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Description of Pictures: Folks here include: (Rehearsal) Amanda Seyfried, Melissa Peterman (Barbara Jean on "Reba"), Charles Kelley (from Lady Antebellum), Bobby Bones ("Dancing with the Stars"), Christopher Neal Jackson ("Hamilton" and "Bull"), Emilio Estefan, Christopher Neal Jackson, Kristin Chenoweth, Joe Lovano, Esperanza Spalding (singer and bassist), Herbie Hancock, Christopher Neal Jackson, ???, ???, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Whoopi Goldberg.
(Red Carpet afterward) ???, S. Epatha Merkerson ("Law and Order"), Ron Chernow, Sam Moore (of Sam and Dave), Andy Blankenbuehler, Thomas Kail, David Rubenstein, Alex Lacamoire, Herbie Hancock, Michele Lee, Walter Isaacson, Philip Glass (barely), Rand Paul, ???, Mark Warner, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Carmen de Lavallade, ???, Bret Baier, Herschel Walker, Reba McEntire, Amy Klobuchar, Ronnie Dunn (?), Kix Brooks, Jon Batiste, Joanna Coles (fashion editor), Patrick Leahy, Norah O'Donnell (CBS Morning News), Jack Evans (Ward 2 DC City Council), ???, Renee Fleming (opera singer), Edward Villella, Robert Kogod, Phillipa Soo (original cast of "Hamilton"), Renee Elise Goldsberry, Cher, Wayne Shorter, Kristin Chenoweth, Nancy Pelosi, Robert Glasper (jazz pianist), David Gregory, Bill Stetson, Jeff Glor (CBS Evening News), Jake Tapper.
Celebrate the 2018 Honorees
Cher, Philip Glass, Reba McEntire, and Wayne Shorter to receive the 41st Annual Kennedy Center Honors.
Hamilton co-creators Lin-Manuel Miranda, Thomas Kail, Andy Blankenbuehler, and Alex Lacamoire to receive a special Honors for groundbreaking work.
On December 2, 2018, the Kennedy Center will hold its 41st annual national celebration of the arts — The Kennedy Center Honors. Artists to be honored in 2018 include singer and actress Cher, composer and pianist Philip Glass, Country music entertainer Reba McEntire, and jazz saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter.
This year, the co-creators of Hamilton — writer and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda, director Thomas Kail, choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler, and ...More...
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HONORS_181202_007.JPG: Amanda Seyfried
HONORS_181202_019.JPG: Melissa Peterman (Barbara Jean on "Reba")
HONORS_181202_022.JPG: Charles Kelley (from Lady Antebellum)
HONORS_181202_043.JPG: Bobby Bones ("Dancing with the Stars")
HONORS_181202_046.JPG: Christopher Neal Jackson ("Hamilton" and "Bull")
HONORS_181202_050.JPG: ???
HONORS_181202_060.JPG: Emilio Estefan
HONORS_181202_068.JPG: Christopher Neal Jackson
HONORS_181202_070.JPG: Christopher Neal Jackson
HONORS_181202_084.JPG: Christopher Neal Jackson
HONORS_181202_087.JPG: Kristin Chenoweth
HONORS_181202_091.JPG: Joe Lovano
HONORS_181202_098.JPG: Esperanza Spalding (singer and bassist)
HONORS_181202_112.JPG: Herbie Hancock
HONORS_181202_114.JPG: Christopher Neal Jackson
HONORS_181202_119.JPG: Thomas Kail
HONORS_181202_131.JPG: ???
HONORS_181202_141.JPG: Renee Elise Goldsberry (original cast of "Hamilton")
HONORS_181202_153.JPG: Whoopi Goldberg @ Kennedy Center Honors
HONORS_181202_178.JPG: ???
HONORS_181202_181.JPG: Some attendees wanted photos to commemorate the event and I was happy to oblige. I hope they had fun!
HONORS_181202_215.JPG: Joe Lovano
HONORS_181202_229.JPG: S. Epatha Merkerson ("Law and Order")
HONORS_181202_231.JPG: Ron Chernow
HONORS_181202_238.JPG: Sam Moore (of Sam and Dave)
HONORS_181202_246.JPG: ???
HONORS_181202_249.JPG: ???
HONORS_181202_251.JPG: ???
HONORS_181202_254.JPG: ???
HONORS_181202_272.JPG: Dancer, choreographer and director Andy Blankenbuehler, one of the 2018 Kennedy Center Honor recipients.
