Canceled shows and record lows: How Trump is killing the Kennedy Center

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/donald-trump-kennedy-center-cancellations

“Are our voices our own? Or do they belong to Trump and Trump alone? That’s what’s at stake in the Redd case. It’s why he refused to perform, why audiences are refusing to show up at the Kennedy Center, and why resistance to fascism — even to fascist Christmas concerts — matters.”
#ChuckRedd #KennedyCenter #FreeSpeech
https://open.substack.com/pub/aaronrupar/p/chuck-redd-trump-kennedy-center?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=ecpv

Un breve recordatorio de que en ocasiones detrás del "sin ánimo de lucro" existe un insaciable ánimo de lucro, como pasa con el presidente del Kennedy Center, Richard Grenell (colocado ahí por Trump). Plantarle cara a abusones con firmeza incluso para eventos así es crucial.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/27/kennedy-center-chuck-redd-canceled-concert

#noticias #musica #estadosunidos #chuckredd #richardgrenell

Kennedy Center president demands $1m from musician who canceled Christmas Eve show

Drummer Chuck Redd decided to cancel his yearly Jazz Jam after Donald Trump added his name to the venue

The Guardian

Kennedy Center vows to sue musician who canceled performance over Trump name change

https://www.npr.org/2025/12/27/g-s1-103808/kennedy-center-lawsuit-chuck-redd-cancellation-trump

> The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump's name appeared on the building.

#TheKennedyCenter #ChuckRedd

Respekt an Chuck Redd. Eine Entscheidung aus Haltung zu treffen, auch wenn’s unbequem ist, verdient Anerkennung. Kunst braucht Rückgrat. #chuckredd #haltung #kultur

https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/24/politics/kennedy-center-christmas-eve-concert-trump?cid=ios_app

Annual Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump’s name installed on Kennedy Center

The host of the Kennedy Center’s annual Christmas Eve jazz performance canceled Wednesday’s concert, citing the board of trustees’ move to rename the facility for both the 35th president and President Donald Trump.

CNN
Kennedy Center President Threatens Lawsuit Against Musician Who Canceled Christmas Eve Concert Because Of Venue Renaming After Trump

The Kennedy Center threatened a lawsuit against Chuck Redd, who canceled his annual Christmas Eve concert following the venue's renaming after Trump.

Deadline

The leader of the John F. #KennedyCenter for the Performing Arts in Washington has sent a letter threatening litigation against a musician who canceled an annual Christmas Eve jazz concert at the institution.

#RichardGrenell, the Kennedy Center’s president, sent the letter after the musician, #ChuckRedd, canceled the concert in protest of the site’s “new” name, the Trump-Kennedy Center.

#law #Congress #Trump #vanity #narcissism #jackass

Good luck with that

#KennedyCenter Chief Threatens Legal Action Over Canceled Christmas Concert

The musician #ChuckRedd called off the annual Christmas Eve performances after the Kennedy Center board ILLEGALLY added #Trump’s name to the performing arts center.

#law #Congress #vanity #narcissism #jackass
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/us/kennedy-center-concert-lawsuit.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Kennedy Center Chief Threatens Legal Action Over Canceled Christmas Concert

The musician Chuck Redd called off the annual Christmas Eve performances after the Kennedy Center board added President Trump’s name to the performing arts center.

The New York Times

Kennedy Center criticizes musician who canceled performance after Trump name added to building

Kennedy Center president said he would seek $1 million in damages from the musician “for this political stunt.”

https://sentinelcolorado.com/nation-world/nation/kennedy-center-criticizes-musician-who-canceled-performance-after-trump-name-added-to-building/

#KennedyCenter #ChuckRedd

Kennedy Center criticizes musician who canceled performance after Trump name added to building

Kennedy Center president said he would seek $1 million in damages from the musician “for this political stunt.”

Sentinel Colorado