Mundos de Mestizaje, Torreón Tours
2026-04-17 - 2026-04-18, 2026-04-24 - 2026-04-25, 2026-05-01 - 2026-05-02, 2026-05-08 - 2026-05-09, 2026-05-15 - 2026-05-16 | NHCC Torreón, 1701 4th street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102, United States
Fridays & Saturdays
11:00 am
NHCC | Welcome Center and the NHCC Torreón
Admission to the Torreon tour is $2. Tickets are available for advance purchase below or can also be purchased in the New Mexico Mutual Welcome Center, depending on availability. Capacity for each tour is limited.
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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. (It may take a moment to load. Microsoft Internet Explorer is NOT recommended. Best experienced with Safari, Firefox or Chrome.)
Mundos de Mestizaje: Torreón Tour | New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs

AfroMundo Festival: “Together We Heal”
2026-04-18 | Salón Ortega, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
Saturday, April 18, 2026
1:00 – 3:00 pm
NHCC | Salón Ortega
2026 AfroMundo Festival: “Futurism: Manifesting the Envisioned”
Featured Regions: U.S. & U.S. Territories: Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Mariana Islands
Communal Healing and Talk Circle. Reiki Healers and Curanderas will be on hand to offer free, healing services.
The 2026 AfroMundo Festival is free to the general public with limited seating and includes films, concerts, literature, oral traditions, panel discussions, culinary and other arts to foster a greater understanding of our shared humanity. Learn more at afromundo.org.
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Sacred Spring Reiki Collective
Freedom to Heal Program
AfroMundo Festival: Spirit Rising: Healing & Talk Circle | New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs

Film Screening - Mi America: A Journey of Discovery
2026-04-19 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Bank of America Theatre, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
Sunday, April 19, 2026
2:00 pm – Special Guest, Isaac Aragon
3:00 pm – Film Screening
NHCC | Bank of America Theatre
“Mi América: A Journey of Discovery is a documentary film that follows an uncle and nephew as they return to Northern New Mexico to reconnect with the land, culture, and community that shaped their family for more than 400 years.
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What begins as a personal journey becomes an exploration of history, identity, and discovery. Through interviews, landscapes, music, and lived experience, Mi América examines the region’s deep religious and cultural traditions, revealing how history has been preserved and passed down across generations.
The documentary also confronts difficult chapters of the past, including the assimilation of children in schools, where students were punished for speaking their native language. It addresses the long history of land grants that were stolen or stripped away, and the resistance movements that emerged in the 1960s as communities fought to protect their ancestral land rights.
At its core, Mi América is about belonging—how culture survives, how memory endures, and how the stories we inherit shape who we are”.
Please join us for a pre-screening performance with special guest, Isaac Aragon, who will open the event. Isaac Aragon is a native New Mexican deeply rooted in blues and soul. Isaacs politically charged musical message promotes love, peace, and social justice. Open your heart, free your mind… And let the healing begin.
Free community event. Please let us know who will be attending below.
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Opera Southwest: Mosè in Egitto
2026-04-19 - 2026-04-26 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
April 19, 24 & 26, 2026
2:00 pm Sundays, 7:30 pm Friday
NHCC | Albuquerque Journal Theatre
Music/ G. Rossini
Libretto/Andrea Leone Tottola
A sweeping Biblical epic rarely heard in the United States. This visually arresting production features Justin Hopkins (Bluebeard 2023 & Norma 2018) as Mosè, Ashley Milanese in her company debut as Elcia, and Hans Tashjian as Pharaoh. Expect dramatic storms, plagues, and miracles, set to some of Rossini’s most powerful writing. It’s as if The Ten Commandments were an opera!
SUNG IN Italian
-English translations are projected above the stage for all operas-
45 Minutes before curtain, Opera Southwest offers our “Opera Insights” pre-opera talks. These take place in either Bank of America Theatre or Wells Fargo Auditorium, accessible from the shared lobby with the Albuquerque Journal Theatre.
For more information on Opera Southwest please click HERE.
Enhance your weeknight opera-going experience with Taste of Opera – a pre-show dinner and relaxed conversation with Opera Southwest artistic staff members on Friday April 24, 2026. Click here for more information. *Tickets to the performance sold separately from the Taste of Opera.
$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.
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Piano tuning and preparation are provided by Albuquerque Piano Services: albuquerque-piano-tuning.com

