DUCK CREEK’S FAMILY NIGHT PROGRAM is part of our Community Outreach Initiative, supported by a two-year 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.

About Carmen Campos - I've been an educator for more than 30 years. I taught middle school Spanish in NYC in a  progressive independent school as well as public schools on Long Island. I have always enjoyed using puppets in my classes but it wasn't until I wanted to introduce my students to indigenous tales and stories about South America, did I realize I needed to make my own puppets. That problem turned out to be a godsend for me because now  I look forward to presenting puppet shows using sock puppets, carved clay or wooden rod puppets, and muppet-style puppets!  I also enjoy doing puppet-making workshops with people of all ages!  

Real East End Brass, better known as REEB!, is a New Orleans-style brass band made up of musicians and educators based on the East End of Long Island, New York. Best known for blending jazz, funk, and pop music into high-energy, one-of-a-kind performances.

The Shinnecock people have been living on Long Island for approximately 13,000 years. They were once part of a larger group that inhabited all of the island, which also was part of an even larger group that included all of New England. The Shinnecock people understood the traditional methods that would sustain their people and others off the lands and water.

La Herencia is a nine-piece Salsa, Cumbia, and Latin Soul powerhouse based in Long Island, NY. Led by pianist and bandleader Nick Corredor, the group is on a mission to revive the golden era of salsa and bring its infectious rhythms back to the mainstream.

East End Jazz is dedicated to educating, entertaining, and inspiring a community of children, parents, students, teachers and audience members through live jazz performance and education. We believe that the original American music form of jazz is a powerful medium for bringing people together and fostering creativity and self-expression. We are committed to closing the gap in music education by providing year-round musical, educational, and cultural programs to schools, community centers, organizations, corporations and families from diverse backgrounds.

OFVS’s mission is to create accessible, innovative cultural arts experiences and to bridge the opportunity gap by cultivating inclusive experiences for all. Founded in 2010 by Anita Boyer and Kasia Klimiuk, OFVS is a non-profit 501(c)3 performance and arts education organization that produces productions from full scale to showcase, and provides educational performing arts programming to the east end community of Long Island.

Goat on a Boat Puppet Theater is committed to inspiring creativity in young audiences through the art of puppetry, while also supporting emerging and established puppet artists. We create, produce, and present live puppet shows and creative workshops and work to serve and collaborate with diverse audiences, artists, and community partners.

Mike Guglielmo is an Inventive Drummer, Creative Percussionist, and MT-BC Music Therapist.

https://michaelguglielmo.com