Quetzalcoatl: Aztec Tales, Legends, and Music @ El Barrio

Language and culture are passed across generations through  creative expression. Storytelling, the written word, music, and art  preserve and create cultural traditions. Join Literacy Inc., NYC Reads,  City’s First Readers, and Celebrate Mexico Now for a celebration of  Mexican traditions of central Mexico, one of the world’s great cultural  epicenters. This is an event for the entire family, little ones are  especially welcome. Raffles, Stories, Children’s books, Music, dance,  and more!

Aztec Tales, Legends, and Music feature  Mexican Storyteller, Valentina Ortiz, and Los Mariachi Angeles de New  York.  Valentina will share stories of Quetzalcoatl, the agile and  cunning plumed serpent; the essence of life and wisdom who is often at  the center of the tales about the origin of the world, the cycle of the  sun, the creation of humans, and the birth of music, food, and  happiness. Storytelling will be followed by Mariachi Angeles de New  York, music from the hearts of young people, who from childhood gathered  in the community to learn the musical traditions of their ancestors and  preserve the art form for future generations. Literacy advocates from  Literacy Inc., Reads, and City’s First Readers will welcome families  with fun activities and children’s books!