The scaffolding and tarp covering the facade of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 13. The tarp remains one of the questions at the center of a federal lawsuit.

Lawyers for Rep. Joyce Beatty asked a judge to rule speedily on the complex’s renovation and entrance tarp. The National Symphony Orchestra also announced its new season, away from the Kennedy Center.

(Image credit: Brendan Smialowski)