The annual gala at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts features personalized tributes with performances and testimonials from fellow artists.

The event honored the Grateful Dead, Bonnie Raitt, Arturo Sandoval, Francis Ford Coppola, and the Apollo Theater, and will air on CBS.

It's time once again for the Kennedy Center Honors, this year celebrating its 47th class. And it's quite the lineup. Each year, the Kennedy Center Honors "recognizes and celebrates individuals whose unique contributions have shaped the way we see ourselves,