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Washington (AFP) – Folk legend Joni Mitchell and beloved actor Bette Midler are among this year’s class of Kennedy Center honorees, one of America’s most prestigious arts awards. Along with Motown icon Berry Gordy, opera singer Justino Diaz and Lorne Michaels, creator of the acclaimed comedy sketch show Saturday Night Live, they will be celebrated at the center’s annual gala. The night of red-carpet glitz in Washington in December will end up being the center’s second set of honors this year. Having been forced by the pandemic to cancel the gala last winter, the center held a more subdued ser…