Community Listening Session- Voces de Latinidad Project: Damián Vergara Wilson, PhD.

6:00 pm Reception followed by Speaker & Discussion Join us for the first Community Listening Session in a series of six for our Voces de Latinidad documentary film project. Each gathering in this series will focus of a different cultural aspect of the question: “Who or what is Latinidad?” Voces de Latinidad aims to feature unique voices from our community culminating in a short documentary and digital archive celebrating the rich diversity of our lived experiences. Recently featured in a New York Times article, this first gathering (more…)

Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime: Vámonos

10:00 am Get ready for our next Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime, featuring the children’s book Vámonos, by Cynthia Weill. Listen to the story and create art with wheels! Free community event. For children ages 3 to 5 and caregivers. Please register here or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance. This program is generously supported by Bank of Albuquerque.

Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime: La Última Mariposa

10:00 am Get ready for our next Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime, featuring the children’s book La Última Mariposa, by Carmen Tafolla. Listen to the story and make your own beautiful butterfly! Free community event. For children ages 3 to 5 and caregivers. Please register here or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance. This program is generously supported by Bank of Albuquerque.

Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime: Si Quisqueya Fuera Un Color

10:00 am Get ready for our next Bilingual Storytime, featuring the children’s book Si Quisqueya Fuera Un Color. Join us on Tuesday, Feb. 21 as we listen to the story and explore colors and movement! Free community event. For children ages 3 to 5 and caregivers. Please register here or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance. This program is generously supported by Bank of Albuquerque.

Alicia Gaspar de Alba: Writing Workshop

10:00 am As part of the NHCC’s El Arte de la Palabra series, award-winning author Alicia Gaspar de Alba will host a writing workshop, titled The Mariposa Hour: Oral Storytelling. This oral storytelling workshop is based on techniques from The Moth, which Gaspar de Alba teaches in her bilingual creative writing class, The Mariposa Hour. Free Community Event, generously supported by AARP New Mexico. Please register here or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.

Alicia Gaspar de Alba: Book Reading

5:00 pm: Pre-event reception 6:00 pm: Reading begins Join us for the first event in the NHCC’s El Arte de la Palabra series, featuring author Alicia Gaspar de Alba. The award-winning author will be reading from her collection of short stories and essays, Crimes of the Tongue. Free Community Event, generously supported by AARP New Mexico. Please register here or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.

Entre Palabras Online Book Club: The Poet X

The Online Book Club for The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo has been cancelled. We will be rescheduling for a later date and will post the new date as soon as possible. Thanks for your continued support of the NHCC and HLA Program. 5:30 pm MST NHCC’s Entre Palabras Online Book Club explores diverse themes and topics within the Hispanic/Latine diaspora including identity, place, borders, nationality, race, gender, and language. The book club highlights pieces centered on New Mexico and the Southwest as well as Hispanic/Latine/Latin American (more…)

Entre Palabras Online Book Club

5:30 pm Join us for the first installment of our Entre Palabras Online Book Club, featuring the New Mexico classic Bless Me, Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya. NHCC’s Entre Palabras Online Book Club explores diverse themes and topics within the Hispanic/Latine diaspora including identity, place, borders, nationality, race, gender, and language. The book club highlights pieces centered on New Mexico and the Southwest as well as Hispanic/Latine/Latin American works from both the United States and a variety of countries throughout the Hispanic world. Únase al primer evento de nuestro (more…)

Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime: María Tenía Una Llamita

10:00 am Early Childhood Bilingual Storytimes are returning to the NHCC in 2023! During January’s Bilingual Storytime, we will be reading from María Tenía Una Llamita, by Angela Dominguez. Join us as we read an adorable book about llamas and craft our own llama art. ¡La Hora Bilingüe de Cuentos Preescolares vuelve al NHCC en 2023! El 17 de enero empezamos con María Tenía Una Llamita, por Angela Dominguez. Vamos a leer un libro encantador sobre llamas y crear nuestro propio arte de llama. Free community event. For (more…)

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