*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.
*All NHCC performance/event ticket sales go through the National Hispanic Cultural Center Website. NHCC is a division of New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. You will be redirected to our central ticketing system. DO NOT BUY FROM THIRD PARTIES. If you see a third party app or website, please report it to the Center at (505) 246-2261.

Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime
2026-04-21 | NHCC Library, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
10:00 am
NHCC | HLA Library
Stories come to life through art, movement, and more! For children ages 3 to 5 and caregivers.
Bilingual Storytime is designed for children ages 3 to 5 and their caregivers. For school, childcare, or homeschool groups; please reach out to NHCC Librarian Amy Padilla at amy.padilla@dca.nm.gov or the NHCC HLA Interim Program Manager Robin Sánchez at robin.sanchez@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.
Free community event, generously supported by NM Gas. Please let us know who will be attending by registering below.
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NHCC Book Club: The Anatomy of Magic by J.C. Cervantes
2026-04-22 | HLA Conference Room
6:00 – 7:30 pm
The NHCC invites lovers of literature, folks who love to read, and those who enjoy talking about the history and the vast array of identities that contribute to Latinidad/Hispanidad to join us! We will meet on the fourth Wednesday of every month in the Center’s HLA Conference Room.
For the month of April 2026, the NHCC Book Club will feature: The Anatomy of Magic by J.C. Cervantes:
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A young woman learns to embrace all the messy imperfections of life and love with some help from her magical family in this next novel by New York Times bestselling author J.C. Cervantes.
Lilian Estrada seemingly has it all: an ob-gyn star on the rise, a master at balancing work with whirlwind romances and part of a family of fiercely loyal and exceptional women, all bound together by an extraordinary secret. The Estrada women each possess a unique power, and Lily shines with the rare gift to manipulate memories. Yet not even her mystical abilities can shield her from a harrowing event at the hospital, one that sends her powers—and her confidence—spiraling out of control.
Seeking solace, Lily retreats to her family’s ancestral home in Mexico, only to find herself face-to-face with a ghost from her past—Sam, the first love she never forgot. Nearly a decade since she last saw him, Sam is hardly the boy she once knew, and as old flames spark to life, Lily must navigate the mysteries of their shared history and the depths of her own heart if she hopes to control her unpredictable magic. (Goodreads)
This book is available at the Albuquerque Public Library: 3 copies plus 1 audiobook on Libby, 1 ebook at NM State Library
This is a free community event. Please let us know who will be attending by registering below.
NHCC Book Club | New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs

