Siempre Creativo: New Mexico Folk Dance for Seniors
2024-10-16, 2024-10-23, 2024-10-30 | Salón Ortega, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
1:30 – 3:30 pm
New Mexico Folk Dance for Seniors will feature 4 weeks of traditional Folk dance lessons, including the traditional La Marcha dance, taught by instructor Lucy Salazar. Classes run for four consecutive Wednesdays from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. On the day of the final class, we will dance to live music for a fun-filled dance fiesta!
New Mexico Folk Dance is part of the NHCC’s Siempre Creativo program which provides free multidisciplinary arts programs for seniors.
Free Community Event, generously supported by AARP New Mexico.
Please register a maximum of 2 people for the Siempre Creativo art and dance classes to make space for everyone who would like to attend. Let us know who will be attending below.

Genealogy Workshops
2024-10-17 | Salón Ortega, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
1:30 – 3:30 pm
NHCC | Salon Ortega
Explore your cultural heritage at the NHCC with a free genealogy workshop as part of our Siempre Creativo program! These workshops will provide participating seniors with the opportunity to participate in interactive tours of the NHCC Art Museum and Torreón, paired with genealogy workshops and coffee socials.
This event is part of the NHCC’s Siempre Creativo program. Free Community Event, generously supported by AARP.

NHCC Volunteer Clean Up Day
2024-10-18 | NHCC Campus, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
Shift 1: 8:30 – 11:30 am
Shift 2: 1:30 – 3:00 pm
The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs is proud to play our role in keeping New Mexico enchantingly clean as four of our museums and Historic Sites offer a volunteer clean-up day on Friday, October 18. Volunteers will meet at the NHCC Welcome Center at 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102. Those interested in volunteering can contact Philip Baca at Philip.Baca@dca.nm.gov or by phone at 505-895-0093.

Festival Ballet Albuquerque: Sacred Journeys V
2024-10-18 - 2024-10-20 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
7:00 pm Friday & Saturday, 2:00 pm Sunday
NHCC | Albuquerque Journal Theatre
Festival Ballet Albuquerque presents Sacred Journeys V featuring Robert Mirabal.
Classical and contemporary dance combine with the eclectic music of two-time Grammy award-winning Taos Pueblo musician Robert Mirabal in this reflection of New Mexican cultures through dance, music, and spoken word. Mirabal collaborates with Festival Ballet Albuquerque’s artistic director Patricia Dickinson Wells and with internationally renowned New York City Ballet dancer Jock Soto, of Navajo and Puerto Rican descent. Soto, who is originally from Gallup and will also make guest appearances onstage, now lives in Eagle Nest, NM.
Additional choreographers for the production are native New Mexican Dominic Guerra, and internationally known Vladimir Conde-Reche, a native of São Paulo, Brazil, and Alex Ossadnik originally from East Germany. Additional guest artists include the Trujillo Family traditional Native American dancers.

Robert Mirabal, dedicated to keeping alive the centuries-old customs of Taos Pueblo, is also a leading proponent of world music, and has merged his Indigenous American sound with the music of Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean, tapping into a planetary pulse with a style that defies characterization. His 2002 breakthrough PBS special, Music from a Painted Cave, is unsurpassed in Native American theatrical expression. He performs live with his band, Rare Tribal Mob.
A former principal dancer with the New York Ballet, Jock Soto was one of the last dancers to be personally selected by founder George Balanchine when he was barely 16. He danced featured roles in over 40 ballets, of which more than 35 were created for him. The author of Every Step You Take and the subject of the documentary Water Flowing Together (the name of his Navajo clan), Soto teaches partnering and technique classes at the School of American Ballet, where he has been a permanent member of the faculty since 1996.
Sacred Journeys V brings together the rich and diverse culture of our state, while providing extraordinary role models for New Mexico’s youth.
SACRED JOURNEYS V: The Live Performance Recording was honored to be screened in 2021 at the Red Nation International Film festival and the American Indian Film Festival.
$16, $25, $35, $45, $55 w/ a $2 discount for seniors, children 10 and younger and NHCC members

