• ¡RESILIENCIA! The Experience of Jewish Communities in Spain and the Americas: Round Table & Film

    NHCC-BOD-January-2020-Meeting

    7 pm ¡RESILIENCIA! The Experience of Jewish Communities in Spain and the Americas. Organized by Instituto Cervantes,Casa Sefarad@Nahalat Shalom, Festival Djudeo-Espanyol, National Hispanic Cultural Center. In collaboration with Consulate of Mexico, Red de Juderías de España, Diputación of Lleida, Latin American and Iberian Institute at UNM, Consulate General of Israel in Houston, Jewish Federation of New Mexico, Congregation B´Nai Israel, Congregation Albert, ADL Mountain States Region, New Mexico Humanities Council and Century Automotive, a Mapfre Company. Round Table: 7 pm Fernando Vara de Rey, director of Instituto (more...)

  • Film: The Caborca Jew, A Mexican Story

    NHCC-BOD-January-2020-Meeting

    8 pm A documentary inspired by the narrator’s grandfather, this film tells the real-life story of a Polish immigrant trying to get to the United States to escape both war and poverty, but inadvertently finding himself in Caborca, a small town in Sonora, Mexico. It is a moving and uplifting account of an individual’s strength and commitment to maintain his faith in the face of extraordinary obstacles, including the fact that he is the only Jew in a Catholic community and is unable to speak the language. (more...)

  • Casa Flamenca presents Flamenco Without Borders, with Juani de la Isla

    NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-30

    This event has been cancelled and will be re-scheduled at the earliest convenience. Please contact the NHCC box office at 505-724-4771 for more information. 7:30 pm Internationally known Juani de la Isla is a master flamenco guitarist from the island of San Fernando near the port city of Cádiz, in southern Spain. He began his musical education studying with the great flamenco singer Rafael Romero, has been a student of the celebrated flamenco guitarist Manolo Sanlúcar, and has also been trained in the gypsy flamenco style of (more...)

  • Trío Los Andinos

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

    7:30 pm Puerto Rican ensemble Trío Los Andinos, together with Mariachi Nuevo Sonido and pianist and violinist Mariano Morales, performs some of the most beloved compositions by Latin American composers. Much of Latin America’s romantic music has been written for, and traditionally performed by, trios, and the concert is designed to continue and preserve this tradition, as well as uniting the Americas through music. Los Andinos will perform as a trio, with individual guest artists, and with mariachi accompaniment, showcasing the repertoire from their CDs Los Andinos (more...)

  • Mundos de Mestizaje

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

    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 (more...)

  • ¡Baile! Rueda de Casino (Cuban Salsa) Dance Class

    NHCC-Newsletter-August-11-–-24

    6 pm to 7 pm Beginning and Intermediate – This class is geared for teenagers and adults. Come learn footwork, partner skills and choreography. No experience necessary. 7 pm to 8 pm Intermediate and Advanced – In order to participate in this class, dancers must know how to keep time, closed position calls, dame, enchufla, and outside turn. Dance classes taught by Sarita Streng, Nick Babic, Adam “El Caballo” Metcalf, Larry Heard, and Rueda 505 Friends. In the meantime, a fun video from Rueda Con Ritmo Dance Group who was (more...)

  • ¡Vamos al Museo!

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

    10:30 am to 12 pm A great morning of art-making for children of all ages and families of all sizes. A visit to the museum is included in this artist-led workshop. We will meet in the Creative Classroom in the Pete V. Domenici Building. This month, create the Garden of Eden in honor of the NHCC Art Museum exhibit Southwest of Eden: The Art of Adam and Eve. Please pre-register HERE (so we know how many materials to prepare) For more information please call or email Elena (more...)

  • Monthly Speakers Program for the Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of NM (Rental)

    NHCC-BOD-January-2020-Meeting

    10:30 am Dr. Joseph Sanchez will continue his lecture series on the History of New Mexico. The fourth lecture in this series is: La Conversión de San Pablo: The Early Years of the New Mexico Missions, 1614-1625 Benavides' Halation of New Mexico: Pueblo Missionaries and Great Plains Evangelists, 1626-1634 The Memorial of 1630 and the Revised Memorial of 1634 Dr. Joseph Sanchez is an author, historian, and former Director of the National Petroglyph Monument. Internationally recognized he was awarded the Medalla de Acero al Merito Historico Capitan (more...)

  • Mundos de Mestizaje

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

    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 (more...)

  • Domingos en Arte: Ivón Ulibarrí & Café Mocha

    Patio | Fountain Courtyard 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States

    6 pm Domingos en Arte, the summer music and dance series presented by MelazaMusic and the National Hispanic Cultural Center, enters its fourth season beginning in June, with additional concerts scheduled through August. We have invited a wide range of Latin artists for family-friendly summer Sundays that feature live music, drinks, and delicious Latin cuisine in the NHCC’s enchanting Fountain Courtyard. On June 2, Ivón Ulibarrí & Café Mocha, one of Albuquerque’s oldest and hottest salsa bands, will treat us to a blend of son, cha-cha, merengue, (more...)