Posted: 3/27/25 at 10:01pm
nmartin said: "Is this debt figure accurate? "
It's a non-profit. Who cares?
Posted: 3/28/25 at 7:26am
Kennedy Center has been in debt for years.
Posted: 3/28/25 at 10:04am
Kevin said, "It's a non-profit. Who cares?"
I should hope someone in a position of authority at the Kennedy Center cares.
Forty million dollars in debt is inexcusable.
Posted: 3/28/25 at 10:17am
Nonprofits like the Kennedy Center rely heavily on contributions, grants, and fundraising efforts to offset operating costs. They often run annual deficits that are balanced by pledged or incoming donations, endowment draws, and other long-term funding streams.
Posted: 3/28/25 at 10:53am
'Fellow Travelers' Opera Releases Statement On Kennedy Center Withdrawal
https://deadline.com/2025/03/fellow-travelers-opera-kennedy-center-1236352623/
Posted: 3/28/25 at 12:03pm
Trump Orders Smithsonian Institution to Promote ‘American Greatness’
The president complained in an executive order that the Smithsonian had advanced “narratives that portray American and Western values as inherently harmful and oppressive.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/arts/design/trump-smithsonian-institution-eo.html?unlocked_article_code=1.7U4.nTVZ.qQnBjstI54hK&smid=nytcore-android-share
Posted: 3/29/25 at 6:56pm
I'm starting to think that shows like Hamilton and Fellow Travelers that have strong progressive/liberal themes and messages should NOT cancel. Why make it so easy for the bigots? That way the the administration would either have to cancel the show themselves and then have to explain the censorship OR let them perform, which would probably make quite a few MAGA heads on the Board explode. I mean wouldn't it be fun to see the KC PR office or Richard Grenell try to spin the Hamilton cancellation into a poor-ticket-sales narrative?
Updated On: 3/29/25 at 06:56 PM
Posted: 3/30/25 at 5:16am
SisterGeorge said: "I'm starting to thinkthat showslike Hamilton and Fellow Travelers that have strong progressive/liberal themes and messages should NOTcancel. Why make it so easy for the bigots? That way the the administration would either have to cancel the show themselves and then have to explain the censorshipORlet them perform, which would probablymake quite a fewMAGA heads on the Board explode. I mean wouldn't it be fun to see the KC PR office or Richard Grenell try to spin the Hamilton cancellation into a poor-ticket-sales narrative?"
except they just. don't. care.
they make up outrageous lies, parrot them ad nauseam, rinse and repeat. there's no embarrassing sociopaths.
Posted: 3/30/25 at 12:20pm
Actors Equity and IATSE have released statements condemning Trumps executive order ending collective bargaining rights for federal workers.
Posted: 3/30/25 at 1:07pm
Posted: 4/8/25 at 9:24am
The Trump Show Comes to the Kennedy Center
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-lede/the-trump-show-comes-to-the-kennedy-center
Posted: 4/10/25 at 1:43pm
ACL2006 said: "i do feel bad for people that work there. shows are getting cancelled and, of course, there's no sympathy or compensation from Dumpster."
And who have gotten no support from the major nyc and national nonprofit cultural organizations who are deluding themselves into thinking that by keeping their mouths shut Trump will go after their colleagues and not themselves.
Posted: 4/11/25 at 7:15am
Why My Kennedy Center Show's Cancellation Feels So Personal
https://time.com/7274637/kennedy-center-cancellation-essay/
Posted: 4/11/25 at 7:17am
Canceled Humanities Grants to Help Pay for Trump’s ‘Garden of Heroes’
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/arts/trump-garden-heroes-humanities.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-04.ku43.IGubM0vyDfVj&smid=nytcore-android-share
Posted: 4/24/25 at 7:32am
Trump to Host Tribute to his First 100 Days at the Kennedy Center
https://theviolinchannel.com/trump-to-host-tribute-to-his-first-100-days-at-the-kennedy-center/
Posted: 4/24/25 at 7:47am
MezzA101 said: "Trump to Host Tribute to his First 100 Days at the Kennedy Center
https://theviolinchannel.com/trump-to-host-tribute-to-his-first-100-days-at-the-kennedy-center/"
The Shen Yun energy of this event is off the charts
Posted: 4/24/25 at 8:08am
MezzA101 said: "Trump to Host Tribute to his First 100 Days at the Kennedy Center."
https://theviolinchannel.com/trump-to-host-tribute-to-his-first-100-days-at-the-kennedy-center/"
OMFG. Glad I skipped breakfast.
Posted: 4/24/25 at 9:04am
I can’t find any other news source verifying details for that, but the event does have an official website and it’s pretty obvious it’s amateur hour. It is not an official Kennedy Center or White House-sponsored event, but rather a rental by MAGA supporters who are not part of the administration, and according to a note on the site appears to have been canceled by the KC itself just this week.
Posted: 4/24/25 at 10:07am
No shock. Everything the short fingered vulgarian touches turns to sh*t.
Updated On: 4/24/25 at 10:07 AM
Posted: 4/25/25 at 10:50am
The Kennedy Center’s future will shape the history of American arts
https://wapo.st/4jtDSdY
Posted: 4/25/25 at 11:48am
Trump Administration Seeks Artists for ‘Garden of Heroes’ Statues
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/arts/garden-of-heroes-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CU8.wp7a.aFKgnW7ziY02&smid=nytcore-android-share
Posted: 5/2/25 at 6:52am
Our Dad, Leonard Bernstein, Would Want His Music Played at the Kennedy Center
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/opinion/kennedy-center-leonard-bernstein-protest.html?unlocked_article_code=1.EE8.T7o4.soTiY2vb7E6K&smid=nytcore-android-share
Posted: 5/2/25 at 8:03am
Trump White House Seeks to Cease Federal Funding to PBS, NPR With New Executive Order
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/pbs-npr-blocked-federal-funding-white-house-1236384722
Posted: 5/2/25 at 6:16pm
Trump Seeks to Eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/arts/nea.html?unlocked_article_code=1.EE8.4M8K.WUrTcjY4hfp9&smid=nytcore-android-share
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