NM United Hispanic Heritage Watch Party
2024-10-19 | Plaza Mayor
6:30 – 8:00 pm Soccer clinic in Education grass area
8:00 – 10:00 pm Game Time
Please join us as we welcome New Mexico United soccer to the NHCC campus with an exciting Watch Party on our Plaza Mayor. Together we can show some Burqueño support as United takes on Orange County SC. The City of Albuquerque will be providing a big screen so everyone can see the game in style.
Before the Watch Party, there will be a fun soccer clinic on our grassy area beside our Education building and the food trucks on the Plaza will make this a fútbol fiesta for the whole family. Come root for the home team with us at the NHCC. ¡Somos Unidos!
Please let us know you will be joining us by making a reservation below.
Free Community Event

Colcha Community Stitch A-Long
2024-10-22 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
9:30 am in-person
10:30 am Zoom
Our Colcha Community Stich-A-Long is open to all levels of experience in an informal setting. This workshop is instructed by Annette Gutierrez-Turk. Annette has taught colcha, a Spanish Colonial embroidery style, to groups internationally and at the NHCC for many years. She is also an award-winning artist, most recently recognized in 2019 at Traditional Spanish Market in Santa Fe. Annette will demonstrate as well as answer questions. Join us every month on the fourth Tuesday, in-person at 9:30am and on Zoom at 10:30am. Everyone will have a chance to share what they are working on.
Please register here every month and we will email the Zoom link to you. Questions: email Annette at Annette.Lujan@dca.nm.gov or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771.
Free Community Event.
Thank you to the Sandia Mountains-EGA for their continued support of this program.
For more on Colcha, please watch this video: Colcha Circle Video
Here is the pattern used in the beginner colcha kit. Click the thumbnail below to enlarge.

NHCC Book Club: Featuring Special Guest Ramón Gutiérrez, Historian and Author
2024-10-23 | Salón Ortega, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
6:00 pm: Reception and Book Signing
7:00 pm: Author’s Talk followed by Q&A
Join us for a special Book Club event featuring a book-signing and author’s talk led by author Ramon Gutiérrez!
In October, we will be reading New Mexico’s Moses: Reies López Tijerina and the Religious Origins of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement, by Ramon Gutierrez. In New Mexico’s Moses, Gutiérrez dives deeply into López Tijerina’s religious formation during the 1940s and 1950s. An Assemblies of God evangelist turned Pentecostal itinerant preacher, Tijerina used his secularized apocalyptic theology to inspire the dispossessed heirs of Spanish and Mexican land grants fighting to recuperate ancestral lands throughout northern New Mexico and the Southwest.
Free community event. Please let us know who will be attending below.

NHCC’s 2nd Annual Espooky Mercado
2024-10-25 | NHCC Campus, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
4:00 – 8:00 pm
NHCC’s 2nd Annual Espooky Mercado featuring unique and frightful offerings from local vendors. This pop-up gives visitors the chance to indulge their macabre side with supernatural goods of all varieties.
In collaboration with Dark Red Productions. The NHCC will host the 2024 Dark Red Film Festival, New Mexico’s premier international horror film festival on October 25th and October 26th.
We are looking for vendors who can sell Halloween specific merchandise! We are looking for vendors whose items or artworks align with the spookiness of the season. If your work could be considered spooky, uncanny, macabre, a little dark, supernatural, harvest, fall or Halloween-inspired, this mercado is for you. For more information about registering to become a vendor please click HERE.
The NHCC’s 2nd Annual Espooky Mercado is a free community event. Please let us know who will be attending below.
*Tickets to the Dark Red Film Festival sold separately.

