See the best that NDI’s youngest dancers have to offer at the spring showcase: A Magical Day at the Park!
Tag: kids
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Mural Club Celebration for El Día del Niño
Join the Hayes Middle School Mural Club and Garfield MS to celebrate their new mural on El Día del Niño at the Education Building at the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC)!
Event illustration is the club’s latest mural, about balance and how we work with the dark, negative, or scary things in our lives.
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NDI NM Annual Gala: Dream Big!
Join National Dance Institute of NM for its annual gala and fundraiser in the big tent! This year is the institute’s 30th birthday, so the event will be extra-special, with 500 school children from Albuquerque and the surrounding areas in a highly energetic musical theater performance.
Dream Big! will explore NDI students’ aspirations and dreams, dreamers who have changed the world, and dreams for our communities. The performance will be followed by a seated dinner, drinks, dancing, and live entertainment.
Fundraiser tickets $300. Full tables available. Click HERE for more info and tickets.
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Afriquerque Family Fun with Storyteller Ramona King
Join celebrated storyteller Ramona King for an exciting tale of Anansi the Spider and his friends, including Sun and Moon! The story will be enhanced with music from The Simple Truth Duet, and The Youth Jazz Collaborative will be there too. Don’t miss this FREE event for families!
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Caring for Your Crown Workshop
Don’t miss this FREE workshop on caring for textured hair! Black youth and caregivers will learn the skills and techniques needed to care for and maintain their natural hair at home.
Plus, the first 30 folks to register (for in-person workshop) will receive free products from Trendz Beauty Supply! Registration form HERE.
This workshop will also be available by Zoom. Contact Mercedes Egbe (505.280.7365 or mercedes.turner@oaaa.nm.gov
) or Brennan Bowman (505.418.5407 or brennanl.bowman@oaaa.nm.gov ) for login information. -
Stories from Africa to America
Come on out for Stories from Africa to America by Ms. Marley’s House of Colors (internationally acclaimed storyteller Brenda Hollingsworth-Marley). The event includes storytime & signup for Libro’s Imagination Library, a free monthly book program by mail for Black children (birth to age 5).
Black/African American Families, let’s create & build community through storytelling and create courageous spaces together! Bring your favorite blanket & snuggly pillow!
(Free parking available under Civic Plaza: Just bring your validation slip.)
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The Princess and the Frog Watch Party
Hard-working, ambitious Black waitress-chef Tiana (Anika Noni Rose) is accidentally cursed by a frog prince to take amphibian form herself. Watch as the two travel Louisiana trying to find the magic to turn human again! Snacks provided.
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Disney’s SOUL Watch Party
Watch the Disney film Soul, starring Jamie Foxx, at the San Pedro Library! Snacks provided.
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Local Author Laurel Goodluck: Too Much
Join Bookworks for a reading and signing by local children’s author Laurel Goodluck to celebrate her new picture book, Too Much: My Great Big Native Family!
This “sweet story of friendship, family, and community” (Kirkus Review) celebrates Native identities, communities, and kids. Goodluck is the author of Forever Cousins, Rock Your Mocs, and She Persisted: Deb Haaland. Join Bookworks for this exciting relaunch of their events for children!
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Author Visit: Khadijah VanBrakle’s Fatima Tate Takes the Cake
Local author Khadijah VanBrakle writes stories about characters, like her three daughters, who are both Black American and Muslim. Join the author to discuss her debut YA novel, Fatima Tate Takes the Cake. For a deeper discussion and more enjoyable experience, please read Fatima Tate Takes the Cake before the event and come ready with questions and comments for the author to hear!
“Fatima Tate wants to be a baker AND enjoy some innocent flirting with her hot friend Raheem—but her strict Muslim parents would never approve of either… Fatima must find the inner strength to blaze her own trail by owning her body, her choices, and her future. Combining the frank authenticity of Elizabeth Acevedo and the complex social dynamics of Ibi Zoboi, FATIMA TATE TAKES THE CAKE is a powerful coming-of-age story that gives a much-needed voice to young Black Muslim women.”