Celebrate the 30th anniversary of Prince’s “Purple Rain” LP with a conversation featuring Karen Good Marable and Zaheer Ali and moderated by Ebony.com’s Miles Marshall Lewis., a screening of the film, and special guests.
A garden party with Burnt Sugar Arkestra “sugarizing” the LP will follow the panel discussion.
This event is sold out, but will stream live right here: http://new.livestream.com/schomburgcenter/events/3105285
Wednesday, June 25, 2014,
6:30 p.m. – 9pm
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Langston Hughes Auditorium & Courtyard
THIS EVENT IS FREE & ALL AGES
Registration required: www.schomburgcenter.eventbrite.com
FIRST COME, FIRST SEATED
For all free events, the venue generally overbooks to ensure a full house. All registered seats are released 15 to 30 minutes before start time, so we recommend that you arrive early; partially accessible to wheelchairs
Burnt Sugar Arkestra (Purple Rain Edition)
Mikel Banks – vocals & conduction
Shelley Nicole – vocals & percussion
Ben Tyree – guitar
Andre Lassalle – guitar
Bruce Mack – vocals & keyboards
Leon Gruenbaum – vocals & keyboards
Jared Michael Nickerson – vocals & electric bass
Matsu – drums