Dark Red Film Festival
2024-10-25 - 2024-10-27 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Bank of America Theatre, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
October 25-26 at the NHCC | Bank of America Theatre
October 27 at The Guild Cinema
6:30 pm & 8:45 pm Friday
3:00 pm, 5:15 pm & 8:30 pm Saturday
3:00, 5:15 pm 7:30 pm & 9:30 pm Sunday
1:00 pm Saturday: Workshop & Panel
Tickets are no longer available online. There are tickets available for all screenings at the door. Please check in to the venue to get your tickets in-person one hour prior to each showing.
For more information about the festival schedule, please visit www.darkredhorror.com/film-fest.

Dark Red Film Festival, New Mexico’s premier international horror film festival takes place in Albuquerque, one of Movie Maker Magazine’s top 5 ranked “Best Places to Live and Work as a MovieMaker” for 6 consecutive years.
Recommended by New York Film Academy as one of the “Top Film Festivals to Submit To,” the Dark Red Film Festival is a vibrant celebration of indie horror crafted by filmmakers with a passion for elevating the horror genre. Spanning three days, this festival will bring together a community of filmmakers and horror enthusiasts at two iconic Albuquerque venues.
Kicking off at The National Hispanic Cultural Center on October 25-26, and closing out the final day at The Guild on October 27, attendees can look forward to a curated selection 70+ of eerie, bizarre, and spine-chilling films that embody the essence of indie horror and showcase the dynamic landscape of the genre.
For details regarding film submissions, tickets, and the festival schedule, please visit www.darkredhorror.com/film-fest.
$15 Block Screenings, $35 Day Passes, $75 Early Bird VIP Festival Passes ($100 VIP Festival passes after 10/18/2024). Free tickets for students with a valid Id.
*All Access VIP passes give you access to all film screenings and events; including our filmmaker panel, Zendo Meet-Up and After Party.
*All Access VIP Passes also get you $1 off beers at Tractor Brewing Nob Hill for the entire festival weekend, as well as 10% off at Phat Stax Burgers on 10/27!
*The event is a rental event not an NHCC production. 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 content of the event.
*In accordance with the ticketing policies of the event promoter, tickets for this event are not permitted to be advertised or re-sold for more than face value. All ticket sales must be purchased through National Hispanic Cultural Center or accompanying host partner.

Opera Southwest: Puccini’s Madama Butterfly
2024-10-27 - 2024-11-03 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
October 27 & 30, | November 1 & 3
2:00 pm Sundays, 7:30 pm Wednesday & Friday
Opera Southwest presents Puccini’s Madama Butterfly.
For over a century, the tragic tale of a geisha’s love, steadfastness, and heartbreak has been enchanting audiences around the world. Today, Giacomo Puccini’s soaring music continues to enrapture- no matter how many times you may have heard it.
Although Madama Butterfly is best known for its exquisite arias for sopranos, the long, wondrously varied love duet that ends Act I is considered his greatest by many Puccini fans. The gorgeous melodies are tinged with foreboding, as Butterfly fears her happiness is so great that she may die of it.
Running time: 3 hours with one intermission
$29, $49, $69, $89 & $109 with discounts for groups of 8 or more, anyone 30 years old and younger and
Opera for All with a WIC or EBT card. Opera for All tickets are limited to 2 per Id and must be
purchased at the NHCC box office by calling 505-724-4771 or in person.
For more information about Opera Southwest click HERE.
*The event is a rental event not an NHCC production. 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 content of the event.
*In accordance with the ticketing policies of the event promoter, Opera Southwest, tickets for this event are not permitted to be advertised or re-sold for more than face value. All ticket sales must be purchased through National Hispanic Cultural Center or accompanying host partner.

