BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.6//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:979@sparkhamptons.com DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260709T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260709T200000 DTSTAMP:20260623T190326Z URL:https://sparkhamptons.com/events/the-arts-center-at-duck-creek-present s-an-evening-with-georgia-heers SUMMARY:The Arts Center at Duck Creek Presents An Evening with Georgia Heer s DESCRIPTION:The Arts Center at Duck Creek (https://www.duckcreekarts.org/) announces a summer benefit concert featuring jazz vocalist and composer Ge orgia Heers\, performing live with her quartet on the grounds of Duck Cree k in East Hampton on Thursday\, July 9 from 6 to 8 p.m.\, with a rain date of July 10 from 6 to 8 p.m. The evening will include a first look at mate rial from her highly anticipated debut album.\n\nHeers is among the most c ompelling young voices to emerge from the New York jazz scene in years. A graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory and The Juilliard School (Master of M usic\, 2023)\, she made her Broadway debut before the age of 25 in George Clooney's landmark 2025 production of Good Night\, and Good Luck — the first live play ever broadcast on CNN — and has since been performing a t the top jazz venues in New York City as she prepares to release her firs t record.\n\nShe will be joined by a quartet of serious New York musicians : Jason Clotter on bass\, who has shared stages at Carnegie Hall\, the B lue Note\, and Ronnie Scott's with artists including Samara Joy who perfor med at Duck Creek in 2021 before she won a Grammy for best vocal album in 2023 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xvo-VeMnKIk)\; Jimmy MacBride on dr ums\, a Juilliard graduate named one of DownBeat Magazine's "25 for the Fu ture\," whose credits include Herbie Hancock\, Terence Blanchard\, and Wyn ton Marsalis\; and Will Hill on piano\, a Detroit-born YoungArts Foundat ion honoree who has performed at the Kennedy Center and Blue Note Tokyo al ongside Christian McBride.\n\nThe outdoor concert will be accompanied by l ocal fare from Montauk Pearl Oysters\, Balsam Farms\, Springs Brewery\, Ea st Hampton Wines &\; Spirits\, and Sagaponack Distillery — all includ ed with admission.\n\nThis benefit directly supports The Arts Center at Du ck Creek's free\, radically accessible and ambitious interdisciplinary art s programming at Historic Duck Creek Farm. For the many music lovers who h ave attended Duck Creek's free concerts over the years—from emerging art ists to future Grammy winners—this evening offers a meaningful opportuni ty to give back and help ensure that extraordinary artistic experiences re main free and accessible to all.\n\nTickets begin at $125\, including a sp ecial Duckling rate for guests under 30. One ticket. One extraordinary ev ening with Georgia Heers. And one powerful way to sustain the free cultura l programming that makes Duck Creek a unique public resource for the East End community.\n\nTickets and information at https://artscenteratduckcreek -bloom.kindful.com/e/2026-benefit-concert. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sparkhamptons.com/wp-content/uploads/202 6/06/duck-georgia.jpg CATEGORIES:Arts & Entertainment LOCATION:Arts Center at Duck Creek\, 127 Squaw Rd\, East Hampton\, New York \, 11937\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=127 Squaw Rd\, East Hampton \, New York\, 11937\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Arts Center at Duck Creek:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR