Happy Hours
Sculpture Garden Happy Hour Kickoff & Member Appreciation Night featuring Best Kept Soul
Sculpture Garden Happy Hours are lively, relaxed evenings filled with music, creativity, and community. Enjoy live performances, a cash bar, local food trucks, Kaffeina Café, lawn games, and various arts and crafts vendors. Some evenings feature special themes or unique interdisciplinary art experiences alongside the live music. In the case of bad weather, events may be moved indoors or canceled. Please register or visit our website for the latest updates.
We’re kicking off our 10th year of Happy Hours with Delaware’s own, Best Kept Soul for our Member Appreciation Night! This Happy Hour is all about our members—we’re showing our appreciation with one free drink for each DelArt Member. Get ready to dance and celebrate a full season of fun and community.
Have you seen the Citizen Artist exhibition?
During the bands break, join us from 6–6:30 pm for a gallery talk in Citizen Artist led by Heather Lewis—artist, educator, and daughter of featured artist Jack Lewis. Space is limited and first come, first served. Add this to your Sculpture Garden Happy Hour, itinerary! Learn more.
Member Meeting
Before Happy Hour, Members are invited to join us for our Annual Member’s Meeting at 4:30 pm.
Food Vendors: Chelsea Tavern
Membership brings our Happy Hours to life!
Interested in a DelArt Membership? Follow this link or visit the Membership table during Happy Hours to learn more.
About Best Kept Soul
Best Kept Soul (BKS) is a premier live band under BKS Entertainment, delivering timeless, soul-filled performances with a modern edge. Hailing from Wilmington, Delaware, with deep roots in New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore—and an international reach that includes Indonesia—BKS brings a truly global presence to every stage.
An intact six-piece ensemble with over 75 collective years in the music industry, BKS blends Rhythm & Blues, Gospel, Jazz, Funk, Hip Hop, Rock, Motown, Afro-Beat, Reggae, and Pop into an energetic, crowd-moving experience. Individually, the members boast extensive accolades in music education, live performance, and video and record production.
BKS has opened for and shared the stage with an impressive roster of artists including Dru Hill, Kelly Price, Monica, The Dells, LeVert, The Roots, Musiq Soulchild, LL Cool J, Eric Roberson, Jaguar Wright, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, The Stylistics, Al B. Sure, Marvin Winans, and many more.
Honored as People’s Choice – Best Live Band at the 2010, 2012, and 2016 DelawareBlack.com Awards, Best Kept Soul continues to earn recognition for remaining innovative while staying rooted in classic soul. With powerhouse vocals, superb musicianship, and a repertoire that spans decades of the greatest music, BKS maintains a strong following and a demanding performance schedule throughout the Mid-Atlantic region for both public and private events.
Best Kept Soul—where classic soul meets unforgettable live performance.