Film: Disney Pixar’s Coco
2024-11-02 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Bank of America Theatre, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
10:00 am
Head to the NHCC as we present Disney Pixar’s Coco to kick off our Dia de Familia: Día de los Muertos celebration.
Despite his family’s generations-old ban on music, young Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead. After meeting a charming trickster named Héctor, the two new friends embark on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel’s family history.
Directed by Lee Unkrich (Toy Story 3), co-directed by Adrian Molina (story artist Monsters University) and produced by Darla K. Anderson (Toy Story 3), Disney*Pixar’s Coco opened in U.S. theatres on November 22, 2017. English with Spanish Subtitles; 105 minutes; rated PG.
Free Community Event.

Día de Familia: Día de los Muertos
2024-11-02 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
11:00 am – 3:00 pm
NHCC | Domenici Education Building
Join us for a special day for the whole family commemorating Día de los Muertos traditions. Contribute to our community ofrenda and view ofrendas created by local schools and community organizations. Decorate sugar skulls, craft paper flowers, enjoy face-painting, and sample Pan de Muerte. Visitors can also enjoy food from local food trucks, and dance and music performances from Voces de Coronado and Ballet Folklórico de Dolores Gonzales.
As a special treat, the Center will kick off the Día de Familia with a free screening of Disney’s Coco (2017) at 10:00 a.m.!
Please bring a non-returnable photo or item to contribute to our community ofrenda.
Free Community Event, generously supported by NM Gas.

Visual Arts Museum: First Sunday Free Admission
2024-11-03 | Visual Art Museum, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102, United States
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
On the first Sunday of every month, the Visual Arts Museum is free to all New Mexico residents!

Escribir | Escuchar Latine Author Series: Estella González Reading
2024-11-07 | Salón Ortega, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
NOTE: This event has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for Spring 2025. We apologize for any inconvenience.
6:00 pm Reception and Book Signing
7:00 pm Reading
NHCC | Salón Ortega
Join us for a literary evening as we celebrate the launch of Huizache Women, the latest novel by Estella González! Delve into a captivating narrative intertwining the lives of women navigating the complexities of identity, family, and resilience in González’s evocative storytelling. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet the author, engage in enriching discussion, and hear excerpts from her compelling new work.
The Saturday after the presentation, come and participate in an ancillary creative writing workshop led by Estella, offering a unique opportunity to explore your own narrative voice and craft.
Free community event. Please register for the Reading and the Workshop individually below.
This event is generously supported by the AARP Albuquerque.

Liberation Music of the Americas
2024-11-08 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Bank of America Theatre, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
7:30 – 9:00 pm
This event has been moved to the NHCC’s Bank of America Theatre to accommodate a larger audience.
Join us for a night of Música y Platíca con Lasotras, a musical collective from Albuquerque with roots all over the Americas, moderated by Enrique Cardiel. This event, sponsored by Radical Harmonies, a Mellon Foundation Grantee, is the third in a series of events, offers inspirational spaces for exploration, dialogue, and the convergence of thought and action. As an intellectual expression and creative output, music can carry radical lyrical and rhythmic intonations that often contribute to challenging social boundaries and barriers, capturing aspirations for social freedoms among diverse communities.
Free Community Event presented in partnership with the University of New Mexico’s Chicana and Chicano Studies Department. Please register below.

Voces de Latinidad: An Original Documentary Film
2024-11-09 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
6:00 pm: Refreshments and Music
6:30 pm: Film Screening
7:00 pm: Panel Discussion
NHCC | Albuquerque Journal Theatre
Voces de Latinidad: An Original Documentary Film. Celebrating the Richness of Hispanic Identity.
Voces de Latinidad, has united members of our community and explored the diversity and complexity of the many cultural aspects that shape Hispanic, Mestizo, Latino/a/e, Chicano/a, Indígena/o identity and lived experiences in the Albuquerque, New Mexico, area. This is the documentary film that shows a community in the process of engaging with identity and history in a thoughtful and inclusive manner.
Free Community Event. Please let us know you will be attending by making a reservation below.
Please check out our trailer HERE.
This film made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Additional support provided by the DEI United Fund of North Central New Mexico United Way and the Albuquerque Community Foundation.

