Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime
2026-02-17, 2026-03-17, 2026-04-21, 2026-05-19 | 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.

Noche de Familia: Cine Para Chiquitos featuring Disney*Pixar’s Elio
2026-02-21 | 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. The title of the film will be announced soon.
Free community event. Bring the whole family! Please let us know who will be attending below.
Sponsored in part by NM Gas.

Opera Southwest: Aida
2026-02-22 - 2026-03-01 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
February 22, 25, 27 and March 1, 2026
2:00 pm Sundays, 7:30 pm Wednesday & Friday
NHCC | Albuquerque Journal Theatre
Music / G. Verdi
Libretto / Antonio Ghislanzoni
The grandest of grand opera is back on the NHCC stage. Michelle Johnson (Turandot 2023 and Lohengrin 2019) returns in the title role, alongside Olivia Vote (Verdi’s Requiem 2025 & Norma 2018 ) as Amneris, Dane Suarez makes his company debut as Radames, OSW favorite Matt Hanscom returns as Amonasro. This new production promises vocal fireworks, stirring choruses, and unforgettable theatrical moments.
Piano tuning and preparation are provided by Albuquerque Piano Services: albuquerque-piano-tuning.com
Running Time:
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 Journal Theatre.
For more information on Opera Southwest please click HERE.
$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.

*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.

Visual Arts Museum: First Sunday Free Admission
2026-03-01, 2026-04-05, 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!

Happy Arte Hour
2026-03-05 | NM
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.

Espacio Femenino Film Series: Jone, Sometimes
2026-03-05 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Bank of America Theatre, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
7:00 pm
NHCC | Bank of America Theatre
Join us throughout the month of March for our new Spanish-language film series Espacio Femenino Film Series: Growings. Adolescence and Identities Under Construction. Espacio Femenino kicks off with Jone, Sometimes by Sara Fantova (2025).
About the film: Jone, Sometimes is a Spanish coming-of-age drama. This film tells the story of 20-year-old Jone, who experiences first love while coping with her father’s worsening illness at home during Bilbao’s summer festivals.
Director: Sara Fantova | Production year: 2025 | Studio: Amania Films | Runtime: 90 minutes
About the Film Series: Feminine Spaces is a Spanish language cinema experience that centers on female filmmakers and the female experience. This iteration focuses on adolescence, which has historically been a cinematic territory marked by high emotional intensity. A space of uncertainty, excess, and contradictions where everything seems on the verge of breaking… or beginning. This film series invites us to revisit that stage of life from a feminine and diverse perspective, avoiding the clichés of adolescence as merely a tale of love, rebellion, or trauma. Espacio Femenino is curated by Filmtopia and presented by Instituto Cervantes and NHCC.
Free Community Event. Please let us know who will be attending below.

Vamos! Experience the Arts Family Program
2026-03-07, 2026-04-04, 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.

Genealogy Workshops
2026-03-12 | Salón Ortega, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
1:30 pm – 3:30 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 here or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.

Espacio Femenino Film Series: The Immersion
2026-03-12 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Bank of America Theatre, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
7:00 pm
NHCC | Bank of America Theatre
Join us throughout the month of March for our new Spanish-language film series Espacio Femenino Film Series: Growings. Adolescence and Identities Under Construction. Espacio Femenino continues with The Immersion, by Colectivo Vigilia (2024).
About the Film Series: Feminine Spaces is a Spanish language cinema experience that centers on female filmmakers and the female experience. This iteration focuses on adolescence, which has historically been a cinematic territory marked by high emotional intensity. A space of uncertainty, excess, and contradictions where everything seems on the verge of breaking… or beginning. This film series invites us to revisit that stage of life from a feminine and diverse perspective, avoiding the clichés of adolescence as merely a tale of love, rebellion, or trauma. Espacio Femenino is curated by Filmtopia and presented by Instituto Cervantes and NHCC.
Free Community Event. Please let us know who will be attending below.

Saturday Special- Torreón Tour: Mundos de Mestizaje
2026-03-14, 2026-04-11 | NHCC Torreón, 1701 4th street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102, 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 Center, depending on availability. Capacity for each tour is limited.
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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OSW: NM Symphonic Chorus: Brahms – Requiem
2026-03-15 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
2:00 pm
Opera Southwest Presents: The New Mexico Symphonic Chorus
Brahms – Requiem
Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem)
Presented in Spanish translation
Brahms did not set a Latin mass. He called his great work “Ein deutsches Requiem—A German Requiem” – but wrote to a colleague that he would have preferred to call it “A Human Requiem.”
His intention was clear: this is music for the living, not the dead. Not bound to any single dogma, Brahms bypassed conventional liturgy to weave together scripture that speaks to sorrow, love, and release. Just three years after its premiere, the work was performed in English with the composer’s support.
In that spirit of openness and consolation, we present the Requiem in Spanish.
For more information on the New Mexico Symphonic Chorus and Opera Southwest please click HERE.

*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.
*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.

