Domenici Education Building
Education Guide: Field Trip Opportunities
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NMThe National Hispanic Cultural Center offers a variety of field trip opportunities for students of all ages and abilities. We include home school, public, charter, private schools, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Senior Centers and other organizations. We offer local and international, culturally engaging theatre, music, dance, and art making experiences that provide a rich fieldtrip experience. We can make available a Spanish speaking educator or docent upon request. All programs are free unless noted. For a PDF with all of the education opportunities please click HERE. If (more...)
¡HAH! Happy Arte Hour
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM5:30 pm to 7:30 pm On the first Thursday of the month, NHCC invites adults for artistic fun in a relaxed social setting, which includes snacks, refreshments, and beer & wine for sale from Pop Fizz. This is a great opportunity for friends to hang out, a unique date night option, or a place to come solo and connect with fellow art enthusiasts. Please pre-register using the link below (so we know how many materials to prepare) https://goo.gl/forms/yALP5QDJlO1F5oJx1 For more information please call or email Elena Baca (more...)
Spanish Cooking Classes: Summer Recipes
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM6 pm to 8 pm The purpose of Instituto Cervantes’ Spanish Cooking Classes is to learn to cook typical dishes from Spain. Join us in preparing these tasty and delicious recipes to surprise your family and friends. During the class, participants can learn Spanish as well, as it is taught in Spanish and translated into English. The menu is as follows: Appetizer: Gazpacho (cold soup with tomato, garlic, and raw vegetables) Entrée: Bacalao a la Vizcaina (Basque-style codfish) Dessert: Natillas Caseras (cold vanilla pudding) Drink: One glass (more...)
Salud y Sabor: Puerto Rico
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM5:30 pm -- 7:30 pm On the third Thursday of each month, join the NHCC, Agri-Cultura Network, and the Street Food Institute for our FREE event. An evening of food, art, and entertainment for the whole family. Enjoy music and dancing, activities for kids, cooking demonstrations using fresh, locally grown ingredients, as well as fun art activities for kids and adults, health screenings, and live entertainment. The theme for August is Puerto Rico. Our entertainment this month will include Tony Quinones and his amazing drumming friends plus (more...)
Colcha Community Stitch-Along
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM9:30 am – 12 pm Join our monthly gathering for colcheras of all skill levels led by Annette Gutierrez Turk. If you are beginning or advanced in the traditional New Mexican style of embroidery, bring your current colcha project along and enjoy these monthly, informal, community work sessions to share ideas, resources and encouragement! For more information, call Elena at 505-246-2261 or e-mailing elenad.baca@state.nm.us. Free event
Jugamos Juntos: Cantando la Cultura, Instruments and Sounds of Mexico
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM10:30 am -- 12 pm The National Hispanic Cultural Center is pleased to offer children’s programming on Saturday mornings during June, July, and half of August, from 10:30 am to noon. Families can come to the Center for hands-on art activities, bilingual sing-alongs, outdoor activities in the bosque, and story times in the Center’s library. On August 13th, Cantando la Cultura will explore instruments and sounds of Mexico. For more information please call or email Elena Baca at 505-246-2261 or ElenaD.Baca@state.nm.us. Please pre-register using this link so we (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...)
Jugamos Juntos: !Vamos al Museo!, Casas de Papel
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM10:30 am -- 12 pm The National Hispanic Cultural Center is pleased to offer children’s programming on Saturday mornings during June, July, and half of August, from 10:30 am to noon. Families can come to the Center for hands-on art activities, bilingual sing-alongs, outdoor activities in the bosque, and story times in the Center’s library. For Vamos al Museo, Casas de Papel, on August 6th, we will return to the Art Museum’s exhibit The House on Mango Street: Artists Interpret Community and explore architecture, dome trusses, and columns. (more...)
¡HAH! Happy Arte Hour
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM5:30 pm - 7:30 pm On the first Thursday of the month, NHCC invites adults for artistic fun in a relaxed social setting, which includes snacks, refreshments, and beer & wine for sale from Pop Fizz. This is a great opportunity for friends to hang out, a unique date night option, or a place to come solo and connect with fellow art enthusiasts. This month local artist to be announced. Inspired by current Art Museum exhibit, House on Mango Street. Each session is led by a different (more...)