• Reading: Dr. Irene Blea

    Salón Ortega 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    6:30 - 8:00 pm NHCC | Salon Ortega Join author, Irene Blea, Ph.D. as she reads from her unusual, magical realistic, memoir. Dr. Irene I. Blea shares frequent conversations with award-winning author, Rudolfo Anaya, who died in 2020. They were friends for over forty years, shared working on the University of New Mexico campus, and lived near one another. Anaya is best known for his book, Bless Me, Ultima. In this volume, Dr. Blea recalls platicas, conversations, with her friend, Rudy, about the essence of his writing, growing up in New (more...)

  • Speaker Series: Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of NM: New Mexico Heritage DAHL Sheep Onate 1598 Herds by Donald Chavez

    HLA Conference Room

    10:30 am NHCC | HLA Conference Room 112 The Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of NM presents the 2025 Speaker Series starting with New Mexico Heritage DAHL Sheep Onate 1598 Herds by Donald Chavez. The Belen Ranch bringing back the DAHL original sheep brought in with by the Spanish Settlers of 1598. Mr. Donald Chavez has worked and dedicated his time to saving this original heritage herd of Sheep. Using DNA research and methods, he is breeding unique almost extinct. The HGRC Office is in the History and (more...)

  • Saturday Special- Torreón Tour: Mundos de Mestizaje

    NHCC Torreón 1701 4th street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States

    11:00 am In addition to our regularly scheduled Thursday and Friday Torreón Tours, the National Hispanic Cultural Center now has a newly added Saturday Tour on the second Saturday of every month. This is a guided tour of the Mundos de Mestizaje fresco created by artist Frederico Vigil, located in the Torreón on the NHCC Campus, depicting thousands of years of Hispanic culture, history, and identity. Admission to the tour is $2 and tickets are available for advance purchase below. Tickets can also be purchased in the New Mexico Mutual Welcome (more...)

  • Trupthi’s Academy of Dance and Music: Bharatanatyam Arangetram of Anagha Devarakonda

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

    5:00 pm NHCC | Albuquerque Journal Theatre Trupthi's Academy of Dance and Music along with Ms. Lalita Devarakonda and Dr. Murthy Devarakonda cordially invite you to the auspicious occasion of the Bharatanatyam Arangetram of Anagha Devarakonda (Disciple of Trupthi Panickor). An Arangetram (meaning “ascending the stage”) is the debut solo performance of a Bharatanatyam dancer after years of training under the guidance of a guru. Trupthi Panickor (the Guru) Trupthi Panickor is a professionally trained Indian classical dancer with expertise in all major South Indian classical dance (more...)

  • Arte Para Chiquitos

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

    10:00 am NHCC | Pete V. Domenici Education Building Arte para chiquitos is a free, monthly, 45-minute program for babies and toddlers ages 0 months to 4 years and their caregivers that cultivates creativity and self-expression through the exploration of Hispanic/Latine arts and culture. Participants explore the NHCC Visual Art Museum, Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts, and engage in artmaking, music, movement, dance, drama, and bilingual story time. NHCC instructors model age-appropriate arts techniques that celebrate self-expression, build vocabulary, and strengthen both fine-motor and gross-motor (more...)

  • Stitch Night

    HLA Conference Room

    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 (more...)

  • Workshop: Dr. Irene Blea

    Virtual

    6:00 - 8:00 pm NHCC | ZOOM Join author, Irene Blea, Ph.D. as she reads from her unusual, magical realistic, memoir. Dr. Irene I. Blea shares frequent conversations with award-winning author, Rudolfo Anaya, who died in 2020. They were friends for over forty years, shared working on the University of New Mexico campus, and lived near one another. Anaya is best known for his book, Bless Me, Ultima. In this volume, Dr. Blea recalls platicas, conversations, with her friend, Rudy, about the essence of his writing, growing up in New Mexico, (more...)

  • NHCC Summer Film Series: Stand Clear of the Closing Doors

    Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Bank of America Theatre 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    7:00 pm 6:00 pm cash bar with Pop Fizz NHCC | Bank of America Theatre The NHCC Summer Film Series features Hispanic filmmakers that preserve our stories, promote our experiences and advance the vast cultural identity of our gente. An undocumented Mexican maid searches for her autistic son in the NYC subway system as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the Eastern seaboard. Along the way, the desperate mom gets some unexpected help from members of her community. Directors: Sam Fleischner | Production year: 2013 | Rating: NR (more...)

  • Sandia Performing Arts: Anonymously

    Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Wells Fargo Auditorium 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    August 15-17, 22-24 & 29-31, 2025 7:30 pm Fridays & Saturdays, 2:00 pm Sundays NHCC | Wells Fargo Auditorium Sandia Performing Arts Company and the National Hispanic Cultural Center presents Anonymously, a borderline comedic melodramatic farce. Our story focuses on a butch Hispanic female who has a soft spot for a co-worker but doesn’t want him to get the wrong idea, so she sends flowers to him anonymously. Some people will go to great lengths to find out who sent those flowers. Before you know it, everyone (more...)

  • Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime

    NHCC Library 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    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 Moses at robin.moses@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 (more...)