¡HAH! Happy Arte Hour
2019-10-03
5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
On the first Thursday of the month, NHCC invites adults for artistic fun in a relaxed social setting, which includes snacks, refreshments, and beer & wine for sale from Pop Fizz. 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.
Please pre-register using the link HERE (so we know how many materials to prepare)
For more information please call or email Elena Baca at 505-246-2261 or ElenaD.Baca@state.nm.us
Free, $5 donations are encouraged to support the artists & purchase supplies

First Friday: Volunteer Education and Conversation
2019-10-04, 2019-11-01 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
9 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 more information on the NHCC Docent and Volunteer program, Please call Annette Lujan at 505-383-4783 or email her at Annette.Lujan@state.nm.us for more information.
Free event

Disney’s Frozen, Jr.
2019-10-04 - 2019-10-05 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
7 pm—Friday
2 pm—Saturday
Cardboard Playhouse presents Disney’s Frozen, Jr. A worldwide Disney phenomenon is taking Broadway Junior by (snow)storm!
The enchanting modern classic from Disney is ready for your Broadway Junior stars! Frozen, Jr. is based on the 2018 Broadway musical, and brings Elsa, Anna, and the magical land of Arendelle to life onstage. The show features all of the memorable songs from the animated film, with music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, plus five new songs written for the Broadway production.
A story of true love and acceptance between sisters, Frozen, Jr. expands on the emotional relationship and journey between Princesses Anna and Elsa. When faced with danger, the two discover their hidden potential and the powerful bond of sisterhood. With a cast of beloved characters and loaded with magic, adventure, and plenty of humor, Frozen, Jr. is sure to thaw even the coldest heart!
$10, $12, $15 w/ $2 discount for seniors/children 12 and under

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.

¡Vamos al Museo!
2019-10-05
10:30 am to 12 pm
A great morning of art-making for children of all ages and families of all sizes. A visit to the museum is included in this artist-led workshop. We will meet in the Creative Classroom in the Pete V. Domenici Building.
Please pre-register HERE (so we know how many materials to prepare)
For more information please call or email Elena Baca at 505-246-2261 or ElenaD.Baca@state.nm.us
Free, $5 donations are encouraged to support the artists & purchase supplies

Mundos de Mestizaje
2019-10-05 - 2019-10-06, 2019-10-12 - 2019-10-13, 2019-10-19 - 2019-10-20, 2019-10-26 - 2019-10-27 | NHCC Torreón, 1701 4th street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102, 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 sharing and learning experience for students and families anywhere. We invite you to explore the imagery, history and complexities of the Mundos de Mestizaje mural.
Discover on your own by clicking the link HERE.
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Free

ABQ Zine Fest 9
2019-10-05 11:00 - 17:00 (America/Denver) | Domenici Education Building – Grand Hall
The National Hispanic Cultural Center partners with ABQ Zine Fest to bring you a day dedicated to zine culture Saturday, Oct. 5. More than 60 exhibitors from 21 cities across the nation will be in New Mexico to sell and trade their zines, comics and small press publications.
Now in its ninth year, ABQ Zine Fest continues to bring people and stories to Albuquerque from a diversity of do-it-yourself (DIY) perspectives. This year’s two guest artists include illustrator Bijou Karman from Los Angeles, and cartoonist and educator, Breena Nuñez from Oakland. Karman will give a talk at Tamarind Institute Friday, Oct. 4, and Nuñez will give a zine reading at ABQ Zine Fest October 5. Both artists have developed unique voices in the world of visual art, both often returning to zines as a vehicle to stay connected to their DIY roots.
Zines are small-circulation, self-published works, and while a format constantly reinventing itself, perpetually making a comeback. But really, zines never disappeared from the literary scene and chronicling one’s experiences is not a new form. Perhaps the first zines, as we recognize them today, were sci-fi fanzines made on mimeograph machines in the 1930s. The copy machine was invented shortly thereafter, making printing an easier prospect to explore– opening the door to a wide range of zine genres, from punk to personal, covering art, music, pop culture and politics.
“Zines champion independent voices that can get muffled by mainstream culture,” said Marya Errin Jones, founder and co-producer of ABQ Zine Fest. “ABQ Zine Fest is an inclusive, noncompetitive, diverse, queer-friendly, creative environment for zinesters to exhibit their work. My co-producer, Liza Bley and I are thrilled to bring the fest to The National Hispanic Cultural Center this year.”
Admission to ABQZF9 is Free.
Find out more about the fest at: abqzf.com.

