The Reach Opening Festival

The Kennedy Center celebrates the launch of its new addition, the Reach, with a 16-day party featuring enough events to fill the calendar of a smaller arts organization for an entire year. Highlights among the nearly 400 happenings include a hip-hop “block party” curated by Q-Tip, outdoor film screenings, residencies by Grammy winners Robert Glasper and Esperanza Spalding, and a “John Coltrane–inspired” virtual-reality lounge for jazz and meditation.