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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and The New Republictoday announced a special event to commemorate, in words and in music, the 10
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Commemorative remarks and readings will beoffered by Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, Madeleine Albright, Leon Wieseltier, and other guestspeakers.
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The event will be livestreamed via Facebook at 7:30 p.m. ETon Thursday September 8, 2011. Viewers may tune in at Facebook.com/KennedyCenter or
Facebook.com/TheNewRepublic by clicking on the "9/11 L
tab. Alternatively they can watchat http://www.livestream.com/kennedycenter .This unprecedented streaming of the solemn occasion
performance available around the globe.The by-invitation-only audience at the Kennedy Center will include members of the 9/11community and other special guests.
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h will be distributed to all those attendingthe event. It will include reflections and recollections by a wide array of distinguished thinkers andwriters exploring the many meanings of this anniversary. The magazine will also archive its extensivecoverage of 9/11 and its consequences over the past decade at www.tnr.com.
honored the victims in the attack. The program was broadcast nationally by PBS and featured FirstLady Laura Bush, Senator Edward Kennedy, and a host of performers that included the NationalSymphony Orchestra, Frederica von Stade, Harolyn Blackwell, Sir James Galway, Dr. Billy Taylor andMary Chapin Carpenter.In September 2002, the Center presented a two-
which was hosted by Tom Brokaw and broadcast by NBC on September 11 of that year. The programshowcased a diverse spectrum of artists, including Josh Groban, Denyce Graves, Reba McIntyre, AlanJackson, Chris Isaac, Aretha Franklin, Al Green, and the National Symphony Orchestra.Please visit
for behind-the-scenes news, special offers, advance notice of events and other related Kennedy Center Facebook pages.Follow
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9/11: 10 Years Later An Evening of Remembrance and Reflection
Tribute Concert to Include Performances and Appearances by Denyce Graves, Emmylou Harris, Melissa Leo, Wynton Marsalis, National Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Mauceri, and Special Guests
Evening Hosted by Christiane Amanpour
Event to be Livestreamed on Facebook
September 8, 2011 at 7:30pm in the Concert Hall
Evening Hosted by Christiane Amanpour
Event to be Livestreamed on Facebook
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