7 questions to test your Prince knowledge, day one Oct 7, 2016For seven days we'll be posting quizzes to test your Prince knowledge. As the week goes on, the difficulty of the questions will increase.
Local Current BlogPrince’s Paisley Park burial urn: Eden Prairie artists share detailsJay Gabler • Oct 7, 2016The biggest revelation when Paisley Park opened for tours yesterday was that the studio has become Prince’s final resting place: his cremated remains reside in the venue’s atrium, in an urn that resembles a miniature Paisley Park. Beyond the surprise and awe, visitors had questions: how was the urn designed? Who made it? Details have now…
Local Current BlogOn returning to Paisley Park as a touristAndrea Swensson • Oct 6, 2016In this trusted place U can erase Every tear that ever rolled down your weary face These lines from Prince’s song “U Make My Sun Shine” are scrawled across a wall just inside the entrance to Paisley Park, enlarged so much that the font is slightly pixelated, cascading down around tourists as they step inside.…
Local Current BlogInside Paisley Park: What do visitors see?Jay Gabler • Oct 6, 2016This morning just before 9 a.m., Joel Weinshanker stepped out of the front door of Paisley Park. Wearing a purple tunic and obviously both emotionally and physically exhausted, the facility’s manager welcomed the first fans to the museum that Prince’s home and studio has now become. Promised surprises, fans got a big one right away: the music…
Local Current BlogPaisley Park: Opening DayStaff • Oct 6, 2016While the questions about permanent status linger, Paisley Park opened its doors as a museum to visitors for the first time this morning. Select media, like Today show’s Al Roker, had access in days leading up to Paisley Park’s October 6th opening, and a short briefing was held at 8:45 a.m. this morning for media…
Local Current BlogAl Roker tours Paisley Park: ‘Forecast: 100% purple rain, baby!’Jay Gabler • Oct 5, 2016With Paisley Park set to open to the public tomorrow, the Today Show gave the public a first look at how the venue will appear as a museum. Clips posted to Twitter show Al Roker talking with Sharon Nelson and Norrine Nelson, two of Prince’s half-sisters, who tell Roker “the spirit of Prince is here.” Roker also…
News and InterviewsMeet the artist behind the 'morphing Prince' GIFLuke Taylor • Oct 4, 2016Atlanta-based visual artist -- and Prince fan -- Sarah Marks was stricken with grief when Prince died on April 21, 2016. Five days later, she released a tweet with an animated GIF depicting many phases in Prince's career. 'I think most artists process grief through their art,' Marks says. 'I think it's a more natural process that way.' Read more about Sarah Marks and about the GIF that has made its way around the world among Prince fans.
Local Current BlogPaisley Park: What went wrong?Jay Gabler • Oct 4, 2016Yesterday evening, fans around the world were packing for trips to Minnesota — tickets in hand to tour Paisley Park starting at 9 a.m. on Thursday, when it was scheduled to open for public tours. Journalists were prepping for media tours on Wednesday, which was to begin with a Today tour and an Al Roker interview…
Local Current BlogPaisley Park granted temporary permit to open for some toursJay Gabler • Oct 4, 2016Paisley Park has announced that it has been granted a temporary permit to open for tours on Oct. 6, 8, and 14. Some ticket holders for other dates will be accommodated on those dates, and others will have their ticket prices refunded. The venue says that ticket holders for the cancelled date will receive e-mail…
Local Current BlogPaisley Park opening likely delayed: Chanhassen City Council tables rezoningJay Gabler • Oct 3, 2016A wrench has suddenly been thrown into plans to open Paisley Park to the public this week. The Chanhassen City Council voted tonight to table a motion to rezone Prince’s studio and home for use as a museum, after several residents expressed concerns over safety and traffic and wondered whether this month is generally too…
