe Railroad and beyond. Submit ideas, share feedback, and help shape this tribute to 363 years of growing community, love, and togetherness in Barelas.
Free community event.
Barelas Community Engagement Flyer

Rescheduled: Escribir | Escuchar Latine Author Series: Estella González Reading
2025-06-12 | 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 for a literary evening as we celebrate the launch of Huizache Women, the latest novel by Estella González! Delve into a captivating narrative intertwining the lives of women navigating the complexities of identity, family, and resilience in González’s evocative storytelling. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet the author, engage in enriching discussion, and hear excerpts from her compelling new work.
The Saturday after the presentation, come and participate in an ancillary creative writing workshop led by Estella, offering a unique opportunity to explore your own narrative voice and craft.
Free community event. Please register for the Reading and the Workshop individually below.
This event is generously supported by AARP Albuquerque.

Rescheduled: Escribir | Escuchar Latine Author Series: Estella González Workshop
2025-06-14 | Salón Ortega, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
NHCC | Salón Ortega
This Saturday come and participate in an ancillary creative writing workshop led by Estella González, offering a unique opportunity to explore your own narrative voice and craft.
This workshop celebrates Huizache Women, the latest novel by Estella González! Huizache Women delves into a captivating narrative intertwining the lives of women navigating the complexities of identity, family, and resilience in González’s evocative storytelling. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet the author and engage in enriching discussion.
Free community event. Please register for the Reading and the Workshop individually below.
This event is generously supported by AARP Albuquerque.

Herencia 1776 Ceremony
2025-07-03 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102, United States
NOTE: This event has been moved to the Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts lobby due to weather.
9:30 – 10:30 am
As part of the arts and diplomacy herencia series at the center, please join friends and familia for a ceremony sharing the collective history of 1776 between Spain and the United States.
Co-hosted with the Spanish Resource Center Education Ministry of Spain. Special guests include renowned poet Aaron Abeyta and historian Dr. Tomas Chavez! The event begins at 9:30am and will be located in the Pete Padilla Manuel Mora Memorial Park inside the National Hispanic Cultural Center.
Free Community Event, please register below.