UNM Chicana and Chicano Studies- 3rd Annual Gran Baile: Backyard Baile
2026-04-24 | Salón Ortega, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
Friday, April 24, 2026
5:00 – 10:00 pm
NHCC | Salón Ortega and Fountain Courtyard
UNM Chicana and Chicano Studies presents the 3rd Annual Gran Baile: Backyard Baile, alongside Arte por Vida and National Hispanic Cultural Center.
Please join us in welcoming our New Mexico community members to the Arte por Vida Series celebrating our New Mexico art and culture through Music with guest performances by The Dwayne Ortega Band. This gathering of communities supports our education through the arts and collaboration. This event is free to the public, but limited space is available.
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Instituto Cervantes de Albuquerque: Día del Libro
2026-04-25 | NHCC Campus, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
Instituto Cervantes de Albuquerque: Día del Libro
Saturday, April 25, 2026
10:00 am – 6:00 pm
NHCC Campus
Instituto Cervantes de Albuquerque celebrates International Book Day, Día del Libro, with an outdoor event open to the public, featuring a variety of activities. The centerpiece of the event will be a fair featuring booth from independent Albuquerque bookstores offering books in both Spanish and English. The Center will present the first 50 attendees with a complimentary book and a rose.
Free Community Event
Activities Include:
Día del Libro
Saturday, April 25, 2026
10:00 am – 6:00 pm
NHCC Campus
Instituto Cervantes de Albuquerque celebrates International Book Day, Día del Libro, with a free outdoor event that is open to the public featuring a variety of activities. The centerpiece of the event will be a fair featuring booths from independent Albuquerque bookstores offering books in both Spanish and English. The Center will present the first 50 attendees with a complimentary book and a rose.
Free Community Event
Activities to include:
10:00 am: Opening ceremonies with Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller, Guest of Honor; Patricia Pinzón, Cónsul General of México in Albuquerque; Zack Quintero, National Hispanic Cultural Center Executive Director; Carlos Madrid, Director of Instituto Cervantes de Albuquerque; Master of Ceremonies and former Poet Laureate of the City of Albuquerque, Jessica Helen López.
11:00 am: Peruvian Dance and Music performance by Peru-Dance Abq, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Peru in Denver. Main Stage.
11:00 am: Docent-guided tour of the NHCC’s Torreón fresco, Mundos de Mestizaje. NHCC Welcome Center
11:30 am: Free demonstration Spanish class, honoring not only World Book Day but also Spanish Language Day—both celebrated on April 23. Instituto Cervantes, Rm. 128
12:00 pm: Poesía on the Plaza, a poetry session hosted by local group Chicharra Press, featuring local poets Marcial Delgado, Manuel González, Kristin Patton, Zach Kluckman, Jessica López, Marissa Prada, and students from Native American Community Academy. Main Stage.
1:00 pm: Film screening of the Spanish film, El jugador de ajedrez (2017), which will feature a Q&A with producer Juan Antonio Casado—an event organized by the Spanish Resource Center of the Embassy of Spain in Washington. Bank of America Theatre, Roy E. Disney Center for the Performing Arts.
1:30 pm: Tablao flamenco, sponsored by the National Institute of Flamenco. Main Stage.
2:00 pm: Lecture. Cancionero Huehuetenango, on sacred and secular music from the highlands of Guatemala, with Jonatan Alvarado and Ariel Abramovich. Instituto Cervantes, Rm. 128
2:30 pm: Reading with Mexico—an exciting literacy-promotion event with word games, puzzles, and a raffle of 10 bikes for children and teenagers, with music by Mariachi de San José High School, in collaboration with the Consulate General of México. Main Stage.
3:00 pm: Guided tour of the NHCC’s History and Literary Arts Library with Amy Padilla, NHCC Librarian. History & Literary Arts Bldg.
4:00 pm: ¡Viva México!, an unforgettable celebration of Hispanic culture and Mexican independence, spotlighting the huapangos that embody Veracruz’s African and Andalusian roots, with support from the Consulate General of México. Wells-Fargo Auditorium, Roy E. Disney Center for the Performing Arts.
4:00 pm: Music in Spanish. Main Stage.
Special thank you to our sponsors and partners!

Día Del Niño
2026-04-25 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
Saturday, April 25, 2026
11:00 am – 3:00 pm
NHCC | Domenici Education Building
Join us for a day of celebrating the youth in our community during this free event for families of all ages and sizes! Enjoy music, performances, a petting zoo, arts and crafts, and a youth art market.
For more information, please call or email Elena Baca at 505-246-2261 or elenad.baca@dca.nm.gov.
Free Community Event, sponsored by New Mexico Gas.
Register for free here!

