Prince Legacy Project

Prince Legacy Project would like to invite all purple visitors over the next weeks of June to stop by The Minnesota Music Hall of Fame💜💜💜

Our California friends, Sue and Brian Behling, releasing the doves at Princefest, while Johnny Rogers sings💜💜💜💜

More photos to follow as available💜💜💜💜

During his trip to Minnesota for Princefest, artist Moises Suriel paid a visit to the home of Diane Snobeck. He was there specifically to personally sign his original Prince art that she purchased at the first Princefest💜💜💜

Another Princefest in the books. Pictures will be posted as soon as available💜💜.

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The Princefest shuttle is ready to service all those wishing to ride between Turner Hall and The Minnesota Music Hall of Fame on Saturday💜💜 Fee is tips of any amount for the driver💜 For your convenience, there is an ATM on premise at Turner Hall. See you soon💜

ARE YOU EXCITED....WE ARE💜💜💜💜!!!!. Only "7" days until Princefest 2024💜💜💜💜!!! DOORS OPEN AT 10:00AM.

Also joining us will be John Kellen of Kellen Studios. He is a
Hybrid Digital Storyteller, Photographer, Writer, and Documentary
Filmmaker, and will be capturing the day's events💜💜💜💜

💜💜💜💜JUST 30 DAYS UNTIL PRINCEFEST💜💜💜💜💜

REMEMBER: $20.00 ENTRY..CASH ONLY!!!! See you all soon💜💜💜

SAT APRIL 20, 2024 ITINERARY

Minnesota Music Hall of Fame open 10:00am - 2:00pm. Free admission.

~10:30am - 11:30am: Moises Suriel will talk about the Prince Statue, the Eyes Mural and the Purple Rain mural inside the Hall of Fame.

~11:00am - 1:00pm: Jefferson Davis, the artist of the Guitar Sculpture, will talk about his artistic process outside the Hall of Fame.

Shuttle service available between MN Music Hall of Fame and Turner Hall 10:00am - 2:00pm

Turner Hall opens at 10:00am with Prince vendors/artists throughout the day. DJ spinning Prince music until 3:00pm. Admission is $20.00 at the door for all Turner Hall events. Free parking behind Turner Hall.

We suggest you come to Turner Hall first, pay admission to get purple wrist band, get your table, then shuttle to Hall of Fame.

~ 2:30pm - 3:00pm. Grand unveiling of the new Moises Suriel "Purple Family" mural

Dove release💜💜💜

~ 3:00pm - 4:30pm. Live music by Johnny Rogers

~ 5:00pm Local Student Talent show

~ Second set of live music by Johnny Rogers

Jerome Newsom will be performing 2 Morris Day and the Time songs, The Bird and Jungle Love.

PURPLE SOCIAL TIME following Johnny's performance💜💜💜💜

Cash bar and buffet available in bar area.

NOTE: Music Hall of Fame and Turner Hall are approximately 2 blocks apart.

SPONSORED BY

~SCHELL~

For your convenience, advance Princefest tickets are now available for purchase at the New Ulm Chamber of Commerce...cash or check only💜💜💜

💜💜💜💜ADDITION TO APRIL 20, 2024 ITINERARY💜💜💜💜

Through a generous donation from our California friends, Sue and Brian Behling, we have now added a dove release to our itinerary. The release will take place at approximately 3:00pm following the unveiling of the "Purple Family" mural by artist Moises Suriel. See you all in April💜💜💜💜💜

PRINCEFEST, SAT APRIL 20, 2024 ITINERARY

Minnesota Music Hall of Fame open 10:00am - 2:00pm. Free admission.

~10:30am - 11:30am: Moises Suriel will talk about the Prince Statue, the Eyes Mural and the Purple Rain mural inside the Hall of Fame.

~11:00am - 1:00pm: Jefferson Davis, the artist of the Guitar Sculpture, will talk about his artistic process outside the Hall of Fame.

Shuttle service available between MN Music Hall of Fame and Turner Hall 10:00am - 2:00pm

Turner Hall opens at 10:00am with Prince vendors/artists throughout the day. DJ spinning Prince music until 3:00pm. Admission is $20.00 at the door for all Turner Hall events. Free parking behind Turner Hall.

We suggest you come to Turner Hall first, pay admission to get purple wrist band, get your table, then shuttle to Hall of Fame.

