• 2nd Annual Luminito Celebration

    NHCC Campus 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    5:30 pm The National Hispanic Cultural Center’s 2nd Annual Luminito Celebration offers an immersive cultural experience grounded in New Mexico’s lively luminaria vs. farolito debate. On December 14, enjoy music, biscochitos, a holiday mercado with local vendors, Matachines dance performances, holiday lights, and more as we celebrate the holiday season! This year’s celebration will begin shortly after a special performance of Héctor Armienta’s The Farolitos of Christmas, A new opera for families and children based on Rudolfo Anaya’s beloved children’s book, presented by NHCC partner Opera Southwest. Free Community Event. As (more...)

  • Voces del Pueblo Closing Reception and Book Release Celebration

    Visual Art Museum 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States

    2:00 to 4:00 pm Join us as we say goodbye to the art exhibition Voces del Pueblo: Artists of the Levantamiento Chicano in New Mexico with a reception and catalog release. Meet with the Co-Curators, Catalog Contributors, and UNM Press Representatives, including Ray Hernández-Durán, Irene Vásquez, Howard Griego, Sonja Elena Gandert, and Phillip B. (Felipe) Gonzales. Exhibition catalogs will be available for purchase. Free Community Event. Please register using the link below. About the exhibition: Voces del Pueblo: Artists of the Levantamiento Chicano in New Mexico features a group of (more...)