Spike Lee Will Host a Prince Dance Party Thursday Night in Brooklyn

Image via Spike Lee/Instagram

FORT GREENE, BROOKLYN — Add this to your list of awesome ways to celebrate the life and sweet, sweet music of R&B demigod Prince, on the night of the day he died, in the beautiful borough of Brooklyn.

Local filmmaker Spike Lee, a legend in his own right, will be hosting an all-Prince dance party at the headquarters for his film production company, 40 Acres and a Mule, at 75 S. Elliott Place in Fort Greene.

The event begins at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 21, and is called “PRINCE We Love You Shockadelica Joint," of course.

The event also appears to be free.

"We will dance, sing and shout to his music," Lee wrote on Instagram Thursday. (See below.) "Wear something purple.

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Assuming the dance party ends by 11 p.m.-ish, you'll even have time to continue your night of mourning up at the Brooklyn Bowl in Williamsburg, where Questlove will be spinning Prince jams into the wee hours.

Also: "In the coming days, Brooklyn will host a major outdoor musical tribute to Prince," Borough President Eric Adams announced late Thursday afternoon. "Stay tuned for additional details on this salute."