Crash the Inauguration

10:05 AM President-Elect Obama speaks in Philadelphia before boarding a train to Wilmington, DE, Baltimore, MD, and Washington, DC. Tickets are required and have already been distributed.

1:00 PM Vice President-Elect Biden boards the inaugural train in Wilmington, Delaware. Before the train departs for Baltimore, there will be a free public event at the Wilmington Train Station, (100 South French Street). Doors open at 9:30 AM for this event.

4:15 PM President-Elect Obama and Vice President-Elect Biden speak in Baltimore at the War Memorial Plaza (101 N. Gay Street) before continuing on to Washington, DC. Access to the Plaza will start at 1:00 p.m.

Evening Obama and Biden families arrive at Washington’s Union Station by train. No public speaking event has been announced.

Performance: Striking Viking Story Pirates
17 January, 6 pm
Location: Millennium Stage at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St. NW
Described as “Monty Python meets Schoolhouse Rock,” this group adapts and performs stories written by children to create a performance acted by adults. In celebration of the upcoming presidential inauguration, the company will select five election-themed stories. All Millennium Stage performances are free, no tickets required.

Concert: Mendelssohn on the Mall: Weiss-Kaplin-Newman Trio
18 January, 3pm
Location: National Academy of Sciences, 500 Fifth Street, NW
Sextet for piano and strings, op. 87 (with Amadi Hummings,viola; Sel Kardan, viola; Kurt Muroki, bass). A series of performances, lectures, and displays in commemoration of Felix Mendelssohn’s 200th birth anniversary. Presented by the Library of Congress, the National Academy of Sciences, the National Gallery of Art, and the Smithsonian Institution, under the gracious patronage of His Excellency Dr. Klaus Scharioth, Ambassador of Germany to the United States. All concerts are free, but tickets are required for the Library of Congress through Ticketmaster.

You are invited to the AirBed & Breakfast Inaugural Party!

Thousands of you have used AirBed & Breakfast for the inauguration. Now, it’s time to celebrate. Join the founders of AirBed & Breakfast as they host a party for you! Travelers from all over the world have booked rooms through AirBed & Breakfast. Meet and mingle, share hosting/traveling tips, and chat with the founders.

RSVP and receive a $50 gift card for travel on AirBed & Breakfast. Door prizes include boxes of Obama O’s and a funky seat cushion called CritBuns. Bring your friends!

Please RSVP by replying to brian@airbedandbreakfast.com

Happy Hosting,
Brian Chesky
Co-founder

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What you Get:
- $50 AirBed & Breakfast gift card to travel anywhere around the world

Where:
Oya Restaurant and Lounge (www.oyadc.com)
777 9th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001

When:
Monday, January 19th, 2009 - 1:00-3:00pm

Who’s attending:
Washington, DC, Virginia, and Maryland Inauguration hosts. Inauguration travelers from around the world, and AirBed & Breakfast co-founders Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia and Nathan Blecharczyk.

Hosted by:
The AirBed & Breakfast Co-founders and AirBed & Breakfast DC Host Jeremy Long

Please RSVP:
Even if you are just a maybe, simply reply to this email with the number of guests so that we know.

Concert: Alex Hassan
20 January, 6 pm
Location: Millennium Stage at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St. NW
This musician, one of the leading authorities on novelty piano, immerses audiences in the musical styles and arrangements of the ’20s and ’30s. All Millennium Stage performances are free, no tickets required.

Book signing: Nikki Grimes and Bryan Collier
21 January, 10:30am
Location: Politics and Prose Bookstore, 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW
Barack Obama: Son Of Promise, Child Of Hope: From Coretta Scott King Award-winner Nikki Grimes, this is a poetic story of hope as embodied in our new president, and is beautifully illustrated by Bryan Collier, also a Coretta Scott King Award-winner. This updated edition includes Obama’s election. Free, no reservations required.

Film: Selected Short Works
22 January, 6pm
Location: McEvoy Auditorium, Lower Level, American Art Museum (National Portrait Gallery)
A selection of short works from SAAMs collection, including Running Outburst (1975) by Charlemagne Palestine; Three Transitions (1973) by Peter Campus; Swamp (1971) by Nancy Holt and Robert Smithson; Technolog y/Transformation: Wonder Woman (1978-79) by Dara Birnbaum; Beach Boys/Geto Boys (2004) by Cory Arcangel; Female Sensibility (1973) by Lynda Benglis; and Walking Forward-Running Past (1971) by John Baldessari. Total running time 60 minutes. Free.