Assertion: usher | /r/CapableOf | embark on a series of tour engagements
Facets:
value: in the closing months of 1997
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: In the closing months of 1997, Usher embarked on a series of tour engagements including a spot on Puffy's No Way Out tour, dates with Mary J. Blige, and the opening spot on Janet Jackson's The Velvet Rope Tour.