4:30 pm Alice King Community School presents Talent Extravaganza, its end-of-the-year school talent show showcasing kindergarten through fifth grade students in dancing, singing, instrumental, comedy, and other talent performances. $3
1 pm – 3 pm Albuquerque Film & Music Experience: Spare Parts Directed by Sean McNamara. Four Hispanic high school students form a robotics club. With no experience, 800 bucks, used car parts and a dream, this ragtag team goes up against the country's reigning robotics champion, MIT. This Albuquerque Film & Music Experience feature presentation stars George Lopez, Marisa Tomei, Jamie Lee Curtis, Carlos PenaVega, José Julian, David Del Rio, Oscar Javier Gutierrez II, Alessandra Rosaldo, J.R. Villarreal, Alexa PenaVega, Steven Michael Quezada, Esai Morales and a (more...)
7 pm Since the death of her brother, Lupe has lived an agoraphobic life with her hostile teenage son and her superstitious mother. It takes a drastic Day of the Dead ritual to teach her the importance of saying goodbye. “Ciclo Cine Español Contemporáneo,” presented in partnership with Instituto Cervantes. 2014; Spanish with English subtitles; 88 minutes; not rated. Free ticketed event; tickets available one hour before show
5:30 pm - Registration, Social, Silent Auction 6:30 pm - Dinner - featuring keynote speaker Rebecca Avitia, NHCC Executive Director 7:15 pm - Hermanitas awards and scholarship presentations MANA de Albuquerque is a chapter of MANA, A National Latina Organization. An all-volunteer driven 501(c)3 non-profit organization committed to creating a community of informed and active Latinas working together to support the success of all Latinos. MANA de Albuquerque’s mission is “…to empower Latinas through leadership development, community service, and advocacy.” Please join us on Thursday, April 28th, (more...)
6 pm The La Canoa Legacy Series features talks by Hispanic/Latino academic and community researchers with long-standing and distinguished records of research and teaching about New Mexico and the region. Like la canoa—referring in New Mexican Spanish to several utilitarian objects used to receive and transport people and resources and thus provide a service to the community—these talks are meant to serve the community by presenting new or overlooked information about our region to interested audiences. We want them to transport us to new understandings of our (more...)
5:30 pm to 7:30 pm The National Hispanic Cultural Center Art Museum will be opening a new, bilingual exhibition entitled The House on Mango Street: Artist Interpret Community, on April 29, 2016, with a free, public opening from 6-8pm. Organized by the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago and curated by NMMA’s Visual Arts Director and Chief Curator Cesáreo Moreno, the exhibition features art works inspired by the classic novel The House on Mango Street, first published in 1984 by award-winning author Sandra Cisneros. Free event
9 am—Gates Open 5 pm—Main Concert REZILIENCE—Indigenous Arts Experience is an immersive, all-ages experience that focuses on modern Indigenous art processes. Artists include both nationally and locally recognized entertainers, muralists, multimedia artists, and poets. More than sixty Indigenous artists and art-related professionals representing the U.S., Canada, and Latin America will participate during the full-day event, sharing their talents, skills, and knowledge in eight creative arenas. Event sections titled “Movement,” “Design,” “Inspiration,” “Voice,” “Vision,” “Expression,” and “Exchange” will feature a variety of disciplines and creative activities. Founded on (more...)
1 pm to 2 pm National Hispanic Cultural Center Art Museum presents Saturdays in the Museum Tours every Saturday afternoon starting at 1 pm. Each tour will be different depending on the exhibit and theme. Free with NHCC Museum admission
5:30 pm - 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. This month local artist Valerie Roybal will work with participants to learn different techniques of collage. Inspired by the Art Museum's current exhibit The (more...)
7 pm A young couple in the working-class suburbs of Madrid find themselves limited by their surroundings, growing unemployment, and a widening social divide, as well as their own lack of ambition and hope. Directed by Jaime Rosales. “Ciclo Cine Español Contemporáneo,” presented in partnership with Instituto Cervantes. 2014; Spanish with English subtitles; 100 minutes; not rated. Free ticketed event; tickets available one hour before show
