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Country singer-songwriter Garth Brooks, speaks during a press event with violinist Midori, left, and singer-songwriter and activist Joan Baez, during the 43nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors at The Kennedy Center on Friday, May 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
Kennedy Center honorees still relish slimmed-down tribute

By Ashraf Khalil May. 22, 2021 12:42 AM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2019 file photo, Garth Brooks attends cocktails and conversation in celebration of A&E Biography's "Garth Brooks: The Road I'm On" television special at The Bowery Hotel in New York. This year’s Kennedy Center Honors will be a slimmed-down affair as the nation emerges from the coronavirus pandemic. The 43rd class of honorees includes country music legend Garth Brooks, dancer and choreographer Debbie Allen, actor Dick Van Dyke, singer-songwriter Joan Baez and violinist Midori. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)
Biography's "Garth Brooks:The Road I'm On" Special

May. 21, 2021 03:48 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 28, 2015, file photo, Debbie Allen attends the "How To Get Away With Murder" ATAS Event at Sunset-Gower Studios, in Los Angeles. This year’s Kennedy Center Honors will be a slimmed-down affair as the nation emerges from the coronavirus pandemic. The 43rd class of honorees includes country music legend Garth Brooks, dancer and choreographer Debbie Allen, actor Dick Van Dyke, singer-songwriter Joan Baez and violinist Midori. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP, File)
"How To Get Away With Murder" ATAS Event

May. 21, 2021 03:48 PM EDT

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, center, and guest of singer-songwriter and activist Joan Baez, listens during a press event at the 43nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors at The Kennedy Center on Friday, May 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
Kennedy Center honorees still relish slimmed-down tribute

By Ashraf Khalil May. 21, 2021 03:21 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 4, 2020, file photo, Garth Brooks performs on stage during the 2020 Gershwin Prize Honoree's Tribute Concert at the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP)
Delayed Kennedy Center Honors to be rescheduled for mid-May

By Ashraf Khalil Jan. 13, 2021 02:06 PM EST

FILE - In this July 19, 2020, file photo, people gather at a makeshift memorial near the home of Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., in Atlanta. Lewis, who died Friday at age 80, was the youngest and last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists who organized the 1963 March on Washington, and spoke shortly before the group's leader, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., gave his "I Have a Dream" speech to a vast sea of people. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020

By Bernard Mcghee Dec. 07, 2020 12:13 PM EST

This combination of photos shows, from left, Tiffany Haddish, Weird Al Yankovic and Margaret Cho, who will be participating in the annual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, presented online by the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York, starting Friday. (AP Photo)
Lucille Ball Comedy Festival goes virtual in its 29th year

By Lynn Elber Aug. 12, 2020 12:01 PM EDT

This mage released by CBS Entertainment, Tom Cruise appears in a scene from the first installment of the popular "Mission: Impossible" franchise. Throughout May, CBS is bringing back its Sunday movie showcase, a longtime network fixture that ended nearly 14 years ago. The film airs on Sunday, May 17. (CBS Entertainment via AP)
'Goonies' cast, 'Flintstones' rescue TV viewers in pandemic

By Lynn Elber Apr. 30, 2020 07:51 PM EDT