NHCC Book Club: The Seventh Veil of Salome by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
HLA Conference Room6:00 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 vast the 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. For the month of July, we will be reading Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s The Seventh Veil of Salome. In 1950s Hollywood, when an unknown Mexican ingenue is cast as Salome, a star-making role (more...)
¡Vamos!
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM10:00 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, (more...)
Zeitgeist Dance Theatre: Lineage
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM7:00 pm NHCC | Albuquerque Journal Theatre Join Santa Fe’s own Zeitgeist Dance Theatre — one of New Mexico’s most compelling companies — for an electrifying evening of world-class contemporary dance. Zeitgeist Dance Theatre is proudly joined for the evening by the New Century Dance Project Contemporary Ensemble. Five original works by acclaimed choreographers Francisco Gella, Yusha-Marie Sorzano, Noelle Keyser, Joshua Whitehead, and Rhaine Marquardt come to life with over 70 exceptional dancers from around the world commanding the stage. The evening’s centerpiece honors Santa Fe’s 20th year as a UNESCO Creative (more...)
Visual Arts Museum: First Sunday Free Admission
Visual Art Museum 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States10:00 am to 4:00 pm On the first Sunday of every month, the Visual Arts Museum is free to all New Mexico residents! The Art Museum presents multiple exhibitions in its three gallery spaces each year and welcomes visitors of all ages. Our three galleries showcase artworks from a range of media that focus on diverse subject matter and examine identity and culture. While you’re in the museum for the First Sunday Free Admission please, join us for the “Pláticas Públicas: In the Gallery with the Artists” (more...)
Pláticas Públicas: In the Gallery with the Artists
Visual Art Museum 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States2:00 to 4:00 pm Head to the NHCC Visual Art Museum for a Gallery Tour and Musical Performance led by Francisco Lefebre, one of the featured artists in the NHCC art exhibition Voces del Pueblo: Artists of the Levantamiento Chicano in New Mexico. Free Community Event. Please register using the link below. About the exhibition: Voces del Pueblo: Artists of the Levantamiento Chicano in New Mexico features a group of New Mexican artists who were among the earliest generation of Chicana and Chicano activists in the state. The (more...)
Dr. Cesar Lozano: Felizmente Imperfectos
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM*Atención: este evento se ha pospuesto del 15 al 5 de agosto. Las entradas adquiridas para la función del 15 de agosto serán válidas el día 5. 8:00 pm NHCC | Albuquerque Journal Theatre Una noche inolvidable con el Dr. Cesar Lozano. Prepárate para una experiencia única en conferencias con el renombrado orador César Lozano y su nueva gira "Felizmente Imperfectos". Conocido principalmente por sus "frases matonas", Lozano compartirá su perspectiva inspiradora contigo. Autor de varios libros, incluyendo "Una buena forma para decir adiós" y "No te enganches (more...)
Happy Arte Hour
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM6:00 – 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 (more...)
Reading: Dr. Irene Blea
Salón Ortega 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM6:30 - 8:00 pm NHCC | Salon Ortega Join author, Irene Blea, Ph.D. as she reads from her unusual, magical realistic, memoir. Dr. Irene I. Blea shares frequent conversations with award-winning author, Rudolfo Anaya, who died in 2020. They were friends for over forty years, shared working on the University of New Mexico campus, and lived near one another. Anaya is best known for his book, Bless Me, Ultima. In this volume, Dr. Blea recalls platicas, conversations, with her friend, Rudy, about the essence of his writing, growing up in New (more...)
Speaker Series: Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of NM: New Mexico Heritage DAHL Sheep Onate 1598 Herds by Donald Chavez
HLA Conference Room10:30 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 (more...)
Saturday Special- Torreón Tour: Mundos de Mestizaje
NHCC Torreón 1701 4th street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States11:00 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 (more...)