Colcha Community Stitch A-long

Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

9:30 am in-person 10:30 am Zoom Our Colcha Community Stich-A-Long is open to all levels of experience in an informal setting. This workshop is instructed by Annette Gutierrez-Turk. Annette has taught colcha, a Spanish Colonial embroidery style, to groups internationally and at the NHCC for many years. She is also an award-winning artist, most recently recognized in 2019 at Traditional Spanish Market in Santa Fe. Annette will demonstrate as well as answer questions. Join us every month on the fourth Tuesday, in-person at 9:30am and on Zoom (more...)

NHCC Book Club (Postponed)

Salón Ortega 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

NOTE: This event has been postponed at the request of the author. A new date and time will be announced soon. We apologize for any inconvenience. The NHCC invites lovers of literature, folks who love to read, and those who enjoy talking about the history and vast the array of identities that contribute to Latinidad/Hispanidad to join us! We will meet on the fourth Wednesday of every month in the Center’s HLA Conference Room. This month, we will be reading Nuclear Nuevo México: Colonialism and the Effects of the (more...)

Cervantes Film Series: Bajarse al moro

Virtual

12:00 pm MST (available for 96 hours) All the films can be seen in the link below: https://vimeo.com/showcase/aitana-sanchez-gijon-goya-honor Instituto Cervantes Film Series Celebrating Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Honorary Goya When Fernando Colomo undertook this adaptation of a play by the same name, Bajarse al moro, he was already a key director of the cinematic milestone that was called “la comedia madrileña” (The Madrid Comedy) and that featured the auteur cinema of the eighties. This film departs from the festive tone that guided his previous titles to get much closer to his (more...)

Student Matinee: Carnaval 2025: Veinte Años (Not Public)

Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM

10:00 am The Center invites students of all ages to attend a special free matinee performance of Carnaval 2025! NHCC requires one chaperone or school staff member for every 15 students at school performances. Limited bus funding for free performances and behind the scenes experiences available — please contact alejandrina.padilla@dca.nm.gov for availability and information. *** THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC PERFORMANCE*** About the show: Carnaval 2025 will once again showcase Frank Leto and PANdemonium, along with the dancers from Odara Dance Ensemble. This vibrant production takes the audience on (more...)

Reflexiones y Realidades: Artist Reflections & Dialogue on the Border

Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Wells Fargo Auditorium 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

7:00 – 8:30 pm Join us for the Albuquerque premiere of Savior, a short film directed, edited, and filmed in Albuquerque by filmmaker Ray Santisteban. The film features Albuquerque poet Marcial Delgado, who has been invited to create a dialogue between the community of poets in Albuquerque writing on immigration and Dr. Laura Belmonte, an Associate Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies at UNM and author of the book Borderland Brutalities: Violence in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands in Literature, Culture, and Art. Film Screening, Poetry, and Conversations featuring (more...)

¡Vamos!

Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

10:00 am – 12:00 pm NHCC | Pete V. Domenici Education Building Vamos to the National Hispanic Cultural Center on the first Saturday of the month for vibrant monthly family workshops that provide immersive experiences exploring Visual Arts, Performing Arts and History and Literary Arts. Designed to inspire creativity, foster cultural appreciation, and build community, each workshop will offer an inclusive and welcoming space where participants of all ages and backgrounds can come together to explore and celebrate culture through artistic expression, movement, and traditions in an engaging, (more...)

Carnaval 2025: Veinte Años

Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM

7:30 pm NHCC | Albuquerque Journal Theatre The National Hispanic Cultural Center will celebrate Veinte Años of Carnaval at the Albuquerque Journal Theatre. Carnaval 2025 will once again showcase Frank Leto and PANdemonium, along with the dancers from Odara Dance Ensemble. This vibrant production takes the audience on a journey to four iconic Carnaval destinations—Brazil, Trinidad, Cuba, and New Orleans—immersing them in the music, dance, costumes, and cultures of each region. This year, attendees will be invited to dance to the lively rhythms of samba, salsa, calypso, (more...)

Happy Arte Hour

Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

6:00 – 8:00 pm NHCC | Pete V. Domenici Education Building NHCC invites adults for artistic fun in a relaxed social setting. 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. Drinks and snacks will be available to purchase. Artist Lita Sandoval, whose work is part of the Art Museum’s permanent collection, will lead a hands-on workshop using thin metal, decorative elements, sharpies, and repoussé techniques to create contemporary jewelry, (more...)

PAPA Spring Dance Concert 2025

Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM

7:00 pm Thursday & Friday 2:00 pm Saturday The Public Academy for Performing Arts presents the annual Spring Dance Concert featuring beginning to pre-professional ballet, contemporary, flamenco, hip-hop, and jazz dance students in grades 6 – 12. Run time: Approximately 2 hours, 15 minutes $12, $18, and $24. No other discounts. *The event is a rental event not an NHCC production. The title, content, photos/images and description for this event were provided to the NHCC by the organization renting the NHCC venue for the event. By serving (more...)

Arte Para Chiquitos

Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

10:00 am NHCC | Pete V. Domenici Education Building Arte para chiquitos is a free, monthly, 45-minute program for babies and toddlers ages 0 months to 4 years and their caregivers that cultivates creativity and self-expression through the exploration of Hispanic/Latine arts and culture. Participants explore the NHCC Museum, Performing Arts Center, and engage in artmaking, music, movement, dance, drama, and bilingual story time. NHCC instructors model age-appropriate arts techniques that celebrate self-expression, build vocabulary, and strengthen both fine-motor and gross-motor skills in a fun environment. Free Community (more...)