<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">See below.<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">~Katelyn MacIntyre, M.M.<div>www.katelynmac.com<br><div>www.facebook.com/KatelynMacMusic</div><div>@KatelynMacMusic</div><div>President, National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts Division</div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Access/VSA Programmer <VSAinfo@kennedy-center.org><br><b>Date:</b> November 5, 2025 at 7:30:42\u202fAM EST<br><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff
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