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Long-delayed Hall of Fame Class of 2020 ceremony finally arrives
Originally planned to take place eight months ago, the Hall of Fame s Class of 2020 ceremony will likely prove an emotional affair.
Steve Aschburner
May 15, 2021 5:45 AM
Vanessa Bryant and Natalia Bryant receive the jacket and ring for Kobe Bryant during the Class of 2020 Tip-Off Celebration and Awards Gala.
UNCASVILLE, Conn. No jaw-dropping array of mostly NBA legends casually sitting on stage, mixing with the current group of inductees. No banter, no teasing, no peers or elders out there with whom to interact at all. No traditional ceremony of slipping on the orange Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame orange sport coats. That was shifted this time to a separate Friday night gala.
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It s been 14 months since the Pensacola Mardi Gras Parade the largest annual outdoor extravaganza in the city summoned tens of thousands of people to Pensacola to enjoy the festivities.
But that hiatus ends next week.
While it s not technically branded as Mardi Gras, this year s Carnivale will embody that same Mardi Gras spirit when the Carnivale Kick Off Celebration gets started Friday, May 21,
The kickoff is the precursor to the Saturday, May 29, Pensacola Grand Carnivale Parade. Carnivale is replacing the 2021 Mardi Gras Parade, which was postponed at the beginning of the year because of COVID-19 concerns.
The kickoff May 21 will be a huge outdoor party at Roger Scott Athletic Complex.
SOMA Celebrates Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2021
South Orange Village and Maplewood Township, together with SOMA Cross Cultural Works and the AAPI Community, unite to recognize and celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2021 with family-oriented events during the entire month of May. As the national conversation veers toward racial division and polarization, and as anti-Asian hate crimes are on the rise, it is imperative to build understanding and bring communities in New Jersey together by telling the stories of the heterogeneous AAPI community.
Sheena Collum, South Orange Village President says, “We stand in solidarity with our Asian American and Pacific Islander family, friends and neighbors as we honor their rich and diverse cultural heritage and traditions; bring awareness to current events and issues; and spread love, light and joy with The Lion Dance, Holi Festival of Colors, Wishing Tree, the Hula Dance, and a myriad of other un