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Opening alongside its companion exhibition from the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, “Staging the Self / Ponerse en Imagen”, this exhibition will highlight portraiture by New Mexican artists. Curated by the NHCC's Visual Arts Program Director Dr. Tey Marianna Nunn, this exhibition features paintings, drawings and photographs by eleven New Mexican artists: Lydia Gallegos, Miguel Gandert, Edward […] 
April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016 Tuesday-Friday, 10 am-5 pm 1st Saturday of the Month, 1 pm-5 pm Viewable online here. The exhibition Moving Forward, Looking Back: Journeys Across the Old Spanish Trail explores Spanish heritage in the United States Southwest via the Old Spanish Trail, a route that linked the colonial outposts of […] Traveling to the NHCC from the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago, this exhibition is inspired by the novel The House on Mango Street by the accomplished Mexican-American author Sandra Cisneros. The contemporary works of art on display in the exhibition highlight many of the issues facing adolescents growing up in urban areas. The […] |
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5:30 pm - 7:30 pm 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 […] 7 pm Moncho, a timid young boy growing up in a small Spanish town, starts school for the first time, and with the nurturing and guidance of a kind teacher, a world of possibilities begins to open up for him. As the school year comes to a close, however, civil war begins to sweep across […] |
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9:30 am – 12 pm On the first Friday of each month, NHCC docents and core volunteers meet for coffee and conversation along with monthly presentations on topics that build the knowledge and skills of the docent core to give tours, educate the NHCC visitors and share the NHCC mission and programs. For more information […] |
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10:30 am -- 12 pm The National Hispanic Cultural Center is pleased to offer children’s programming on Saturday mornings during June, July, and half of August, from 10:30 am to noon. Families can come to the Center for hands-on art activities, bilingual sing-alongs, outdoor activities in the bosque, and story times in the Center’s library. For […] 
2 pm Our La Canoa Legacy series features talks by Hispanic-Latino faculty and community researchers with long-standing and accomplished records of research and teaching about New Mexico and the region. The final talk of this season features Aracely Chapa, Director of the Center for Regional Studies, at UNM, talking about the process that resulted in […] |
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6 pm -- 10 pm Announcing the launch of a new summer music and dance series in the National Hispanic Cultural Center’s enchanting Fountain Courtyard, presented in partnership with Melaza Music. Spend four Sunday evenings with us enjoying live music, drinks, and the delicious Latin cuisine of Nob Hill’s Guava Tree Cafe. We have invited […] |
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7 pm In the war-ravaged Catalan countryside of the early 1940s, 11-year-old Andreu stumbles upon a crushed wagon beneath a high cliff and witnesses the deaths of the man and boy inside. When his father is accused of their murder and goes into hiding, Andreu is sent to live with relatives. There, he creates a […] |
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6:30 pm Mark Pardo SalonSpa and United Way of Central New Mexico (UWCNM) are standing together against domestic violence to support survivors. This year we have an even more ambitious goal, and our commitment is to raise $50,000 to support domestic violence programs through UWCNM’s Community Fund. Sponsor this year’s Do Hair Do Good, our […] 6 pm Festival Flamenco Internacional de Alburquerque, celebrating its 29th anniversary this year, opens with Exposición Flamenca and New Mexico True Fiesta de Apertura—free events for the entire family on the NHCC's Plaza Mayor. This celebratory start to the festival, presented by New Mexico True and the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, begins with Exposición […] 10:30 am -- 12 pm The National Hispanic Cultural Center is pleased to offer children’s programming on Saturday mornings during June, July, and half of August, from 10:30 am to noon. Families can come to the Center for hands-on art activities, bilingual sing-alongs, outdoor activities in the Bosque, and story times in the Center’s library. On […] |
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8 pm Stand-up comedians Natasha Leggero and Moshe Kasher celebrate their recent marriage with The Honeymoon Tour. $20 |
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5:30 pm -- 7:30 pm Salud y Sabor, a partnership between the Agri-cultura Network, Street Food Institute, and the NHCC, is a free evening of food, art, and entertainment aimed at providing families with an opportunity to connect around nutrition, cooking, healthy lifestyles, and culture. Once a month, community members gather for cooking demonstrations using […] 8 pm Festival Flamenco Internacional de Alburquerque presents Compañía Manuel Liñán in Nómada. Featuring three bailaoras, three bailaores, three singers, and two guitarists, the work is a “collective journey” framing the art of flamenco in different geographic regions and different textures. It develops Liñan’s work as a choreographer, director, and dancer—exploring the different worlds that […] 7 pm In a small Castilian village in 1940, in the wake of Spain’s devastating civil war, six-year-old Ana attends a traveling movie showing of the 1931 version of Frankenstein. Fascinated with the monster, and convinced by her older sister that he lives in a deserted sheepfold nearby, she believes that she has met him […] |
