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The Trump administration told a federal judge Friday that the Kennedy Center may be looking at a \u201cpartial closure,\u201d even as a previous ruling required the performing arts center to stay open, effectively blocking it from shutting its doors for a two-year renovation.<\/p>\n

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U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper \u2014 who also reversed a decision to add President Trump\u2019s name to the center \u2014 ruled that the institution\u2019s board improperly voted to close the center last month following a lawsuit from Rep. Joyce Beatty, Ohio Democrat and ex officio board member.<\/p>\n

Judge Cooper requested details of planned construction, board actions related to the renovations and scheduled programming at the center by this past Friday.<\/p>\n

The Kennedy Center is now weighing whether to offer a complete schedule of performances or limited programming.<\/p>\n

Kennedy Center Executive Director Matt Floca said in a that the board will have three options: \u201ccomplete closure\u201d with \u201cno ongoing programming,\u201d \u201cpartial closure\u201d with \u201climited programming,\u201d or \u201cphased closures\u201d and a \u201cfull slate of programming.\u201d<\/p>\n

Center management expects to present the options to the board for a vote in mid-July.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Because Judge Cooper\u2019s order \u201cdid not affirmatively require the Board to reschedule programming that had previously been canceled or to seek new programming,\u201d the center \u201ccontinues to prepare for additional capital repair and construction activities,\u201d the filing reads.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Renovations are anticipated to take place between July and December, although the exact timeline is subject to change \u201cfollowing the Board\u2019s continued consideration of the most responsible path forward for the Center to conduct capital repair and construction,\u201d according to the filing.<\/p>\n

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Also in a Friday night filing, Ms. Beatty\u2019s lawyers accused the Trump administration of trying to \u201cturn the Kennedy Center into a lifeless husk.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her lawyers want Judge Cooper to order weekly updates about \u201cthe concrete steps taken to resume programming.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be clear, again, Plaintiff is not asking the Court to pick and choose what programming Defendants present, or to micromanage operations,\u201d they wrote. \u201cDefendants must do something, however, to ensure there are meaningful operations come July 5, 2026, in order to comply with the plain terms of the preliminary injunction, and they must do so in good faith.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Judge Cooper\u2019s previous order mandated the removal of Mr. Trump\u2019s name from the center\u2019s facade and website, Ms. Beatty\u2019s lawyers questioned why scaffolding and tarp around the center\u2019s exterior hide where his name was.<\/p>\n

\u201cDefendants appear to be actively undermining the restoration of the Kennedy Center\u2019s name, in a petty act of defiance,\u201d the filing reads. \u201cIn addition to raising concerns about compliance, willfully sabotaging Kennedy Center\u2019s iconic facade to assuage Defendants\u2019 vanity or massage broken egos is a clear breach of fiduciary duty.\u201d<\/p>\n

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