Program Description
Event Details
Bring your blankets, chairs, snacks and enjoy our outdoor concerts on the green! In the event of rain, concerts will be moved into our auditorium. Funded by the Cultural Omnibus Grant from the Suffolk County Department of Economic Development and Planning, sponsored by Legislator Sam Gonzalez.
Debbie Knapper and the Knappertime Band
Knappertime is a dynamic R&B band that has been performing across the Long Island live band circuit for decades. Opening for acts such as U2 and Kelis, band leader and guitarist, Debbie Knapper, has performed for audiences the world over. Crediting Michael Jackson, Chaka Khan, Stevie Wonder, Teena Marie, and Prince as some of their musical inspirations, this band keeps audiences on the dance floor with a varied selection of R&B classics from the 70s through today. Although R&B is their specialty, Knappertime plays all genres of music from jazz and blues to freestyle, funk, pop, and rock and roll. Debbie Knapper is also credited with starting and maintaining the longest running R&B open mic jam every Sunday night for over two decades.