7 pm Connect with your favorite Hispanic and Latine writers. For the inaugural program of the Escribir | Escuchar: Hispanic and Latine Writer Series, the National Hispanic Cultural presents award-winning and best-selling author Dr. Ana Castillo. Her notable works include the novels So Far from God, The Guardians, and Peel My Love like an Onion, in addition to her poetry collection I […]
8:00 pm Friday, 2:00 pm Saturday Yjastros: The American Flamenco Repertory Company proudly brings the creative visions of world-renowned flamenco artists to the American public, while cultivating the living art of flamenco in the United States. Together with the Orchestra of New Spain, Yjastros presents Quem Quæritis? A Flamenco Drama. This performance draws from the […]
7:30 pm AMP Concerts presents "From Bamako to Birmingham"—a culturally satisfying fusion with Afro-pop duo Amadou & Mariam and soulful gospel group Blind Boys of Alabama coming together to combine contemporary African contemporary African sounds and African-American roots music. $36, $46 & $56 Approximate time of event: 2 hours including intermission The Blind Boys of […]
7:30 pm AMP Concerts presents Colin Hay. Hay first came to prominence as the lead vocalist of Men at Work, which was formed in 1979 and went on to become a multi-platinum-selling musical act, winning a Grammy for best new artist in 1982. The original band was short-lived, however, and after 1985 Hay became primarily […]
5:00 pm–7:00 pm DJ, cash bar, and food truck 5;30 pm–6:30 pm Pre-film museum tours 7:00 pm Film Screening Join us for pre-film tours of the exhibition, Fronteras del Futuro , then jam to futuristic tunes by DJ Sunai. Cash bar and food truck. The place: Mexico. The time: The near future. The world is […]
6:00 pm Reception | Lobby, Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts 7:00 pm Reading 8:00 pm Booksigning The National Hispanic Cultural Center presents award-winning author ire’ne lara silva. She is the author of four poetry collections, furia, Blood Sugar Canto, CUICACALLI/House of Song, and FirstPoems, two chapbooks, Enduring Azucares and Hibiscus Tacos, and a short story collection, flesh to bone, which won the […]
8:00 pm Join Bob Odenkirk, Rhea Seehorn, and special guests for a night of comedy in Albuquerque! A night of entertainment like no other is headed your way, as your favorite TV lawyers, Bob Odenkirk andRhea Seehorn, join forces with special friends from Better Call Saul and improvisers from The Box Performance Space. This performance […]
5:00 pm–7:00 pm DJ, cash bar, and food truck 7:00 pm Film Screening Well into their 30s, Juan and Benjamin can’t seem to finish veterinary school or leave their parents’ homes in Satélite, Mexico City’s version of an American suburb. On a fateful Christmas eve, however, they decide it’s finally time to distinguish themselves by […]
7:30 pm Raw, emotional retellings of personal heartbreaks are the bedrock of acclaimed singer-songwriter Carla Morrison’s material, and this honest approach have earned her multiple Grammy nominations and Latin Grammy wins over the course of five albums. Snowballing from her 2010 debut Mientras Tu Dormías to 2012’s Déjenme Llorar and the 2016 release of Amor Supremo, her success grew rapidly. Her words speak to the larger pursuits in life—family, career, child-rearing, […]
8:00 pm Festival Flamenco Alburquerque 35 presents Eva Yerbabuena y Compañía in D’Madrugá. Flamenco’s grande dame returns to the Festival with a work of pure inspiration transmitted with unmatched beauty, depth, and energy. Miraculous and groundbreaking, Eva Yerbabuena illuminates what it is to be one of the world’s great dancers. (U.S. Premiere) $50, $65, $80, […]
5:30 – 7:00 pm Tango demonstrations, tapas, and cash bar in Salon Ortega 7:00 pm film screening The Red Star (A Purim Story) is a mockumentary about Laila Salama, a mysterious woman who may have contributed to the 1960 kidnapping of Adolf Eichmann in Buenos Aires, but who has been omitted from the official history. […]