Film Screening: El jugador de ajedrez/The Chess Player
2026-04-25 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Bank of America Theatre, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
Saturday, April 25, 2026
1:00 pm
NHCC | Bank of America Theatre
Spanish Resource Center presenta screening of the Spanish film “El jugador de ajedrez” (The Chess Player), shown in its original Spanish version with English subtitles, followed by a Q&A session and discussion with producer Juan Antonio Casado. “The Chess Player” has won numerous awards—including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Original Score at WorldFest Houston, and Best Picture at the Golden Oniros Film Awards (Aosta, Italy). Year: 2017. Length: 98 minutes. Genre: Drama. Nationality: Spain. Based on the novel of the same title by Julio Castedo.
After Diego Padilla wins the Spanish Chess Championship he meets a beautiful French journalist called Marianne and they soon marry and have a daughter. But when the Spanish Civil War breaks out, they must move to France in order to keep alive. However, when the Nazis occupy Paris, Diego is once again facing danger and is finally sent to jail after falsely being accused of spying. In these circumstances Chess will be his only chance of survival.
Evento comunitario gratuito. Indícanos quién asistirá a continuación.
Free community event. Please let us know who will be attending below.
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Huehuetenango Songbook
2026-04-25 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Wells Fargo Auditorium, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
Saturday, April 25, 2026
7:00 pm
NHCC | Wells Fargo Auditorium
Concert of 16th- and 17th-century music from the Huehuetenango collection—a repertoire of polyphonic music and Gregorian chant fragments compiled between 1582 and 1635 in a remote region of what is now western Guatemala—performed by Argentine tenor Jonatan Alvarado and Argentine lutenist and vihuelist Ariel Abramovich.
The Indiana University Library holds a collection of 15 volumes and fragments of polyphonic music and Gregorian chant from the present-day Department of Huehuetenango in Guatemala in its Latin American music collection.
Originally compiled between 1582 and 1635, these rare books bear witness to the musical practices of a remote community, surrounded by the highest mountains in Central America and therefore far from the large colonial urban centers, their imposing cathedrals with their choirs and desks.
The quantity and quality of the pieces represented in this collection—more than 350 works—make it an essential repertoire for anyone interested not only in gaining a deeper understanding of the circulation of printed and manuscript music in colonial America, but also of the complex and mysterious ways in which European modes of expression manifested themselves through the minds, hands, and voices of the indigenous peoples.
Free community event.
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Huehuetenango Songbook | New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs

Vamos! Experience the Arts Family Program
2026-05-02 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
NHCC | Domenici Education Building
Vamos to the National Hispanic Cultural Center on the first Saturday of the month for vibrant monthly family workshops that provide immersive experiences exploring Visual Arts, Performing Arts and History and Literary Arts. Designed to inspire creativity, foster cultural appreciation, and build community, each workshop will offer an inclusive and welcoming space where participants of all ages and backgrounds can come together to explore and celebrate culture through artistic expression, movement, and traditions in an engaging, fun, and educational environment!
Check nhccnm.org/events for updates. Note: this program will not be held in January, July, or November.
Please pre-register so we know how many materials to prepare. For more information, please call or email Elena Baca at 505-220-7928 or ElenaD.Baca@dca.nm.gov.
Free community event, $5 donations are encouraged to support the program & purchase supplies.
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Visual Arts Museum: First Sunday Free Admission
2026-05-03 | Visual Art Museum, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102, United States
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
The Art Museum presents multiple exhibitions in its three gallery spaces each year and welcomes visitors of all ages. Our three galleries showcase artworks from a range of media that focus on diverse subject matter and examine identity and culture.
On the first Sunday of every month, the Visual Arts Museum is free to all New Mexico residents!
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Film Documentary: First We Bombed New Mexico
2026-05-03 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Bank of America Theatre, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
Sunday, May 3, 2026
12:00 pm
NHCC | Bank of America Theatre
NHCC presents a series of documentaries about environmental hardships from the Southwest throughout Latin America. These matinee film screenings pair perfectly with a visit to the Visual Arts Museum before or after. Explore the subject matter of environmental justice through multiple mediums in one afternoon.
In First We Bombed New Mexico, Tina Cordova leads the fight for justice for majority Indigenous and Latino Nuevomexicano communities in New Mexico. Locals have suffered for decades as a result of radiation produced by the world’s first atomic test at Trinity.
Director: Lois Lipman | Writers: Lois Lipman, Joel Marcus | 2023 | 1h 35m | Stars: Kate Brown, Tina Cordova, & Myrriah Gómez
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Free Community Event

