Prince Albums and Singles Celebrating Big Anniversaries in 2021
Below, we re recognizing the many milestone anniversaries that Prince will have in the year 2021
The list includes singles, albums and tours by Prince in the years 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006, as well as work by proteges on which he appeared. Together, they comprise some of his greatest successes, both commercially and artistically, and also some experiments that didn t capture the public s imagination as well.
1981: 40 Years Ago
Prince made two treks across the U.S. in support of 1980 s
Dirty Mind. The first leg ended in December 1980, but he resumed on March 9, 1981 at Sam s in Minneapolis. He stayed on the road through April 6, when it concluded at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans.
65 years later, Gordon Parks photos hit home in Mobile
Updated Feb 02, 2021;
Posted Feb 02, 2021
A sign that once marked the Colored Entrance to the Mobile Saenger Theatre sits amid a display of Gordon Parks photographs at the Mobile Museum of Art. The sign figures prominently in one of the images from 1956.Lawrence Specker | LSpecker@AL.com
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The worn wood of a rural classroom. The lush greens of a row crop and trees surrounding a quartet of people walking through a field. The fringe of twilight gloom around a walk-up ice-cream stand. The play of brightness and dark amid the clouds as sunlight blazes off a tin roof. The skin tones.
Concerts in Mobile in 2021? ‘It can be done safely’
Updated Jan 28, 2021;
Posted Jan 28, 2021
Fans gather outside the Saenger Theatre as they wait to see Trombone Shorty perform in Mobile, Ala., in 2015. (Sharon Steinmann/ssteinmann@al.com)
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Another postponement. Another cancellation. Another suspension. These recent developments at three of Mobile’s biggest music venues weren’t exactly positive, but they do give some insight into the seething behind-the-scenes activity that will, eventually, bring back large-scale entertainment events.
Maybe it’s early to call it a consensus, but an expectation seems to be emerging: The good old days of going out to catch a nationally known act with an energetic full house of 1,000 to 10,000 fellow fans probably won’t return before summer. It likely will be fall before the phrase “back to normal” can be deployed without irony, and possibly spring 2022 before top-tier arena concerts are back on the menu.
Hattiesburg half marathon to be in-person event in 2021
Hattiesburg half marathon to be in-person event in 2021 By Charles Herrington | January 26, 2021 at 7:21 PM CST - Updated January 26 at 8:58 PM
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Hattiesburgâs half marathon in 2021 will return to being an in-person event, although organizers will still be adhering to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for the coronavirus.
The 10th annual event, which will take place on April 10, will feature hundreds of runners, but start times will be staggered.
Race volunteers will also wear masks and practice social distancing.
Thirteen Pine Belt nonprofit organizations will benefit from race proceeds.
Alabama Covid-19 grant recipients say cash has covered holes caused by pandemic
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MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) Faced with a looming deadline to spend the money it got under a massive federal COVID-19 relief package, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey put together a pair of grants to help small businesses and other organizations.
The gifts were small $20,000 or less. That’s tiny compared to the budget even of most small businesses. But Mobile-area recipients say the money helped during a terrible year.
“We’re very grateful to Governor Ivey and the state of Alabama,” said Gina O’Brien Finnegan, director of development for the Mobile Symphony Orchestra. “It’s very helpful because this was – just between March and December, we’ve incurred more than $50,000 in extra expenses. So, that really helps us to pay for this in a time when other revenues are down. So for us, it’s a huge help.”