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Friday -- Saturday, June 17 -- 18, 2016 8 pm Festival Flamenco Internacional de Alburquerque, celebrating its 29th anniversary this year, presents Fiesta Flamenca, a star-studded evening of music and dance illustrating the range of dynamic styles presented in Festival Flamenco. Elegance, sophistication, and physical brilliance challenge the audience to experience flamenco in all of its […] 
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 […] |
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2 pm Author and curator Nicolasa Chavez will host a book reading and signing of her beautiful, opulently illustrated book The Spirit of Flamenco: From Spain to New Mexico. The Spirit of Flamenco: From Spain to New Mexico explores the dance, music, fashion/costumes, history, and culture, of flamenco's growth from fifteenth century Arabic Spain through […] 10:30 am -- 12 pm The National Hispanic Cultural Center is pleased to offer children’s programming on Saturday mornings during June, July, and half of August, from 10:30 am to noon. Families can come to the Center for hands-on art activities, bilingual sing-alongs, outdoor activities in the bosque, and story times in the Center’s library. […] 11 am Using the House on Mango Street exhibit as a springboard for discussion on community spaces and how environments help shape our sense of identity, join us for a tour of the powerful murals of our own historic Barelas Neighborhood, led by Gabrielle Uballez, Executive Director of Working Classroom. Remember to wear walking shoes […] |
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7 pm Remember the Time… when the dances at the Civic Auditorium, Leo's La Roc, and the Far West were THE places to be? When The Charms, The Sheltons, Thee Chekkers, Thee Broadway, Spinning Wheel, and so many more awesome bands were hot? When the music was just great music, filled with memories of fun, […] |
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7 pm In 1944, as Franco consolidates his hold on the country, Ofelia and her pregnant mother are sent to live in rural Spain with her new stepfather, a ruthless army captain charged with purging the last rebels from the area. Trying to come to terms with the cruelty around her, Ofelia escapes into a […] |
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Free day programming—10:30 am to 4 pm Evening concert—6 pm Festival Chispa: featuring Latin Grammy nominee Ceci Bastida and internationally acclaimed Mexican Institute of Sound, joined by some of New Mexico’s finest performers including The Big Spank, Baracutanga, and Mala Maña. Festival Chispa: alt. Latin, ska, roots, funk, Hispanic culture, y más by some of […] 10:30 am -- 12 pm The National Hispanic Cultural Center is pleased to offer children’s programming on Saturday mornings during June, July, and half of August, from 10:30 am to noon. Families can come to the Center for hands-on art activities, bilingual sing-alongs, outdoor activities in the bosque, and story times in the Center’s library. […] |
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6 pm On Point Dance Studio presents our 2016 Summer Recital. Students will perform routines they have learned during the spring semester—a combination of folklórico, jazz, ballet, hip hop, and contemporary.. $12, $17, $22 Art Museum hours and prices HERE How do museums acquire their collections? What makes an artwork, or an artist, worthy of collecting? These are questions museums face every day and the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) Art Museum is no exception. "The Art of Acquisition: New New Mexican Works at the NHCC" features art works that […] |
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7 pm Lautaro, a ten-year-old boy, lives in southern Mexico’s Tierra Caliente in the 1940s. Sent to live with an aunt after his father’s murder, he runs away to return home. He is assisted during his long journey by people both living and dead in this picaresque period piece, blending poetic mysticism with historical realism. […] 
Thursday—5:30 pm Friday—10:30 am The NHCC’s Summer Institutes—Circo Latino, the Manoa Project, and Voces—are presenting performances based on the exhibit The House on Mango Street: Artists Interpret Community and Sandra Cisneros’ book of the same name. Join Circo Latino for a stirring performance inspired by themes of family, community, identity, and home—appropriate for all ages. […] 
8 pm The NHCC’s Summer Institutes—Circo Latino, the Manoa Project, and Voces—are presenting performances based on the exhibit The House on Mango Street: Artists Interpret Community and Sandra Cisneros’ book of the same name. Join the Manoa Project Teen Ensemble for a stirring performance inspired by themes of family, community, identity, and home. The fully […] |
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Friday & Saturday—7:30 pm Sunday—2 pm This pop song-infused story of two drag queens and a transgender woman traveling across the Australian outback played on Broadway to sellout audiences and rave reviews. It now makes its regional premiere right here in Albuquerque with all the glitz and glam you have come to expect from The […] 
7 pm The NHCC’s Summer Institutes—Circo Latino, the Manoa Project, and Voces—are presenting performances based on the exhibit The House on Mango Street: Artists Interpret Community and Sandra Cisneros’ book of the same name. Join Voces for a stirring performance inspired by themes of family, community, identity, and home—appropriate for all ages. Students from the […] |
