Forever in My Life: A Gathering for the Purple Community

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Wednesday June 10, 2026 · The Capri · 2027 W Broadway Ave, North Minneapolis

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An evening of films, poetry, and live music presented by The People's Museum for Prince, as part of That Prince Spark: Only in Minneapolis. Around 100 people attended, local Prince community joining visitors from France, Australia, Germany, and The Netherlands.

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Films: Dearly Beloved (dir. E.C. Balázs) · Sometimes It Snows (dir. Bobby Huntley II) · When Doves Cry: A Tribute (dir. Maeve Gimpl) · Finding Our Way: The Way and the Minneapolis Sound · 40 Years of Purple Rain (dir. Troy Gua) · Scenes from Minneapolis 2016–present (dir. J Bayliss) · Goodnight Sweet Prince (dir. Paul Thomlinson)

See full program notes below.

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Poetry:  Hawona Sullivan Janzen · Alicia Lee.   Read by the authors.

Original music: Hanna Ögren (sweden) · Paul Thomlinson (Springfield, MO)

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Artists and filmmakers in attendance. Post screening discussion.