¡Vamos al Museo!
2020-04-04 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
All events at the NHCC through April 9, 2020 have been cancelled / postponed.
Please call the NHCC at 505-246-2261 for more information.
10:30 am to 12 pm
Join us on the first Saturday of the month for a morning of art-making for children of all ages and families of all sizes. A visit to the museum is included in this NHCC staff and artist-led workshop. We will meet in the Creative Classroom in the Pete V. Domenici Building.
Please pre-register HERE (so we know how many materials to prepare)
For more information please call or email Elena Baca at 505-246-2261 or ElenaD.Baca@state.nm.us
Free, $5 donations are encouraged to support the artists & purchase supplies

Loudon Wainwright III
2020-04-04 | NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-30
All events at the NHCC through April 9, 2020 have been cancelled / postponed.
Please call the NHCC at 505-246-2261 for more information.
7:30 pm
AMP Concerts presents Loudon Wainwright III. Wainwright’s long and illustrious career is highlighted by more than two dozen album releases, movie and TV credits, and his 2017 autobiography Liner Notes. In 2010, he won the Grammy for Best Traditional Folk Album for High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project, and his 2012 recording Older than My Old Man Now was named one of NPR’s Top 10 Albums of the Year. In 2018, he released his 27th career album to date, Years In The Making, a retrospective double CD with more than 45 tracks—live performances, demos, outtakes, and unreleased songs spanning 50 years.
Approximate time of event: 2 hours including intermission.
$37

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.

Mundos de Mestizaje
2020-04-04 - 2020-04-05 | NHCC Torreón, 1701 4th street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102, United States
All events at the NHCC through April 9, 2020 have been cancelled / postponed.
Please call the NHCC at 505-246-2261 for more information.
12 pm to 5 pm
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.)
Free

UNBREAKABLE
2020-04-04 - 2020-04-05 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
All events at the NHCC through April 9, 2020 have been cancelled / postponed.
Please call the NHCC at 505-246-2261 for more information.
7:30 pm—Saturday
3 pm—Sunday
New Mexico Gay Men’s Chorus presents a New Mexico premiere from the creator of I Am Harvey Milk. Andrew Lippa’s Unbreakable is a dramatic and emotional history lesson that brings to light some of the gay experiences and champions in the United States over the latest century.
$22, $27, $37, $47

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.

¡Baile! Casino (Cuban Salsa) Dance Class
2020-04-07 | NHCC-Newsletter-August-11-–-24
All events at the NHCC through April 9, 2020 have been cancelled / postponed.
Please call the NHCC at 505-246-2261 for more information.
6 pm to 8:15 pm
6 pm to 7:15 pm—Beginning and Intermediate Class.
No experience is necessary to participate in this class.
7:15 pm to 8:15 pm—Advanced Class
In order to participate in this class, dancers must come to at least one 6 pm class and be familiar with the vocabulary and movement introduced in these classes.
Dance classes are taught by Larry Heard and Rueda 505 Friends.
There is no need to pre-register; just show up in comfortable clothes ready to dance! For more information, call 505-246-2261.
$5 to $10 per class (pay what you can)

Film: Tódalas mulleres que coñezo
2020-04-09 | NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-30
All events at the NHCC through April 9, 2020 have been cancelled / postponed.
Please call the NHCC at 505-246-2261 for more information.
7 pm
From the personal to the political, the experiences of diverse women speak of how masculinized and violent the streets still remain. In three insightful conversations with female friends, collaborators, and high school students, the director seeks a discourse on fear that is not frightening, a discourse on violence that is not violent—a tale of universal sisterhood. Presented in partnership with Instituto Cervantes as part of the Bank of America Free Thursday Film Series.
2018; Xiana do Teixeiro; Galician with English subtitles; 71 minutes; not rated.
Free ticketed event; tickets available one hour before show

