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Cervantes Film Series: La mirada tabú. Asómate al interior: Pequeño

Virtual

12:00 pm MST All the films can be seen in the link below: https://vimeo.com/showcase/la-mirada-tabu Álvaro G. Company and Meka Ribera humorously present us with a moral dilemma in which parents confront their love for their daughter and the novel options of bioethics. It is one of the most transgressive works that have come to the festival La Mirada Tabú, not only because of its subject matter, but also because it gives voice to thoughts that many parents have had at some point and would never confess. Synopsis: (more...)

Student Matinee: Lion Island: Cuba’s Warrior of Words (Not Public)

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

10:00 am The Center invites middle and high school students to attend a special free matinee performance of Lion Island: Cuba's Warrior of Words! NHCC requires one chaperone or school staff member for every 15 students at school performances. Limited bus funding for free performances and behind the scenes experiences available — please contact alejandrina.padilla@dca.nm.gov for availability and information. *** THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC PERFORMANCE*** About the show: NHCC and our friends and partners at the Vortex Theatre invite you to experience a captivating original play adapted (more...)

AfroMundo Festival: Documentary Screening & Panel Discussion: We Will Not Perish

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

3:00 pm NHCC | Wells Fargo Auditorium Screening of documentary Ayiti Pap Peri: Ayiti Will Not Perish. A spotlight on Haitian expatriates returning to work on behalf of their country. Panelists include the documentary’s Director & Journalist Cassandre Thrasybule, Haitian-American author Patrick Sylvain, Afro-Cuban Artist & Actress Lili Bernard, and Documentarist Aida Esther Bueno Sarduy. Followed by a Q&A. Free Community Event. This event is part of the 2025 AfroMundo Festival: Troubled Territories: The Will to Heal. About the Festival: From April 12 – 19, enjoy music, (more...)

AfroMundo Festival: Literary Reading: Changing the Narrative

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

7:00 pm NHCC | Wells Fargo Auditorium Presentations by Haitian-American poet Patrick Sylvain, Afro-Cuban filmmaker Aida Esther Bueno Sarduy, and Palestinian-Canadian author Saeed Teebi. Followed by a Q&A. Presentation consists of readings by Sylvain and Teebi, followed by the screening of a 17-minute documentary, Guillermina, by Sarduy. Free Community Event. This event is part of the 2025 AfroMundo Festival: Troubled Territories: The Will to Heal. About the Festival: From April 12 – 19, enjoy music, literature, oral histories, theater, film, culinary taste feasts, panel discussions, and more. (more...)

AfroMundo Festival: Documentary Screening: Together We Stand

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

7:00 pm NHCC | Bank of America Theatre Screening of documentary Standing Above the Clouds. Through the lens of mothers and daughters in three Native Hawaiian families, the film explores intergenerational healing and the impacts of safeguarding cultural sites. Panelists include Hawaiian tradition bearer Pua Case; Alaskan playwright Marleah Makpiaq LaBelle; Grand Canyon Havasupai Carletta Tilousi. Moderated by filmmaker Amber Espinosa. Followed by a Q&A. Free Community Event. This event is part of the 2025 AfroMundo Festival: Troubled Territories: The Will to Heal. About the Festival: From (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. Free Community Event, generously supported by NM Gas. Bilingual Storytime is designed for children ages 3 to 5 and their caregivers. For school, childcare, or homeschool groups; please reach out to the NHCC Librarian at amy.padilla@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.

AfroMundo Festival: Documentary Screening: No Other Land

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

7:00 pm NHCC | Bank of America Theatre Screening of multiple award-winning documentary No Other Land made by a Palestinian-Israeli collective of four directors. Over the course of five years, Basel Adra films his Palestinian community of Massager Yatta being destroyed and its populace incarcerated, all as he builds an alliance with an Israeli journalist. Panelists include author Saeed Teebi, Nicole D. Porter, Senior Director of Advocacy at The Sentencing Project, and Brandi Kellam, a Gracie and Emmy Award-winning Journalist. Moderated by Doaa Omran. Followed by a (more...)

AfroMundo Festival: Panel Discussion: Food is Power-Cultivating Resilience

Salón Ortega 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

7:00 pm NHCC | Salón Ortega Panel discussion with Palestinian/Syrian Chef Reem Assil; Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo Chef Norma Naranjo, and Haitian Chef Cynthia Verna. Followed by Q&A. Free Community Event. This event is part of the 2025 AfroMundo Festival: Troubled Territories: The Will to Heal. About the Festival: From April 12 – 19, enjoy music, literature, oral histories, theater, film, culinary taste feasts, panel discussions, and more. Mark your calendars and join us for this bilingual, weeklong, arts & humanities series that explores the shared traditions, histories, (more...)

Cervantes Film Series: La mirada tabú. Asómate al interior: La hija indigna

Virtual

12:00 pm MST All the films can be seen in the link below: https://vimeo.com/showcase/la-mirada-tabu This heartbreaking documentary, created by the young Argentine filmmaker Abril Dores based on real events, explores the relationship between a genocidal father and his daughter. It is an inquiry into family ties and the deep emotions that bind us to people we do not always consider worthy of our love. It is a brilliant cinematographic work that confronts us with our inner demons and taboos. Synopsis: Analía Kalinec wakes up every day knowing (more...)

AfroMundo Festival: Cross-cultural Healing Ceremonies: Wade in the Water: The Will to Heal

Salón Ortega 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

7:00 pm NHCC | Salón Ortega Multi-generational, cross-cultural healing ceremonies and offerings from Hawaii, Alaska, New Mexico, Haiti, Cuba and more. Free Community Event. This event is part of the 2025 AfroMundo Festival: Troubled Territories: The Will to Heal. About the Festival: From April 12 – 19, enjoy music, literature, oral histories, theater, film, culinary taste feasts, panel discussions, and more. Mark your calendars and join us for this bilingual, weeklong, arts & humanities series that explores the shared traditions, histories, struggles, activism and aspirations of Black and (more...)