6 pm Come experience the sights, sounds, and flavors that make Christmas in New Mexico so special. Guests are invited to join in the spirit of the event and the holidays by wearing red or green attire. Traditional New Mexican Holiday fare Musical guests: Mariachi Norteno Special performances by Baila! Baila! Keynote speaker: Steve McKee […]
¡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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