Escribir | Escuchar Latine Author Series: Estella Gonzalez Workshop
2024-11-09 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Denver) | Salón Ortega, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
NOTE: This event has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for Spring 2025. We apologize for any inconvenience.
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
NHCC | Salón Ortega
This Saturday come and participate in an ancillary creative writing workshop led by Estella Gonzalez, offering a unique opportunity to explore your own narrative voice and craft.
This workshop celebrates Huizache Women, the latest novel by Estella Gonzalez! Huizache Women delves into a captivating narrative intertwining the lives of women navigating the complexities of identity, family, and resilience in Gonzalez’s evocative storytelling. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet the author and engage in enriching discussion.
Free community event. Please register for the Reading and the Workshop individually below.
This event is generously supported by the AARP Albuquerque.

New Mexico Philharmonic: Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons
2024-11-10 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
New Mexico Philharmonic presents Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons
Cármelo de los Santos, conductor & soloist
Mozart: Symphony No. 29
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
What finer time than the fall to revisit Antonio Vivaldi’s all-time most loved work, The Four Seasons. With the excitement of spring, the storms of summer, autumn’s harvests, and the chill of winter…Vivaldi encompassed an entire year’s worth of life into four miniature concertos. Also on the program is Mozart’s Symphony No. 29, written by the prodigious 18-year-old composer who was just finishing a busy two-year period focused on symphonic writing. Experience the youthful Viennese flavor of this great work.
Run time: Approximately 2 hours
$44, $54, & $78 w/ discounts for students.
*The student discount will be available at the door day of show if there are tickets available. No advance student tickets for this event.
*Price includes a NHCC facility fee
*The event is a rental event not an NHCC production. 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 content of the event.
*In accordance with the ticketing policies of the event promoter, tickets for this event are not permitted to be advertised or re-sold for more than face value. All ticket sales must be purchased through National Hispanic Cultural Center or accompanying host partner.

Arte Para Chiquitos
2024-11-12 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
10:00 – 10:45 am
Arte para chiquitos is a free, monthly, 45-minute program for babies and toddlers ages 0 months to 4 years and their caregivers that cultivates creativity and self-expression through the exploration of Hispanic/Latine arts and culture. Participants explore the NHCC Museum, Performing Arts Center, and engage in artmaking, music, movement, dance, drama, and bilingual story time. NHCC instructors model age-appropriate arts techniques that celebrate self-expression, build vocabulary, and strengthen both fine-motor and gross-motor skills in a fun environment.
Free Community Event. Please register below or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.
This program is generously supported by NM Gas.

Stitch Night
2024-11-13 | HLA Conference Room, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
5:00 to 7:00 pm
Stitch socially with us on the second Wednesday of the Month! Bring whatever knitting, crocheting, weaving, or cross stitch, or fiber art projects you’re working on, and join the conversation with your fellow crafters for an informal craft get-together. If you would like to learn the basics of a particular stitching technique, please bring supplies with you, though we will always have basic crochet and knitting materials on hand for an impromptu demonstration!
In 2024, we will meet on March 13, April 10, May 8, June 12, August 14, September 11, October 9, and November 13.
Meetings will be in the Conference Room of The History and Literary Arts building from 5:00pm-7:00pm.
Free Community Event. For young adult and adult audiences.

Re-Scheduled: Siempre Creativo: Intro to Retablos with Artist Sean Wells y Delgado
2024-11-13 | Salón Ortega, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
1:30 – 3:30 pm
Discover the history and symbolism of retablo painting and create your own unique interpretation, using watercolors on wood prepared with traditional gesso. This is the second of two sessions with artist Sean Wells y Delgado, and participants are welcomed to attend one or both sessions.
These workshops are part of the NHCC’s Siempre Creativo program, which provides free multidisciplinary arts programs for seniors throughout the summer.
Free Community Event, generously supported by Presbyterian Healthcare Services.

