Usher in the New Year with a dazzling concert at The Kennedy Center. Now in its 16th year, the concert features members of the National Symphony Orchestra performing classic favorites, followed by a party in the Grand Foyer Party. Selections from Porgy and Bess, On The Town and South Pacific will be performed along with classics by Johann Strauss, Bizet, Dvorak and Ravel. Murry Sidlin conducts. Friday, Dec. 31, at 8:30 p.m. Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Remaining tickets cost $86 to $95. Call 202-467-4600 or visit kennedy-center.org.
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