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PACER benefit with Smokey Robinson postponed until Nov. 14

The Motown great was slated to headline the annual fundraiser for children with disabilities on April 25.

By Jon Bream

March 17, 2020 at 9:29PM

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Smokey Robinson/ Associated Press photo by Chris Pizzello (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The annual PACER Center benefit set for April 25 has been postponed until Nov. 14 at the Minneapolis Convention Center because of the coronavirus pandemic. Motown great Smokey Robinson will still be the featured entertainer.

PACER, which is based in Bloomington, assists children with disabilities and runs an anti-bullying program. The organization's annual benefit has featured such big names as Diana Ross, Jay Leno, Jennifer Hudson and Crosby, Stills & Nash.

Tickets will be honored at the rescheduled date.

about the writer

Jon Bream

Critic / Reporter

Jon Bream has been a music critic at the Star Tribune since 1975, making him the longest tenured pop critic at a U.S. daily newspaper. He has attended more than 8,000 concerts and written four books (on Prince, Led Zeppelin, Neil Diamond and Bob Dylan). Thus far, he has ignored readers’ suggestions that he take a music-appreciation class.