Who We Are, Together: NM Families Project Presentation for C De Baca
2019-10-06 | History and Literary Arts Building
2-4 pm
This project engaged 2-3 generations of seven NM families in testing their DNA and researching their family lineage with the help of the NHCC and experts in the field. For seven Sundays these families will present what they learned about who they are, where they are, where they came from, and from whom they descend, followed by dialogue. Join us to explore the diverse heritage and history of NM through our families: who we are, together.
For this presentation, hear more about the histories of the family C De Baca.
Other presentation dates below:
Oct. 20, 2-4 pm: Lopez, Fraga, Liomas and Gomez
Nov. 3, 2-4 pm: Martinez and Tafoya
Please RSVP as space is limited: http://bit.ly/2WFltQa

¡Baile! Casino (Cuban Salsa) Dance Class
2019-10-08, 2019-10-15 | NHCC-Newsletter-August-11-–-24
6 pm to 8:15 pm
6 pm to 7:15 pm—Beginning and Intermediate Class.
No experience is necessary to participate in this class.
7:15 pm to 8:15 pm—Advanced Class
In order to participate in this class, dancers must come to at least one 6 pm class and be familiar with the vocabulary and movement introduced in these classes.
Dance classes are taught by Larry Heard and Rueda 505 Friends.
There is no need to pre-register; just show up in comfortable clothes ready to dance! For more information, contact Elsa Menéndez at elsa.menendez@state.nm.us or 505-246-2261, ex. 34744.
$5 to $10 per class (pay what you can)

Film: Sueño en Otro Idioma/I Dream in Another Language
2019-10-10 | NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-30
7 pm
When a young linguist travels into a rural area of Veracruz to record conversations between the last speakers of Zikril, a dying indigenous language, he discovers that the language is at the point of disappearing, as the last two speakers had a fight 50 years ago and have refused to speak to each other ever since. Trying to bring the two old friends back together, he discovers that a secret from the past, concealed by the language, will make it difficult for the heart of Zikril to beat again. Presented as part of the Bank of America Free Thursday Film Series.
2017; directed by Ernesto Contreras; Spanish with English subtitles; 103 minutes; not rated.
Free ticketed event; tickets available one hour before show

Book Presentation and Signing: Dr. Mari-Luci Jaramillo and her book "Sacred Seeds"
2019-10-12 | NHCC-Newsletter-August-26–September-7
2:00 pm
A notable educator and civil rights advocate, Mari-Luci Jaramillo is best known for her accomplishments as U.S. Ambassador to Honduras in the 1970s. From humble beginnings in Las Vegas, New Mexico, Mari-Luci went on to a long career that included numerous positions at the University of New Mexico, and serving as the U.S. Department of State, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Inter-American Affairs under President Carter, and as the U.S. Department of Defense, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Latin America under President Clinton. Dr. Jaramillo resides in Albuquerque, NM.
Mari-Luci tells the story of her own coming of age in the 1930s, stories of the every-day and the out-of-the-ordinary, stories of how she learned the values of community, faith, love, tradition, and passion for learning. Featuring New Mexican Spanish and illustrated by photographs and sketches, this collection of stories reveals the observant eye and open heart of the girl who became Madame Ambassador.
This event is free and open to the public.

Dave Mason
2019-10-13 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
7:30 pm
Dave Mason
Feelin’ Alright Tour 2019
Introducing
Gretchen Rhodes
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Dave Mason has been performing live shows for over 50 years. What keeps audiences coming back year after year is his authentic approach to performing and the loyal presentation of his music. Mason often says, “There are no old songs, only good songs.” His love for the songs he works into his set list is evident, and his enthusiasm for music is contagious. Audiences always leave his shows upbeat, happy, and inspired.
$34 to $74 depending on where you sit int he theatre;
Dave Mason is offering a VIP meet-and-greet package for $130. A limited number of these packages are available, through the NHCC box office only (in person or by phone at 505-724-4771). Patrons must buy a ticket as well as the meet-and-greet pass in order for the pass to be valid.

