• ¡Iluminarte!

    ¡ILUMINARTE! A Celebration of Luminarias/Farolitos and Illuminated Bike Parade Una celebración de farolitos/luminarias y Desfile de bicicletas illuminadas A partnership between the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC), Storyriders (Dolores Gonzales, Valle Vista and Hawthorne Elementary Schools), and Artful Life. The National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) is happy to present "Iluminarte!" on Saturday, December 8, 2018, a one day celebration of the small paper bag lanterns with sand and candles that some call "farolitos ” and others call "luminarias”--a New Mexico tradition. Join us in the Barelas neighborhood (more...)

  • Performers Ballet & Jazz Company Presents Christmas Joy (Rental)

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

    1 pm & 5 pm—Saturday 2 pm—Sunday Come…. Experience the Miracle! Awaken your heart to the true Spirit of Christmas in dance, as The Performers Ballet & Jazz Company presents the 34th season of its Bravos Award-winning holiday production, Christmas Joy. Over fifty classically trained dancers will once again inspire audiences with a repertoire of moving and inspirational classical ballet, jazz, and contemporary dance performances choreographed to traditional and contemporary Christmas music. A moving and uplifting production, Christmas Joy has become an Albuquerque holiday tradition. In 1999, (more...)

  • Mundos de Mestizaje

    NHCC Torreón 1701 4th street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States

    12 pm to 5 pm 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 (more...)

  • Nuevomexicana/o Baby Boomers: Stories and Histories

    NHCC-Newsletter-August-11-–-24

    12:30 pm to 2:30 pm Join us for a presentation by University of New Mexico students and professors Anna Nogar, Department of Spanish and Portuguese and Myrriah Gómez, Honors College who are collecting oral histories of Nuevo/Mexicana/o Baby Boomers. Students will present video excerpts of their interviews in which New Mexicans (born between 1945 and 1966) talk about family, identity, spirituality, history, culture and much more. Presented by the NHCC in partnership with UNM Free and open to the public Photo Brown Beret Women by Oscar Castillo

  • Film: Mi Gran Noche/My Big Night

    NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-30

    7 pm This “instant camp classic” is set in a TV studio, where the advance taping of a New Year’s Eve special is fraught with difficulties. A crane falls on an extra; there are riots and protests outside the studio; a hunky singer is being blackmailed by two girl-crush fans; an aging crooner is targeted for assassination by his adopted son and manager; and two extras fall in love, even though the woman seems to be a bad-luck charm. “A manic farce of schlubs and monsters, professional (more...)

  • Nutcracker Ballet in the Land of Enchantment

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

    7 pm—Friday, Saturday & Sunday 2 pm—Saturday & Sunday Festival Ballet Albuquerque is partnering with the National Hispanic Cultural Center to present an original production, The Nutcracker Ballet in the Land of Enchantment, choreographed by Patricia Dickinson Wells. The beloved holiday classic is transported to territorial New Mexico in the late 1800s, with added elements of the state’s heritage and traditions including Spanish dancers, southwestern snakes, sheep and shepherdesses, a lively fandango, a storyteller doll with children, and lavish Victorian-era western costumes. Now in its 8th year (more...)

  • La Canoa: The Nuclear Option: Perpetuating the Myth of New Mexico as Wasteland

    NHCC-Newsletter-August-26–September-7

    2 pm Please join UNM Assistant Professor Myrriah Gómez for a presentation on New Mexico and the nuclear option. Long before the nuclear industrial complex began in here in 1942, New Mexico was depicted by outsiders as a “wasteland.” In an effort to combat that historical portrayal, the New Mexico Bureau of Immigration issued Aztlán: The History, Resources and Attractions of New Mexico in 1885, a book that was used to recruit Anglos to New Mexico in an effort to shift the racial and ethnic demographics so as to earn statehood. Building on (more...)

  • Feliz Navidance (Rental)

    Grand Hall

    8pm Blu Chip Entertainment presents Feliz Navidance, featuring live bands Son Como Son and Nosotros and sound by DJ Aztech Sol. For more info call or text (505) 795-3925. $15 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 (more...)

  • Mundos de Mestizaje

    NHCC Torreón 1701 4th street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States

    12 pm to 5 pm 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 (more...)

  • Tommy Emmanuel with very Special Guest Jerry Douglas (Rental)

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

    THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT! 8 pm show (doors open at 7 p) Tommy Emmanuel is an Australian guitarist, songwriter, and singer, best known for his complex fingerstyle technique, energetic performances, and the use of percussive effects on the guitar. Originally a session player in many bands, Emmanuel has carved out his own style as a solo artist, releasing award-winning albums and singles. $45 The title, content, photos/images and description for this event were provided to the NHCC by the organization renting the NHCC venue for the (more...)