WASHINGTON — A driver at the Kennedy Center stole two presidential seals, including one taken from then-President Barack Obama’s seating area after his final Kennedy Center Honors, police said Thursday. Daniel Lewin of Washington was arrested and charged with four ...

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WASHINGTON — A key planning agency is set to consider expansion plans for the Kennedy Center. At a meeting on Thursday, the National Capital Planning Commission will review proposals by the Kennedy Center to connect its facilities with the Potomac ...

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WASHINGTON — Comedian John Oliver, the host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” is coming to the Kennedy Center in August. The Kennedy Center announced Tuesday that Oliver would bring his stand-up routine to the Kennedy Center on ...

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WASHINGTON — The Kennedy Center says it has raised an additional $40 million in gifts and pledges to fund the first major expansion of the memorial to President John F. Kennedy. The performing arts center plans to add pavilions housing ...

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WASHINGTON — An arts management training program at the Kennedy Center that’s funded by one of the center’s largest donations will move to the University of Maryland next year, along with the center’s outgoing chief executive, the two institutions announced ...

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The Kennedy Center in Washington is expanding an arts education program to Baltimore schools to help ensure every student in elementary and middle school has access to the arts. The center is announcing Monday that Baltimore public schools will join ...

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WASHINGTON — The National Zoo announced a $4.5 million gift Monday to fund its giant panda reproduction program for five more years. Philanthropist David M. Rubenstein visited the pandas with China’s ambassador to the United States to announce the gift. ...

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WASHINGTON — The Washington National Opera announced Wednesday that it has appointed Francesca Zambello as the company’s artistic adviser as famed tenor Placido Domingo steps down after 15 years with the opera. The appointment comes as the company merges with ...

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WASHINGTON — The Kennedy Center in Washington has been converted into a palace to showcase India’s arts, precious gems and diverse culture over the next three weeks. The $7 million “Maximum India” festival opened Tuesday night and runs through March ...

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