Dustin Hoffman and David Letterman are among seven people receiving the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors, according to an announcement Wednesday. They join Chicago bluesman Buddy Guy, rock band Led Zeppelin and ballerina Natalia Makarova.
The nation’s highest honor for those who have influenced American culture through the arts comes with a nod from President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
The honorees will be saluted by fellow performers Dec. 2.
Blackbird Ordinary hosts a special screening of “Coming Home,” a documentary following DJ EFN and Garcia, two Cuban-American hip hop artists, as they travel to Cuba for the first time. Live music by ArtOfficial, with DJs Contra and Elgaro. 729 SW First Ave., Miami; 305-671-3307.
Actress Barbara Barrie is 82. Actress Joan Collins is 80. Actor Charles Kimbrough (“Murphy Brown”) is 77. Actress Lauren Chapin (“Father Knows Best”) is 68. Comedian Drew Carey is 55. Actor Linden Ashby (“Melrose Place”) is 53. Actress-model Karen Duffy is 52. Drummer Matt Flynn of Maroon 5 is 43. Singer Lorenzo is 41. Country singer Brian McComas is 41. Singer Maxwell is 40. Singer Jewel is 39.
Derek Hough may have won the 16th edition of Dancing With the Stars Tuesday, but the victory almost didn’t happen: Hough almost didn’t return to the ABC show this season.
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