The 18-time Grammy Award winner is the latest musician to cancel an show at the Kennedy Center. Béla Fleck says he cannot currently perform there because it “has become charged and political.”
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Kennedy Center vows to sue musician who canceled performance over Trump name change
The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump’s name appeared on the building.
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It was called the Kennedy Center, but 3 different presidents shaped it
Washington, D.C.’s performing arts center was named for President Kennedy after his assassination. But his vision for the arts as a cornerstone of democracy was shared by Eisenhower and Johnson.
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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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The Kennedy Center Honors are coming up. This year’s event will be different
President Trump has made major changes at the Kennedy Center this year, ousting the board chair and president, and naming himself host of the organization’s yearly awards show.
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Senate Democrats are investigating the Kennedy Center for ‘cronyism, corruption’
Senate Democrats say the new Kennedy Center leadership has led to “millions in lost revenue, luxury spending, and preferential treatment for Trump allies.” The performing arts center denies the allegations.
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Here’s what a shutdown means for Smithsonian museums, memorials and the zoo
History tells us visitors will likely find shuttered doors at major cultural institutions. But they will also find plenty of alternatives.
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Jazz head at Kennedy Center is the latest firing at the beleaguered arts institution
The firing of Kevin Struthers is the latest in a line of dismissals and resignations at the D.C. arts behemoth.
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Kennedy Center names new director of dance programming, days after former staff firings
Stephen Nakagawa, a former Washington Ballet dancer, will be the new director of dance programming. The announcement comes five days after the Kennedy Center’s previous chief was dismissed.
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Kennedy Center terminates dance programming team
This is the latest shakeup since Trump took over the cultural center. “We will have an exciting announcement about the new direction for Dance programming soon,” said a Kennedy Center spokesperson.
