David M. Rubenstein, Chairman, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and co-founder of The Carlyle Group, and his wife, Alice, arrive for the formal Artist's Dinner honoring the recipients of the 2011 Kennedy Center Honors hosted by United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, December 3, 2011. The 2011 honorees are actress Meryl Streep, singer Neil Diamond, actress Barbara Cook, musician Yo-Yo Ma, and musician Sonny Rollins..Credit: Ron Sachs / CNP