Dozens of events celebrating the Inauguration of President Barack Obama are taking place in the Los Angeles area alone, some beginning in time to watch the swearing in ceremony at 9am, PST, and leading into into the late hours with post Inaugural Ball bashes.
Following is a sampling of local events – a more complete list for your area can be found by entering your zipcode at the Presidential Inauguration Committee website and MoveOn.org.
Please let us know at the comments how and where you’ll be celebrating (or not celebrating) Inauguration Day!
Inauguration Viewings:
- Grab a breakfast burrito at Lucy’s El Adobe in Hollywood to celebrate, opening at 8am.
- The Casa Weston in Valley Village invites other “Obama Mamas” to watch the inauguration and share in some mimosas. 8am.
- The Barnsdale Gallery Theatre at the Barnsdale Art Park will be open at 8:30am for a free viewing party – bring your own food!
- For $25, enjoy a champagne toast to the new Commander and Chief at Hollywood Park – includes full brunch. 8am.
- All Saints Church in Pasadena will open at 7am for a community screening.
- The largest public Los Angeles viewing will be at LA Live, downtown, with a live stream running from 7am to 11:30am.
- Over 400 low income children attending the Para Los Niños Family Learning Complex will be watching on a 13’x9′ screen, and will receive a copy of the official inauguration invite and small American flag as a keepsake of the day.
- MSNBC’s live stream at the Bridge theatre appears to be sold out.
Additional events during the day:
- Masa of Echo Park will be opening at 11am for a Chicago style pizza party.
- Santa Monica’s World Cafe will be broadcasting the festivities on its 3 large screens, also beginning at 11am.
- The Art of Change Inaugural Ball at the Mayan, featuring performances by the Crystal Method and the Mutaytor. Tickets $10, doors at 7pm.
- Jackie Robinson Post 252 on Slauson will have a full dinner and dancing.
- An outdoor ball in Beachwood Canyon.
- Busby’s in Santa Monica will be holding a post-inaugural bash with a live DJ and some good ‘ol American beer pong.
If you know of any other events worth highlighting here on LA Metblogs leave it in the comments, or email me (at markland at gmail dot com).
Even though I think I’ll be keeping it low key, at home in my pjs, it’s great to see that so much is going on in L.A. to celebrate this historic event!
I think I’m going to bike over to the Pantry for breakfast at 6 a.m. and then go hang at L.A. Jive until 9 a.m. or so. Then I’ll go to work, listening on an old-school transistor radio on the way in.
PSssst. It’s “Barnsdall.”
I’ll be at the Art of Change ball…looking forward to getting sappy & sobby with a giant crowd of crazy people. :)
I’ll be here at work trying to keep our business afloat and our employees working.
Not listed even on the links is “Sierra Cup” here in Monrovia. They will have all the TV’s inside and the big screen on the patio tuned to the event. Great coffee, breakfast sandwiches etc. They will replay the it all again at 5:30PM for those that miss the morning event.
409 S Myrtle Ave, Monrovia CA 91016 626-301-4214.
It may be a bit more subdued than some of the bigger parties.
I’ve got morning appts so I’ll be missing it.
Get free doughnut at Krispy Kreme (fyi: Krispy Kreme is handing out free doughnuts tomorrow!!!), followed by
work.
Blasphemy.
The California African American Museum is having a huge event from 7am – 12am. http://www.caamuseum.org/pp_2.htm#a24_2 RSVP is necessary and I was told that you had to be a member to attend, though there’s nothing on the flyer or site that says so.