About the Celebration
The Presidency of John F. Kennedy: A 50th Anniversary Celebration
From January 18 to February 6, 2011 the Kennedy Center hosts The Presidency of John F. Kennedy: A 50th Anniversary Celebration. This three-week series of events and performances commemorates the president who led the United States into the modern era of global participation and who was a foremost patron of the arts. The celebration features performances by Music Director Christoph Eschenbach and the National Symphony Orchestra, American Ballet Theatre, Yo-Yo Ma, Denyce Graves, Emanuel Ax, and others, in addition to a newly commissioned play for young audiences and their families based on two collections of poetry selected by Caroline Kennedy, a documentary, performances on the Millennium Stage, and more.
The Presidency of John F. Kennedy: A 50th Anniversary Celebration
is the 2011 Rubenstein Program and is made possible through the generosity of David and Alice Rubenstein.
Additional support is provided by The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, Altria Group, Ambassador Elizabeth Frawley Bagley, Grace and Morton Bender, and David Gregory and Beth Wilkinson.
The National Symphony Orchestra performances of The Presidency of John F. Kennedy: A 50th Anniversary Celebration are supported through the generosity of Constance Milstein de La Haye St. Hilaire and Jehan-Christophe de La Haye St. Hilaire.
This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. 