National Institute of Flamenco: PLATA: 25 Years of Yjastros
2024-11-15 - 2024-11-16 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
8:00 pm Friday
4:00 pm Saturday
National Institute of Flamenco & the NHCC present PLATA: 25 Years of Yjastros
PLATA is a thrilling, full-length work by Yjastros: The American Flamenco Repertory Company. Celebrating 25 incredible years of this powerhouse company, PLATA features a return to the stunning flamenco repertory format that has delighted audiences for decades. The concert features choreographies by Artistic Director Joaquín Encinias, visiting guest artist and dancer Ricardo Moro, (Madrid), Yjastros’ own Carlos Menchaca, and past international collaborators, Carmen Coy (Murcia), Jesús Perona (Málaga), and Florencia Oz (Sevilla/Santiago de Chile) along with musical guests, singer María del Mar Fernández and guitarist Ángel Ruiz (Córdoba).
$59, $69, $79, $89, & $99 w/ a $2 discount for seniors, students’ w/Id, children 10 years old and younger and NHCC members.
*Price includes a NHCC Facility fee.
*In accordance with the ticketing policies of the event promoter, tickets for this event are not permitted to be advertised or re-sold for more than face value. All ticket sales must be purchased through National Hispanic Cultural Center or accompanying host partner.

2024 Corazon de Cultura Awards
2024-11-15 18:00 - 21:00 | Domenici Education Building – Grand Hall
Presented by The New Mexico Hispanic Heritage Committee
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
NHCC | Domenici Education Building, Grand Hall
The New Mexico Hispanic Heritage Committee presents the 2024 Corazon de Cultura Awards. We will recognize outstanding individuals, businesses, and nonprofits within our Hispanic community.
What to expect: Light refreshments & Hors d’oeuvres served. Entertainment, and Awards Ceremony. Dress: Semi-Formal. Dress to Impress! This is a free event.
Free event, please register below.
*The event is a rental event, not an NHCC production. 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 content of the event.

Diwali Festival of Lights 2024
2024-11-17 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
5:00 pm
NHCC | Albuquerque Journal Theatre
The INDIA Association of New Mexico presents the Diwali Festival of Lights 2024. Diwali is one of India’s biggest Hindu festivals, celebrated with great enthusiasm and happiness. The festival lasts five continuous days, and the third day is celebrated as the main Diwali festival or ‘Festival of Lights.’ Different colorful varieties of fireworks are always associated with this festival. On this auspicious day, people light up diyas and candles all around their house. They perform Laxmi Puja in the evening and seek the divine blessings of Goddess of Wealth. The festival of Diwali is never complete without the exchange of gifts. People present Diwali gifts to all near and dear ones.
Tickets are available at the INDIA Association of New Mexico or by calling 505-306-9624.
*The event is a rental event not an NHCC production. 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 content of the event.

Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime
2024-11-19 | Salón Ortega, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
10:00 am
Stories come to life through art, movement, and more! For children ages 3 to 5 and caregivers. Join us in November as we read Chicka Chicka Boom Boom/Chica chica bum bum by Bill Martin.
Free Community Event, generously supported by NM Gas.
Bilingual Storytime is designed for children ages 3 to 5 and their caregivers. For school, childcare, or homeschool groups; please reach out to the NHCC Librarian at amy.padilla@dca.nm.gov to find out about group options and available dates. We are unable to accommodate these groups during the Bilingual Storytime on third Tuesdays.

