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 will be led by UNM Professor of Spanish as a Heritage Language, Damián Vergara Wilson, PhD.
Free community event. Register and save your spot below.
Continue reading “Community Listening Session- Voces de Latinidad Project: Damián Vergara Wilson, PhD.” →
An evening with Maria Hinojosa registration is currently full, including the waiting list. Seats will be released to the waiting list at 7:05pm at the performance. Please arrive early to ensure that your ticket is not released to the waiting list.
6:00 PM: Reception & Book-signing in the Performing Arts Lobby
7:00 PM: Keynote Speech
As a reporter who was the first Latina in many newsrooms, Maria Hinojosa dreamt of a space where she could create independent, multimedia journalism that explores and gives a critical voice to the diverse American experience. She made that dream a reality in 2010 when she created Futuro Media, an independent, nonprofit newsroom based in Harlem, NYC with the mission to create multimedia content from a POC perspective.
Please join us for a special evening celebrating International Woman’s Day when Hinojosa will share her experiences and discuss the importance of sharing our stories as Hispanics and Latinos. Ms. Hinojosa will sign copies of her book at the reception preceding her lecture.
Free Community Event. Pre-purchase her memoir, Once I Was You: Finding My Voice and Passing the Mic, by using the link HERE. Limited copies available, and all sales benefit the NHCC’s History & Literary Arts program.
10:00 am
Story by Roseanne Greenfield Thong (Author) and John Parra (Illustrator).
Explorar las Artes is a free, bi-monthly 45-minute program for children ages 3-5 years old and caregivers that cultivates creativity and self-expression through the exploration of Hispanic/Latine arts and culture. Participants explore the NHCC museum 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 gross-motor skills in a fun environment.
This program generously supported through a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico Healthy Kids, Healthy Families grant.
10:00 am
Listen to the rollicking story, Gazpacho for Nacho and then use your five senses to explore the tasty ingredients of gazpacho! By Tracey Kyle (Author) and Carolina Farías (Illustrator). Our gazpacho will be made with cucumbers, tomatoes, bell peppers, garlic, onion, olive oil, pepper, salt, vinegar.
For children ages 3 to 5 and caregivers
Free. Register below.
This program generously supported through a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico Healthy Kids, Healthy Families grant.
6:00 pm Reception
7:00 pm Book Reading and Signing
Don’t miss the third event in NHCC’s ESCRIBIR | ESCUCHAR: NHCC’s Hispanic and Latine Writer Series, featuring author Dr. Carmen Tafolla.
Dr. Tafolla has written more than 30 books, and was named the state Poet Laureate of Texas in 2015. She currently serves as the President of the Texas Institute of Letters and has received numerous distinctions, including the prestigious Americas Award, presented to her at the Library of Congress in 2010; first Poet Laureate of the City of San Antonio 2012-2014; five International Latino Book Awards; two Tomas Rivera Book Awards; two ALA Notable Books; the Art of Peace Award; the Texas 2 by 2 Award; and Top Ten Books for Babies.
Reception begins at 6 p.m. in the Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts | Free ticketed event
This event generously supported by AARP.
10:00 am to 1:30 pm
Gritos: On Finding the Sources of Our Voices…
While gritos are most often associated with mariachi groups, el Grito de Dolores, or Mexican culture, we will be looking at gritos from another viewpoint—as a way of finding our own deepest personal voice, to ground the creative mind in our bodies, to root the voice in our hearts, and to both release and control emotion in the body and voice. There will be various visualization exercises, a lot of playing with physical stances, a great deal of sound-making experimentation, and a few short writing/art prompts to examine how we perceive our voices. No experience or familiarity with gritos is needed.
This is a free ticketed event, registration required. Space is limited. Lunch provided.