Mason’s Feelin’ Alright Tour will feature all the classic songs fans love such as “Only You Know and I Know,” “We Just Disagree,” “Every Woman,” “All Along the Watchtower,” “Rock ‘n’ Roll Stew,” and, of course, “Feelin’ Alright.” In addition, you will hear songs that have inspired him as well as personal stories about rock music that only can be told by a man who has walked that historical path. Mason is a legendary classic rock artist, and will be joined by his band: Johnne Sambataro on guitar and vocals, Alvino Bennett on drums, Anthony Patler on bass, keyboards and vocals, and Gretchen Rhodes on vocals.
Best known for his soulful voice and unsurpassed guitar playing, Dave Mason was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a founding member of the group Traffic, and continues performing as a solo artist with sold-out shows. His career spans several important rock eras, and encompasses his work as a producer, performer, songwriter, and consummate guitarist. A quintessential “artiste,” Mason has collaborated with numerous members of the music elite, including Jimi Hendrix, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, and Eric Clapton, among many others.

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.

Colcha Community Stitch-Along
2019-10-18 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
9:30 am – 12 pm
Join our monthly gathering for colcheras of all skill levels led by Annette Gutierrez Turk. If you are beginning or advanced in the traditional New Mexican style of embroidery, bring your current colcha project along and enjoy these monthly, informal, community work sessions to share ideas, resources and encouragement!
For more information, call Elena at 505-246-2261 or e-mailing elenad.baca@state.nm.us.Free event
Facilitated by Sandia Mountains Chapter-EGA

Book Reading and Signing: Refugees, Rivers and Rebels with Renny Golden
2019-10-19 | September-2019-Board-Meeting-Minutes
6 pm
This presentation will feature poets Sen. Bill O’Neill, Margaret Randall, Damien Flores and Renny Golden.
Renny Golden’s The Music of Her Rivers pays homage to the Rio Grande and Illinois Rivers. Sharp-eyed and empathetic, Golden serves as a witness, documenting place, history, and people, especially those left voiceless due to violence or discrimination—from the refugee border crossers of the Rio Grande to the Irish immigrants and former slaves struggling to build lives in Chicago in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
This event is free and open to the public.

La Canoa: At Intersection of Cultural Heritage and Climate Change: A Call to Action
2019-10-19 | NHCC-Newsletter-August-26–September-7
2 pm – 4 pm
Please join Theresa Cárdenas as she discusses climate change and how it has become one of the most significant and fastest growing threats to people and their cultural heritage worldwide. In particular, Cárdenas will talk about the historic impact of climate change on cultural heritage in New Mexico. The impacts of climate change are damaging infrastructure, ecosystems, and social systems that provide essential benefits and quality of life to communities. What does this mean for our lands and peoples of New Mexico? Is New Mexico prepared to face the unprecedented, systemic threat to people and their cultural heritage? Creating bridges and cooperation between experts and decision makers involved in the sectors of heritage, culture, and climate science is important to inspire and stimulate new approaches to taking climate action.
This is a FREE event OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

Theresa Cárdenas is a sustainability practitioner, working as a consultant at the intersection of public policy, environmental and social justice challenges. She writes, “I have a simple mission; working to meet today’s needs without jeopardizing the ability of future generations to meet their needs”. Theresa became passionate about the built environment and sustainability 20 years ago as co-owner of a home building company in Albuquerque, NM, and that passion lead her to create Noble Renewables Group of the West; a social enterprise advocating for environmental and social change by providing strategic guidance to organizations. She worked in partnership with the Union of Concerned Scientists, to help advance clean energy policies in a legislative, regulatory and advisory setting and the current Chair of the Middle Rio Grande Water Advocates. She holds a Bachelors of University Studies degree from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. and graduate of Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Executive Education in Leadership, Organizing and Action. She is a fellow of the National Hispana Leadership Institute. She is currently in the Masters of Sustainability degree program at Arizona State University.

