NexGenFriends
Volunteers 40 and under Carrying the Torch of Volunteering Forward
The Next Generation of Friends
"When tossing around possible names at an outreach meeting, 'NexGenFriends' just popped into my head! We were discussing the motivations of any individual, regardless of age, to volunteer at the Kennedy Center. Everyone agreed that a love of the arts, and a belief that giving back as a volunteer feeds the soul, was a commonality among all Friends, and that passing the love for the arts and volunteering to the next generation is an important part of our motivation as well."
-- Lauren O'Sullivan
What to Look Forward To
Volunteer Opportunities
As a NexGenFriend, whether you support the Kennedy Center as a Friend or Festival/Event Friend, you will have many opportunities to help out.
Here are just a few ways you can become involved:
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Advocate for volunteer support in the arts and promote Kennedy Center performances
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Volunteer for the Annual NexGenFriend Carrying the Torch of Volunteering Forward Service Day
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Attend the Quarterly NexGenFriend Campus tour and Happy Hour
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Support the Annual NexGenFriends Theater
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Assist at Washington National Opera’s Opera in the Outfield
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Help at auditions for ballet, opera, and theater
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Child minding for the Washington National Opera and Dance Programming departments.
NexGenFriends Theater
View our 7th Annual NexGenFriends Theater, which took place on March 4, 2024 and featured Lourdes de La Peña, National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute Alumni, and Nicole Cloutier and Tiffany Choe, two of the Washington National Opera’s Cafritz Young Artists for 2023-2024.