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Instituto Cervantes of Albuquerque will launch “Festival Cervantes, Writing Art” a community wide event of contemporary literature, art and music of different cultures.Check out our blog for our event calendar and details about the festival!!!  All avents* are FREE and open to the public.Festival Cervantes Blog Thursday, April 19th at 4:30pm - free -Kick off receptionOpening exhibit of Mexican graffiti…See More

DISCOVERING THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF OLIVE OILIN THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET Albuquerque. The Instituto Cervantes of Albuquerque and the National Hispanic Cultural Center organize a unique Spanish Olive Oil Tasting Workshop “Discovering the Health Benefits of olive oil in the Mediterranean Diet”, in the restaurant La Fonda del Bosque, at the NHCC, on Saturday, April 14, 2012, at 2:30pm to approximately…See More

Instituto Cervantes of Albuquerque will launch “Festival Cervantes, Writing Art” a community wide event of contemporary literature, art and music of different cultures.Check out our blog for our event calendar and details about the festival!!!  All avents* are FREE and open to the public.Festival Cervantes Blog Thursday, April 19th at 4:30pm - free -Kick off receptionOpening exhibit of Mexican graffiti…See More

DISCOVERING THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF OLIVE OILIN THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET Albuquerque. The Instituto Cervantes of Albuquerque and the National Hispanic Cultural Center organize a unique Spanish Olive Oil Tasting Workshop “Discovering the Health Benefits of olive oil in the Mediterranean Diet”, in the restaurant La Fonda del Bosque, at the NHCC, on Saturday, April 14, 2012, at 2:30pm to approximately…See More

Mexican Film SeriesThe Soul of Mexico V: Living HeritageWritten by Carlos Monsiváis, directed by Emilio Cantón and narrated by Mario Ivan MartínezThe Mexican revolutionary movement became the first social revolution of the 20th Century and bred along a significant cultural phenomenon that created high quality works in different artistic disciplines.  Muralism represented by Orozco, Rivera and Siqueiros, the later painting of Tamayo and Toledo; the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, the musical…See More

Cinema in ProgressThe Violin In an unnamed Latin American country that closely resembles Mexico, the government fights a rural insurgency with torture, assault, rape, and murder. Soldiers descend on a town, cutting off the rebels from their cache of ammunition hidden in a field. A family of grandfather, son, and grandson are among the rebels in the hills. The grandfather, with his violin over his shoulder, tries to pass the checkpoint, ostensibly to tend his corn crop. The commanding officer…See More

The Instituto Cervantes of Albuquerque and the School of Architecture and Planning of the University of New Mexico presents the conference “Polluting Actions and Effects on the Environment: River Conservation”, in the Garcia Honda Auditorium, at the School of Architecture and Planning, UNM, on Wednesday, April 28, 2012, at 5:30pm to 6:30pm. The two speakers will be Research Professor Damiá Barceló and Professor of Ecology Sergi Sabater, both from the Scientific Research Counil (CSIC) of…See More

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DISCOVERING THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF OLIVE OILIN THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET Albuquerque. The Instituto Cervantes of Albuquerque and the National Hispanic Cultural Center organize a unique Spanish Olive Oil Tasting Workshop “Discovering the Health Benefits of olive oil in the Mediterranean Diet”, in the restaurant La Fonda del Bosque, at the NHCC, on Saturday, April 14, 2012, at 2:30pm to approximately…See More