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March 2021
César Chávez Day Celebration
Times TBD
Recuerda César Chávez Committee Facebook page HERE
Since 2007, the National Hispanic Cultural Center has collaborated with Albuquerque’s Recuerda a César Chávez Committee (RCCC) to celebrate the life and legacy of the renowned American civil rights leader César Estrada Chávez, co-founder, with Dolores Huerta, of the National Farmworkers Association and subsequently president of the United Farmworkers of America. In previous years, the annual Marcha de Justicia has departed from the NHCC to begin the day’s activities, returning to the Center for an afternoon community Fiesta. In 2021, we will celebrate with a week of virtual events, taking place from March 31 (César Chávez’ birthday) through April 10 (Dolores Huerta’s birthday). Please join us on the Recuerda a César Chávez Committee’s Facebook page for the 29th Annual César Chávez Day Celebration.
Free Community Event
April 2021
Film: Del corto al largo (y viceversa), Mala espina
12 pm (MST)
Available for 48 hours
Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel HERE
Belén Macías’ second feature film, Marsella, dramatizes a tug of war between two women, raising the question of who should have custody of a child—the struggling working-class biological mother unable to raise her “properly,” or the wealthy middle-class adoptive mother who can do so. Does having money give one a greater claim on motherhood?
2013; Spanish with English subtitles; 98 minutes; not rated.
Free community event
NHCC Children’s Bilingual Book Festival
9 am-5 pm (MST)
Live online.
This annual festival is the only one of its kind in the U.S. that features children’s books in Spanish and English and Indigenous languages and English. The focus on Spanish, English, Indigenous languages books and authors makes this festival particularly meaningful and vibrant, reflecting the identities of many children in New Mexico, the American Southwest, and beyond. We want to encourage children to see themselves in contemporary children’s literature as well as introduce a bilingual body of work to a wider audience. The four-day event features author readings, workshops, and interactive events for kids and families.
For additional information email HLA.Admin@state.nm.us
Image: Julianna Kirwin (used with permission).
Film: Del corto al largo (y viceversa), Marsella
12 pm (MST)
Available for 48 hours
Instituto Cervantes Vimeo Channel HERE
Belén Macías’ second feature film, Marsella, dramatizes a tug of war between two women, raising the question of who should have custody of a child—the struggling working-class biological mother unable to raise her “properly,” or the wealthy middle-class adoptive mother who can do so. Does having money give one a greater claim on motherhood?
2013; Spanish with English subtitles; 98 minutes; not rated.
Free community event
NHCC Book Club: Everyone Knows You Go Home—Natalia Sylvester
5:30 pm (MST)
Live via Zoom
To join, contact cassandra.osterloh@state.nm.us
Winner of an International Latino Book Award. “The first time Isabel meets her father-in-law, Omar, he’s already dead—an apparition appearing uninvited on her wedding day. Her husband, Martin, still unforgiving for having been abandoned by his father years ago, confesses that he never knew the old man had died. Omar asks Isabel for the impossible: persuade Omar’s family—especially his wife, Elda—to let him redeem himself.” – Goodreads.
Free community event
“NHCC Learning” Workshop for Educators
6:30 pm (MST)
Live via Zoom
In this free workshop for educators, learn about and discuss NHCC Learning‘s educational resources and the AmeriCorps project, meet some of the NHCC’s Visual Arts staff, and be entered in a raffle to win a special prize for attending!
There are two opportunities to join this workshop: Thursday, April 22, 6:30 pm (MST) & Saturday, April 24, 10:00 am (MST).
To register, click here!
Tertulia Histórica Albuquerque: The Pen and The Sword: Literary Works of Colonial New Mexico
2 pm (MST)
Live via Zoom, Register HERE
Join State Historian Rob Martínez as he explores New Mexico’s early literary tradition with influences from epic poems of the ancient Mediterranean, colonial Mexico, and the mystic poetic traditions of San Juan de la Cruz and Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. The talk will take you on a journey showing how these different styles are manifested in the works of authors like Villagrá, Benavides, Sigüenza y Góngora, and Quintana.
Free community event
“NHCC Learning” Workshop For Educators
10 am (MST)
Live via Zoom
In this free workshop for educators, learn about and discuss NHCC Learning‘s educational resources and the AmeriCorps project, meet some of the NHCC’s Visual Arts staff, and be entered in a raffle to win a special prize for attending!
There are two opportunities to join this workshop: Thursday, April 22, 6:30pm (MST) & Saturday, April 24, 10:00 am (MST).
To register, click here!
May 2021
Virtual Book Reading and Discussion: Craig Harris, Crossing Borders: My Journey in Music, Max Baca
3 pm (MST)
Live via Zoom. Register HERE
Max Baca’s music grew out of the harsh life of the borderland, and the duality of borderland music—its keening beauty—remains a recurring theme in everything he does. Craig Harris and Baca have collaborated on this book which tells the story of Max Baca’s extraordinary career.
Free community event
Perspectivas Modernas: Seeking Refuge: The Role of Expert Witnesses in Latin American Asylum Cases
6 pm (MST)
Live via Zoom. Register HERE
As the scale and severity of violence in Latin America, and Central America in particular, has grown in the last decade, scholars, as expert witnesses, have supported women and LGBTQ persons who have experienced gender-based, sexual, and gang violence in their home countries. This presentation offers a description of the asylum system and the role of expert witnesses, focusing on the specific challenges faced by women and LGBTQ persons seeking refuge in the U.S.
Free and open to the public