Living Purgatory: A Staged Reading
2024-11-21 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Wells Fargo Auditorium, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
Thank you for your intrest in our free community event, a reading of “Living Purgatory” an original play written by Patricia Crespin. This production is directed by Alicia Lueras Maldonado and currently Sold Out.
6:30 pm
NHCC | Wells Fargo Auditorium
Join us for an original play written by Patricia Crespín and directed by Alicia Lueras Maldonado! Frida Kahlo, Lupe Vélez, La Llorona, and Malinche will do anything to escape their eternal limbo and get a second chance at redemption. So when Denise and her baby, Allegra, arrive in Purgatory, the women unite to help Baby Allegra make the journey back to the land of the living. To do this, the women must face the reasons for their own damnation and confront the sins that bind them to Purgatory. This haunting and emotionally charged narrative offers a profound exploration of redemption, self-forgiveness, and the devastating power of guilt.
FEATURING:
Jessica Helen Lopez
Monica T. Rodriguez
Kim Nieve Larrichio
Sandra Marroquin Evans
Jazz Cuffee
Sylvia Sarmiento
Daryl DeLoach
Katrina K Guarascio
Anna Lee
Free Community Event

Handel’s Messiah en Español. Presented by Opera Southwest and the New Mexico Symphonic Chorus
2024-11-22 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
6:30 pm
Experience Handel’s Messiah” like never before!
The New Mexico Symphonic Chorus is proud to present this timeless masterpiece with a twist: just as Opera Southwest did with Carmen, Messiah will be performed in a stunning Spanish translation – Mesías, using the Mario Montenegro translation of the Messiah.
Immerse yourself in the transcendent beauty of Handel’s majestic melodies and moving choruses, now brought to life in the rich and emotive Spanish language using the Mario Montenegro translation of the “Messiah.” From the electrifying “Aleluya” chorus to the serene “Yo sé que mi Redentor vive,” this unique rendition of Mesías is a must-see event that will captivate music lovers of all ages.
$22, $37, $52, $69, & $85 with discounts for anyone 30 years old and younger and Opera for All with a WIC or EBT card. Opera for All tickets are limited to 2 per Id and must be purchased at the NHCC box office by calling 505-724-4771 or in person.
For more information on the New Mexico Symphonic Chorus click HERE.
*The event is a rental event not an NHCC production. 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 content of the event.
*In accordance with the ticketing policies of the event promoter, Opera Southwest, tickets for this event are not permitted to be advertised or re-sold for more than face value. All ticket sales must be purchased through National Hispanic Cultural Center or accompanying host partner.

New Mexico Music Hall of Fame Award Show 2024
2024-11-23 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
6:00 pm (doors open at 5:00 pm)
NHCC | Albuquerque Journal Theatre
The New Mexico Music Hall of Fame award show is to recognize those who have made significant contributions to our state’s musical culture. The process of choosing these musical heroes begins each year with the New Mexico Music Hall of Fame Awards Committee asking New Mexico citizens to nominate artists and innovators they thought should be so honored. The nominations were then judged by the Committee and this year seven nominees were chosen for recognition of their lifetime achievement. The New Mexico Music Hall of Fame award show is dedicated to them and is a chance for many of their fans and friends to give heartfelt thanks for all they have done for the musical arts of New Mexico.
The stories of each of our honorees are testimonies to lives well lived and generosity of spirit. Their artistry and innovations continue to inspire and provide direction for so many. In that spirit, the New Mexico Music Hall of Fame and the producers of have joined to present this event that benefits the New Mexico Music Hall of Fame Awards and the New Mexico Music Hall of Fame Museum.
Performance by Picoso & the Hall of Fame alumni guests, 2024 inductee Donny Tesso & Friends, 2024 inductee Chris Dracup & Friends and 2024 inductee Little Ralph Paiz & Friends
Congratulations to the 2024 inductees: The Brown Family, Donny Tesso and Friends, Lewie & Hank Wickham, Chis Dracup, Cesar Bauvallet, Robert Blea, Little Ralph Paiz, Alan Muniz and The pink Flamingos
$24 w/ $2 discount for Seniors, Students and NHCC Members
*Price includes a NHCC Facility Fee
*In accordance with the ticketing policies of the event promoter, tickets for this event are not permitted to be advertised or re-sold for more than face value. All ticket sales must be purchased through National Hispanic Cultural Center or accompanying host partner.
