History and Literary Arts
Teatro Paraguas: United in Blood: The Revolutionary Music and Poetry of Chile
Wells Fargo Auditorium 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States7:30 pm Friday & Saturday 3:00 pm Sunday Teatro Paraguas and the NHCC present United in Blood: The Revolutionary Music and Poetry of Chile. United in Blood is a fully staged performance celebrating the artistic, social, and political vision of four of Chile’s most beloved musicians and poets: Pablo Neruda, Victor Jara, Violeta Parra, and Gabriela Mistral. Though not all four knew each other, several of them did, and they are all intimately connected through their shared passions, political sensibilities, and deep concern for humanity. Songs and poems will (more...)
Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime
NHCC Library 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States10:00 am Head to the Center for our next Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime, featuring a pair of Halloween tales: Just a Minute! A Trickster Tale and Counting Book, by Yuyi Morales, and Los Gatos Black on Halloween, by Marisa Montes. Free Community Event. For children ages 3 to 5 and caregivers. Please register below or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance. This event is generously supported by NM Gas.
Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime
NHCC Library 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States10:00 to 11:00 am Stories come to life through art, movement, and more! During the January event, we will be exploring Little Roja Riding Hood by Susan Middleton Elya, and Maria Had a Little Llama/Maria Tenia Una Llama Pequena by Angela Dominguez. For children ages 3 to 5 and caregivers. Free Community Event, generously supported by NM Gas.
Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime
NHCC Library 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United StatesStories come to life through art, movement, and more! In February, we will be reading from Martina the Beautiful Cockroach, A Cuban Folktale, by Carmen Agra Deedy, and Dragones y Tacos, by Adam Rubin. For children ages 3 to 5 and caregivers. Free Community Event, generously supported by NM Gas.
Stitch Night
HLA Conference Room 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States5:00 to 7:00 pm Stitch socially with us on the second Wednesday of the Month! Bring whatever knitting, crocheting, weaving, or cross stitch, or fiber art projects you’re working on, and join the conversation with your fellow crafters for an informal craft get-together. If you would like to learn the basics of a particular stitching technique, please bring supplies with you, though we will always have basic crochet and knitting materials on hand for an impromptu demonstration! In 2024, we will meet on March 13, April 10, May 8, June (more...)
Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime
NHCC Library 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States10:00 am Stories come to life through art, movement, and more! In March, the theme is "Sweet, Lovable Me," and we will be reading from the beloved classic Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes/Cabeza, Hombros, Piernas y Pies. For children ages 3 to 5 and caregivers. Free Community Event, generously supported by NM Gas.
Book Club
History and Literary Arts Building5:00 - 7:00 pm In a world that has felt ever more disconnected, the Center is thrilled to announce that we will be reconnecting in-person with lovers of literature, folks who love to read, and those who enjoy talking about the far reaches of Latinidad. In March, we will be reading The Queen of the Cicadas, by V. Castro. Some 2024 Book Club selections are meant to enrich our everyday lives, some to give escape from our everyday troubles; a few give us all a glimpse of (more...)
Stitch Night
HLA Conference Room 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States5:00 to 7:00 pm Stitch socially with us on the second Wednesday of the Month! Bring whatever knitting, crocheting, weaving, or cross stitch, or fiber art projects you’re working on, and join the conversation with your fellow crafters for an informal craft get-together. If you would like to learn the basics of a particular stitching technique, please bring supplies with you, though we will always have basic crochet and knitting materials on hand for an impromptu demonstration! In 2024, we will meet on March 13, April 10, May 8, June (more...)
Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime
NHCC Library 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States10:00 am Stories come to life through art, movement, and more! In April, our theme will be "Fun and Games." Join us as we read from Playing Loteria/El juego de la Loteria, by Rene Colato Lainez, and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom/Chica chica bum bum, by Bill Martin. For children ages 3 to 5 and caregivers. Free Community Event, generously supported by NM Gas.
NHCC Book Club
HLA Conference Room 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States5:00 pm – 7:00 pm The NHCC is thrilled to announce that we will be reconnecting in person with lovers of literature, folks who love to read, and those who enjoy talking about the far reaches of Latinidad. We will meet on the last Wednesday of every month in the Center's HLA Conference Room. In April, we will be reading Afterlife, by Julia Alvarez. Afterlife tells the story of an immigrant writer, reeling from her beloved husband's sudden death in the wake of her retirement, whose life is further (more...)