Who We Are, Together: NM Families Project Presentation for Lopez, Fraga, Liomas and Gomez
2019-10-20
2-4 pm
This project engaged 2-3 generations of seven NM families in testing their DNA and researching their family lineage with the help of the NHCC and experts in the field. For seven Sundays these families will present what they learned about who they are, where they are, where they came from, and from whom they descend, followed by dialogue. Join us to explore the diverse heritage and history of NM through our families: who we are, together.
For this presentation, hear more about the histories of the families Lopez, Fraga, Liomas and Gomez.
Other presentation dates below:
Nov. 3, 2-4 pm: Martinez and Tafoya
Please RSVP as space is limited: http://bit.ly/2WFltQa

Opera Southwest Presents Bottesini’s Alì Babà
2019-10-20 - 2019-10-27 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
October 20, 25 & 27, 2019
2 pm—Sundays
7:30 pm—Friday
Opera Southwest presents Alì Babà, a fully staged opera with orchestra, sung in Italian with English translation supertitles and presented in three acts with one intermission. With a libretto based on “Alì Babà and the Forty Thieves,” the well-known and lively story from One Thousand and One Nights, Alì Babà was composed by Giovanni Bottesini, an Italian composer and double bass virtuoso known as the “Paganini of the bass.”
$19, $39, $59, $79, $99; discounts for groups of eight or more and patrons 30 and younger

The opera premiered in 1871 in London, with considerable acclaim and numerous performances. Later, however, the score was lost, and it has not been heard in well over a century. As with Opera Southwest’s Amleto (Hamlet) project, Maestro Anthony Barrese has reconstructed the score from the composer’s original manuscript, and Opera Southwest will give the work its modern American premiere.
Visit the Opera Southwest website HERE.

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.

¡Baile! Casino (Cuban Salsa) Dance Class
2019-10-22, 2019-10-29 | NHCC-Newsletter-August-11-–-24
6 pm to 8:15 pm
6 pm to 7:15 pm—Beginning and Intermediate Class.
No experience is necessary to participate in this class.
7:15 pm to 8:15 pm—Advanced Class
In order to participate in this class, dancers must come to at least one 6 pm class and be familiar with the vocabulary and movement introduced in these classes.
Dance classes are taught by Larry Heard and Rueda 505 Friends.
There is no need to pre-register; just show up in comfortable clothes ready to dance! For more information, call 505-246-2261.
$5 to $10 per class (pay what you can)

Film: Don’t Swallow My Heart, Alligator Girl!/Não Devore Meu Coração
2019-10-24 | NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-30
7 pm
On the turbulent border of modern-day Brazil and Paraguay, marked by the waters of the Río Apa, a war is brewing between rival gangs on either side. Caught in the middle of it all, Joca, a Brazilian boy of 13, has fallen in love with Basano La Tatuada, an indigenous Paraguayan girl living on the border, and is determined to win her over regardless of the consequences. As Joca’s brother Fernando becomes heavily embroiled in the hostilities, and Basano is threatened by the unwanted affections of an older boy in her village, Joca is forced to confront where his own loyalties lie. Presented as part of the Bank of America Free Thursday Film Series.
2017; directed by Felipe Bragança; Portuguese with English subtitles; 106 minutes; not rated.
Free ticketed event; tickets available one hour before show

NHCC Book Club
2019-10-24 17:30 - 19:00 | NHCC-Newsletter-August-26–September-7
5:30 pm
The NHCC Book Club meets once a month to talk about that month’s selected book.
Book for October: The House of Broken Angels (2018) by Luis Alberto Urrea.
To join the NHCC Book Club, register here. NHCC Book Club members who purchase their books through Bookworks get a 10% discount on that title.

Día de Los Muertos: Lecture and Book Signing with Ann Murdy
2019-10-27 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
1:30 – 3:00 pm
Free
You are invited to a special lecture and book signing!
Join artist and author, Ann Murdy, for a discussion of her book, On the Path of Marigolds: Living Traditions of Mexico’s Day of the Dead / En el camino de los cempasúchitles: Tradiciones vivas del Día de Los Muertos de México with Dr. Tey Marianna Nunn, Director of the NHCC Art Museum. The discussion will be followed by a book signing with the author.
About the Author
Ann Murdy is an award-winning photographer who has been taking pictures of México’s Day of the Dead and other celebrations since 1991. Her photographs are in the permanent collections of the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago, the photo archives of the New Mexico History Museum in Santa Fe, and the 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York City. She has a B.A. from Chapman University in Orange County, and also B.F.A. from the San Francisco Art Institute.

