Lawyers made arguments in hearings for two separate lawsuits against President Trump and the Kennedy Center’s board this week. Both lawsuits want to halt plans to close the performing arts venue for two years for renovations.
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President Trump to add his own name to the Kennedy Center
The arts institution will be called the Trump-Kennedy Center. The president’s press secretary said it comes after a unanimous vote by the center’s board, which Trump took over earlier this year.
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Trump was ‘very involved’ in Kennedy Center Honorees selection, vetoed ‘wokesters’
Trump announced the Kennedy Center Honorees on Wednesday. They are Sylvester Stallone, Gloria Gaynor, Kiss, George Strait and Michael Crawford.
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Trump makes Kennedy Center Honors announcement. It caught the staff off guard
President Trump says that the announcement of this year’s Kennedy Center honorees will come Wednesday.
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Will the Kennedy Center become the Donald J. Trump Center for the Performing Arts?
The GOP bill is called the “Make Entertainment Great Again Act,” but it focuses on one particular venue: the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Significant obstacles stand in the way.
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Composer and pianist Jason Moran is latest departure from Kennedy Center
Another departure from the Kennedy Center: Composer, pianist, educator and bandleader Jason Moran announced on social media that he is no longer the artistic director for jazz. Moran joined the Kennedy Center in 2011.
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Democratic senators rent space at the Kennedy Center to host a Pride event
A group of Democratic senators and Hamilton producer Jeffrey Seller are hosting a Pride celebration at the Kennedy Center Monday evening. But the Kennedy Center has nothing to do with programming it.
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Kennedy Center evacuates due to bomb threat targeting Shen Yun
A spokesperson for the Kennedy Center says the threat targeted Shen Yun, a touring dance troupe that is banned in China, because it is associated with the religious group Falun Gong.
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Jennifer Koh seeks innovation and ‘artistic risk’ in revamping chamber music series
Jennifer Koh is shaking up the long-established chamber music series at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. An example of that is her collaboration with pianist-composer Missy Mazzoli.
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Kevin Hart takes home his Mark Twain Prize for American humor
Kevin Hart received the 25th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at The Kennedy Center Sunday night. Fellow comedians Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld and Chelsea Handler were there to roast him.
