{"id":2574593,"date":"2026-02-27T23:23:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T04:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kennedy-center-honors-to-go-forward-even-through-renovation-closure\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T23:26:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T04:26:40","slug":"kennedy-center-honors-to-go-forward-even-through-renovation-closure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kennedy-center-honors-to-go-forward-even-through-renovation-closure\/","title":{"rendered":"Kennedy Center Honors to &#8216;go forward&#8217; even through renovation closure"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkennedy-center-honors-to-go-forward-even-through-renovation-closure%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2574593&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Kennedy Center Honors will go forward despite the center\u2019s anticipated two-year renovation, with officials exploring a smaller temporary venue as work begins around independence Day.Center president Richard Grenell said the ceremony will definitely happen and that moving to a smaller venue could boost ticket demand. The Honors weekend typically honors five artists, including award ceremonies, a meeting with the president, State Department dinners, and a bipartisan final ceremony at the Kennedy Center Opera House.The piece also describes former President Donald Trump\u2019s influence on the center, noting his hostility to the tradition of honorees sitting with the president and his later moves to install a loyalist board and push for changes that some framed as renaming the center the \u201cTrump Kennedy Center Honors.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Kennedy Center Honors to &lsquo;go forward&rsquo; even through renovation closure<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2492001\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kennedy-center\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"6434\">Trump Kennedy Center<\/a> Honors ceremony will &ldquo;go forward&rdquo; despite the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-mounts-furious-diplomatic-effort-to-head-off-wider-war-in-middle-east-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"US mounts furious diplomatic effort to head off wider war in Middle East - Washington Examiner\">center&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4442437\/kennedy-center-to-close-for-two-years-renovations\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4442437\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sinkhole-in-italy-cuts-power-from-hospital\/\" title=\"Sinkhole in Italy cuts power from hospital\">temporary closure<\/a><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The center&rsquo;s president, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/richard-grenell\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4203\">Richard Grenell<\/a>, said a new venue was currently being sought as the building undergoes renovations, beginning around Independence Day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4475180\/trump-whataburger-air-force-one-jokes-being-poisoned-after-texas-speech\/\">Trump picks up Whataburger for Air Force One and jokes about being poisoned after Texas speech<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4475129\/trump-two-steps-texas-gop-senate-primary-corpus-christi\/\">Trump two-steps around Texas GOP Senate primary in Corpus Christi swing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4474312\/dhs-released-illegal-border-crossers-despite-claims-zero\/\">DHS releasing some illegal border crossers into US despite claims of &#8216;zero&#8217; releases<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;It will definitely go forward,&rdquo; he told a local news radio station. &ldquo;It will probably just be in a smaller venue, which just means ticket demand will be even higher.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Kennedy Center Honors is a series of ceremonies spanning a weekend that honors five artists for their contributions to culture. During the weekend, the honorees receive awards, meet the president, give speeches at State Department dinners, and then conclude at a bipartisan ceremony at the Kennedy Center&rsquo;s Opera House.<\/p>\n<p>While the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >honorees typically sit<\/a> next to the president during the final ceremony, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-mahers-trump-truce-a-comedian-crosses-the-cultural-divide-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Bill Maher\u2019s Trump truce: A comedian crosses the cultural divide - Washington Examiner\">entertainment industry&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s well-known hostility towards Trump pushed him to end the tradition during his first term.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4442437\/kennedy-center-to-close-for-two-years-renovations\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4442437\">KENNEDY CENTER TO CLOSE FOR TWO YEARS FOR RENOVATIONS, TRUMP SAYS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He has since reversed his hands-off approach towards the Kennedy Center during his second term, instead taking the most hands-on role of a president in the center&rsquo;s history. He installed a new board of loyalists and reshaped the institution, going so far as to push the new board to rename it to the Trump Kennedy Center.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting the new name, the honors will be held as the &ldquo;Trump Kennedy Center Honors.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump Kennedy Center Honors to proceed amid renovations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2574594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25353745688678.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[10757,21428,46461,21465,13066],"class_list":["post-2574593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-arts","tag-closure","tag-kennedy-center-honors","tag-renovation","tag-resilience"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25353745688678.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2574593"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2574597,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574593\/revisions\/2574597"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2574594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2574593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2574593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2574593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}