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2A Thursday, March 21, 2024 The Times, Gainesville, Georgia I gainesvilletimes.com Bruce Springsteen returns to the stage in Phoenix, Ariz. Ross D. Franklin Associated Press Bruce Springsteen, left, and Stevie Van Zandt, right, sing during a concert of Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band World Tour 2024 performance Tuesday, March 19, in Phoenix. BY ROSS D. FRANKLIN Associated Press PHOENIX — Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band returned to the stage Tuesday evening at the Footprint Center in Phoenix in a triumphant reboot of the Boss" postponed 2023 world tour. In September Springsteen, 74, announced his tour would be delayed until 2024, citing doctor's advice as he recovered from peptic ulcer disease. “The Boss” arrived on stage to an audience chorus of “Bruuuuce!” Wearing dark jeans and a rolled up red plaid flannel shirt, he had the energy of a man half his age. His signature “One, two, three, four” was the only thing that separated most songs, showing no signs of his illness from the previous year. Once he shouted, “Good evening, Arizona” the show was off and running. Springsteen spoke to the crowd briefly about his illness prior to playing his final song “I'll See You In My Dreams” solo on stage. “Phoenix, first I want to apologize if there was any discomfort because we had to move the show last time ... I hope we didn't inconvenience you too much.” The 29-song show came in just under three hours, but “The Boss” hardly broke a sweat while showing off a strong voice, all the while dancing, tearing into guitar solos, playing the harmonica and even ripping his shirt open near the end of the show. On stage with Springsteen was the legendary E Street Band which features drummer Max Weinberg, bassist Garry Tallent, keyboardists Roy Bittan and Charlie Giordano, guitarists Stevie Van Zandt and Nils Lofgren, saxophonist Jake Clemons — nephew of original and still missed sax man Clarence Clemons who died in 2011 — guitarist and violin player Soozie Tyrell, a full hom and brass section and four backup vocalists. The only missing member of the band was Springsteen's wife, singer and guitarist Patti Scialfa. Springsteen performed most of the hits in his vast collection, minus “Born In The U.S.A.,” but he added covers “Nightshift” by the Commodores, “Because The Night” by Patti Smith Group, and a surprise: “Twist and Shout” by The Beatles. Fans went wild for “No Surrender,” “Born To Run,” “Rosalita,” “Dancing In The Dark,” “Glory Days” and “Tenth Avenue Freeze- Out” that left the rocker grinning from ear-to-ear as he conducted fans singing along like his own chorus. The 2024 edition of the tour kicked off in Phoenix and ends Nov. 22 in Vancouver, Canada. It hits 17 countries across 52 dates, including a special performance on Sept. 15 where Springsteen will headline the Sea.Hear.Now Festival in his hometown of Asbury Park, New Jersey. THANKYOU FOR READING FULL ACCESS WITH YOUR SUBSCRIPTION Our local news team, the largest in Northeast Georgia, works each day to bring you honestly local news delivered in several different platforms. Subscribers can tailor their preferences for reading the day’s news, whether that’s the traditional print edition or a combination of online formats. Print Traditional print editions are currently published Wednesday and Friday for delivery by mail. EPaper This platform offers the traditional look of a newspaper page but available on your tablet or other device. Editions are published Tuesday through Saturday, with two of those being replicas of the print edition. Access at gainesvilletimes.com/ epaper. 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Find us on these platforms or reach out to our newsroom at news@gainesvilletimes. com or 770-718-3435. EVENTS Alice in Wonderland School Matinees. 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. March 21-22. Brenau Univer sity’s Historic Pearce Auditorium, 202 Blvd. NE, Gainesville. 770-866-5353, info@gbc- dance.com. $5 - $10. Georgia Art League Program: “The Joy and Versatility of Using Pastels”. Noon to 2 p.m. March 21. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, main level, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. 470- 272-3010, melanievaughanl33@gmail. com. Free. Homeschool Day: The Great Depression. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 21. The Northeast Georgia History Center, 322 Academy St. NE, Gainesville. 770-297-5900, info@ negahc.org. $6 - $13. Third Thursday Homeschool Program. 9 to 10:30 a.m. March 21. Elachee Nature Sci ence Center, 2125 Elachee Drive, Gaines ville. 770-535-1976. $0 - $15. Caffeine and Octane Lanier Raceway. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 22. Caffeine and Octane’s Lanier Raceway, 5301 Winder Highway, Braselton. Lake Lanier Boat Show - Spring 2024.11 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 22-24. Margaritaville at Lanier Islands, 7650 Lanier Islands Parkway, Buford. 770-540-7521, info@lakelanier- boatshow.com. $8 - $15. Camp Elachee for Families. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 23. Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Drive, Gainesville. 770-535-1976. $20-$25. Easter Egg Hunt - McEver Road Church. 10 a.m. to noon March 23. McEver Road United Methodist Church, 5226 McEver Road, Oak- wood. 770-532-3160, chris@mceverumc. org. Free. Mutts on Main. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 23. Historic Gainesville Square, 112 Main St. SW, Gainesville, lshubert@gainesvillega.gov. Free. Spring Container Gardening. lOto 11:30 a.m. March 23. Atlanta Botanical Garden Gainesville, 1911 Sweetbay Drive, Gaines ville. $29-$34. Sweep the Hooch. 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. March 23. Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, 104 Wash ington St. NE, Gainesville, mpendleton@ chattahoochee.org. Free. Celebrate Purim with Chabad. 