Happy Arte Hour (Canceled)
2026-05-07 | Domenici Education Building – Grand Hall
**This event has been canceled. We will be rescheduling for June 2026. Please stay tuned for more information as it comes in. Thanks for your continued support.**
Thursday, May 7, 2026
6:00 pm
NHCC | Domenici Education Building
NHCC invites adults for artistic fun in a relaxed social setting. 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. Drinks and snacks will be available to purchase.
Please pre-register here or use the link below (so we know how many materials to prepare). Registration for the following month is available the day after the current program month. For more information, please call or email Elena Baca at 505-246-2261 or elenad.baca@dca.nm.gov.
Free Community Event. $5+ donations are encouraged to support the artists & purchase supplies.

Siempre Creativo (Canceled)
2026-05-08 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
**This event has been canceled. We will be rescheduling for June 2026. Please stay tuned for more information as it comes in. Thanks for your continued support.**
Siempre Creativo
Friday, May 8, 2026
10am – noon
NHCC | Pete V. Domenici Education Building
These workshops are part of the NHCC’s Siempre Creativo program, which provides free multidisciplinary arts programs for seniors. Additional details coming soon.
Please pre-register with the link below (so we know how many materials to prepare). For more information, please call or email Elena Baca at 505-246-2261 or elenad.baca@dca.nm.gov.
Free Community Event, generously supported by Presbyterian.
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*SOLD OUT* New Mexico Lottery: Legends of Lucha Libre
2026-05-09 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
**This event has SOLD OUT!**
Saturday, May 9, 2026
2:00 pm
NHCC | Albuquerque Journal Theatre
Experience the electrifying world of Lucha Libre live at the National Hispanic Cultural Center!
Join us on Saturday, May 9, at 2 pm, as the New Mexico Lottery presents the Legends of Lucha Libre® Live Wrestling Event—a spectacular celebration of athleticism, heritage, and showmanship. Witness the high-flying, fast-paced action of some of the sport’s most iconic luchadores! Scheduled to appear are legendary luchadores L.A. Park®, Tinieblas Jr.™ & Alushe™, Ultimo Dragon™, Diosa Quetzal™, Solar™, Mascarita Dorada™, and many more!
This special event marks the launch of the Lottery’s new $5 Legends of Lucha Libre® Scratchers, available now at lottery retailers statewide.
Want to attend? Enter here for a chance to win up to two free tickets to this unforgettable evening of color, energy, and excitement.

*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.

Saturday Special: Visual Arts Museum Tour
2026-05-09 | Visual Art Museum, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102, United States
1:00 pm
NHCC | Visual Arts Museum
Beginning March 14, the NHCC will offer Docent-guided tours of both the Torreón and Art Museum on the second Saturday of every month. Additional Docent-led tours of the Torreón will be held each Friday and Saturday after March 14.
Admission to the museum is free with the price of admission. Tickets are available for advance purchase below or can also be purchased in the New Mexico Mutual Welcome Center, depending on availability. Capacity for each tour is limited.
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Vamos! Experience the Arts Family Program
2026-05-09
Vamos! Experience the Arts Family Program
Saturday, October 3, 2026
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
NHCC | Domenici Education Building
Vamos to the National Hispanic Cultural Center on the first Saturday of the month for vibrant monthly family workshops that provide immersive experiences exploring Visual Arts, Performing Arts and History and Literary Arts. Designed to inspire creativity, foster cultural appreciation, and build community, each workshop will offer an inclusive and welcoming space where participants of all ages and backgrounds can come together to explore and celebrate culture through artistic expression, movement, and traditions in an engaging, fun, and educational environment!
Please pre-register so we know how many materials to prepare. For more information, please call or email Elena Baca at 505-220-7928 or ElenaD.Baca@dca.nm.gov.
Free community event, $5 donations are encouraged to support the program & purchase supplies.
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Arte para Chiquitos: Play, Storytime & Art
2026-05-12 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
10:00 am
Arte para Chiquitos: Play, Storytime & Art | 6 months – 4 years old and their grown-ups
NHCC | Pete V. Domenici Education Building
This free, monthly, 45-minute program for children ages 2 to 4 years and their caregivers cultivates creativity and self-expression through the exploration of Hispanic/Latin arts and culture. Participants explore and engage in artmaking, music, dance and play.
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.
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Stitch Night
2026-05-13 | HLA Conference Room, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
5:00 – 7:00 pm
NHCC | HLA Conference Room
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!
Meetings will be in the Conference Room of The History and Literary Arts building from 5:00pm-7:00pm. For young adult and adult audiences.
Free community event. Please let us know who will be attending by registering below.
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Visual Arts Museum Open Late!
2026-05-14
Thursday, May 14, 2026
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
NHCC | Visual Arts Museum
Join us for the first late night at the NHCC Museum! Visit between 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm for free museum entry, light refreshments, and an opportunity to purchase catalogues from previous exhibitions (cash or check only).
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Photo by Pelícu.

