7 pm Burgeoning since Morrissey moved to LA, the Latino fan scene is the subject of Is It Really So Strange?, a documentary film by William E. Jones, who immersed himself in fan nights, concerts, and hair grease to record what he found to be a complex world. Embracing teens and twentysomethings from Mexican, Central […]
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 […]
6 pm to 7 pm Beginning and Intermediate - This class is geared for teenagers and adults. Come learn footwork, partner skills and choreography. No experience necessary. 7 pm to 8 pm Intermediate and Advanced - In order to participate in this class, dancers must know how to keep time, closed position calls, dame, enchufla, […]
9:00 am – 11 am On the first Friday of each month, NHCC docents and core volunteers meet for coffee and conversation along with monthly presentations on topics that build the knowledge and skills of the docent core to give tours, educate the NHCC visitors and share the NHCC mission and programs. For location and […]
6:30 pm—Friday 2 pm—Saturday Magnify Dance Center presents The Golden Years—A Tribute to Karen Alwin. Magnify Dance Center’s Biannual Spring Showcase features our beautiful dancers in mixed choreography for a special celebration honoring the Albuquerque dance legacy of Karen Alwin during this, her 50th year of teaching. $14, $18 w/ $3 discount for students and […]
10:30 am to 12 pm The National Hispanic Cultural Center is pleased to offer free children’s programming during the summer. During June, July, and the first two Saturdays in August, families will be able to come to the Center on Saturday mornings for a new activity every week. A great morning of art-making for children […]
10:30 am Francelle Alexander will offer a presentation titled, “Albuquerque’s North Valley: Alameda & Los Ranchos.” This presentation is from her book by the same name. Her book will be on sale after her program for $25. This is the second volume, which chronicles the history of the village of Alameda and the villages of […]
2 pm to 3 pm Join us for a performance in Because It’s Time: Unraveling Race and Place in NM with Eric-Paul Riege! Eric-Paul was born in 1994 in Gallup, New Mexico and lives there now. He is a weaver and performance artist who also creates what he calls, “wearable art”. Eric-Paul notes, “I am […]
7:00 pm This event will be a stage reading of Interview with a Mexican, based on conversations with Gustavo Arellano, columnist and author of Ask a Mexican and Taco USA, as adapted for the stage by Anthony J. Garcia. A carnival of conversations and random perspectives about what it means to be a Mexican, inside or outside the US. […]
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 […]