4:30 p.m. March 24. Gainesville Civic Center, 830 Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770-906-4970, lnfo@jewishhall.com. $10 - $18. ONGOING Card workshop. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. first Sat urdays of the month. Hall County Library Publish your event Don’t see your event here? Organizers can go to gainesvilletimes.com/ calendar and submit their events for publication online and in print. Click the “+Add event” button at the top right and follow the prompts to add information and a photo. Events publish at the editors’ discretion. See more Go to gainesvilletimes.com/calendar for the full interactive calendar of events throughout the region. System, Gainesville branch, 127 Main St. NW, Gainesville. 770-532-3311 ext. 4011, gkoecher@hallcountylibrary.org. Discovery Saturday. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Satur days. Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Dr., Gainesville. 770-535-1976. $0-$10. Gentle Yoga. 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.second, third and fourth Wednesdays. Blackshear Place Branch Library, 2927 At lanta Highway, Gainesville. 770-337-1572, dl9345@bellsouth.net. Free. Georgia Cross Stitchers. 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. second Saturdays of the month. Hall County Library System, Gainesville Branch, 127 Main St. NW, Gainesville. 770-532- 3311 ext. 4011; gkoecher@hallcountyli- brary.org. Free. Hip Hop Class Wednesdays. 4-5 p.m. (3rd to 5th Graders) through May 15. Gaines ville Ballet Company, 971 Riverside Drive, Gainesville. 770-866-5353, info@gbcdance. com. $88. Inspired by Nature: The Works of James R. Darnell Art Exhibit. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays through April 19. The Arts Coun cil Smithgall Arts Center, 331 Spring St. SW, Gainesville. 770-534-2787, julie@ theartscouncil.net. Free. LEGO Club. 4 to 7 p.m. Thursdays. North Hall Tech Center, 4175 Nopone Rd. Suite B, Gainesville. 770-532-3311. Music Bingo. 7 to 9 p.m. every Thursday. NoFo Brew Co. Gainesville, 434 High St. SW, Gainesville, topher@nofobrew.co. Free. Northeast Georgia Writers. 1-3 p.m. first Wednesdays of the month. Gainesville Downtown Library, 127 Main St. NW, Gainesville, talltaleswriter@gmail.com. Free. Trivia Night. 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays. NoFo Brew Co Gainesville, 434 High St. SW, Gainesville, topher@nofobrew.co. Free TODAY IN HISTORY Associated Press This March 21, 1965 file photo shows Martin Luther King, Jr. and his civil rights marchers crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., heading for the capitol in Montgomery. On this date: In 1685, composer Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany. In 1945, during World War II, Allied bombers began four days of raids over Germany. In 1965, civil rights demonstrators led by the Rev. Martin Luther KingJr. began theirthird successful march from Selma to Montgom ery, Alabama. In 1990, Namibia became an independent nation as the former colony marked the end of 75 years of South African rule. In 1997, President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin wrapped up their sum mit in Helsinki, Finland, still deadlocked over NATO expansion, but able to agree on slash ing nuclear weapons arsenals. In 2007, former Vice President Al Gore made an emotional return to Congress as he pleaded with House and Senate committees to fight global warming; skeptical Repub licans questioned the science behind his climate-change documentary, “An Inconve- nientTruth." In 2013, in the Middle East, President Barack Obama insisted “peace is possible” as he prodded both Israelis and Palestinians to return to long-stalled negotiations with few, if any, pre-conditions. In 2016, laying bare a half-century of ten sions, President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro prodded each other over human rights and the longstanding U.S. economic embargo during an unprecedented joint news conference in Havana. In 2017, at his Senate confirmation hear ing, Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch declared he’d made no promises to President Donald Trump or anyone else about how he would vote on abortion or other issues. In 2019, President Donald Trump abruptly declared that the U.S. would recognize Is rael’s sovereignty over the disputed Golan Heights, a major shift in American policy. In 2022, a China Eastern Boeing 737-800 with 132 people on board crashed in a moun tainous area of southern China, setting off a forest fire visible from space in the country’s worst air disaster in nearly a decade. She CTfrnes gainesvilletimes.com A Metro Market Media Publication © 2024, Vol. 77, No. 57 Thursday, March 21,2024 HOW TO REACH US 345 Green St. N.W., Gainesville, GA 30501 P.0. Box 838, Gainesville, GA 30503 (770) 532-1234 Hours: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Mon.-Fri. Drive thru open: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Mon.-Fri. 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Celebrity birthdays Actor Kathleen Widdoes is 85. Songwriter Chip Taylor is 84. Folk-pop singer-musician Keith Potger is 83. Actor Marie-Christine Barrault is 80. Singer-musician Rose Stone is 79. Ac tor Timothy Dalton is 78. Singer Ray Dorset is 78. Rock singer-musician Roger Hodgson is 74. Rock musician Conrad Lozano is 73. R&B singer Russell Thompkins Jr. is 73. Comedy writer-performer Brad Hall is 66. Kensington Palace, the office of Kate and husband Prince William, said that the report was “a matter for the Fondon Clinic.” Al Russell, the hospital's chief executive, said Wednesday that “all appropriate inves tigatory, regulatory and disciplinary steps will be taken.” “There is no place at our hospital for those who intentionally breach the trust of any of our patients or colleagues,” he said in a statement. Health Minister Maria Caulfield said that police had been asked to look into the matter. Associated Press
