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Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime

10:00 am NHCC | HLA Library Stories come to life through art, movement, and more! For children ages 3 to 5 and caregivers. Bilingual Storytime is designed for children ages 3 to 5 and their caregivers. For school, childcare, or homeschool groups; please reach out to NHCC Librarian Amy Padilla at amy.padilla@dca.nm.gov or the NHCC HLA Interim Program Manager Robin Sánchez at robin.sanchez@dca.nm.gov to find out about group options and available dates. We are unable to accommodate these groups during the Bilingual Storytime on third Tuesdays. Free community event, generously supported (more…)

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Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime

10:00 am NHCC | HLA Library Stories come to life through art, movement, and more! For children ages 3 to 5 and caregivers. Bilingual Storytime is designed for children ages 3 to 5 and their caregivers. For school, childcare, or homeschool groups; please reach out to NHCC Librarian Amy Padilla at amy.padilla@dca.nm.gov or the NHCC HLA Interim Program Manager Robin Sánchez at robin.sanchez@dca.nm.gov to find out about group options and available dates. We are unable to accommodate these groups during the Bilingual Storytime on third Tuesdays. Free community event, generously supported

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Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime

10:00 am NHCC | HLA Library Stories come to life through art, movement, and more! For children ages 3 to 5 and caregivers. Bilingual Storytime is designed for children ages 3 to 5 and their caregivers. For school, childcare, or homeschool groups; please reach out to NHCC Librarian Amy Padilla at amy.padilla@dca.nm.gov or the NHCC HLA Interim Program Manager Robin Sánchez at robin.sanchez@dca.nm.gov to find out about group options and available dates. We are unable to accommodate these groups during the Bilingual Storytime on third Tuesdays. Free community event, generously supported

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Genealogy Workshops

10:00 am – 12:00 pm NHCC | Salón Ortega Explore your cultural heritage at the NHCC with a free genealogy workshop as part of our Siempre Creativo program! These workshops will provide participating seniors with an opportunity to learn about the descendants of a person, their family, or their connection with an ancestor. Join us as we discover where we came from, where we have been and the complex interrelating parts of our familial ancestral lines. This workshop will feature a presentation from the Hispanic Genealogical Research

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Genealogy Workshops

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm NHCC | Salón Ortega Explore your cultural heritage at the NHCC with a free genealogy workshop as part of our Siempre Creativo program! These workshops will provide participating seniors with an opportunity to learn about the descendants of a person, their family, or their connection with an ancestor. Join us as we discover where we came from, where we have been and the complex interrelating parts of our familial ancestral lines. This workshop will feature a presentation from the Hispanic Genealogical Research

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Ekphrastic Poetry Workshop

10:00 am – 12:30 pm NHCC | Intel Classroom Ekphrastic poetry workshop led by Albuquerque Poet Laureate, Damien Flores. This event is part of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs’ 2026 Ekphrastic Poetry Contest. The workshop is a chance for those submitting their poems to participate, hone their skills, and learn something new before the February submission deadline. Brought to you by the Witter Bynner Foundation. This is a free community event. Please let us know who will be attending below.

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Escribir | Escuchar Latine Author Series: A. Gabriel Melendez Reading

6:30 pm Reception and Book Signing 7:00 pm Reading NHCC | Salón Ortega Join us as we celebrate the launch of a new book by author A. Gabriel Melendez, Citizens by Treaty/Ciudadanos por tratado, with a reading and reception on Thursday, Sept. 11. Melendez’s book gathers works produced by Spanish-speaking people of Mexican descent who became US citizens by virtue of the Treaty of Guadalup Hidalgo (1948) and whose ancestors had resided in New Mexico, Arizona, California, Texas, and Colorado for hundreds of years. This anthology of

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Saturday Special- Torreón Tour: Mundos de Mestizaje

11:00 am In addition to our regularly scheduled Thursday and Friday Torreón Tours, the National Hispanic Cultural Center now has a newly added Saturday Tour on the second Saturday of every month. This is a guided tour of the Mundos de Mestizaje fresco created by artist Frederico Vigil, located in the Torreón on the NHCC Campus, depicting thousands of years of Hispanic culture, history, and identity. Admission to the tour is $2 and tickets are available for advance purchase below. Tickets can also be purchased in the New Mexico Mutual Welcome

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Genealogy Workshops (Cancelled)

NOTE: This event has been cancelled and will be rescheduled. Additional details will be available soon at nhccnm.org/events. We apologize for the inconvenience. 10:00 am – 12:00 pm NHCC | Salón Ortega Explore your cultural heritage at the NHCC with a free genealogy workshop as part of our Siempre Creativo program! These workshops will provide participating seniors with an opportunity to learn about the descendants of a person, their family, or their connection with an ancestor. Join us as we discover where we came from, where we

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