CARACAS TRIO with Special Guest
Thursday, September 3, 6-8 pm

Juan Diego Villalobos - vibraphone, Gabriel Chakarji - piano, Daniel Prim - drums and special guest Ruben Rengel - Violin, Venezuelan cuatro

Caracas Trio is a New York-based Venezuelan ensemble made up of three musicians who grew up in the same neighborhood in Caracas before finding their way into New York City's modern jazz scene. Their music is rooted in the Afro-Venezuelan rhythms and melodic improvisation at the heart of Venezuelan folk tradition, shaped by the energy and community of the city they now call home. The trio's distinctive instrumentation — keyboards, vibraphone, and drums, with shared vocals, percussion, and original compositions from all three members — allows them to weave together intricate rhythms and melodies that are at once deeply traditional and thoroughly contemporary. The result is a sound that is celebratory, inventive, and unlike anything else on the scene.

Photo by Janelle Jones

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Join artist Pam Brown for a walk through of her exhibit and a demonstration of how she constructs her inspiring works from found materials.

Using pattern-making as a point of departure, participants will explore the transformation of two-dimensional patterns into three-dimensional sculpture through cutting, sewing and painting.

Simple techniques will be used to manipulate sheet metal and wire, creating forms that can be delicate and expressive. Patternmaking provides a framework for thinking about shape and structure, while cutting and sewing introduces a tactile, almost textile-like approach to working with metal. Through experimentation and assemblage, participants will discover how line, surface, negative space, and pattern can come together to create unexpected sculptural forms.

Painting and surface treatments will further expand the possibilities of the materials, allowing each participant to develop a unique work of art!

THANK YOU TO OUR ONGOING SUPPORTERS!

Our Exhibition Series is generously funded by the Willem de Kooning Foundation.

Our Music Series is partially funded by a grant from Robert and Maryann Singer, The Singer Fund, and Suffolk County Legislator Ann Welker and the Department of Economic Development and Planning.

Our Family Night Series is part of our community outreach initiative, partially funded by a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

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ABOUT DUCK CREEK

THE ARTS CENTER AT DUCK CREEK is a vibrant, sustainable arts organization dedicated to the stewardship of Historic Duck Creek Farm as a place to inspire our community with creative programming that supports artists, celebrates diversity, and honors the East End’s cultural legacy.

Our free, inclusive programming is made possible through generous support from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, the Willem de Kooning Foundation, the Singer Fund and Robert and Maryann Singer, Suffolk County Legislator Ann Welker and the Department of Economic Development and Planning, the Kate W. Cassidy Foundation, and community members like you.

HISTORIC DUCK CREEK FARM is an 18th-century homestead including a farmhouse built by the Edwards family, members of the original settlers of the Maidstone Colony now known as East Hampton. The property was purchased by the Town of East Hampton with *Community Preservation Funds in 2004. Its restoration and adaptation as an arts center was spearheaded by a group of local residents, who now manage the property and its programming as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation called The Arts Center at Duck Creek.

*Learn about Community Preservation Fund here.

DUCK CREEK IN THE PRESS

Off-Season, on Purpose: Bringing the Jazz Indoors for Winter, by Annette Hinkle
”The Arts Center at Duck Creek takes the music off-site.” (Link to a pdf of this Sag Harbor Express article here)

Sagg Distillery Winter Music Series Helps Keep Duck Creek Rockin’, by Emily Toy
”While Duck Creek shuts down during the winter months, Frost and Watrous wanted to keep their thriving music scene alive, launching a mini winter music series at Sagaponack Farm Distillery”

Lifting the Spirit at Duck Creek, by Biddle Duke
”Sitting there with my head swirling in the clouds and jazz swirling in my soul, my mind went to … whom do I thank for this?”
(Link to a pdf of this East Hampton Press article here)

Down Home at Duck Creek, by Emily Toy
“A Springs-based art center honors (and transforms) a local legacy.” (Link to a pdf of this Southforker article here)

DIVERSIONS: American Pastoral, by David E. Rattray “Away from the bustle, on just under seven acres in a bucolic corner of Springs, is Duck Creek — the surprising little arts center doing big things.”