Espacio Femenino Film Series: Tótem
2026-03-19 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Bank of America Theatre, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
7:00 pm
NHCC | Bank of America Theatre
Join us throughout the month of March for our new Spanish-language film series Espacio Femenino Film Series: Growings. Adolescence and Identities Under Construction. Espacio Femenino continues with Tótem by Lila Avilés (2023)
About the Film: Tótem is drama written and directed by Lila Avilés. Seven-year-old Sol is spending the day at her grandfather’s home, for a surprise party for Sol’s father, Tonatiuh. As daylight fades, Sol comes to understand that her world is about to change dramatically. (IMDB)
Director: Lila Avilés | Production year: 2023 | Rating: unrated | Runtime: 95 minutes
About the Film Series: Feminine Spaces is a Spanish language cinema experience that centers on female filmmakers and the female experience. This iteration focuses on adolescence, which has historically been a cinematic territory marked by high emotional intensity. A space of uncertainty, excess, and contradictions where everything seems on the verge of breaking… or beginning. This film series invites us to revisit that stage of life from a feminine and diverse perspective, avoiding the clichés of adolescence as merely a tale of love, rebellion, or trauma. Espacio Femenino is curated by Filmtopia and presented by Instituto Cervantes and NHCC.
Free Community Event. Please let us know who will be attending below.

Espacio Femenino Film Series: I Have Electric Dreams
2026-03-26 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Bank of America Theatre, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
7:00 pm
NHCC | Bank of America Theatre
Join us throughout the month of March for our new Spanish-language film series Espacio Femenino Film Series: Growings. Adolescence and Identities Under Construction. Espacio Femenino concludes with I Have Electric Dreams, by Valentina Maurel (2022).
About the Film: Eva, a 16-year-old girl lives with her mother, her younger sister and their cat, but wants to move in with her estranged father. Clinging onto him, she tries to balance between the tenderness and sensitivity of teenage life.
Director: Valentina Maurel | Production Date: 2022 | Rating: not rated | Runtime: 102 minutes
About the Film Series: Feminine Spaces is a Spanish language cinema experience that centers on female filmmakers and the female experience. This iteration focuses on adolescence, which has historically been a cinematic territory marked by high emotional intensity. A space of uncertainty, excess, and contradictions where everything seems on the verge of breaking… or beginning. This film series invites us to revisit that stage of life from a feminine and diverse perspective, avoiding the clichés of adolescence as merely a tale of love, rebellion, or trauma. Espacio Femenino is curated by Filmtopia and presented by Instituto Cervantes and NHCC.
Free Community Event. Please let us know who will be attending below.

Happy Arte Hour
2026-04-02, 2026-06-04 | NHCC | Education Building: Grand Hall, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102, United States

Paula Poundstone
2026-04-03 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
7:30 pm
Paula Poundstone is known for her smart, observational humor and a spontaneous wit that has become the stuff of legend. Time magazine, in the March 2020 “Best of” issue, listed Paula’s HBO special, Cats, Cops and Stuff as one of The 5 Funniest Stand-Up Specials Ever. Paula can be heard weekly as the host of the comedy podcast, Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone and as a regular panelist on NPR’s comedy news quiz, Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!
Also an author, Poundstone’s second book, The Totally Unscientific Study Of The Search For Human Happiness (Algonquin 2017) was one of eight semi-finalists for The Thurber Prize for American Humor, the highest recognition of the art of humor writing in the United States. The audiobook was one of five finalists for the Audio Book of the Year AUDIE award.
Paula was the first female comic, in its then 73rd year, to perform at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. She was the first female standup, in its then 5th year, to win the ACE award for Best Comedy Special on Cable television. She is included in innumerable lists, documentaries and literary compendiums noting influential standup comedians of our time.
$55 & $65.
*price includes NHCC Facility fee

*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.

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 Zaikuan Song (Turandot 2023) 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!
Piano tuning and preparation are provided by Albuquerque Piano Services: albuquerque-piano-tuning.com
Running Time:
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.
$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.

*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.

Happy Arte Hour
2026-05-07 | Domenici Education Building – Grand Hall

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

Genealogy Workshops
2026-05-16 | Salón Ortega, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
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 here or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.

East Mountain Dance: Recital 2026, “Family Game Night!”
2026-05-23 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
2:00 pm & 6:00 pm
NHCC | Albuquerque Journal Theatre
East Mountain Dance presents its 2026 end-of-year recital, fully costumed, and performed on one of the best stages in NM! Broken into two unique performances, the studio’s classes will all have the opportunity to perform for friends, family, and the community.
Please check with your student PRIOR to purchasing tickets as most classes and students will perform in ONLY one (1) of the two (2) shows on May 23rd. The first show (2pm) will be approximately 1.5 hours, with no intermission, and will be geared towards our younger students and their families. Our final show of the day (6pm) will be our older showcase. This will be geared towards our older students and their families, and will include a brief intermission. These shows are open to the public and we thank everyone for supporting youth/adolescent development and arts education!
There is nothing like performing on stage, and we hope all of our students, friends, family, and community will join us in celebrating a wonderful year of dance and growth!
Run time of event: 1.5 hours (2:00 pm), 2 hours (6:00 pm)
$19, $27, $36, & $44 w/ $2 discount for students and seniors
Ticket will go on sale starting on March 1, 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.

New Mexico Philharmonic: Tetiana Plays Beethoven
2026-05-31 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
2:00 pm
New Mexico Philharmonic presents Tetiana Plays Beethoven
Eckart Preu, Conductor
Tetiana Shafran, piano
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1
Ravel: Mother Goose Suite
Stravinski: Pulcinella Suite
Ukrainian pianist Tetiana Shafran, gold medalist at the 2019 Olga Kern International Piano Competition, brings sparkle and soul to Beethoven’s youthful and exuberant Piano Concerto No. 1. Ravel’s enchanting Mother Goose Suite invites us into a dreamlike world of fantasy while Stravinsky’s spirited Pulcinella Suite delivers humor, wit, and rhythmic brilliance to close the NMPhil Afternoon Classics season with flair and panache.
Run time: Approximately 2 hours
$34, $44, $54 & $78

*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.