~ 2:30pm - 3:00pm. Grand unveiling of the new Moises Suriel "Purple Family" mural

Dove release💜💜💜

~ 3:00pm - 4:30pm. Live music by Johnny Rogers

~ 5:00pm Local Student Talent show

~ Second set of live music by Johnny Rogers

Jerome Newsom will be performing 2 Morris Day and the Time songs, The Bird and Jungle Love.

PURPLE SOCIAL TIME following Johnny's performance💜💜💜💜

Cash bar and buffet available in bar area.

NOTE: Music Hall of Fame and Turner Hall are approximately 2 blocks apart.

SPONSORED BY

~SCHELL~

Just a short clip of our friend and performer Johnny Rogers....enjoy💜

New video by Joel King

Hey purple family...just shy of 6 months until Princefest, and we're getting excited💜💜💜 Just a reminder that our dear friend and artist, Moises Suriel, will be unveiling his newest artistic masterpiece at the event inside Turner Hall, New Ulm, at 3:00pm, April 20th, 2024💜💜💜

Moises has been an integral part of Prince Legacy Project since his beautiful "Red Corvette" mural was painted on the wall of "The Healing Hub".

The concept art for "The Prince Bronze Statue" was his next art contribution, along with many hours of reviewing and reworking during the long process to completion.

Once items were relocated indoors, a new mural, "Purple Rain", was commissioned, and once again, the finished art was spectacular💜💜💜

Moises' final piece of commissioned art, "Eyes", soon joined "The Prince Memorial" in it's new and final location at "The Minnesota Music Hall of Fame" in New Ulm💜💜💜

Prince Legacy Project looks forward to the official unveiling and hopes to see many of those that are featured on the Moises 8' x 8' "Face" mural at Princefest in 2024💜💜💜

💜💜💜CALLING ALL PRINCE ARTISTS AND CRAFTERS💜💜💜

This is an open invitation to all Prince artists, crafters, photographers, authors, etc., to join us on April 20th at Turner Hall, New Ulm, for the return of Princefest 2024💜💜💜

The following have already committed to joining us: Moises Suriel, Kim Darden with her Prince apparel, Rob "Dr. Metal" Reardon, Gi Gi Turker, Mary Johnson, and William Drew Photography.

UPDATE: Jean Renee will be joining us💜
ARTrageous Adventures will be on board💜

The venue at Turner Hall is huge and can accommodate many others who wish to join in. Please contact Trish M Witmer by DM or call Joel, 507-380-4888, if interested💜💜💜

Prince Legacy Project and The Minnesota Music Hall of Fame are honored and thrilled to announce that artist Moises Suriel will be unveiling his "Face Mural" for the first time in public at our event April 20th, 2024. This is a must see in person piece of art💜💜💜

💜PRINCEFEST 2024...NEW DATE...NEW LOCATION💜

Prince Legacy Project and The MN Music Hall of Fame invite all to join us on April 20th, 2024, at Turner Hall, New Ulm, MN, for the long anticipated return of "Princefest"💜💜💜💜. Check out this venue!!
http://www.newulmturnerhall.org/

Johnny Rogers will be performing his homage to "Prince" music and the History of Rock 'N' Roll💜💜. Price will be $20 at the door.

Vendors will be on site with Prince themed goodies.

THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS SO CHECK BACK OFTEN AND SAVE THE DATE...💜

What an exciting day in the Purple Mecca💜💜💜 Sharon Nelson, sister, Mark Webster, cousin "Chazz", Former Mayor Denny Laufenburger, Matt "Doctor" Fink, Joel King and other Prince associates, joined the Purple Fams in celebrating the official naming of "Prince Rogers Nelson Memorial Highway". Many thanks to all involved...it was a beautiful day💜💜💜

Jimmy Steinfeldt, who began his photography career in his native Minneapolis before moving and working for 30 years in Los Angeles, visited The Prince Memorial at the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame on Thursday. He is a renowned artist-musician photographer and a long time friend of Joel. He graciously presented a copy of his book, "Rock 'N' Roll Lens", along with an autographed photo of Prince, to Prince Legacy Project and the Music Hall of Fame for display.

