WASHINGTON – The tie-dye sneakers gave it away. The night was going to be special.

If you’ve ever seen the Kennedy Center Honors award ceremony, you can envision the rainbow ribbon with a gold name plate hanging around the neck of some of the nation’s most treasured artists.

For more than 47 years, a D.C.-area family has made the medals for the Kennedy Center Honors — gold-plated medallions outfitted with satin ribbons in rainbow colors and presented to luminaries ...

D.C., DC — A D.C. family has made the iconic rainbow medals for the Kennedy Center Honors for the past 47 years. That was until this year, when they received a letter that the Kennedy Center will be ...

“It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity” is not just a time-worn cliche − this summer, it’s been the reality. Air masses that have been just “sitting and festering” have created record-high dew points ...

Honorees include Sylvester Stallone, Michael Crawford, Gloria Gaynor, KISS and George Strait In February 2025, Trump purged the Kennedy Center board of 18 members and was elected chairman by the new ...