Kennedy Center Adds ‘Trump’ to Its Name
• December 19, 2025

The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts added the name of President Donald Trump to the east facade of the the arts center on Dec. 19. The […]

Community Through Comedy: New York Arab American Comedy Festival Concludes at Kennedy Center
• June 13, 2024

By David Edwards The New York Arab American Comedy Festival took to the road for its 20th anniversary this year. The festival kicked off in Boston, stopping in New York […]

Actor Jeffrey Wright Featured at Nancy Hanks Lecture 
• March 14, 2024

Like the arts that it celebrates, the 35th Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts & Public Policy at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater on March 12 was both  inspiring and entertaining. The blending of personal stories […]

Opera Gala Celebrates ‘La Bohème’ 
• May 18, 2023

The Washington National Opera held its annual gala on May 12 to 13, with an evening of embassy dinners throughout Washington, D.C., a pre-performance cocktail reception, a performance of Puccini’s […]

GU’s Let Freedom Ring MLK Celebration Returns to Kennedy Center
• January 19, 2023

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 16, Georgetown University’s Let Freedom Ring Celebration returned to the Kennedy Center to present an award in the name of John Thompson Jr. […]

Weekend Round Up, Dec. 16 – 19
• December 16, 2021

We hope you’re enjoying the 2021 holiday season! So many wonderful options this weekend, including performances from Wolf Trap, the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) and the Washington Chorus. For all you last-minute […]

On With the Dance! Bowen McCauley Celebrates Its Final Season at the Kennedy Center (photos)
• June 3, 2021

On with the dance! let joy be unconfin’d;No sleep till morn, when Youth and Pleasure meetTo chase the Glowing Hours with Flying feet ….. Lord Byron    In its first […]