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Plus The Small Works Project with Mo Willems, Women's Vote Commemoration, and more! Trouble viewing this message? [View email in browser.]( [Kennedy Center]( [Kennedy Center]( [Arts Across America]( Join us for a LIVE performance! Monday-Friday at 4 p.m. EDT Part of our [Social Impact Initiatives]( In collaboration with Facebook and arts organizations from coast to coast, the series will present 20 weeks of free, online programming available on Facebook Live, YouTube, and on our website, five days a week at 4 p.m. ET. Over these 20 weeks, Arts Across America will feature over 200 diverse, visionary artists who play leadership roles in their communities, exemplify unique regional artistic styles, and are using their medium as a tool for advocacy and social justice. [Learn More]( Over these 20 weeks, Arts Across America will feature over 200 diverse, visionary artists who play leadership roles in their communities, exemplify unique regional artistic styles, and are using their medium as a tool for advocacy and social justice. [Learn More]( Up Next TODAY The Art of Unity: "And A Queen Shall Lead Them" TODAY The Art of Unity: "And A Queen Shall Lead Them"  Thursday, August 20 Tanicha Lopez & Jonathan Suazo  Friday, August 21 Sankofa.org feat. Mumu Fresh, Choklate, and Alex Isley The Small Works Project with Mo Willems Call for submissions now open! When your neighbor was in the hospital did you feed their cat? Or visit an elderly person from outside their window? Did you bring water to protestors marching in your city? Every positive action you take, no matter how small, is important. We want to hear YOUR Small Work Stories to show the world how small works add up. For 50 weekdays beginning August 24, we’ll spotlight one Small Work Story and pair it with an original small artwork by Mo Willems. As a way of thanking each spotlighted storyteller’s small act, we will mail them Mo’s paired small work of art to keep! [Submit Your Story Today!]( NSO/Noseda Fridays Through September 25, enjoy a digital series of NSO performances released bi-weekly. Every other Friday, a new concert from our archive of live full orchestra broadcasts created in partnership with Medici.tv will be made available for on-demand streaming free of charge. Each program will be accessible for 30 days—from 8 p.m. ET except as otherwise listed. Bach Berg Brahms Now Streaming [Watch Now]( Music of Leonard Bernstein Streaming August 28 [Remind Me ⏰]( Women's Vote Commemoration Daily Performance Clips on our Digital Stage August 18–26 #WomensVote100 is a celebration of trailblazing women to commemorate 100 years of the 19th Amendment and to acknowledge the further progress needed—then and now—to realize the ideal of equity at the polls. Follow along as we share performance clips of impactful women in the arts such as Marian Anderson, Renée Fleming, Maria Tallchief, and more on our Digital Stage. [Watch More on our Digital Stage]( Just Announced—Our 2021 Season! We’re thrilled to announce our 2021 seasons for Theater, Ballet and Dance, and Young Audiences, plus updated offerings for National Symphony Orchestra, Washington National Opera, and Fortas Chamber Music Concerts. [Browse the 2021 Season]( Subscribe today and take advantage of the benefits: Get the Subscriber Advantage* Enjoy 10% savings on a full series, unlimited no-fee ticket exchanges, the chance to keep your same seats, a convenient no-interest payment plan, and many other exclusive benefits. More flexible exchanges than ever!* Now you can exchange your tickets for other kinds of performances! Choose from great offerings in opera, dance, symphony, chamber music, popular music, and more. Get the Subscriber Advantage* Enjoy 10% savings on a full series, unlimited no-fee ticket exchanges, the chance to keep your same seats, a convenient no-interest payment plan, and many other exclusive benefits. More flexible exchanges than ever!* Now you can exchange your tickets for other kinds of performances! Choose from great offerings in ballet, dance, symphony, chamber music, popular music, and more. [I want to subscribe!]( *Restrictions on ticket savings and exchanges may apply. Call, email, or go online for complete details. Shop The Kennedy Center Here's what's cool for back-to-school! NEW Limited Release Face Masks [Shop the collection]( Get $5 flat rate shipping on all orders $50+* *U.S. domestic orders only  Plus get a free surprise gift when you spend $60+** **While supplies last March on Washington Film Festival Screening Virtual Film Festival September 20–27 The 2020 March on Washington Film Festival is going virtual! With more than 20 events over seven days, the 8th annual Film Festival will bring thought-provoking documentaries, engaging panel discussions, performances and short films to a national audience. Films will be available for viewing the entire week of the festival September 20 - 27, 2020. This year the festival will explore the question of Who Tells the Story?, a reminder of the power of storytelling and the storyteller. Through authentic stories, the festival seeks to preserve the civil rights legacy of the past and connect that history to the present-day fight for justice, freedom, and equality. Through August 31 all-access passes are on sale for $20. Student and educator passes are available for a special rate of $12. [Learn More]( Eat. Drink. Relax. At Victura Park pop-up wine bar & café at the REACH! [Victura Park at the REACH]( Victura Park is a family-friendly outdoor oasis located at the River Pavilion at the REACH named after John F. Kennedy’s iconic wooden sailboat The Victura, purchased when he was 15. A collaboration between the culinary creative team of The Hilton Brothers and Chef Erik Bruner-Yang, Victura Park is a winery-inspired landscape. Dotted with picnic and café tables and shade umbrellas, there’s plenty of space to enjoy a snack or grab a [family meal]( from Chef Bruner-Yang while overlooking the Potomac or spread out a blanket on the grass with a glass of wine. [Learn More]( Join Us! Fridays: 3–10 p.m. Saturdays: 12–10 p.m.  Sundays: 12–8 p.m. [Victura Park at the REACH]( [Victura Park at the REACH]( The health and safety of our guests and staff is our top priority. Guests are required to maintain social distance and wear a mask when not seated. Join Us! Friday: 3–10 p.m. Saturday: 12–10 p.m.  Sunday: 12–8 p.m. The health and safety of our guests and staff is our top priority. Guests are required to maintain social distance and wear a mask when not seated. Adrienne Arsht Presents Enjoy special collections of Kennedy Center video curated every month by arts philanthropist and Kennedy Center Trustee Adrienne Arsht. 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