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Kennedy Center President Michael Kaiser. (Photograph provided by the Kennedy Center)

Kennedy Center announces rappers Nas, K’naan to headline hip-hop festival

By Brett Zongker - Associated Press

Kennedy Center to host hip-hop festival in 2014

By BRETT ZONGKER - Associated Press

Christoph Eschenbach will conduct as cellist Alisa Weitersten performs May 2. (National Symphony Orchestra)

High notes ahead on 2013 arts calendar

By Roland Flamini - Special to The Washington Times

PHOTOGRAPHS BY DREW ANGERER/THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Salute Guns Platoon move a cannon into position for Monday's Fourth of July celebration on the Mall near the U.S. Capitol, seen in the background (top). The platoon fires the cannon during the performance of Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture." The team positions one of the cannons to be used (above).

Old Guard supplies the boom at concert

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

** FILE ** File photo released by The Carlyle Group shows David M. Rubenstein. (AP Photo/The Carlyle Group, File )

Rubenstein gives $10 million to Kennedy Center

By BRETT ZONGKER - Associated Press

Post-storm sky lights up

Steamy ‘Carmen’ a Graves triumph

Video games a go-go