Her images have been featured in solo exhibitions at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, California, and the Hubbard Museum of the American West in Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico, as well as at the California Heritage Museum in Santa Monica, California, Museo Chicano in Phoenix, other venues throughout the West, and in Oaxaca, México. She has built Day of the Dead altars at Self-Help Graphics and Olvera Street, a Mexican marketplace in Los Angeles, The California Heritage Museum, the Museum of Latin American Art, the Laguna Art Museum in Laguna Beach, California, and the Museum of International Folk Art and the International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe.
Her pictures have been published in The Santa Fean Magazine, and New Mexico Magazine, and in the books Christmas in Santa Fe, by Susan Weber (Gibbs Smith, 2011), The Santa Fe Fiesta Reinvented: Staking Ethno-Nationalist Claims to a Disappearing Homeland, by Sarah Bronwen Horton (School of Advanced Research Press, 2010), Visions of Santa Fe: Photographers See the City Different, edited by Baron Wolman (Squarebooks, 2005), Southwest Art Defined: An Illustrated Guide, by Margaret Moore Booker (Rio Nuevo Publishers, 2016), and Contemporary Chicano and Chicana Art: Artists, Work, Culture, and Education (Bilingual Press, 2002), among others. A native of Los Angeles, she has lived in Santa Fe for more than fifteen years.

Olga Kern International Piano Competition: Semifinal Rounds
2019-10-30 - 2019-10-31 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
11 am to 5 pm
The Olga Kern International Piano Competition presents the Semifinal Rounds. On the heels of their stunning performances during the Preliminary Rounds, the OKIPC is proud to present the contestants who qualified for the next round of the competition in their quest to progress to the Final Round with the New Mexico Philharmonic, and to win the competition.
The winners of the OKIPC are sure to have long and storied musical careers—don’t miss this opportunity to see and hear who they might be!
$10

For more information, please check out the Olga Kern Piano Competition website: http://olgakerncompetition.org/

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.

Todd Snider with Dean Alexander
2019-11-01 | NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-30
7:30 pm
AMP Concerts presents Todd Snider with Dean Alexander. Todd Snider has long been recognized as one of his generation’s most gifted and engaging songwriters. If Snider is anything, he is a true artist. At a point in time when the world has never been more complicated and confusing, with people getting louder and louder, he did a 180 and went back to his roots as a folk singer, to a simpler, quieter form of expression. And this may be what the world is waiting to hear—just a man, his guitar, and the truth.
$27, $32

Approximate time of event: 2 hours including intermission.

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.

Día de los Muertos: Despedida
2019-11-01 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
5 pm – 7 pm
Free Community Event
The National Hispanic Cultural Center will hold its annual Despedida (Farewell) to celebrate Día de los Muertos with music, poetry, and hands-on art at this time-honored community gathering. This is a great event for all ages. Tour the ofrendas around the NHCC campus and enjoy music, poetry, traditional hot chocolate mexicano, pan de muerto, and the sharing of heartfelt memories.
Día de Muertos is an annual traditional holiday celebrated throughout Mexico and many Hispanic communities. Join the NHCC and experienced, knowledgeable local artists to learn about the meaning of this celebration, the traditional arts and crafts associated with the celebration and development of ofrendas that honor families and individuals.
For more information please call 505-246-2261.
Free community event

HLA Book Sale: Grab a Great Book (or 5) and More!
2019-11-02 | NHCC-Newsletter-August-11-–-24
10 am – 4 pm | Salon Ortega | $1 Admission
Door Prizes, Refreshments, and More

Once or twice a year, the NHCC History and Literary Arts program hosts a great book sale.
We are lucky enough to receive plenty of book donations, and we have some treasures.
If you are a history or literature buff, you’ll be especially pleased.
We also have a wide range of other finds, including catalogues from our previous exhibits, and posters.
Come by (earlier is better) and browse books at terrific prices. Door prizes, too!
All proceeds go toward History and Literary Arts programming, which enables us to bring you events, workshops, readings, and more.
