School and Youth Programs
Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime
NHCC-Newsletter-August-26–September-710:00 am Head to the Center for our next Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime, featuring Dreamers/Soñadores, by Yuyi Morales! This picture book tells the story of the author's journey from Mexico to the United States with her young son. 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 program is generously supported by NM Gas.
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.
Noche de Familia: Harvest
NHCC Campus 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States4:00 to 7:00 pm Welcome fall and harvest time with family-friendly artmaking including leaf printing, a StoryWalk, bat puppets, and carnival games! Decorate a candy bag and wear your costume, then stay for our family film, Nocturna at 7:00 pm. Free Community Event, generously sponsored by NM Gas. Please register below or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.
Día de Familia: Día de los Muertos
NHCC Campus 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States11:00 am - 3:00 pm Join us for a special day commemorating Día de los Muertos traditions. Decorate a sugar skull, craft papel picado and paper flowers, get your face painted, and contribute to our community ofrenda. Free Community Event, generously supported by NM Gas.
New Mexico Young Actors: OZ!
Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States1:30 pm & 4:30 pm New Mexico Young Actors presents OZ! A musical adaptation of Frank Baum’s classic tale: The Wonderful Wizard of OZ. The story starts with a cyclone that carries Dorothy and Toto to the magical Land of Oz. When Dorothy’s house squashes the Wicked Witch of the East, she is ecstatically thanked by the liberated Munchkins and given permission to wear the witch’s powerful sliver slippers. Joined by the Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion, and the Tin Woodsman, Dorothy and Toto journey to meet the great (more...)
Noche de Familia: Invierno
NHCC Campus 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States5:00 - 7:00 pm Head to the NHCC for an evening of family-friendly fun with a focus on celebrating winter and the holidays. Sip on hot cocoa and nibble biscochitos as you enjoy winter crafts. Join us at 7:00 pm for a free screening of Disney*Pixar’s Encanto in the Bank of America Theatre. Free Community Event, generously supported by NM Gas.
Arte para chiquitos
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States10:00 - 10:45 am Our popular Early Childhood program is returning with a new name in 2024! 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 (more...)
Noche de Familia: Fiesta de Baile
NHCC Campus 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States5:00 to 7:00 pm Join us for a family-friendly dance party. Enjoy Valentine’s and music-inspired art activities, snacks, and learn some new dance moves! Extend the fun with our free family film, Selena, at 7:00 pm in the Albuquerque Journal Theatre. Free Community Event, generously supported by NM Gas.
PAPA Spring Dance Concert 2024
Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States7:00 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. $10, $15 & $20 Approximate length of event: 2 hours *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 as a venue and (more...)
Arte para chiquitos
Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States10:00 - 10:45 am Our popular Early Childhood program is returning with a new name in 2024! 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 (more...)