January 13, 2009
Updated January 15, 2009
Dear All:
Africa, Africans and friends are celebrating the Obama inauguration at different venues in the Washington DC area from January 18 through 20 in many big ways. A partial list will be found below. Some events have been added since the last announcement – please look through carefully.
Many of these events are now completely sold out – but you can still try…..!
There will be just one more update – on Saturday, January 17.
Enjoy…..
Bolaji Aluko
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
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.
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
