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Press ReleaseF O R I M M E D I A T E R E L E A SE :

August 18, 2011

UPDAT ED: September 7 , 2011

The John F . K ennedy Center for the Performing A rtsAnd

The New Republic

Announce

9/11: 10 Years LaterAn Evening of Remembrance and Reflection

Tribute Concert to Include Performances and Appearances byDenyce Graves, Emmylou Harris, Melissa Leo, Wynton Marsalis,National Symphony O rchestra 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 Conce rt Hall

(WASHINGTON, D.C.)The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and The New Republic

today announced a special event to commemorate, in words and in music, the 10th

anniversary of the

tragedies that took place on September 11, 2001. Hosted by Christiane Amanpour, 9/11: 10 Years

LaterAn Evening of Remembrance and Reflectionwill take place Thursday, September 8 at 7:30pm

in the Concert Hall. Artists will include De

nyce

Graves

, Emmylou Harris

, Me

liss

a Le

o, WyntonMarsal is, The Voices of Inspiration, under the Direction ofNolan Williams, Jr. and the National

Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Mauce r i. Commemorative remarks and readings will be

offered by Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, Madeleine Albright, Leon Wieseltier, and other guest

speakers.

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UPDATED September 7to add: The event will be livestreamed via Facebook at 7:30 p.m. ET

on Thursday September 8, 2011. Viewers may tune in atFacebook.com/KennedyCenteror

Facebook.com/TheNewRepublicby clicking on the "9/11 L tab. Alternatively they can watch

athttp://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 9/11

community and other special guests. The New Republic

h will be distributed to all those attending

the event. It will include reflections and recollections by a wide array of distinguished thinkers and

writers exploring the many meanings of this anniversary. The magazine will also archive its extensive

coverage of 9/11 and its consequences over the past decade atwww.tnr.com.

honored the victims in the attack. The program was broadcast nationally by PBS and featured First

Lady Laura Bush, Senator Edward Kennedy, and a host of performers that included the National

Symphony Orchestra, Frederica von Stade, Harolyn Blackwell, Sir James Galway, Dr. Billy Taylor and

Mary 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 program

showcased a diverse spectrum of artists, including Josh Groban, Denyce Graves, Reba McIntyre, Alan

Jackson, Chris Isaac, Aretha Franklin, Al Green, and the National Symphony Orchestra.

Please visitfacebook.com/kennedycenterfor behind-the-scenes news, special offers, advance notice ofevents and other related Kennedy Center Facebook pages.

Follow @kencen on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news, offers and more.

For more informat ion about the K ennedy Center , please visit www.kennedy-center .org.

Please visit The New Republic atwww.tn r .comand http://www.facebook.com/thenewrepublic.Follow The New Republic on Twitter at @tnr .

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ble bythegenerosity ofSherry and Eddie Wachs.Additionalsupportforthisevening'sperformance hasbeen provided by American Airlines, CTIA, HBO, NPR,

Panasonic and PBS.

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