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Apple all obviously.
Won a lot of people look forward to most double if -- -- like me and just wanna study the speech of course some people apparently.
It's just all about the bodies in the evening.
Where the great -- the -- of Washington and then not so great in the not very good.
All get down and party like it's 1999.
K Michael -- president and editor of -- street.
Magazine and I'm assuming you're going to be attending a few of these bulls and -- tonight.
Well you know there have been balls and parties all weekend in fact most of us they go to all of these balls and parties were trying to get all of our.
Balls and parties in before the end because because tonight.
The official balls were harder to get -- to actually.
There's only two this year and everyone's been talking about that there's only to Italy to why is there's so much less fanfare.
But actually I not not so sure that there and it's.
-- talk about those two balls right the commander in chief ball is the first one.
That one is going to be held just like usual for the arms services.
And and some medal of honor recipients and some wounded warriors it's going to be at the Walter.
-- there'll be performance entertainment by all of your favorites at least keys Brad Paisley Chris Cornell Jamie Foxx.
Jennifer heights and Marc Anthony and a big -- Huge huge cake made by the ace of cakes himself which is that this kind of local to here.
Duff Goldman.
But to do about that is especially doubling in size from last year so it's not even harder to get into going to be a little bit bigger so it how.
I didn't have -- getting -- if you wanna get to that one -- mean how does that work.
Well if you want -- -- those are actually invited guests they're only active duty military and reserve service members medal of honor recipients and wounded warriors.
Troops overseas actually will be able to -- to join in by video without.
But right -- -- also in the convention center is the very large official inaugural ball.
That's the one that -- I was trying to get tickets -- there were largely distributed by lottery.
There are that you could go to a website and sign up month before and then they pick names out of a hat essentially mean Allen said.
If you want to sell your tickets only sixty dollars and I don't know anybody that actually declined that invitation.
If they had signed up so that one has the same entertainment with a few more.
Black violin the Far East movement FUN fun.
Glee cast members are going to be there John legend's gonna be performing Katy Perry Smokey Robinson.
I sure that's going to be a grant one now that is.
It's the only official inaugural ball other than the commander in chief's ball but it's.
For a times as large as last -- so we may have the number of balls may have declined but the size of.
Then is quadrupling yet that's and that's that one sounds -- -- -- -- I'm assuming on this all over this weekend and tonight.
Kate that there -- up bodies -- pretty much every restaurant there's something going on with all the little party people of Washington DC.
Absolutely there's always something going on there's a number of unofficial balls around town that -- really excited for I say one of the number one.
Balls is the Creative Coalition ball.
-- -- the Harman center for the arts downtown are Shakespeare theater and demonizing star studded.
I mean I'm gonna have to read these names there's just so many Connie Britton Paula Abdul -- -- Alfie Woodard Omar -- Marlon -- Richard kind Wayne Brady.
I mean the list just goes on and on and on so that's one if you're trying to get your picture taken with a celebrity.
That's the one to go to you on the other hand if you're more interested in politics you might be inches in the ambassador's ball.
-- headlined by Bismarck heat so I had a bit of a unique entertainment.
Factor there.
Could have representatives from some two dozen countries and of course lots of State Department types.
And they're going to be -- -- entertained by performers from around the world so that's a -- -- -- here.
More into instead of foreign policy and then maybe this celebs around town.
DH RC has -- -- ball at the Mayflower Hotel headlined by Cyndi Lauper and the gay men's chorus of Washington DC.
The BET network has its big gala that -- that actually at the American art museum.
And -- I mean -- -- develop Doug.
And midnight underground this might think it's fun it's actually at -- -- ten.
It -- being put on by the inaugural committee chairs and Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel.
And there is I think it's interesting is it's kind of like the inaugural party.
After party where everybody goes after all the inaugural -- have a good time.
2012 Kennedy -- our -- Buddy Guy is going to be performing along with some other guests.
But then everybody can get into all of these right so here's the -- -- that I recommend for everybody if they're sick of being dressed up.
They're just done with all the tuxedos there's no -- you can get in from 9 PM to 4 AM at the rock general hotel.
They are calling it a tax Tea Party.
Not allowed to Wear your real tech Speedo they displayed where anti surge that looks like a tuxedo to get into the party.
Are really what ever again so I'm really from from one end of the spectrum to the other is all kinds of things going on K street magazine likes to tell you about those things now during inauguration but also.
Any time during the year.
Meanwhile -- -- -- fabulous and have fun with it tonight Kate -- Michael who is of -- president -- of K street magazine.
There it is on the screen you can -- to them act K street -- or K street Kate I take great to see you have fun tonight.
Thank you right.
