Join us at the Palmer Opera House on Saturday, September 13 at 1 pm for an exciting performance by Karla Slack and Alma de Mexico. Meet the 10 foot long Feathered Serpent, Quetzalcoatl, from ancient Mexican belief systems. Warriors do battle with him, while the audience is engaged in learning dance steps to help protect the community from danger.

Born and raised in Mexico City, Karla is committed to introducing the culture of Central America to others. From an early age, dance was a passion. Wanting to preserve and share the traditions of both dance and music, she founded a performance group in Mexico. With her relocation later to Rochester, NY., Alma de Mexico was created to share these same cultural components. Today she teaches Zumba and is the Director of the music group, Alma de Mexico. It is their goal to preserve the “Soul of Mexico” in Rochester, NY.

The Community Arts Grants program is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered in Allegany and Wyoming counties by the Arts Council for Wyoming County.