DelArt’s Sculpture Garden Happy Hours are vibrant, laid-back evenings that combine live entertainment with a casual and social atmosphere. Featuring live music, seasonal beverages, local food trucks, Kaffeina Cafe, lawn games, and arts and crafts vendors. Our DelArt Nights don’t end in the summer; once a month, those nights combine with our Happy Hours. These special celebrations will include special themes and interdisciplinary art experiences alongside live music. Happy Hours may be moved indoors or canceled due to inclement weather. Be sure to register or check our website for updates.
This DelArt Night is the 6th Annual Beyond Juneteenth Festival! Every person and society are distinguished by their traditions and culture, thriving within the parameters based on the essence of their origins. We are our ancestors. Beyond Juneteenth is a festival that celebrates and affirms the dignity of humanity and our freedom, with an open ceremony honoring the ancestors featuring live performances from Pieces of a Dream, TAHIRA ft Darnell Miller and Pape Demba. Hosted by Abundance Child & Nadjah Nicole. Enjoy offerings from Drop Squad Kitchen, food trucks, arts and craft vendors.
Pieces of a Dream – Pieces of a Dream, Inc. is a Delaware-based modern dance company dedicated to the development of artists and the presentation of original, non-traditional works. We explore contemporary societal issues through the medium of dance to engage the community and provide opportunities for discussion and education. We support the holistic well-being of our artists by fostering creativity as well as education in pertinent life issues such as financial literacy, collaboration and healthy relationships.
TAHIRAH – A 2023 Delaware Division of the Arts Master Fellow in Oral Literature, TAHIRA is a storyteller, musician, vocalist, and songwriter. She had the prestigious honor of performing at the internationally acclaimed festival PANAFEST in Ghana, West Africa. TAHIRA is a Lifetime Member of the National Association of Black Storytellers, Inc. and recipient of its highest service award, the Linda Jenkin Brown’s Nia Award.
Darnell Miller – Darnell Miller is a Delaware singer, songwriter, musician, producer, and arts educator. He released his first solo EP, “Jesus & Jameson,” on his Hidden Palace Ent label. He has toured and played with gospel artists such as Tye Tribbett, Mary Mary, and Israel Houghton and has appeared on albums by Eric Roberson. The single, Freedom Call, written by TAHIRA and executive produced by Darnell, won the Delaware Public Media Best Collaboration Award in June 2021.
Papa Dembe – Senegalese master hand drummer Pape Demba “Paco” Samb, born in Dakar in 1976, is an internationally acclaimed musician from a distinguished griot family, the ancestral keepers of Wolof history, stories, and music for centuries. Before his 2013 arrival in the U.S., initially with the Dinkendo Family Band, Paco performed with numerous major Senegalese and Gambian artists and his own group Super Ngewel. Since settling in Delaware, he has enriched the local music scene, collaborating with artists like Fatoumata Diawara and Kulu Mele. His 2014 U.S. solo album with Super Ngewel showcases his mastery of both traditional and contemporary Senegalese music.
This program is sponsored by Dropsquad Kitchen and Guerilla Republik. This organization is supported, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on www.DelawareScene.com.
