• Over the Santa Fe Trail to Mexico: The Travel Diary of Dr. Rowland Willard

    NHCC-Newsletter-August-26–September-7

    2 pm Join us for the opening lecture of the La Canoa: Legacy Talks 2017-2018 season for an exploration of a late 1800’s travel diary through New Mexico and into Chihuahua, Mexico.  Joy Poole, Deputy State Librarian, New Mexico State Library will take us through a three years journey with Dr. Rowland Willard, a physician, who traveled the Santa Fe Trail to Taos, NM in 1825.  Hear how the Fourth of July was celebrated in Taos. Learn how an American doctor practiced medicine on the Mexican frontier.  (more...)

  • Opera Southwest Presents Rossini’s William Tell (Rental)

    Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM

    October 22, 25, 27 & 29, 2017 2 pm -- Sundays 7:30 pm—Wednesday & Friday Rossini’s William Tell is a fully-staged opera with orchestra, sung in French with English translation supertitles and presented in four acts with two intermission. This will be the New Mexico premiere of Rossini’s masterwork. The last opera Rossini ever wrote, and considered his magnum opus, William Tell tells the dramatic story of the Swiss legend. You probably know the part where he shoots an apple off of his son’s head, but do (more...)

  • Film: Juan of the Dead

    NHCC-BOD-January-2020-Meeting

    7 pm Juan, a fortyish slacker, ekes out a living in Havana through occasional fishing expeditions with his friend Lázaro. When a rising zombie apocalypse threatens the city, he first ignores the problem, and then decides to launch a zombie extermination service. The Cuban government and media claim that the living dead are dissidents revolting against the government on the anniversary of the Cuban Revolution, and, as events spiral further out of control, Juan and his gang are forced to find a way to survive. Presented as (more...)

  • ¡HAH! Happy Arte Hour

    Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    5:30 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, celebrate Día de los Muertos with related activities! Please pre-register using the link HERE (so we know how many materials to prepare) For more information please (more...)

  • Film: Calling Home the Dead/Llamar a los muertos a casa

    NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-30

    7 pm The villagers of Lake Pátzcuaro lovingly clean and adorn graves with beautiful handmade ofrendas, blankets of marigolds, and special foods, preparing for the shared remembrance of Día de los Muertos. They shoot rockets into the heavens to awaken the departed souls and call them home. More tone poem than traditional documentary, Calling Home the Dead is a visually stunning exploration of indigenous practices seldom seen outside Mexico, celebrating the continuity of life and the enduring love of family and friends. Presented as part of the (more...)

  • Siembra, Latino Theatre Season: Ay, Compadre!

    NHCC-BOD-January-2020-Meeting

    November 2-5, 9-12 & 16-19, 2017 7:30 pm—Thursday-Saturday 2 pm—Sunday A 1994 play by Rudolfo Anaya, Ay, Compadre! is a classic work about aging and how a couple of “compas” are dealing with it. Set in New Mexico and directed by Evelyn Facio, it is a comedy about two Hispanic couples whose relationships are complicated by strong lifelong friendships, rivalries, and family loyalties. Daniel longs to return to the barrio, while his compadre Iggy wants to enjoy the country club life. The two wives are caught between (more...)

  • First Friday: Docent Education and Conversation

    Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    9:30 am - 12 pm 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 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

  • Día de los Muertos: Despedida

    Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    5 pm to 7 pm 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. The National Hispanic Cultural Center will hold its annual Despedida to celebrate Día de los Muertos with music, poetry and hands-on art making at this time-honored community gathering. This is a great event (more...)

  • ¡Vamos al Museo! Celebrates Día de los Muertos

    Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    10:30 am The National Hispanic Cultural Center is pleased to offer children’s programming on the first Saturday morning of every month. This is a fun and engaging artist-led family program. Families get a 30-minute museum tour focused on an art form, source inspiration, artist or type of material. Following the tour, the whole family can create their own artwork in the Pete V. Domenici Education Building Creative Classroom. This month, celebrate Día de los Muertos with a great morning of art-making for children of all ages and families (more...)

  • Reading & Booksigning: Pablo Brescia, The Defeat of the Real, and Santiago Vaquera-Vásquez, En el Lost y Found

    NHCC-Newsletter-August-26–September-7

    2 pm to 4 pm Join Pablo Brescia as he reads from his book La derrota de lo real/The Defeat of the Real (Miami and Mexico, 2017) and Santiago Vaquera-Vásquez as he reads from his book En el Lost y Found (2016). Pablo Brescia makes us see that what is created by literature can be, at the same time, fictional and present within us. Some stories deconstruct reality, others assemble worlds playing with detective fiction or science fiction; some are ironic, others satiric; some refer back to (more...)