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New Year’s Eve around the Hispanic World
Live via Zoom1 pm - 2:30 pm (MST) Live via Zoom ~ Free Holiday Event ~ Have some paper, drawing utensils and scissors with you to enjoy some of the interactive fun! Make a Zine Create your own poetry Try your hand at New Year's related trivia Hear a story (Feliz New Year, Ava Gabriela by Alexandra Alesaandri) Guide to Traditions by Country Guide to Traditions by Type Click on (more...) for some fun online activities! Word Find Crossword For more information or questions contact Cassandra Osterloh at (more...)
Art Making: Día de los Reyes Crown
Celebrate Día de los Reyes (Three Kings' Day), with a crown! Día de los Reyes, also known as the Epiphany is celebrated on January 6th across Latin America, in Spain, and by Latinx communities around the world. This feast day commemorates the visitation of the Santo Niño (Infant Jesus) by the three wise men and, for some, marks the end of the Christmas season. Enjoy this fun activity brought to you by the NHCC's Visual Art's program and our AmeriCorps members who are developing curriculum and working on (more...)
César Chávez Day Celebration
Times TBD Recuerda César Chávez Committee Facebook page HERE Since 2007, the National Hispanic Cultural Center has collaborated with Albuquerque’s Recuerda a César Chávez Committee (RCCC) to celebrate the life and legacy of the renowned American civil rights leader César Estrada Chávez, co-founder, with Dolores Huerta, of the National Farmworkers Association and subsequently president of the United Farmworkers of America. In previous years, the annual Marcha de Justicia has departed from the NHCC to begin the day’s activities, returning to the Center for an afternoon community Fiesta. (more...)
On-Line Albuquerque Premiere: Conjunto Blues
7 pm (MST) The premiere performance will be on our Foundation YouTube page HERE This performance, the Albuquerque premiere of Valdez’ critically acclaimed work, is made possible through the generous sponsorship of AARP. In Conjunto Blues, playwright, actor, and musician Nicolás Valdez explores the social and historical conditions that led to the development of conjunto music as an expression of cultural resistance and liberation. Centering on Valdez’ personal experience growing up in the conjunto music scene, the work is loosely based on his relationship with his grandfather, (more...)
Workshop: Conjunto Blues
2 pm (MST) Live via Zoom with suggested donation. Click here to donate. You may also email marmijo@nhccfoundation.org to register for any of these events. We will send you the link to the performance. Nicolás Valdez will present an hour-long workshop and discussion live from his home, revolving around specific themes drawn from pre-recorded interviews and historical documentary footage that he has compiled. This workshop will explore the complexity of conjunto music’s origins and evolution and its long-term impacts on the Mexican-American community, delving into topics including conjunto’s campesino origins, (more...)
Mundos de Mestizaje: Torreón Tour
NHCC Torreón 1701 4th street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States11 am (MST) The National Hispanic Cultural Center is offering a guided tour of the Mundos de Mestizaje fresco by Frederico Vigil twice a week, Thursdays and Fridays at 11 am. Located in the Torreón on the NHCC Campus, Mundos de Mestizaje depicts thousands of years of Hispanic culture, history, and identity. Admission for the tour is $2 and tickets are available for advance purchase online here. Tickets can also be purchased in the New Mexico Mutual Welcome Center, depending on availability. Capacity for each tour is limited. (more...)
Circo Latino: ¡El Regreso!
1 pm Live on YouTube and Facebook: Circo Latino YouTube page here Circo Latino Facebook page here Families and friends, we are proud to feature the culmination of our first (of two) Circo Latino 2021 summer sessions! LIVESTREAMING to your very homes and devices. Join us to witness our explorations of the concept of returning to community after our extended time apart. CIRCO LATINO MISSION STATEMENT We are a community of circus artists of all ages who value passion and creative expression. We are curious, courageous, self-disciplined, (more...)
Summer Institutes Performances: Voces 2021
6 pm (MST) Live via Zoom. Register here: https://nhccnm.wufoo.com/forms/z3dvsn21pljdpg/. This reading and performance is the culminating event for the VOCES Summer Writing Institute for Teens, a free, four week intensive that inspires young writers to create new and original works of poetry, prose and dramatic writing. For additional information email HLA.Admin@state.nm.us
Virtual Classroom: How Museums Work
2 pm to 4 pm (MST) Live via Zoom. Register here. A link will be sent out before the first session. How Museums Work is a virtual, collaborative, teen, summer program presented by museum professionals from the New Mexico Museum of Art, the New Mexico Office of Archeology, the National Hispanic Cultural Center Visual Art Museum, and the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. Free community event Are you 14-18 years old and curious about what it would be like to work in a museum? (more...)
Mundos de Mestizaje: Torreón Tour
NHCC Torreón 1701 4th street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States11 am (MST) The National Hispanic Cultural Center is offering a guided tour of the Mundos de Mestizaje fresco by Frederico Vigil twice a week, Thursdays and Fridays at 11 am. Located in the Torreón on the NHCC Campus, Mundos de Mestizaje depicts thousands of years of Hispanic culture, history, and identity. Admission for the tour is $2 and tickets are available for advance purchase online here. Tickets can also be purchased in the New Mexico Mutual Welcome Center, depending on availability. Capacity for each tour is limited. (more...)