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Paula Poundstone

7:30 pm Paula Poundstone is known for her smart, observational humor and a spontaneous wit that has become the stuff of legend. Time magazine, in the March 2020 “Best of” issue, listed Paula’s HBO special, Cats, Cops and Stuff as one of The 5 Funniest Stand-Up Specials Ever. Paula can be heard weekly as the host of the comedy podcast, Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone and as a regular panelist on NPR’s comedy news quiz, Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! Also an author, Poundstone’s second book, The Totally Unscientific Study Of The Search For Human (more…)

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Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of NM Speaker Series: Linda Tigges PH.D.

10:30 – 12:00 pm NHCC | Dominici Education Building / Rooms 122-124 The Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico welcomes Linda Tigges PH.D.. Author, Historian, Archivist Researcher, Dr. Tigges’, extensive research into New Mexico Spanish Colonial documents uncovered extensive and interesting topics and works published in her outstanding writings, books and in presentations! Working with translators of Spanish Colonial documents, Linda Tigges, PH.D. has published primary source materials which have been foundational in many fields of research. Over the past decade, Linda’s works have assisted geneologists,

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Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of NM Speaker Series: Jack R Fox

10:30 – 12:00 pm NHCC | Dominici Education Building / Rooms 122-124 The Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico welcomes Retired New Mexico Army National Guard Brigadier General Jack R. Fox for our October HGRC Speaker Series. General Fox will lead a discussion on “The Rough Riders of New Mexico,” a nickname given to the 1st U.S. Volunteer Calvery Legendary Cowboy Regiment. The Men who served had to already have knowledge and experience capable on horseback and in shooting. One Half the unit came from New Mexico

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Reading: Yolanda Nava

6:30 pm NHCC | Salón Ortega Join us for a two-day reading and workshop event featuring author Yolanda Nava, in celebration of her book Through The Dark. Through the Dark tells the remarkable true story of Nava’s fight with a mysterious illness that nearly claimed her life – eventually diagnosed as a rare autoimmune disease. Inspiring, uplifting, and transcendent in purpose, Through The Dark reads like a gripping thriller as Nava conducts an investigation into her own life.  On October 4, the Center will host a workshop with Yolanda Nava

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New Mexican Chicanas in the Spotlight: Chicana Feminism and Art in New Mexico

6:00 to 7:00 pm Head to the NHCC Visual Art Museum for a conversation a Lecture and Q&A with Bernadine Hernández, associate professor in the Department of English at the University of New Mexico. She will be introduced by Ray Hernández-Durán, co-curator of the NHCC art exhibition Voces del Pueblo: Artists of the Levantamiento Chicano in New Mexico. Free Community Event. Please register using the link below. About the exhibition: Voces del Pueblo: Artists of the Levantamiento Chicano in New Mexico features a group of New Mexican artists who

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Dr. Cesar Lozano: Felizmente Imperfectos

*Atención: este evento se ha pospuesto del 15 al 5 de agosto. Las entradas adquiridas para la función del 15 de agosto serán válidas el día 5. 8:00 pm NHCC | Albuquerque Journal Theatre Una noche inolvidable con el Dr. Cesar Lozano. Prepárate para una experiencia única en conferencias con el renombrado orador César Lozano y su nueva gira “Felizmente Imperfectos”. Conocido principalmente por sus “frases matonas”, Lozano compartirá su perspectiva inspiradora contigo. Autor de varios libros, incluyendo “Una buena forma para decir adiós” y “No te enganches

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Film: Bless Me, Ultima

5:00 – 7:00 pm: Reception & Cash Bar 6:00 pm: Levi Romero Pre-Film Talk 7:00 pm: Screening Rudolfo Anaya’s beloved and iconic Bless Me, Ultima returns to the NHCC with Carl Franklin’s screen adaptation. Bless Me, Ultima is set in the 1940s in rural New Mexico, and tells the story of a young boy and the mysterious healer who opens his eyes to the wonders of the spiritual realm. As the entire world is plunged into war and Antonio Marez grapples with the harsh realities all around him, his life is

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Community Listening Session- Voces de Latinidad Project: Maritza Perez

NOTE: Thank you for your interest in our June 3 Voces de Latinidad community listening session. Due to a change in the scheduled speaker’s schedule, this session will be rescheduled for a later date. Please check our website and social media for updates. Thank you, and we appreciate your support of the Voces de Latinidad project.  

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Community Listening Session- Voces de Latinidad Project: Damián Vergara Wilson, PhD.

6:00 pm Reception followed by Speaker & Discussion Join us for the first Community Listening Session in a series of six for our Voces de Latinidad documentary film project. Each gathering in this series will focus of a different cultural aspect of the question: “Who or what is Latinidad?” Voces de Latinidad aims to feature unique voices from our community culminating in a short documentary and digital archive celebrating the rich diversity of our lived experiences. Recently featured in a New York Times article, this first gathering

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