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MyTix Bravo Currently Sold Out Shear Madness Oct. 3, 2023 - Sep. 29, 2024 Set today in the Shear Madness hairstyling salon, this record-breaking comedy is Washington’s hilarious whodunit. After more than 17,800 performances, the show has stayed in great shape. Performances are ongoing. Buy Tickets Dixie’s Tupperware Party May 7 - Jun. 2, 2024 Dixie Longate is the fast-talking, gum-chewing, ginger-haired Alabama gal who is bringing your grandma’s Tupperware party into the 21st century. Filled with outrageously funny tales, heartfelt accounts, audience participation, and a little bit of empowerment and homespun wisdom, Dixie’s Tupperware Party leaves your heart a little bigger and your food a little fresher. MyTix Student Rush Buy Tickets National Symphony Orchestra Randall Goosby plays Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto | Thomas Wilkins conducts Elgar’s Enigma Variations May 16 - 19, 2024 Classical music loves a prodigy. Fresh off his multi-album deal with Decca Records, Randall Goosby makes his NSO debut performing Mendelssohn’s masterpiece. Led by Thomas Wilkins, the program also features an inspiring, meditative new work by Anna Clyne and Elgar’s ever-popular Enigma Variations . MyTix Student Rush Buy Tickets Alonzo King Lines Ballet: Deep River May 16 - 18, 2024 Alonzo King LINES Ballet makes its Kennedy Center debut with an elegant, soulful work created in collaboration with Grammy Award ® –winning vocalist Lisa Fischer and Kennedy Center Artistic Director for Jazz Jason Moran, who join the company to perform live. MyTix Buy Tickets See the Full Calendar Carousel Controls Previous slide. Next slide. Art and Ideals: President John F. Kennedy Free Admission 10 a.m. to Midnight This major permanent exhibit in the massive roof-level Atrium will explore Kennedy’s appreciation and promotion of the arts and why the Kennedy Center came to be the living memorial to him and his ideals. Explore the Exhibit Millennium Stage (In-Person and Livestream) Jewish American Heritage Concert Wed. May 15, 2024 6p.m. Join us in the heart of our Nation’s Capital to honor Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM) with an electrifying concert featuring the rich tapestry of traditional Jewish music from Eastern Europe, Turkey, Cuba, South America, the Levant, and the Arabian Peninsula. This event is currently standing room only Millennium Stage (In-Person and Livestream) Only Make Believe: Marvelous Mickey Circus Star! Thu. May 16, 2024 Only Make Believe performs interactive and accessible theatre for children in hospitals, care facilities, and schools dedicated to serving children with disabilities. Now is your chance to experience a rare public performance! Step under the Big Top into the magical world of the circus. Sold out with limited availability Millennium Stage (In-Person and Livestream) DCPS Festival: Columbia Heights Educational Campus Fri. May 17, 2024 6p.m. The Columbia Heights Educational Campus (CHEC) Music Department is proud to showcase its comprehensive arts programming featuring performances by our middle school choir, flamenco ensemble, honors instrumental ensemble, high school orchestra, and jazz ensemble. Reserve Ticket The REACH Moonshot Studio Open Sat. and Sun. 11am - 4:30pm The Moonshot Studio at the REACH celebrates creativity and the artist in everyone through hands-on art-making. The recommended age is 5 years old and above. Stop by anytime from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on (most) Saturdays & Sundays to explore our projects. View Details Millennium Stage (In-Person and Livestream) DCPS Festival: Kennedy Center Youth Council Presents In Search of Silence Sat. May 18, 2024 6p.m. Life can be loud and busy, come to Millennium Stage in search of finding the quiet for a much-needed break. Join the Kennedy Center Youth council in an eye-opening, breathtaking evening. Through spoken word, music, and dance, youth artists will present their talents in a way that silences the noise. Reserve Ticket Millennium Stage Films Extraordinary Cinema: Champions Sun. May 19, 2024 3p.m. Join us for FREE film screenings in the Justice Forum at the REACH. Champions centers on a basketball team training and competing in the Special Olympics, under the guidance of an imperfect but dedicated coach Marcus. Reserve Tickets Sound Health Network Dance for Parkinson’s Disease May 20 - Sep. 30, 2024 Launched as a partnership between Mark Morris Dance Group and the Brooklyn Parkinson Group, this program offers internationally acclaimed dance classes for people with Parkinson’s Disease in more than 250 communities and 24 countries. On Sale Tue. May 14, 2024 10a.m. See more free events Carousel Controls Previous slide. Next slide. Millennium Stage (In-Person and Livestream) Jewish American Heritage Concert Wed. May 15, 2024 6p.m. Join us in the heart of our Nation’s Capital to honor Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM) with an electrifying concert featuring the rich tapestry of traditional Jewish music from Eastern Europe, Turkey, Cuba, South America, the Levant, and the Arabian Peninsula. This event is currently standing room only Millennium Stage (In-Person and Livestream) Only Make Believe: Marvelous Mickey Circus Star! Thu. May 16, 2024 Only Make Believe performs interactive and accessible theatre for children in hospitals, care facilities, and schools dedicated to serving children with disabilities. Now is your chance to experience a rare public performance! Step under the Big Top into the magical world of the circus. Sold out with limited availability Millennium Stage (In-Person and Livestream) DCPS Festival: Columbia Heights Educational Campus Fri. May 17, 2024 6p.m. The Columbia Heights Educational Campus (CHEC) Music Department is proud to showcase its comprehensive arts programming featuring performances by our middle school choir, flamenco ensemble, honors instrumental ensemble, high school orchestra, and jazz ensemble. Reserve Ticket Millennium Stage (In-Person and Livestream) DCPS Festival: Kennedy Center Youth Council Presents In Search of Silence Sat. May 18, 2024 6p.m. Life can be loud and busy, come to Millennium Stage in search of finding the quiet for a much-needed break. Join the Kennedy Center Youth council in an eye-opening, breathtaking evening. Through spoken word, music, and dance, youth artists will present their talents in a way that silences the noise. Reserve Ticket Explore More Social Impact Carousel Controls Previous slide. Next slide. Broadcast & Streaming The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Watch Now on NETFLIX The Kennedy Center presents the 25th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to Kevin Hart. Meet the new recipient and watch performances, interviews, and other highlights from past events. Learn More NEXT at the Kennedy Center on PBS An Evening with Jacob Collier, Laufey, and dodie Ben Folds invites the virtuosic Jacob Collier, rising superstar Laufey, and chart-topping English singer-songwriter dodie to perform with the National Symphony Orchestra and challenge them to reimagine their music...