Kennedy Center fundraising in deep turmoil after Trump takeover

[macbeth]

Posted: 2/12/26 at 9:47am

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/11/kennedy-center-fundraising-shop-in-deep-turmoil-after-trump-takeover-00776655

In contrast to previous years where there were thousands on a wait list, the Kennedy Center had to give out hundreds of tickets for free to attend the show to make sure it was a packed house, according to two of the current employees. 

[Kad]

Posted: 2/12/26 at 10:02am

I can’t imagine why fundraising has dried up for an arts center that has been taken over by tasteless fascists and is now shut down for two years. 

[MasterThespian 2]

Posted: 2/12/26 at 11:44am

I’m shocked! Shocked, I say!

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 2/12/26 at 1:59pm