Things to Do
Things to Do

Tyler Perry, Usher in Washington DC for Kennedy Center Honors

Tyler Perry's White House selfie

Credit: Jennifer Brett

Credit: Jennifer Brett

Tyler Perry's White House selfie
By Jennifer Brett
Dec 8, 2015

Atlanta was well represented at the 2015 Kennedy Center honors, with R&B artist Usher  and entertainment mogul Tyler Perry in attendance.

RELATED: Tyler Perry posts stunning photo of his buff beach body

Usher discusses marriage, new music project

Perry couldn't resist a White House selfie:

Tyler Perry's White House selfie

Credit: Jennifer Brett

icon to expand image

Credit: Jennifer Brett

"What an amazing night last night!!!" he posted Monday with this great photo. "I was at the White House for the Kennedy Center Honors!! Congrats to all the honorees and my darling Cicely Tyson!!"

Tyson was among this year's honorees, along with conductor Seiji Ozawa, actress and singer Rita Moreno, filmmaker George Lucas and singer-songwriter Carole King.

Here's a gallery of photos from the event.

Usher arrives. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

Credit: Jennifer Brett

icon to expand image

Credit: Jennifer Brett

About the Author

Follow Jennifer Brett on twitter
More Stories

Keep Reading

This holiday weekend's options include a staging of Disney’s “Newsies: The Broadway Musical” at Marietta Performing Arts Center. (Courtesy of Lolek’s Storytellers Theater Company)

Credit: Courtesy of Lolek’s Storytellers Theater Company

15 family-friendly things to do in metro Atlanta this weekend

From fireworks shows lighting up July 4th celebrations to musicals and concerts, here are 15 family-friendly things to do in metro Atlanta this weekend.

July Fourth fireworks shows to boom, sizzle, pop across metro Atlanta skies

Your guide to Independence Day fireworks displays across metro Atlanta. Parades, concerts, kids activities and more will lead up to the pyrotechnics.

The Latest

This holiday weekend's options include a staging of Disney’s “Newsies: The Broadway Musical” at Marietta Performing Arts Center. (Courtesy of Lolek’s Storytellers Theater Company)

Credit: Courtesy of Lolek’s Storytellers Theater Company

15 family-friendly things to do in metro Atlanta this weekend

July Fourth fireworks shows to boom, sizzle, pop across metro Atlanta skies

Don’t let your pet become another Fourth of July runaway

Featured

UPS driver Dan Partyka delivers an overnight package. As more people buy more goods online, the rapid and unrelenting expansion of e-commerce is causing real challenges for the Sandy-Springs based company. (Bob Andres/AJC 2022)

Credit: TNS

Amid UPS struggles, shipper makes first-ever plans to offer buyouts to drivers

UPS said in a written statement it is navigating “an unprecedented business landscape.”

Kneeling man impaled by giant straw? Towering mural leaves public mystified.

A towering mural on the side of the Connally Hotel has mystified Atlanta since 2011. Who is the kneeling man, and what's piercing him? Is it a beam of light? A drinking straw?

OPINION

I just graduated college. Will I be able to buy a house like my parents did?

A recent college grad asks: Am I going to be able to buy a home like my parents did less than 30 years ago?