Reality and Rumor in Obamaland

Today we're getting a little bit of reality and a lot of rumors about inaugural events taking place between January 17 - January 20. The biggest rumor is that Bruce Springsteen will open the show on the 18th at the Lincoln Memorial. The Washington Post's inaugural blog reports that Springsteen has indeed been asked to play. This one could be true - Bruce did spend a good amount of time campaigning for Obama AND he does have a new CD coming out later this month. The 90-minute (what?! - it'll take us that long to get there) event will be broadcast live on HBO - Obama and Biden will both be there. No word on the start time yet. (Hey, as long as they don't invite Jimmy Buffet, this ought to be worth checking out.)

As you've probably seen by now, every organization, neighborhood, and interest group is having some sort of inaugural ball-Obama event that weekend. If you're willing to take at least a $100 chance, you have a lot of options. Some sound cool but pricey (The Green Ball, $500 a ticket, http://www.greeninauguralball.com/about.html), but most sound, ummm, a little less cool (Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party's Inaugural Celebration, $100).

Still, you may want to get out, so here are two options to keep you busy those cold winter nights: 

Obamarama: DC Blues Society's Pre-Inaugural Party with CW Harrington 

C.W. Harrington and his six-piece band perform blues, jazz, R&B and soul music at the DC Blues Society's pre-inauguration party Obamarama at Surf Club Live in Hyattsville. Veteran musician Harrington has worked with such legends as Lou Rawls and Wilson Pickett. 

Surf Club Live (Hyattsville, MD)
Saturday, Jan. 17 @ 8:30pm

$12.00

Dance You Can Believe In
Start the party early and let Moby kick-off your inaugural week the right way. I mean, how many times do you get to dance until dawn in DC?

9:30 Club
MOBY (dj set)
January 18, doors open at midnight, dancing until dawn

$35.00