Lecture
La Canoa: Making Frederico Vigil’s Miracle Wall
History and Literary Arts Building2 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 Frederico Vigil's fresco "Mundos de Mestizaje" that graces the wall of the Torreon on the NHCC Campus. The talk will start in the Research Library in the History and Literary Arts Building (more...)
La Pasión de Mariachi: Salute to Mariachi History and Excellence
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM5:30 pm La Pasión de Mariachi is a celebration of the art form of mariachi. The purpose is to create greater awareness, understanding and appreciation of traditional and authentic mariachi music by providing insights into the music, band member make-up, and instruments. Mariachi groups, like orchestras, are typically comprised of 18 to 20 members; many of the instruments, such as the guitarrón, are unique to this form of music. Performances will demonstrate various styles within the genre, including son, huapango, and ranchera. There will also be a (more...)
Public Lecture by US Ambassador Mari-Luci Jaramillo
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NMJoin the Hispanic Women's Council and the National Hispanic Cultural Center in the Education Building, Room 122/124, for a public lecture by US Ambassador Mari-Luci Jaramillo. The event is open to the public and free to attend. Dr. Mari-Luci Jaramillo, was the first Latina to serve as United States Ambassador. She was assigned to the Republic of Honduras as Ambassador and later as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Latin America under the Carter administration. She was Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Latin America during the Clinton administration. Her career (more...)
The Art of Acquisition: New New Mexican Works at the NHCC: Exhibit Reception & Tours
September-2019-Board-Meeting-MinutesReception -- 2 pm to 4 pm Tours – 11 am. 1 pm & 3 pm (tours limited to 20 people each) Free community event 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 have been collected and added to the museum’s permanent collection over the (more...)
Somos Entretenimiento & Talcon Ways Present Dr. César Lozano (Rental)
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM8 pm No te pierdas la presentación del reconocido conferencista Dr. César Lozano, “Mujeres Difíciles, Hombres Complicados #2.” Acompáñanos en una bonita velada y ríete a carcajadas con las indirectas, las pedradas y los jalones de oreja del Dr. César Lozano. $37, $47, $57, $67, $77
La Canoa Legacy Talks: Reies Tijerina, the Alianza, and the Apocalypse: The Biblical Sources of His Political Thought
History and Literary Arts Building6 pm to 8 pm Ramón A. Gutiérrez, University of Chicago Preston & Sterling Morton Distinguished Service Professor of American History and the College -Reies Tijerina, the Alianza, and the Apocalypse: The Biblical Sources of His Political Thought- The La Canoa Legacy Series features talks by Hispanic/Latino academic and community researchers with long-standing and distinguished records of research and teaching about New Mexico and the region. Like la canoa—referring in New Mexican Spanish to several utilitarian objects used to receive and transport people and resources and thus (more...)
Celebrating the Life of Dr. Orcilia Zuniga Forbes
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM2 pm to 5 pm Join the National Hispanic Cultural Center in celebrating the life of Dr. Orcilia Zuniga Forbes on October 8, 2016, in the Albuquerque Journal Theatre and Cayetana Romero Lobby, both within the NHCC's Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts. Dr. Zuniga Forbes was born on June 17, 1938, in Carlsbad, New Mexico, and passed on August 28, 2015. The eldest of eight children and mother of two, Dr. Zuniga Forbes was a remarkable woman who cared deeply about her family and community. (more...)
La Canoa: In The Country of Empty Crosses: The Story of a Hispano Protestant Family in Catholic New Mexico
History and Literary Arts Building2 pm to 4 pm Arturo Madrid, Distinguished Professor of the Humanities, Trinity University -In The Country of Empty Crosses: The Story of a Hispano Protestant Family in Catholic New Mexico Join Dr. Arturo Madrid, Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at Trinity University for a talk on “In The Country of Empty Crosses: The Story of a Hispano Protestant Family in Catholic New Mexico”. This La Canoa: Legacy Talks presentation will explore Dr. Madrid’s remembrances of his Hispano Protestant family in Catholic New Mexico, and the themes (more...)
¡Órale! Lowrider: Custom Made in New Mexico
History and Literary Arts Building2 pm to 4 pm Join author Don Usner, and collaborators Kate Ware and Daniel Kosharek, for a presentation and book signing of ¡Órale! Lowrider: Custom Made in New Mexico, a beautiful photography book that pays homage to an enduring but evolving, cultural tradition with a fascinating compilation of four decades of lowriding, including photographs by New Mexico's most renowned documentarians with cultural studies of lowriders in their communities. In addition, Levi Romero will read his poem "Wheels" which is featured in the book. Lowriding is a (more...)
Unveiling of Rudolfo Anaya Bust
History and Literary Arts Building6 pm Join the National Hispanic Cultural Center for an unveiling and dedication of Reynaldo “Sonny” Rivera’s sculptural bust of Rudolfo Anaya in the Center’s History and Literary Arts Library from 6 to 7 pm, in advance of the Center’s presentation of Mr. Anaya’s work The Season of La Llorona in the Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts at 7:30 pm. This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided. Generously donated by Mr. Anaya, the sculpture was accepted as a (more...)