HONORS_181202_297.JPG: Thomas Kail
HONORS_181202_306.JPG: David Rubenstein
HONORS_181202_308.JPG: Alex Lacamoire
HONORS_181202_317.JPG: Herbie Hancock
HONORS_181202_324.JPG: Michele Lee
HONORS_181202_326.JPG: Michele Lee
HONORS_181202_330.JPG: Walter Isaacson
HONORS_181202_332.JPG: Walter Isaacson
HONORS_181202_342.JPG: Philip Glass (barely visible behind Ryan Merkel)
HONORS_181202_351.JPG: Rand Paul, Kelley Paul
HONORS_181202_356.JPG: Sandra Willen, Jon Willen
HONORS_181202_363.JPG: Christopher Neal Jackson
HONORS_181202_371.JPG: ???
HONORS_181202_373.JPG: Mark Warner
HONORS_181202_382.JPG: Congratulations to Lin-Manuel Miranda, Thomas Kail, Andy Blankenbuehler, and Alex Lacamoire -- the co-creators of the Broadway musical "Hamilton" -- as recipients of a special 2018 Kennedy Center Honor.
HONORS_181202_388.JPG: Carmen de Lavallade
HONORS_181202_391.JPG: Carmen de Lavallade
HONORS_181202_393.JPG: Sarajane ???
HONORS_181202_409.JPG: Herschel Walker
HONORS_181202_421.JPG: Amy Baier, Bret Baier
HONORS_181202_431.JPG: Congratulations to Reba McEntire, one of the 2018 Kennedy Center Honor recipients.
HONORS_181202_433.JPG: Jeff Flake (not a great picture... Sorry!)
HONORS_181202_442.JPG: Amy Klobuchar
HONORS_181202_445.JPG: Ronnie Dunn (maybe) and Kix Brooks
HONORS_181202_447.JPG: Kix Brooks
HONORS_181202_452.JPG: Jon Batiste
HONORS_181202_454.JPG: Suleika Jaouad, Jon Batiste
HONORS_181202_456.JPG: Jon Batiste, seen here back in 2018 at the Kennedy Center Honors, on April 3, 2022 won the 2022 Grammy Award for Record of the Year ("Freedom") as well as awards for Best Music Video ("Freedom"), Best Contemporary Classical Composition ("Batiste: Movement 11'"), Best American Roots Song ("Cry"), and Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media ("Soul").
HONORS_181202_462.JPG: ???
HONORS_181202_472.JPG: Joanna Coles (fashion editor)
Wikipedia Description: Kennedy Center Honors
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The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to artists in the performing arts. The Honors ceremony is one of the highlights in the cultural life of the United States. The Honors was the brainchild of George Stevens, Jr. (who remains involved), and he and his partner, the late Nick Vanoff, put together the first event in 1978. Since then, the Honors have been presented annually in Washington, D.C., during gala weekend-long events which culminate in a performance for—and honoring—the Honorees at the Kennedy Center Opera House.
Selection process:
Each year the Kennedy Center's national artists committee and past honorees, (such as Carol Burnett and Bill Cosby) present recommendations for proposed Honorees to the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The Honors recognize a lifetime of contributions to American culture through the performing arts, whether in dance, music, theater, opera, motion pictures or television. On six occasions the five-person list has been expanded where a creative or artistic team or couple was selected, as was the case in two instances in 1991, where both the Nicholas Brothers and Comden and Green were jointly honored, bringing that year's list to seven.
The announcement is made in the Fall, with the ceremony held over a weekend in early December. The gala performance is broadcast on television between Christmas and the New Year. The last event was aired on December 26, 2006 by CBS. The 2007 honorees were announced on September 11, 2007.
The ceremony:
The weekend-long ceremony consists of lunch, dinner, reception, and a performance introducing and honoring the new Honorees. The lunch is on Saturday at the Kennedy Center, with a welcoming speech by the President of the Board of Trustees. At that evening's reception and dinner at the State Department, presided over by the Secretary of State, the year's Honorees are introduced ...More...
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2018 photos: Equipment this year: I continued to use my Fuji XS-1 cameras but, depending on the event, I also used a Nikon D7000.
Trips this year:
Civil War Trust conferences in Greenville, NC, Newport News, VA, and my farewell event with them in Chicago, IL (via sites in Louisville, KY, St. Louis, MO, and Toledo, OH),
three trips to New York City (including New York Comic-Con), and
my 13th consecutive trip to San Diego Comic-Con (including sites in Reno, Sacramento, San Francisco, and Los Angeles).
Number of photos taken this year: about 535,000.
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