Magnify Dance Center: When I Grow Up
2026-05-15 - 2026-05-16 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
May 15 & 16, 2026
6:30 pm Friday, 11:00 am Saturday
NHCC | Albuquerque Journal Theatre
When I Grow Up, Magnify Dance Center’s Spring Showcase, includes mixed choreography to inspire and entertain while featuring the beautiful dancers of Magnify Ensemble.
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Approximate time of event: 2 hours
Tickets will go on sale starting on Friday, April 10, 2026 at 10:00 am

*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.
*All NHCC performance/event ticket sales go through the National Hispanic Cultural Center Website. NHCC is a division of New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. You will be redirected to our central ticketing system. DO NOT BUY FROM THIRD PARTIES. If you see a third party app or website, please report it to the Center at (505) 246-2261.

Noche de Familia: Cine Para Chiquitos featuring DreamWorks' Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
2026-05-16 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Bank of America Theatre, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
4:00 pm
NHCC | Bank of America Theatre
Noche de Familia: Cine Para Chiquitos. Join us for a film screening and green-screen movie magic! Cine Para Chiquitos is a film night for children and families where a culturally relevant film is screened and the magic of movie making is shared through activities.
Free community event. Bring the whole family! Please let us know who will be attending below.
Sponsored in part by NM Gas.
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Siempre Creativo: Genealogy Workshops
2026-05-16 | Salón Ortega, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
Saturday, May 16, 2026
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
NHCC | Salón 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 an opportunity to learn about the descendants of a person, their family, or their connection with an ancestor. Join us as we discover where we came from, where we have been and the complex interrelating parts of our familial ancestral lines.
This workshop will feature a presentation from the Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico.
Free Community Event, generously supported by AARP New Mexico.

Please register below or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.
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Sandra's School of Dance: Passport Recital 2026
2026-05-17 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
Sunday, May 17, 2026
10:00 am, 1:00 pm, & 4:00 pm.
NHCC | Albuquerque Journal Theatre
Sandra’s School of Dance presents Passport Recital 2025.
Whether you’re just starting out or are a seasoned dancer, Sandra’s School of Dance is where dreams are turned into reality. Join our dance family and let your passion shine! Please visit our website for more information at Sandra’s School of Dance: Dance Classes in Albuquerque, NM.
$20, $25, $30, & $35, no other discounts / everyone must have a ticket to attend.
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Tickets go on sale starting on April 20, 2026 at 10:00 am.

*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.
*All NHCC performance/event ticket sales go through the National Hispanic Cultural Center Website. NHCC is a division of New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. You will be redirected to our central ticketing system. DO NOT BUY FROM THIRD PARTIES. If you see a third party app or website, please report it to the Center at (505) 246-2261.
