10:00 am to 6:00 pm OCB Natural New Mexico. This year’s competition will be held at the National Hispanic Cultural Center’s Albuquerque Journal Theatre in Albuquerque, NM on Saturday, July 23, 2022. The OCB Natural New Mexico is a drug free tested competition. $50 adults, $15 Minors 4 years old to 12 years old, Free for Kids younger than 4. $70 Assistant Ticket/Back Stage Pass
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 pulling off the most infamous heist of cultural artifacts in all of Mexican history—looting the country’s iconic National Anthropology Museum. Museo Directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios features Gael García Bernal, Simon Russell Beale, (more…)
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 divided by closed borders, but connected by a digital network that ties people together around the world. In Santa Ana del Río, Oaxaca, where a corporation controls the small village’s water supply, (more…)
4:00 pm A ballet, jazz, and hip-hop dance recital featuring children, young adults, and professional dancers—an exciting ensemble of students and teachers bringing today’s music to life in high-quality dance productions. $12, $15, $17
12:00 pm (available for 48 hours) Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here In Anabel Rodríguez Ríos’ “reflection of a divided country,” the floating village of Congo Mirador, a short distance from Venezuela’s Lake Maracaibo, is seen through the eyes of two women, espousing opposing ideologies, who are still trying to sustain life in a town that is dying from drought, pollution, corruption, and neglect. 2020; Spanish with English subtitles; 99 minutes; rated PG-13. Free community event
12:00 pm (available for 48 hours) Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here Patricia Pérez and Heidi Hassan, directors of A media voz, are childhood friends who face the challenges of uprooting as they try to rebuild their lives away from Cuba. This moving auto-ethnographic documentary about nostalgia, friendship, roots, and exile reflects the uneasiness of an entire generation. 2019; Spanish with English subtitles; 80 minutes; rated G. Free community event
7:30 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm) Danny Zelisko Presents Lewis Black: Off The Rails! Known as the KingofRant, Lewis Black uses his trademark style of comedic yelling and finger pointing to expose the absurdities of life. His comedic brilliance makes people laugh at life’s hypocrisies and the insanity he sees in the world. A GRAMMY Award-winning stand-up comedian, Black performs his critically acclaimed shows more than 200 nights annually, to capacity audiences throughout Europe, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States. He is one of a (more…)
In light of recent events, it is with great sadness that we announce the cancellation of the Wynonna Judd show scheduled for Friday, May 20th. From Wynonna: “Thank you for allowing me the time to process and to heal, and we hope to return to Albuquerque in the future. I appreciate your understanding during this difficult time.” If you purchased tickets you will be issued a full refund at point of sale. Please call the NHCC Box Office at 505-724-4771 if you have questions regarding your tickets.
12 pm (available for 48 hours Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel Here Jorge Laplace’s Equipo D: los códigos olvidados documents a story of World War II that has yet to be told. Team D, formed by Spanish Republicans in exile, played a decisive role in the Allied victory by deciphering codes encrypted by Germany’s Enigma machine. 2019; Spanish with English subtitles; 61 minutes; rated PG-13. Free community event
