Theatre
Bosque Chile Festival
11 am to 7 pm Join in the celebration of the chile harvest on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016 at the National Hispanic Cultural Center from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. This is a free event and festivities include entertainment, kids’ activities, arts and crafts vendors, food trucks, beer, wine, and chef demonstrations. Check out this Bosque Chile Festival video HERE. Entertainment schedule: 11:00 – Leah Leyva & The Band (Blues/Rock) 12:15 – The West Wind Band (Country) 1:15 - La Chaparrita Monica Valdez 1:30 – Rebecca Arscott (Reggae/Pop) (more...)
An Evening with Marc Maron (Rental)
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM8 pm (doors open at 7 pm) For over twenty years, Marc Maron has been writing and performing raw, honest, and thought-provoking comedy. In September 2009, Marc changed the podcast landscape when he started WTF with Marc Maron, featuring Marc’s revelatory conversations with iconic personalities such as Conan O’Brien, Terry Gross, Robin Williams, Keith Richards, Ben Stiller, Lorne Michaels, and President Barack Obama. It became a worldwide phenomenon, with more than six million downloads each month and 250 million lifetime downloads within its first six years. A (more...)
¡Globalquerque! 2016
4 pm Tickets will be available at the gate today, September 24th, starting at 4 pm ¡Globalquerque!, New Mexico's 12th Annual World Music & Culture Celebration, returns to the National Hispanic Cultural Center on September 23 and 24, 2016. This year's festival features three stages of music from five continents over two nights. Relax in the intimate courtyard setting of the Fountain Stage, enjoy larger bands in the state-of-the-art 691-seat Journal Theatre, or dance to groove-heavy world music on the Plaza Mayor’s outdoor Festival Stage. General admission tickets (more...)
Siembra, Latino Theatre Season: Woman on Fire
NHCC-BOD-January-2020-MeetingBy Marisela Treviño Orta September 29-October 2, October 6-9, & October 13-16, 2016 7:30 pm—Thursday-Saturday 2 pm—Sunday Woman on Fire is a re-imagining of Sophocles’ Antigone set along the Arizona/Mexico border. The ghost of a woman who died while crossing the border haunts the unwilling heroine Juanita, the wife of a U.S. Border Patrolman. Juanita finds herself torn between the law of man and a higher law when she must decide whether or not to put her husband's career and their marriage at risk in order to (more...)
Celebrating the Life of Dr. Orcilia Zuniga Forbes
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM2 pm to 5 pm Join the National Hispanic Cultural Center in celebrating the life of Dr. Orcilia Zuniga Forbes on October 8, 2016, in the Albuquerque Journal Theatre and Cayetana Romero Lobby, both within the NHCC's Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts. Dr. Zuniga Forbes was born on June 17, 1938, in Carlsbad, New Mexico, and passed on August 28, 2015. The eldest of eight children and mother of two, Dr. Zuniga Forbes was a remarkable woman who cared deeply about her family and community. (more...)
Miss New Mexico Latina (Rental)
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM6 pm to 9 pm The Miss New Mexico Latina and Miss Teen New Mexico Latina pageants are the preliminaries to the national Miss U.S. Latina and Miss Teen U.S. Latina pageants, followed by Miss America Latina del Mundo—the most prestigious and longest-running pageant system in the world for Latinas. $17, $22, $32, discounts available for kids 12 and younger.
Opera Southwest Presents Rossini’s Tancredi (Rental)
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NMOctober 23, 26, 28 & 30, 2016 2 pm—Sundays 7:30 pm—Wednesday & Friday Rossini’s Tancredi is a fully-staged opera with orchestra, sung in Italian with English translation supertitles and presented in two acts with one intermission. This will be the New Mexico premiere of Rossini’s little-known masterwork. Set against the exotic backdrop of war, intrigue, and conquest in medieval Sicily, Tancredi follows the romance between the exiled soldier Tancredi and the beautiful Amenaide. When Amenaide is sentenced to death for a crime she did not commit, a disguised (more...)
Siembra, Latino Theatre Season: The Season of La Llorona
NHCC-BOD-January-2020-MeetingBy Rudolfo Anaya November 3-6, & November 10-13, 2016 7:30 pm—Thursday-Saturday 2 pm—Sunday Rudolfo Anaya, acknowledged as the foremost author of New Mexican Hispanic culture and folkways and acclaimed as the founder of modern Chicano literature, has written over 40 books and plays; this is his first play. His exploration of the Mesoamerican legend of La Llorona, the “Wailing Woman,” gives both historic and human depth to the well-known myth. Presented in partnership with Teatro Nuevo México. $18 w/ $3 discount for students, seniors, & NHCC members; $10 (more...)
Señora New Mexico (Rental)
NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-306 pm to 9 pm The mission of Señora New Mexico is to empower women to achieve personal growth in all areas, demonstrating their beauty, culture, and talents. The pageant is exclusively for married women and single women with children. It is a celebration of beauty, style, and cultural appreciation, emphasizing the opportunity for personal development while serving the community. $22 adults, $12 children 12 and younger
Siembra, Latino Theatre Season: The Season of La Llorona, School Day Event
NHCC-BOD-January-2020-MeetingBy Rudolfo Anaya 10 am Rudolfo Anaya, acknowledged as the foremost author of New Mexican Hispanic culture and folkways and acclaimed as the founder of modern Chicano literature, has written over 40 books and plays; this is his first play. His exploration of the Mesoamerican legend of La Llorona, the “Wailing Woman,” gives both historic and human depth to the well-known myth. Presented in partnership with Teatro Nuevo México. This is a free event with registration. Limited availability. For a PDF with all of the education opportunities please (more...)