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	John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (or Kennedy Center) opened in 1971 as a living memorial to John F. Kennedy.
		The center, designed by architect Edward Durrell Stone, is located on the Potomac River and is adjacent to the Watergate Hotel.
		The Center has three main theaters: A Concert Hall on the south side, an Opera House in the middle, and the Eisenhower Theater on the north side, named for Dwight Eisenhower.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_F._Kennedy_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts (253 words)

	Performing Arts Centers and Presenting Organizations Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Foxborough Regional Center for the Performing Arts - A non-profit organization established in 1993 for the purpose of renovating and operating the Orpheum Theatre in Foxborough, MA.
		George Mason University - Center for the Arts - the cultural centerpiece of Northern Virginia, CFA presents extraordinary artists in solo recital, orchestra, opera, theater, dance, and jazz.
		Orange County Performing Arts Center - from ballet to Broadway, the 3,000-seat theater is California's showplace for the arts.
	performingarts.net /Links/centers.html (2051 words)

	John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts - Cultural Commons
		The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is a presidential memorial mandated by Congress to present and produce the finest performing arts from this country and abroad.
		As the national center for the performing arts, the Kennedy Center is committed to increased opportunities for all people to participate in and understand the arts.
		To fulfill that mission, the Kennedy Center strives to commission, produce, and present performances reflecting the highest standards of excellence and diversity indicative of the world in which we live and to make those performances accessible to the broadest possible audience through arts education.
	www.culturalcommons.org /directorydetail.cfm?ID=32 (146 words)

	The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		As the national center for the performing arts, the Kennedy Center is a living presidential memorial mandated by Congress to present and produce the finest performing arts from this country and abroad.
		The Kennedy Center is the nation's foremost educator in the performing arts, seeding innovative national programs that reach teachers and students from pre-kindergarten through college in most of the 50 states.
		Presenting more performing arts than any other single institution in the United States, the Kennedy Center is the largest cultural facility of its kind, housing six theaters of varying sites, designed to offer exceptionally fine acoustics, sight lines, and technical capacities, with performances and other events offered every day of the year.
	www.jfklibrary.org /arts_wolfensohn.html (316 words)

	Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The idea for this building was presented by President Eisenhower because after President Kennedy's death, which was a tragedy in 1963, age 46, it became a dedicated memorial to Kennedy.
		Also in the center of the grand foyer is a 7-foot high bronze statue of John F. Kennedy.
		We designed this building ourselves at art out of many materials such as blue construction paper to represent the Potomac river, cardboard for the base and roof, glue, and wood for the building, and white paint to paint the building.
	www.ee.liverpool.k12.ny.us /EE/staff/team_5/Cappelli_DC/kennedyctr.html (419 words)

	The Music of the Kennedy Years \| Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		President Johnson wrote, "It seems to me that a center for the performing arts on the beautiful site selected would be one of the most appropriate memorials that a grateful nation could establish to honor a man who had such deep and abiding convictions about the importance of cultural activities in our national life.
		The Kennedy Center keeps that myth alive because it strives to fulfill President Kennedy's vision of producing and presenting an unmatched variety of theater and musical and dance performances by the greatest artists of America and abroad for people of all ages, races, and religions.
		The Kennedy Center's shining lights honor the man whose name is inscribed on the building and the dream that he had for making America a better place.
	www.wosu.org /fm/jfk/legacy.php (1033 words)

	Kennedy Center: Internships at the Institute for Arts Management
		Interns attend weekly sessions that are led by executives of the Kennedy Center and other major arts institutions in Washington, D.C. Interns may attend performances, workshops, and classes presented by the Center, free of charge (space available), during their internship.
		Through programs of the Education Department, people of all ages have the opportunity to learn in, through, and about the performing arts through the creation and presentation of quality works for young people and families, professional, resource, and leadership development opportunities for teachers, students, artists, and the general public, and educational programming.
		Each year the Kennedy Center commissions, produces, and presents performances in jazz, ballet, modern dance, classical music, comedy, theater, storytelling, puppetry, and musical theater for people of all ages.
	www.kennedy-center.org /education/vilarinstitute/internships (1046 words)

	Cultural & Performing Arts Attractions in Prince George's County, Maryland
		The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center is a premier showcases for university, local, regional, national and international art, theatre, music and dance.
		Concerts are held at Prince George's Community College in Largo and the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland.
		Cheverly, MD The Publick Playhouse is a grand performing arts center for the greater metropolitan area.
	www.goprincegeorgescounty.com /subsites/visitors/att_cult.htm (1555 words)

