Purple Rain star Prince’s 6th death anniversary

Some local theaters showed Prince’s movie “Purple Rain” as a tribute to the musician.

B&B Theatres at the Mall of America in Bloomington showed film at 7 p.m., and the movie theater donated $1 of all concessions sold to Kamryn and Friends, local nonprofit working to revitalize Black-owned business impacted by the 2020 protests and riots.

The Parkway Theater in Minneapolis screened Purple Rain at 8 p.m. with pre-movie storytelling competition at 7:30 p.m. Around ten people will get 2 minutes each on stage to tell their great stories of meeting or seeing Prince, the winner will receive a Paisley Park gift card.