Theatre

Film: Las constituyentes

7 pm A documentary about the 27 women who served in the Spanish legislature in 1977, promoting political change during Spain’s transition to democracy following the end of the Franco regime. Through their personal experiences, the film traces the history of women’s political involvement in Spain up to the present day, and includes a debate between these pioneering women, the “mothers of the constitution,” and women currently serving in the Spanish parliament. Presented in partnership with Instituto Cervantes as part of the Bank of America Free Thursday (more…)

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Film: Joan Baez 75th Birthday Celebration

7 pm Folk icon Joan Baez celebrated her 75th birthday in 2016, honoring her legendary 50-plus years in music with a career-spanning live performance at New York’s historic Beacon Theatre. Baez performed with fellow artists and friends including David Bromberg, David Crosby, Damien Rice, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Emmylou Harris, Jackson Browne, Mavis Staples, Indigo Girls, Richard Thompson, Judy Collins, Nano Stern, and Paul Simon. The event was filmed as an episode of PBS’s Great Performances. Presented in partnership with New Mexico PBS as part of the Bank

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New Mexico Medical Cannabis Conference 2017 (Rental)

For information on the 2018 New Mexico Medical Cannabis Conference click HERE. 8:30 am – 1:30 pm The Verdes Foundation and Southwest Organic Producers (SWOP) present the New Mexico Medical Cannabis Conference, with experts in the medical field sharing current cannabis-related applications and protocols. As the first dispensary in New Mexico to offer nursing services, the Verdes Foundation is proud to host this event with Southwest Organic Producers to continue to help patients gain access to cannabis education. The forum will feature doctors and experts who will

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Women’s History Month

Each year in March the National Hispanic Cultural Center celebrates women with programming that honors their contributions to dance, music, theatre, art, poetry, films, novels, and much more. Listed below are all the events that you can experience at the Center during Women’s History Month. Below are our offerings for 2017.

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International Women’s Day Celebration

7 pm to 9 pm In celebration of International Women’s Day, 19 different voices will perform poetry. The event will feature, Ebony Isis Booth, Alysia Coriz, Mercedes Holtry, Mary Oishi, Brenda Morales, Sarita Gonzalez, Merimee Moffitt, Ana Lopez, Antoinette Sedillo Lopez, Brooke Von Blomberg, Eva Crespin, Arlaina Ash, Jules Nyquist, Liza Wolff-Francis, Yasmeen Najmi, Mikki Aronoff, Tina Carlson, Amy Beveridge, and Valerie Martinez. Free public event

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AMP Concerts Presents Rhiannon Giddens (Rental)

7:30 pm Singer-songwriter Rhiannon Giddens is the co-founder of the Grammy award-winning string band Carolina Chocolate Drops, in which she also plays banjo and fiddle. She began gaining recognition as a solo artist when she stole the show at the T Bone Burnett–produced Another Day, Another Time concert at New York City’s Town Hall in 2013. The elegant bearing, prodigious voice, and fierce spirit that brought the audience to its feet that night is also abundantly evident on Giddens’ critically acclaimed solo debut, the Grammy-nominated album Tomorrow

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Revolutions International Theatre Festival: Engine, Un día más sobre la tierra

8 pm Engine, from Argentina and France, presents Un día más sobre la tierra, a concert featuring violent and sophisticated guitars, overlapped by the raw voices of two actor-musicians. The songs, woven of Latin American rhythms and rock dynamics, punctuated by simple and powerful theatrical ruptures, poetically tell the story of an ancient device floating unseen over the skies of the world. The elegant protagonists sing without stopping, dance scandalously, and throw themselves on the floor with attractive complicity. Engine, the always invisible machine, carries the rhythm

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Revolutions International Theatre Festival: TRI-CICLO

8 pm Presented by Colombia’s Picnic, TRI-CICLO begins with a direct, personal conversation between the performers and the audience outside the theatre. The audience then settles in for an engrossing journey full of unforgettable characters and situations, improvised in the moment, blossoming from that opening conversation. $26 w/ $6 discount for students & seniors; group rates available

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Revolutions International Theatre Festival: Ndere Troupe, Obuntu Pearls

8 pm—Friday 2 pm—Sunday Presented by Uganda’s Ndere Troupe, Obuntu Pearls is the celebration of “the beauty in humanity,” where cultural variation is celebrated as wealth and not a reason for conflict, and where respect is for all—irrespective of socioeconomic status, color, gender, creed, nationality, age or political affiliation. “The reason we call ourselves Ndere (Flute) Troupe is not only because the flute produces very soothing and peaceful music, but, more importantly, because the flute is the only musical instrument that we know exists in all cultures

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