	Kennedy Center: Information about The Suzanne Farrell Ballet
		In 1993 and 1994, in order to fulfill a mission to enhance the arts education of America's young people, the Education Department of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts offered two series of ballet master classes for students from metropolitan Washington and Baltimore with the legendary Suzanne Farrell.
		Farrell's place in the ballet world and the quality of her teaching, the Kennedy Center enlarged the program to a national level in 1995.
		The week included performances of Mozartiana, Serenade, Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux, and "Tempo di Valse" from George Balanchine's The Nutcracker, in an all-Tchaikovsky program as part of the 2003 Kennedy Center Tchaikovsky Festival, plus The Balanchine Couple, a program of duets exploring the pas de deux as the heart of Balanchine's ballets.
	www.suzannefarrell.org (588 words)

	Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
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		Stone was born in Fayetteville, Ark. His work included the extravagant Art Deco interior of Radio City Music Hall in New York City (1932), the New York Museum of Modern Art (1937), the United States Embassy in New Delhi, India (1954), the American pavilion for the...
		Information on the center's development programs in the U.S. Provides details on its performances, courses and classes, lectures and demonstrations, open rehearsals, dance and music residencies, competitions for actors and musicians, and workshop for teachers.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9328142?tocId=9328142 (768 words)

	Visual and Performing Arts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The National Endowment for the Arts, an investment in America's living cultural heritage, serves the public good by nurturing the expression of human creativity, supporting the cultivation of community spirit, and fostering the recognition and appreciation of the excellence and diversity of our nation's artistic accomplishments.
		Unlike a multiple-choice or true-false test in which a student is asked to choose one of the responses provided, a performance assessment requires a student to perform a task or generate his or her own response.
		A performance assessment consists of two parts, a task and a set of scoring criteria or "rubric." The task may be a product, performance or extended written response to a question that requires the student to apply critical thinking skills.
	www.nps.k12.nj.us /VisualandPerformingArts.htm (2534 words)

	NEA Features: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington, DC) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC is the national center for the performing arts, opening in 1971 and named after President Kennedy, a lifelong supporter of the arts.
		In FY 2004, the Kennedy Center received an NEA Creativity grant of $55,000 to support Tennessee Williams Explored, a unique celebration of the great American playwright.
		The Kennedy Center included educational programs as well, such as Events for Students that involves students in discussions with cast members and directors and ArtsEdge, an online, standards-based curriculum regarding the plays.
	arts.endow.gov /features/stories/10-05-dc-ken.html (297 words)

	John F. Kennedy Center Partnership — Fine Arts Programming — CSB/SJU (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		As America's national center for the performing arts, and as a leader in the development of arts education policy and programming, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is committed to developing educational resources and programs to share with cultural centers and schools across the country.
		Since 1976, the Kennedy Center has presented professional development opportunities for teachers, an ongoing series of workshops in which more than 1,700 teachers annually from 14 Washington metropolitan area school systems explore the potential the arts have for enhancing every student's education.
		In 1991, an an outgrowth of this program, the Kennedy Center initiated the Partners in Education program, designed to create and encourage partnerships throughout North American between cultural organizations and their local school systems, with a special emphasis on the professional development of teachers.
	www.csbsju.edu /finearts/education/kennedy.htm (240 words)

	The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts - Fact Sheet - Hoover's
		The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, aka The Kennedy Center, is the national theater.
		The center got its start in 1958 when president Dwight Eisenhower signed the National Cultural Center Act calling for a wide variety of classic and contemporary programming, an educational focus, and a privately funded venture.
		The center was a pet project, and fund raiser beneficiary, of president Kennedy; it was named as a living memorial to him after his death.
	www.hoovers.com /kennedy-center/--ID__118732--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml (290 words)

	GoCityKids \| Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
		The Kennedy Center, located on 17 acres overlooking the Potomac River, is America's living memorial to President Kennedy, in addition to being the nation's busiest arts facility, and presenting
		The Kennedy Center stages free daily performances at 6pm on its Millennium Stage in the Grand Foyer.
		The Kennedy Center is located on the banks of the Potomac River, at the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue, NW, and the Rock Creek Parkway.
	www.gocitykids.com /browse/attraction.jsp?id=23353 (421 words)

	The Kennedy Center
		Nov. 13, in cooperation with VSA arts, a Russian performance troupe of deaf actors presents a dance/theater work inspired by Richard Bachâs novel Jonathan Livingston Seagull.
		For the holidays, stuff their stockings with tickets to performances coming to the Kennedy Center in 2006.
		Suzanne Farrell â“ one of this yearâs Kennedy Center Honorees â“ signs her autobiography Holding on to the Air.
	kennedy-center.org (312 words)

	VSA Arts of Florida - Very Special Arts
		VSA arts of Florida's mission is to create a society where people with disabilities can learn through, participate in and enjoy the arts.
		The VSA arts Institute is a four day in depth learning experience that brings together noted speakers on issues of disability/education/arts.
		Arts in Education Organization to Share Programs and Resourceswith the Nation’s Center for the Performing Arts...
	www.vsafl.org (1090 words)