Two very special, lovely ladies came to The MN Music Hall of Fame, New Ulm, today💜💜. Ursula from Amsterdam and Rita from The Netherlands traveled the extra miles to take in the beauty of The Prince Memorial, the Guitar Sculpture, and visit with Joel. Prince brings family together from all over the world💜💜💜💜

Joel welcomed approximately 23 visitors who took the time to come to see The Prince Memorial and MN Music Hall of Fame today. Many states were represented...here are just a few (names in captions). Still 2 days to visit..hours are 10am to 2 pm💜💜💜

With the hustle of moving, placing and arranging of all the items for The Prince Memorial in The MN Music Hall of Fame; then the new Tribute Motorcycle and the installation of the Guitar Sculpture, the beautiful Prince Bronze Statue has taken a back seat to the newest items.

Prince Legacy Project would like to take this opportunity to feature the Prince statue since Prince is the reason for all that has happened, has made all this possible, and is the reason for this week's celebration💜💜💜

Carolyn and Carmen, from Prince Army Indiana, stopped by The MN Music Hall of Fame, New Ulm, today. They visited with Joel at The Prince Memorial and Guitar Sculpture💜💜💜💜.

In anticipation of the influx of Prince Fams in the next few weeks, final additions and rearrangments were completed today at The Prince Memorial. These included the placement of the "Prince Eyes" mural by Moises Suriel and the hanging of the final two note panels💜

The Prince Memorial, along with the Guitar Sculpture, at The Minnesota Music Hall of Fame are ready and waiting for what will surely be a trip worth making for Minnesota residents and Prince aficionados alike💜💜

The Prince Legacy will continues in its search for additional items to add in promoting the legacy of Prince Rogers Nelson💜💜💜

As promised, here are two pictures of the Guitar Sculpture plaque. The first is as it is framed at the sculpture. As you can see, the sun flare makes it difficult to photograph. The second is a photo taken indoors without the frame...much easier to read💜💜💜

Prince Legacy Project extends our sincere appreciation to all the listed donors...we could not have succeeded without your continued support💜💜

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The long awaited and highly anticipated event happened today....the Purple Guitar Sculpture by artist Jefferson Davis is installed at its permanent location💜💜💜

The placement went smoothly, along with the donor plaque, and is a superb addition to The Minnesota Music Hall of Fame exterior.

Prince Legacy Project invites all to New Ulm to enjoy this beautiful homage to Prince💜💜💜💜

Prince Legacy Project would like to introduce their newest addition to The Prince Memorial at The Minnesota Music Hall of Fame....an Authentic Purple Rain Tribute Motorcycle💜💜💜. This was made possible through a grant from The Verna and Carl Schmidt Foundation, which has supported us through many projects and whom we consider friends💜💜

Meticulously created by Ben Menth, it is the final one to be built. Ben also created the ones for both Dave Chappell and First Avenue💜💜💜

The new motorcycle replaced the previous one on display which will be turned back over to its owners, Kim "Lips" Bartell and Boulos Abou.

Prince Legacy Project continues to add to the memory of and supports the legacy of Prince Rogers Nelson💜💜💜💜💜💜

The love and respect for Prince transcends time💜💜💜💜💜🌹

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Joel did some rearranging today so that art donated to Prince Legacy Project and The MN Music Hall of Fame by a local artist could be displayed together. Special thanks to Mary Bendtsen Johnson of Rochester, MN, for her exquisite art donation💜💜💜

Also, a panel of the donated musical notes was placed beneath the granite bench💜

Prince Legacy Project will continue revamping the Prince Memorial to keep it exciting and beautiful as is befitting Prince Rogers Nelson💜💜

Prince Legacy Project is excited to share a new addition to our memorial at the MN Music Hall of Fame...an exquisite mural by artist Moises Suriel 💜💜💜💜💜 This new piece should be installed within a week.

Also, May 21st, the Guitar Sculpture will be installed along with the plaque outside the entrance to the MN Music Hall of Fame💜💜💜💜

A third surprise will be added by June💜💜💜.

The Prince Legacy Project continues its mission of promoting the legacy of Prince Rogers Nelson💜💜💜💜

The April 15th grand reopening at the MN Music Hall of Fame was a resounding success!!💜💜 They will be open Thurs thru Sat, April 20th, 21st, and 22nd, 10am to 2pm.

The Minnesota Music Hall of Fame will celebrate it's grand reopening this Saturday, April 15th, from 10:00am until 5:00pm. There will be live music. Come visit The Prince Legacy Project Memorial and the Music Hall of Fame. Joel will be available to share information about the coming additions to the memorial💜💜💜

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