The Kennedy Center’s board of directors voted to close the historic arts center Tuesday, just minutes after a federal judge once again stopped a …
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National Guard troops patrolling outside the Kennedy Center on June 28. The entryway of the Washington, D.C. arts complex continues to be covered with …
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Chuck Redd canceled his performance in protest. Now the Kennedy Center must pay his legal fees : NPR
Washington, D.C.’s Kennedy Center, as seen from the Washington Monument, on Aug. 10. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images A …
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How does the Kennedy Center board make decisions? This legal filing sheds some light : NPR
A U.S. federal judge asked on June 24 for an explanation for why a tarpaulin continues to cover the facade of the Kennedy Center …
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A tarp covers the facade of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, on June 13, 2026. Workers …
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‘Fool me once…’ Lawyers argue Kennedy Center should not meet same fate as the East Wing : NPR
A general view shows the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC on January 10, 2026. Two lawsuits are calling to halt the closure of the …
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President Trump announced the Kennedy Center will close for two years beginning July 4th. He says the building is in bad shape and needs …
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A view of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., in February. On Monday, a group of eight architecture and culture groups filed a federal …
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Natalie Cole and music producer Nolan Williams Jr. with the Let Freedom Ring choir at the Kennedy Center in January 2015. Lisa Helfert/Georgetown University …
