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Kennedy Center Annual Gala Raises Record-Setting $3.45 Million  

Richard Grenell, president of the performing arts center, said the funding record reflects how ‘deeply the arts matter to our nation.’
Kennedy Center Annual Gala Raises Record-Setting $3.45 Million  
Audience members watch a show by Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Kennedy Center Opera House in Washington on Feb. 24, 2025. Lisa Fan/The Epoch Times
Travis Gillmore
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WASHINGTON—Patrons and donors pulled out their wallets in record fashion to support the National Symphony Orchestra, raising $3.45 million at an annual fundraising gala last weekend at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, according to a Sept. 29 statement from the center.

“We are deeply grateful to everyone who made the gala and opening concert such a success,” Jean Davidson, executive director of the National Symphony Orchestra, said in the statement.

Travis Gillmore
Travis Gillmore
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Travis Gillmore is a White House reporter for The Epoch Times. He previously covered the California legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom. Contact him at [email protected]
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