Highlights of the unofficial 'Prince Week' 2019 in Twin Cities

Concerts, parties, fundraisers and other events mark the third anniversary of Prince's death.

April 23, 2019 at 2:28PM
FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2015, file photo, Prince presents the award for favorite album - Soul/R&B at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles. The memoir Prince was working on at the time of his death, "The Beautiful Ones," is due out in late October 2019. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
Prince (Marci Schmitt — Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Celebration 2019: The event includes music by Jesse Johnson and the Revolution plus more than 20 speakers. (April 25-28, $549-$1,049, Paisley Park. officialpaisleypark.com.)

Prince in Concert on the Big Screen: As part of Cele­bration 2019, an all-star band of Prince associates will perform alongside footage of the artist himself. (8 p.m. April 26, $69-plus, Armory, Mpls. officialpaisleypark.com.)

Shelby J: Concert by former Prince vocalist. (7 & 10 p.m. April 25, $64, Capri Theater, Mpls. capritheater.org. )

Purple Paisley Party: Hosted by Jerome Benton. Performance by Ingrid Chavez. Author panel with Allen Beaulieu, Chris Riemenschneider and Jim Walsh. (4 p.m. April 27, free, Umbra at Canopy by Hilton, 708 S. 3rd St., Mpls.)

Legacy: Fundraiser for youth music education with Marva King, Jellybean Johnson, Sue Ann Carwell, St. Paul Peterson. 7 p.m. April 27, $19.99-$31.21, Minnesota Music Cafe, St. Paul. brownpapertickets.com.

NPG plays Prince: With singers MacKenzie and Tamar. (10 p.m. April 27, $50-$149, Fine Line, Mpls. etix.com.)

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