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  • KumbaCarey: Afro-Dominican Traditions Across Borders, Congos & Salves

    Patio | Fountain Courtyard 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States

    6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Take a journey through the exhilarating soundscape of Afro-Dominican music, which extends way beyond the renowned merengue and bachata. Come enjoy and dance to the sounds of congos and salves, two of the numerous Afro-Dominican musical and dance traditions that are a cultural treasure not well-known outside of the Dominican Republic. The evening begins with a lecture-demonstration of congos and salves music and dance by KumbaCarey's director Pedro Raposo and co-director Maria Terrero, featuring local Albuquerque percussionists and singers. It ends with a (more...)

  • Film: Embrace of the Serpent/El abrazo de la serpiente (Spain/Colombia)

    NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-30

    7 pm ¡Globalquerque!, Avokado Artists, and the NHCC present the International Cinema Series in September; films in this series are presented in partnership with ¡Globalquerque!, New Mexico’s Twelfth Annual Celebration of World Music and Culture, returning to the NHCC on September 23 & 24. The ravages of colonialism cast a dark shadow over the landscape in Ciro Guerra’s  Embrace of the Serpent, centering on an Amazonian shaman, the last survivor of his people, and the two scientists who forge a friendship with him over 40 years. It (more...)

  • ¡HAH! Happy Arte Hour

    Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    5:30 pm to 7:30 pm On the first Thursday of the month, NHCC invites adults for artistic fun in a relaxed social setting, which includes snacks, refreshments, and beer & wine for sale from Pop Fizz.  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. Please pre-register using the link below (so we know how many materials to prepare) https://goo.gl/forms/yALP5QDJlO1F5oJx1 For more information please call or email Elena Baca (more...)

  • Education Guide: Field Trip Opportunities

    Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    The National Hispanic Cultural Center offers a variety of field trip opportunities for students of all ages and abilities. We include home school, public, charter, private schools, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Senior Centers and other organizations. We offer local and international, culturally engaging theatre, music, dance, and art making experiences that provide a rich fieldtrip experience. We can make available a Spanish speaking educator or docent upon request. All programs are free unless noted. For a PDF with all of the education opportunities please click HERE. If (more...)

  • An Evening with Marc Maron (Rental)

    Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM

    8 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...)

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  • ¡Vamos al Museo!

    Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    10:30 am to 12:30 pm The National Hispanic Cultural Center is pleased to offer children’s programming on the first Saturday morning of every month. This is a fun and engaging docent and artist-led family program.  Families (limited to 25 participants) get a 30-minute museum tour focused on an art form, source inspiration, artist or type of material.  Following the tour, the whole family can create their own artwork in the Pete V. Domenici Education Building Messy Classroom. A great morning of art-making for children of all ages and (more...)

  • Film: Owl and the Sparrow/Cú Và Chim Se Se (Vietnam)

    NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-30

    7 pm ¡Globalquerque!, Avokado Artists, and the NHCC present the International Cinema Series in September; films in this series are presented in partnership with ¡Globalquerque!, New Mexico’s Twelfth Annual Celebration of World Music and Culture, returning to the NHCC on September 23 & 24. A young orphan girl who refuses to surrender her optimism despite difficult circumstances brings two unlikely strangers together in Stephane Gauger’s comedy drama. Supporting herself by selling flowers on the streets of Saigon, she meets a lonely zookeeper and a beautiful flight attendant, (more...)

  • Opening Reception: Community Seed Murals Exhibit

    Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    5:30 pm to 7:30 pm Avokado Artists & SEEDS: A Collective Voice are partnering with the Education Department at The National Hispanic Cultural Center bringing together, in one space, all of the seed murals they have created with several thousand community members across New Mexico, perhaps you!! Come on out and check out this stunning art installation, and view the fruits of our 3 years of work raising seed & environmental awareness by creating these beautiful murals with seeds during visits to many events & schools! (almost (more...)

  • Maravilla 2016: Una Noche en Puerto Rico

    THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT! PLEASE CALL 505-724-4771 FOR WAIT LIST POSSIBILITIES. 6 pm -- 12 am In 2016, the National Hispanic Cultural Center Foundation’s signature fundraising event, Maravilla, presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico, will highlight the vibrant and rich culture of Puerto Rico. Maravilla provides direct support to the NHCC and its Foundation to promote, preserve and advance Hispanic arts, culture and humanities, while providing a unique cultural experience to attendees. Una Noche en Puerto Rico, an amazing night on the (more...)

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  • La Canoa Legacy Talks: Reies Tijerina, the Alianza, and the Apocalypse: The Biblical Sources of His Political Thought

    History and Literary Arts Building

    6 pm to 8 pm Ramón A. Gutiérrez, University of Chicago Preston & Sterling Morton Distinguished Service Professor of American History and the College -Reies Tijerina, the Alianza, and the Apocalypse: The Biblical Sources of His Political Thought- The La Canoa Legacy Series features talks by Hispanic/Latino academic and community researchers with long-standing and distinguished records of research and teaching about New Mexico and the region. Like la canoa—referring in New Mexican Spanish to several utilitarian objects used to receive and transport people and resources and thus (more...)