Category: Inauguration Day
Posted by Kayla Roney on Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 8:36 PMObama to speak at each ball tonight
There are sure to be many new inspirational quotes and soundbites on the news tomorrow, as Obama will give a speech at each of the 10 official inaugural balls in Washington, D.C.
"THE NEIGHBORHOOD BALL" is the first of its kind and the most interesting to me. Open and accessible to all Americans, tickets are free or affordable. It is being hosted by Obama to keep his commitment to make this inaugural celebration open and accessible to all Americans.
America's troops will be honored at the "COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF'S BALL," which is free to its invited guests but not open to the general public. Attendees include Purple Heart recipients, families of fallen heroes, and spouses of deployed military and will be broadcast to American troops around the world on the Pentagon Channel.
MTV will broadcast the "YOUTH INAUGURAL BALL" which is for guests ages 18-35. Kanye West, Kid Rock and Fall Out Boy will headline.
There are then seven regional balls with tickets costing $150 each. There is the "OBAMA HOME STATES INAUGURAL BALL" for Illinois' and Hawaii's invited guests and the "BIDEN HOME STATES INAUGURAL BALL" for Delaware and Pennsylvania. The others include the "EASTERN INAUGURAL BALL," the "MID-ATLANTIC INAUGURAL BALL," the "MIDWEST INAUGURAL BALL," the "SOUTHERN INAUGURAL BALL," and the "WESTERN INAUGURAL BALL."
It will be a busy night for the new president.
