Judge Orders Kennedy Center to Pay Musician $250,000
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A judge has ordered the Kennedy Center to pay a musician $250,000.
The musician had a gig, or show, at the Kennedy Center. He canceled it.
He canceled the show because the center added President Trump's name to it.
The musician did not like this change. He did not want to play there anymore.
The Kennedy Center is a famous place for music and arts in Washington, D.C.
The judge said the Kennedy Center must pay the musician money.
This is because the musician had a contract with the center.
A contract is a paper that says what people must do.
The judge said the center broke the rules of the contract.
Now the center must pay $250,000 to the musician.
This story shows a fight between art and politics.
Vocabulary15 words
- judge
- a person who decides what is fair in court
- gig
- a show or performance by a musician
- contract
- a paper that says what people must do
- canceled
- stopped something before it happened
- venue
- a place where an event happens
- protest
- to show you are against something
- artist
- a person who makes music, art, or performs
- order
- to tell someone they must do something
- opposed
- did not agree with
- performer
- a person who plays music or acts on stage
- fled
- left quickly to get away from something
- musician
- a person who plays music
- famous
- known by many people
- rules
- things people must follow
- fight
- a disagreement between two sides
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Answer key
1. $250,000 2. The center added Trump's name to it 3. True
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A _____ has ordered the Kennedy Center to pay a musician $250,000.
The musician had a _____, or show, at the Kennedy Center. He canceled it.
He canceled the show because the center added President Trump's name to it.
The musician did not like this change. He did not want to play there anymore.
The Kennedy Center is a _____ place for music and arts in Washington, D.C.
The judge said the Kennedy Center must pay the musician money.
This is because the musician had a _____ with the center.
A contract is a paper that says what people must do.
The judge said the center broke the _____ of the contract.
Now the center must pay $250,000 to the musician.
This story shows a _____ between art and politics.
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