AFRICA-RELATED OBAMA INAUGURAL EVENTS

IN

THE WASHINGTON DC METROPOLITAN AREA

January 18 – 20, 2009

Prepared by

NigerianMuse.com

Updated January 15, 2008

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AFRICA-RELATED BALLS 

Event Name:  African Inaugural Ball
Date: Sunday, January 18
Location: Hilton Silver Spring, Maryland [8727 Colesville Road]

               http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/DCASSHF-Hilton-Washington-DC-Silver-Spring-Maryland/index.do
Time: 7:00 pm – 12 midnight
Ticket price: $150 (single); $200 (double)
Host: African Foundation.
For more information: http://www.africaninauguralball.com/index.php

Event Name:  Africa Diaspora Inaugural Ball 

Date: Sunday, January 18

Location: Harman Center for the Arts [210 F Street, NW]

               http://www.shakespearetheatre.org/harman/index.aspx 

Time: 7:00 pm – 12:00 am

Ticket: $225 (early)/$250, $500 (VIP)

Host:  African Diaspora for Change (ADC), in partnership with Africa Aspire

For more information:  http://www.ad4change.org, http://www.africa-aspire.org

Event Name: Africa Diaspora Obama Inaugural Committee Gala 

Date: Monday, January 19

Location:  Nigerian Embassy/Chancery, Washington DC [3519 International Ct, NW]

                http://www.nigeriaembassyusa.org/embassy_info.shtml 

Time: 7:00 pm – 1:00 am

Tickets: $100 (single); $250 per page advert (with 2 complimentary tickets)

Hosts: Africa Diaspora Obama Gala Committee with National Business League, Africa Business Association, and the United Continental Africa Community Organization of Metropolitan Washington DC.

For more information:  http://www.nigerianmuse.com/publish/images/image/Obama_Inaugural_Ball_flyer_new.jpg  .

Also earlier at the Nigerian Embassy:

Symposium on: New Terms of Engagement with Africa for the Obama Administration

Time: 3:00 - 5:00 pm

Featuring: Keynote Speaker: His Excellency Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal; African leaders: Hon. Ojo Maduekwe, Foreign Minister Nigeria; Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Managing Director, World Bank (invited); Administration Experts: Dr. Witney Schneidman, spokesperson on Africa for the Obama Presidential Campaign; Ambassador (ret.) Princeton Lyman, Senior Fellow and Director for Africa, Council on Foreign Relations, Diaspora leaders: Prof. Suleiman Nyang, Chair of African Studies, Howard University; Prof. Gwendolyn Mikell, Professor of Anthropology and Foreign Service and Former Director of the African Studies Program, Georgetown University; Mr. Julius Coles, President, Africare.

For more information on the Symposium:  http://www.africa-aspire.org

Event Name: HBCU Gala 

Date: Monday, January 19

Location: Sequoia at Washington Harbor, Washington, DC. [3000 K St, NW]

               http://bigsight.org/place/sequoia-at-washington-harbor 

Time: 8:00 pm – 1:00 am

Tickets:  $300

Host: HBCU  (Historically Black Colleges & Universities)

For more information:  http://www.hbcugala.com/

Event Name:  Africa and International Friends Gala

Date:  Tuesday, January 20

Location: Gaylord Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, MD [201 Waterfront Street]

                http://www.gaylordhotels.com/gaylord-national/

Time: 6:00 pm – Until

Tickets:  $1,000; $500; $250

Host:  Fallen Soldiers Inc and Prince George’s County PIC

For more information:  http://www.fallensoldiersinc.org

Event Name:  Dream Achieved Inaugural Ball 

Date: Tuesday, January 20

Location: Grand Hyatt Hotel, Washington DC [1000 H Street, NW]

               http://grandwashington.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp

Time: 7:00 pm – 2:00 am

Ticket: $500, $800 (double), $1000 tickets

Host:  Dream Achieved LLC, in collaboration with the Africa Business Roundtable

For more information:  http://www.dreamachieved.org/

Event Name:  National Peoples Inaugural Ball Montgomery County

Date: Tuesday, January 20 

Location:  Marriot Hotel (North Bethesda), Maryland [5701 Marinelli Road]

                http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wasbn-bethesda-north-marriott-hotel-and-conference-center/

Time: 7:00pm – 2:00 am

Ticket:  $100

Host: Peoples' Ball Committee

For more information:  http://www.natlpeoplesballmontcomd.com/

KENYA-RELATED EVENTS    

Date of all events listed below:  Tuesday,  January 20

Event Name # 1:  Kenya Inaugural Reception in honor of President Barack Obama

Time: 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Location:  Washington Plaza Hotel, Washington DC [10 Thomas Circle, NW]

                http://www.washingtonplazahotel.com/

Tickets:  All Kenyans & Friends of Kenya are invited

Host:  Kenya Embassy

For more information:  http://www.kenyaembassy.com/

Event Name #2:  Pan-African Inaugural Black-Tie Ball

Time: 6:30 pm – 1:00 am

Location:  Marriott Gateway, Crystal City, Virginia [1700 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington]

                http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wasgw-crystal-gateway-marriott/ 

Tickets:  By Invitation Only

Hosts:  Kenya Embassy, African Diplomatic Corps, CCA, AU Mission, African Professionals For more information:  http://www.kenyaembassy.com/

Event Name #3:  Kenyans for Obama Inauguration Celebration

Time: 7:00 pm – 2:00 am

Location:  Hilton Hotel Washington DC/Rockville [1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD]

                http://www.rockvillehotel.com/

Tickets: $50

Hosts:  Kenyan Culture & Heritage Organization

For more information:  www.koice.org

Event Name:  Celebration of Change for the World Inaugural Ball

Date:  Tuesday, January 20

Location: Smithsonian National Museum of African Art [950 Independence Avenue, SW]

                http://africa.si.edu/index1.html

Time: 8:00 pm – Until

Tickets:  $500

Hosts:  Smithsonian National Museum of African Art and Africa Aspire

For more information:  http://www.africa-aspire.org

The Official Site of the Presidential Inauguration Committee (PIC) will be found here:

    http://www.pic2009.org/content/home/

Extensive (but not comprehensive) lists of many Inaugural Galas in the DC Metropolitan Area will be found in:

http://www.atlnightspots.com/all-the-dc-parties-for-inauguration-2009/

A List Of All The DC Parties For Inauguration 2009

http://www.ethnicevents.com/newsarchive///53/

Obama Inauguration:  A Guide to Events

For information on road closings and movement restrictions, please see:

http://dulleshomeguy.com/2009/01/07/downtown-dc-streets-closed-jan-20th/

 DC Street Closings January 20

 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/graphic/2009/01/07/GR2009010703911.html?hpid=topnews

Inauguration Transportation Map