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Arts & Life
Kennedy Center Hosts First In-Person Concert Since Lockdown
After closing its doors in March and laying off hundreds of workers, the Kennedy Center held its first concert Saturday night (9/26). Renee Fleming and Vanessa Williams performed for an audience of about 40 people. NPR's Elizabeth Blair was there.
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Arts & Life
As Burning Man Goes Virtual, Organizers Try To Capture The Communal Aspect
Burners can attend an art class, DJ dance party — or even join a virtual group hug — via webcam or virtual reality. In place of statue burning, the event will end with backyard fires and candles.
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Arts & Life
Vox Virtual, An International Music Festival, Is About To Launch
Vocal ensembles that normally would be touring the summer festival circuit have organized a virtual concert series. Groups hail from 10 different countries including the U.S., Zimbabwe and France.
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Arts & Life
Media Titan Sumner Redstone, Who Made Viacom A Global Empire, Dies At 97
"Content is king," was Redstone's mantra. Known for his shrewd deal-making and public family feuds, the powerful corporate leader reigned over an astonishing wealth of networks, studios and brands.
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Famous For His Monumental Works Of Art, Christo Dies At 84
Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, who went by Christo, was a conceptual artist known for wrapping buildings and other large landmarks in fabric. He died Sunday at his home in New York City.
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Food
'Food Is Social Adhesive,' So Questlove Is Hosting A Virtual Potluck
The Roots drummer, DJ and cookbook author isn't letting a pandemic slow him down — he's still performing on The Tonight Show, and now he's hosting a virtual potluck dinner party on the Food Network.
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Music
Little Richard, The 'King And Queen' Of Rock And Roll, Dead At 87
Little Richard was an explosive performer who inspired generations of musicians from Otis Redding to The Beatles to David Bowie. He died Saturday morning.
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Arts & Life
Actors, Singers Raise Money For CDC Charity With Virtual Seder
Hollywood stars, Jews and non-Jews, celebrated Passover by streaming a Seder online Saturday night. It raised some $2 million for the CDC Foundation's Emergency Response Fund to battle COVID-19.
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Arts & Life
Emergency Relief Package Provides For Tens Of Millions In Funds To Help The Arts
The package marks $75 million each for the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, $7.5 million for the Smithsonian, and $25 million for the Kennedy Center.
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Politics
Jim Lehrer, Longtime PBS Anchor, Dies At 85
Lehrer chronicled such weighty events as John F. Kennedy's assassination and the 1973 Senate Watergate Hearings. For years, he and lifelong friend Robert MacNeil co-anchored The MacNeil/Lehrer Report.