Book Reading and Signing, Sergio Troncoso, A Peculiar Kind of Immigrant’s Son
2020-04-11 | NHCC-Newsletter-August-11-–-24
POSTPONED.
Check back for new date and time.
Free and open to the public.
How does a Mexican-American, the son of immigrants, a child of the border, la frontera, leave home and move to the heart of gringo America? How does he adapt to the worlds of wealth, elite universities, the rush and power of New York City? How does he make peace with a stern old-fashioned father who has only known hard field labor his whole life? With echoes of Dreiser’s American Tragedy and Fitzgerald’s Gatsby, Troncoso tells his luminous stories through the lens of an exile adrift in the 21st century, his characters suffering from the loss of culture and language, the loss of roots and home as they adapt to the glittering promises of new worlds which ultimately seem so empty.

Sergio Troncoso is the author of The Last Tortilla and Other Stories, Crossing Borders: Personal Essays, and the novels The Nature of Truth and From This Wicked Patch of Dust. He’s taught at the Yale Writers’ Workshop for many years. Troncoso is Vice President of the Texas Institute of Letters and a member of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund’s Alumni Hall of Fame. He has also been a recipient of numerous awards, including the International Latino Book Award, the Premio Aztlan Literary Prize, and the Southwest Book Award. He was born in El Paso, Texas, and attended Harvard College and Yale University, where he earned graduate degrees in international relations and philosophy.
“Sergio Troncoso is one of our most brilliant minds in Latina/o Literature. These new stories demonstrate that he is also possessed of a great corazón. This is a world-class collection. Troncoso continues to raise the bar for the rest of us. Highly recommended.” –Luis Urrea, author of The House of Broken Angels and The Hummingbird’s Daughter
“These poignant short stories shed a startling light on the middle-class experience of Chicanos in New York…Sergio Troncoso dispels the myth of assimilation as a safe haven and reminds readers that distance from a working-class upbringing doesn’t absolve a person from the responsibility to one’s community.”–NBC News, 15 great new books for Hispanic Heritage Month
Bookworks will sell books for this afternoon reading. The NHCC book club will be discussing the book on Thursday, March 26, from 5:30- 7 pm in the NHCC Library

¡Baile! Casino (Cuban Salsa) Dance Class
2020-04-14, 2020-04-21, 2020-04-28 | NHCC-Newsletter-August-11-–-24
All events at the NHCC through April 30, 2020 have been cancelled / postponed.
Please call the NHCC at 505-246-2261 for more information.
6 pm to 8:15 pm
6 pm to 7:15 pm—Beginning and Intermediate Class.
No experience is necessary to participate in this class.
7:15 pm to 8:15 pm—Advanced Class
In order to participate in this class, dancers must come to at least one 6 pm class and be familiar with the vocabulary and movement introduced in these classes.
Dance classes are taught by Larry Heard and Rueda 505 Friends.
There is no need to pre-register; just show up in comfortable clothes ready to dance! For more information, call 505-246-2261.
$5 to $10 per class (pay what you can)

Kiss of the Spider Woman
2020-04-16 - 2020-04-26 | NHCC-BOD-January-2020-Meeting
All events at the NHCC through April 30, 2020 have been cancelled / postponed.
Please call the NHCC at 505-246-2261 for more information.
Thursday-Sunday, April 16-19 & 23-26, 2020
7:30 pm—Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays
2 pm—on Sunday
Kiss of the Spider Woman by Manuel Puig in an English translation by Allan Baker, presented in partnership with The Vortex Theatre and directed by Marty Epstein, is the story of a developing relationship between two men—a gay window dresser and a dedicated socialist revolutionary—who share a cell in an Argentinian prison during the rule of the military junta in the 1970s. What brings the two together are their shared humanity and the commonalities that they discover during their time in prison. Originally Puig’s best-known novel, Kiss of the Spider Woman was later adapted by the author for the stage, and was subsequently made into both a film and a musical. While focusing on the relationship between the two main characters, it provides insight into this chaotic chapter in Argentina’s history, as well as the nature of dictatorships.
$22 with a $2 discount for students, seniors and NHCC members; $10 Thursday performances

Thank you to our Performing Arts Season Sponsors Heritage Hotels and Resorts, the Albuquerque Journal and Southwest Airlines!

