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Inauguration update: Obama plans Neighborhood Inaugural Ball

$Political Americana\'s Barack Obama at the Oval Office$

What if they threw a party and everyone came?

That’s kind of the idea behind the Neighborhood Inaugural Ball, the latest shindig planned by President-elect Barack Obama’s Presidential Inaugural Committee, which says it’s “the first official inaugural ball of its kind to be held during a presidential inauguration.”

The Jan. 20 ball will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, but how do you get tickets?

The committee isn’t saying yet, adding only that tickets will be free or affordable. And a block of tickets are being set aside for Washington, D.C., residents.

Apparently organizers also plan to have a “robust interactive component” via webcasts and texts so people nationwide can party together. So if you’re not in D.C., keep your cellphone handy.

– Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times staff writer

[Photo: A life-size cutout of President-elect Barack Obama stands inside a re-creation of the Oval Office at Political Americana, a store that sells inaugural-related items; Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images]

This entry was posted on Monday, January 5, 2009 at 1:14 pm by Mary Forgione and is filed under East Coast, Washington D.C.. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.

4 Comments on “Inauguration update: Obama plans Neighborhood Inaugural Ball”

Luke Wilbur Says:
January 5th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
I think this is great. I am a DC resident and would love to attend. But, I am going to see Jackson Browne at the Blue Diamond Ball. Maybe I could do both : )
Vanessa Jones Says:
January 6th, 2009 at 10:02 am
I would like to know what time the
inaguaration ceremonies on t.v. will begin
Liz K. Says:
January 6th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
Keep us posted so West Coasters can feel part of the festivities!
Mrs. Janet L. Johnson Says:
January 9th, 2009 at 9:56 am
Are any inaugural parties or balls planned for the Las Vegas area?

My family and friends would love to attend.