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Kennedy Center President Deborah F. Rutter speaks to members of the press and guests during a preview of the REACH, an expansion project, at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC on May 29, 2019. - Between a parkway and a busy freeway, Washington's Kennedy Center will open a massive campus this year where the public can view up close how art is made. Natural light floods the two-level sloping design dotted by three white board-form concrete pavilions that play host to 11 intimate rehearsal/classroom/performance spaces. The REACH in contrast is all soaring ceilings, huge windows and swooping curves, which architect Steven Holl said were inspired by glissando, a continuous slide of notes. There are no columns. (Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo credit should read ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

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DC broadcast legend Arch Campbell on becoming ‘The Accidental Critic’

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WASHINGTON, DC - July 31: Arch Campbell interviews Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis as they attend "The Campaign" premiere at The Newseum on July 31, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Larry French/Getty Images)

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