Colcha Community Stitch-Along
2020-04-17 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
All events at the NHCC through April 30, 2020 have been cancelled / postponed.
Please call the NHCC at 505-246-2261 for more information.
9:30 am – 12 pm
Join our monthly gathering for colcheras of all skill levels led by Annette Gutierrez Turk. If you are beginning or advanced in the traditional New Mexican style of embroidery, bring your current colcha project along and enjoy these monthly, informal, community work sessions to share ideas, resources and encouragement!
For more information, call Elena at 505-246-2261 or e-mailing elenad.baca@state.nm.us.
Free event
Facilitated by Sandia Mountains Chapter-EGA

Mundos de Mestizaje
2020-04-18 - 2020-04-19, 2020-04-25 - 2020-04-26 | NHCC Torreón, 1701 4th street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102, United States
All events at the NHCC through April 30, 2020 have been cancelled / postponed.
Please call the NHCC at 505-246-2261 for more information.
12 pm to 5 pm
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.)
Free

New Mexico Philharmonic: Music from Within Our Midst
2020-04-19 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
All events at the NHCC through April 30, 2020 have been cancelled / postponed.
Please call the NHCC at 505-246-2261 for more information.
3 pm
New Mexico Philharmonic presents Music from Within Our Midst. Composer Robert Alexander was appointed choirmaster at St. Salvator in Vienna in 1935 and served as organist at the Vienna Augustinian church. In 1939, he immigrated to New York, continuing his career. His grandson, Dr. Ron Bronitsky, lives in Albuquerque. Alexander’s striking Concerto Grosso for Strings, Op. 164 begins this program. Then, from well-known composer, conductor, singer, and former Professor of Music at UNM—a marvelous work that’s been heard in some of the world’s great concert halls: Bradley Ellingboe’s Requiem.
$24, $35, $46, $68

Alexander: Concerto Grosso for Strings, Op. 164
Ellingboe: Requiem

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.

NHCC Children's Bilingual Book Festival
2020-04-25 | History and Literary Arts Building
All events at the NHCC through April 30, 2020 have been cancelled / postponed.
Please call the NHCC at 505-246-2261 for more information.
9 am to 5 pm
The Children’s Bilingual Book Festival takes place at the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) in April of each year and features K-6 books in Spanish and English and Native Languages in English. There are author readings, a book fair, student storytelling, poetry performances, workshops for teachers and parents, and art and book-related activities for all ages, including teens. Join us!
Visit the festival website.

On Friday, April 24 (school visits) and Saturday, April 25, 2020, the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, hosts its second annual Children’s Bilingual Book Festival, the only one of its kind in the U.S. that features children’s books in Spanish and English and Native languages and English.
​The focus on Spanish-English and Native Language-English books and authors makes this festival particularly meaningful and vibrant, reflecting the identities of many children in New Mexico and the Southwest. We want to encourage children to see themselves in contemporary children’s literature as well as introduce a bilingual body of work to a wider audience.
​The festival features author readings, student storytelling, a book fair, workshops for parents and teachers, and creative and book-related activities for young readers (K-6) and their families.
​The festival is a partnership between the NHCC and the following partners: Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Bookworks, Artful Life, The Public Library (City of Albuquerque), Dual Language Education of New Mexico (DLENM), REFORMA, and UNM Press.
​We would like to thank our generous donors, the City of Albuquerque, the BNSF Railway Foundation, and French Funerals and Cremations, for making the 2019 festival possible.
For more information, please contact Valerie Martínez, Director of History and Literary Arts, National Hispanic Cultural Center: valerie.martinez@state.nm.us; 505-383-4724.
CHECK OUT THE VIDEO FROM THE 2019 FESTIVAL HERE!
SEE THE FULL PROGRAM FOR THE 2019 FESTIVAL HERE

