Feb 2
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will close for roughly two years to allow for extensive renovations, President Donald Trump said Sunday, a move that comes as the nation’s preeminent arts institution contends with a flood of cancellations.
The growing artist boycott was becoming untenable, a source familiar with the matter said. Kevin Couch, who served briefly as the center’s vice president of programming, was frustrated because he was struggling to attract well-known artists, that source said. Couch departed just days after his appointment was announced.
