Donald Trump is not only upending American governance; he also intends to wield cultural influence. So he is taking on an unusual presidential side gig, as chairman of The John F. Kennedy Center ...

Also income-producing are two major broadcast events: the presentation of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor and the Kennedy Center Honors program, which celebrates prominent people in the ...

Outside of Washington D.C., the institution is probably best known as the home of the annual Kennedy Center Honors, a ceremony that functions as a sort of lifetime achievement award for artists ...

The opening scene in the story of President Trump’s takeover of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is a flashback to August 2017, months into his first term as president.

The Kennedy Center is seen Aug. 13 ... “It’s been nice being a citizen,” Martin added, as Bush and others laughed in response. Trump mostly ignored the center during his first term, becoming the first ...

The Kennedy Center Honors began in 1978 under George Stevens Jr., to recognize people and institutions for lifetime artistic achievement. Honorees at the December gala have varied from George ...

Bette Midler, Berry Gordy among new Kennedy Center honorees The Kennedy Center Honors will return in December with a class that includes Motown Records creator Berry Gordy, "Saturday Night Live ...

Kennedy Center staff were cleared to return to the building hours after a bomb threat caused them to evacuate late Thursday morning. The threat targeted Shen Yun performances there, according to a ...

Until a few weeks ago, the biggest news to come out of the Kennedy Center ... ignored the center during his first term, becoming the first president to routinely skip the honors ceremony.

President Donald Trump wants to lavish his personal friends with Kennedy Center Honors, after parachuting himself into the hot seat at the cultural mecca. Earlier this month, Trump, who reportedly ...