	Performing Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		"The Kennedy Center is a living memorial to President Kennedy as well as one of the nation's busiest performing arts facilities.
		For a quarter-century the Center has strived to fulfill his vision--presenting the greatest performers and performances from across America and around the world, supporting artists in the creation of new works, and serving the nation as a leader in arts education." Click anywhere on the opening logo to enter the Center's web site.
		"Performing Arts in America 1875-1923 was funded, in part, by the National Endowment for the Arts.
	www.jsu.edu /depart/library/graphic/perform.htm (1729 words)

	CAIM/Kennedy Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Mission: To support arts and arts service organization in creating experiential education opportunities through mentoring for individuals with disabilities interested in pursuing careers in the arts.
		Through the CAIM project arts organizations will offer individuals and students with disabilities, who are interested in exploring or advancing their careers in the arts, the opportunity to work in a professional arts or arts service environment and be mentored by a working arts professional.
		Eligible activities for funding include but are not limited to stipends for the individual with a disability to participate in the project, auxiliary aids and accommodations necessary for the interns successful participation in the internship program, and related expenses.
	www.arts.state.va.us /caim.htm (668 words)

	Charity Navigator Rating - The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
		The Kennedy Center, located on 17 acres overlooking the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., is America's living memorial to President Kennedy as well as the nation's busiest arts facility, presenting more than 3,000 performances each year.
		The Center continues its efforts of producing and presenting an unmatched variety of theater and musicals, dance and ballet, orchestral, chamber, jazz, popular and folk music, and multi-media performances for all ages.
		Every year, the institution that bears President Kennedy's name brings his dream to fruition, touching the lives of millions of people through thousands of performances by the greatest artists from across America and around the world.
	www.charitynavigator.org /index.cfm/bay/search.summary/orgid/3951.htm (252 words)

	Arts Alive - South Dakota
		The Arts Alive Network is a joint effort of the South Dakota Arts Council and South Dakotans for the Arts.
		Kennedy Center National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute is a 4-week summer music program at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, for student instrumentalists.
		Kennedy Center Winner: Taneea Ortman, a junior at Roosevelt High School in Sioux Falls, has been chosen by audition to study at the National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC.
	www.sdarts.org (861 words)

	The Battersby Duo.Home Page
		Performing for Children ages 2 through 12, the Battersby Duo tour Nationally, performing in Theatres, Schools and Festivals.
		They've performed at The Kennedy Center, The Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Wolf Trap's Theatre in the Woods, The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts in Milwaukee, The Spoleto Festival in Charleston SC, Sesame Street, The Today Show, and have appeared at The White House 6 times performing for The President and First Lady.
		The fact that The Battersby Duo has performed at The White House for the past 6 years is a great measure of their popularity.
	www.battersbyduo.com (536 words)

	Welcome - North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie
		The North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie (NSCPAS), brings the spirit of New York's Lincoln Center and Washington's Kennedy Center to Chicago's bustling North Shore.
		The State-of-the-Art, Award-Winning North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie was designed by Boston-based architect Graham Gund and opened in November 1996.
		The NSCPAS is managed by Professional Facilities Management of Providence, Rhode Island, and is supported by the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts Foundation.
	www.northshorecenter.org (195 words)

	Publick Playhouse for the Performing Arts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The theatre is also a popular venue for area performing arts groups and is available as a rental facility to community organizations.
		Howard County's Kangaroo Kids performance team, ranging in age from grade 4 through high school, will demonstrate their award-winning precision and choreographed jump rope skills and invite members of the audience on stage to jump with them.
		The Arts and Cultural Heritage Division is developing an inventory of Prince George's County performing artists including, but not limited to, musicians, actors, theatre professionals, dancers, etc. for a listing in a new County Registry of Performing Artists and Companies.
	www.pgparks.com /places/artsfac/publick.html (2361 words)

	Preview - Roger L. Stevens Presents (Library of Congress Exhibition)
		In 1961, Roger Stevens began his long career in Washington, D.C., when President John F. Kennedy appointed him chairman of the National Cultural Center, the performing arts complex planned for Washington and later named for Kennedy.
		On September 8, 1971, the Kennedy Center opened with the world premiere of Mass, specially commissioned from Leonard Bernstein.
		In 1988 Stevens retired from day-to-day operations and assumed the title "Founding Chairman" of the Kennedy Center, but he maintained an office in the center until his death in 1998.
	www.loc.gov /exhibits/stevens/rs-preview.html (745 words)

	The Princess Theatre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The performance is immediate, spontaneous and features a first-rate cast, live sound effects and a connection to the audience rarely felt in a traditional theater setting.
		Jason Petty's award-winning performance is a nostalgic look at Hank Williams and his influence on country music.
		He has performed Hank Williams music to packed audiences all over the U.S. from Nashville to New York.
	www.princesstheatre.org /2004_05season/shows.html (697 words)

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