¡Vamos al Museo!
2020-05-02 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
All events at the NHCC through May 15, 2020 have been cancelled / postponed.
Please call the NHCC at 505-246-2261 for more information.
10:30 am to 12 pm
Join us on the first Saturday of the month for a morning of art-making for children of all ages and families of all sizes. A visit to the museum is included in this NHCC staff and artist-led workshop. We will meet in the Creative Classroom in the Pete V. Domenici Building.
Please pre-register HERE (so we know how many materials to prepare)
For more information please call or email Elena Baca at 505-246-2261 or ElenaD.Baca@state.nm.us
Free, $5 donations are encouraged to support the artists & purchase supplies

Mundos de Mestizaje
2020-05-02 - 2020-05-03, 2020-05-09 - 2020-05-10 | NHCC Torreón, 1701 4th street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102, United States
All events at the NHCC through May 15, 2020 have been cancelled / postponed.
Please call the NHCC at 505-246-2261 for more information.
12 pm to 5 pm
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.)
Free

¡Baile! Casino (Cuban Salsa) Dance Class
2020-05-05, 2020-05-12 | NHCC-Newsletter-August-11-–-24
All events at the NHCC through May 15, 2020 have been cancelled / postponed.
Please call the NHCC at 505-246-2261 for more information.
6 pm to 8:15 pm
6 pm to 7:15 pm—Beginning and Intermediate Class.
No experience is necessary to participate in this class.
7:15 pm to 8:15 pm—Advanced Class
In order to participate in this class, dancers must come to at least one 6 pm class and be familiar with the vocabulary and movement introduced in these classes.
Dance classes are taught by Larry Heard and Rueda 505 Friends.
There is no need to pre-register; just show up in comfortable clothes ready to dance! For more information, call 505-246-2261.
$5 to $10 per class (pay what you can)

¡HAH! Happy Arte Hour 2020
2020-05-07 | Domenici Education Building – Grand Hall
All events at the NHCC through May 15, 2020 have been cancelled / postponed.
Please call the NHCC at 505-246-2261 for more information.
6- 8 pm (new time!)
This year, in the spirit of the NHCC’s 20th Anniversary, we have invited back some of the artists that have contributed to the success of Happy Arte Hour over the years. Many of these artists were part of past exhibitions or have pieces of art in our permanent collection.
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.
On May 7, Catalina Salinas will join us again for Acrylic Paint Pouring!
Please pre-register HERE (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@state.nm.us
Free, $5+ donations are encouraged to support the artists & purchase supplies

Our Fair New Mexico: A Virtual Concert Series featuring Dos Gatos
2020-05-08 | NHCC Facebook
7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Our Fair New Mexico: A VIRTUAL Concert Series Featuring Dos Gatos
What: Our Fair New Mexico – A Virtual Concert Series presented by the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs in collaboration with the National Hispanic Cultural Center
Who: Dos Gatos
When: Friday, May 8, 7 p.m. (MDT)
Where: National Hispanic Cultural Center Facebook Page and other DCA-affiliated Facebook pages
For more information, contact Cisco Tapia at 505-795-1908 , cisco.tapia@state.nm.us

Colcha Community Stitch-Along
2020-05-15 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
All events at the NHCC through May 15, 2020 have been cancelled / postponed.
Please call the NHCC at 505-246-2261 for more information.
9:30 am – 12 pm
Join our monthly gathering for colcheras of all skill levels led by Annette Gutierrez Turk. If you are beginning or advanced in the traditional New Mexican style of embroidery, bring your current colcha project along and enjoy these monthly, informal, community work sessions to share ideas, resources and encouragement!
For more information, call Elena at 505-246-2261 or e-mailing elenad.baca@state.nm.us.
Free event
Facilitated by Sandia Mountains Chapter-EGA

Incubation: Art Created in the COVID-19 Era
2020-05-15 - 2021-10-21 | NM
Incubation: Art Created in the COVID-19 Era, is an online exhibit of artwork created by Albuquerque High School students under the direction of four teachers. The work was created at the end of the spring semester, after schools closed across New Mexico in response to the COVID-19 crisis.

Prior to school closures and the closure of the NHCC campus, the AHS students and teachers were scheduled to hang an exhibit in the Pete Domenici Education Building on the NHCC. The students were working on completely different projects at that time and what you see here reflects their transition into online art instruction and the students’ reflections on this dramatic and sudden shift. Many artworks were submitted for this online exhibit and what is presented here is just a small sampling of the creativity that has taken place since March.,
During this time, the teachers focused intently on how to continue supporting their students through these new challenges. There were many emotions about how the school year ended so abruptly and about the continued need for social distancing. Yet, something magical also happened. The students created so much artwork in their homes that it needed to be shared and shown to others. The artwork demonstrates resourcefulness and creativity that is inspiring. There was so much artwork, that we were only able to show a portion of it.
IMPORTANT message to all the students! All of the art created, whether shown here or not, is amazing! Please, don’t stop creating. You are teaching the rest of the world about resilience and resourcefulness.
To all the teachers, thank you! You all have been challenged in many ways. Your dedication to your students is evident in the honesty of your statements and the varied projects shown. You have not only taught craftsmanship but life skills. Through the lengthy and complicated process of transitioning to an online exhibit, it is evident that your capacity for care and hard work is unwavering. Again, thank you.
Please click HERE and leave a comment for Teachers, Artists or NHCC staff, about this exhibit.

¡Baile! Casino (Cuban Salsa) Dance Class
2020-05-19, 2020-05-26 | NHCC-Newsletter-August-11-–-24
All events at the NHCC through May 31, 2020 have been cancelled / postponed.
Please call the NHCC at 505-246-2261 for more information.

6 pm to 8:15 pm
6 pm to 7:15 pm—Beginning and Intermediate Class.
No experience is necessary to participate in this class.
7:15 pm to 8:15 pm—Advanced Class
In order to participate in this class, dancers must come to at least one 6 pm class and be familiar with the vocabulary and movement introduced in these classes.
Dance classes are taught by Larry Heard and Rueda 505 Friends.
There is no need to pre-register; just show up in comfortable clothes ready to dance! For more information, call 505-246-2261.
$5 to $10 per class (pay what you can)

¡HAH! Happy Arte Hour 2020
2020-06-04 | Domenici Education Building – Grand Hall
All events at the NHCC through June 26, 2020 have been cancelled / postponed.
Please call the NHCC at 505-246-2261 for more information.
6- 8 pm (new time!)
This year, in the spirit of the NHCC’s 20th Anniversary, we have invited back some of the artists that have contributed to the success of Happy Arte Hour over the years. Many of these artists were part of past exhibitions or have pieces of art in our permanent collection.
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.
On June 4, Jocelyn Salas will join us again for a Mixed Media Project!
Please pre-register HERE (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@state.nm.us
Free, $5+ donations are encouraged to support the artists & purchase supplies

¡Vamos al Museo!
2020-06-06 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
All events at the NHCC through June 26, 2020 have been cancelled / postponed.
Please call the NHCC at 505-246-2261 for more information.
10:30 am to 12 pm
Join us on the first Saturday of the month for a morning of art-making for children of all ages and families of all sizes. A visit to the museum is included in this NHCC staff and artist-led workshop. We will meet in the Creative Classroom in the Pete V. Domenici Building.
Please pre-register HERE (so we know how many materials to prepare)
For more information please call or email Elena Baca at 505-246-2261 or ElenaD.Baca@state.nm.us
Free, $5 donations are encouraged to support the artists & purchase supplies

Festival Flamenco Alburquerque Presents Estévez/Paños y Compañía: El Sombrero
2020-06-13 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
This event has been cancelled.
8 pm
The National Institute of Flamenco is offering Festival Flamenco Alburquerque 33 as an online experience. Please click the link for more information:
http://ffiabq.org
For more question please call the NHCC box office at (505) 724-4771.
