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Monday, January 19, 2009

Your Guide to Seattle's Morning Inauguration Parties - UPDATED (Again)

Posted by on Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 11:13 AM

The Stranger's Inauguration Day party at the Triple Door is sold out. (For those of you with tickets, doors open at 7 AM so you can watch the whole damn thing—marching bands, Rick Warren, etc.) But there's plenty of other events around town to choose from:

Inauguration Day Viewing Party at Town Hall
Watch the inauguration on a big screen! The event is free—coffee, tea, and pastries are available for purchase. Doors open at 8:30 am. More info.

Watch the Inauguration at the Seattle Center
They'll have live coverage of the inauguration at the Seattle Center's Center House, as well as a radio broadcast over the sound system in the International Fountain. The event is free, doors open at 8 am. More info.

Inauguration Day Breakfast at SPORT
SPORT's Chef John Howie is oepning the doors at 8:30 am and serving breakfast pizzas, Mimosas, Bloody Marys and more to celebrate the inauguration, which will be broadcasted on 29 HDTVs and a giant 130" screen. Reservations may be made by calling (206) 404-7767.

Inauguration Day Breakfast at the BottleNeck Lounge
Special guest chef Lisa Hogeland is serving breakfast (croissant with eggs and Virginia ham, the Blue State Scramble, bagels and lox), Bloody Marys, and mimosas. The event is free, reservations not required. More info.

Inauguration party at Faire Gallery Cafe
Watch the inauguration on three TVs and enjoy an "Obama Stimulus Package"—a bottle of Champagne, cheese and cracker plate, and two Obama cookies for $20! The event is free.

Watch the Presidential Inauguration at Presse
Café Presse will broadcast live the inauguration of Barack Obama. "In years to come, when people ask 'where were you when...' you will be able to answer: Café Presse!"

The 44th Presidential Inauguration Celebration at the Paramount
The Paramount is opening doors at 7 am and broadcasting the inauguration live on the big screen. The event is free (and so is the food! The food is NOT free, but it sounds delicious! "Concessions will be available for sale in the Paramount lobby from Tom Douglas Catering & Events and will include 'Malia Scones with Bright Cherries and Almond Crunch,' 'Banana-bama Bread,' and 'Sasha's Carroty Goodness Muffins' from Dahlia Bakery. Beverage service includes a specialty cocktail, the 'Obama-Mama,' a refreshing grapefruit mimosa; non-alcoholic beverages will also be available."). More info.

More after the jump!

32nd District Democrats' Presidential Inauguration Watch Party
Watch the inauguration live—coffee and snacks will be available, and a $10 donation at the door is appreciated, but not required. Doors open at 8 am at the Shoreline Conference Center.

Inauguration Day Celebration at West 5
Don't want to watch the inauguration, but still want to the reap the benefits? There are no TVs at West 5, but they've got Happy Hour going all day from 11-6 with $4 Bloody Marys and mimosas.

Presidential Inauguration Viewing in Council Chambers
The Council will host a viewing of the Presidential inauguration ceremonies in the Council Chambers at 8:30 am, which will replace the Council Briefings session for that day.

Watch the Ceremony at Northwest African American Museum
The Northwest African American Museum has partnered with Community for Youth to celebrate the swearing-in of Barack Obama with music and spoken word. Doors open at 8 am, the event is free (donations accepted), and light refreshments will be served. More info.

Inauguration Party at Jillian's
Watch the inauguration on one of Jillian's many TVs. Doors open early at 8 am—there will be drink specials, prizes, giveaways, and more.

Inauguration Party at Capitol Club
The Capitol Club will show the Inauguration on the big screen upstairs. There are drink specials all day and a breakfast buffet for $10.

Watch the Inauguration at Murphy's
Doors open early at 8 am for live coverage of the Inauguration ceremony with special Bloody Marys served all day—instead of celery, they come with a branch of "Barackoli." Domestic beers are on special all day and all night so you can celebrate being American.

Enjoy an ObamLette at Magnolia Village Pub
ObamLettes and $4 Bloody Marys and mimosas until 3pm.

Inauguration Day Walkout and Rally
"Help us celebrate the end of the Bush regime, and remind President-elect Obama who it was that got him into office. Bring your banners, flags, signs, megaphones, drums, horns, but most importantly, bring your VOICE!!!" UW students are rallying at Red Square at 10:30 am, then busing to Seattle Central Community College. A march from Seattle University will begin at 1 pm, and conclude at Westlake Center for another rally, guest speakers, and live music. For more information, visit http://j20celebration.blogspot.com/.

All-Day Inauguration Party at Moe Bar
Two flat screen TVs will be showing the inaugural events all day. Pike Street Fish Fry will offer a special breakfast menu, and Moe Bar's got drink specials from morning to night including $2 wells and $2 PBR and High Life. It's free and doors open at 8 am.

Inauguration Day Viewing at South Lake Union Discovery Center
They'll broadcast the inauguration live on a massive screen, with some breakfast refreshments for all guests. Doors open at 8:30 am, the event is free.

Seattle Museum of the Mysteries's Inauguration Party
This free party lasts all day—watch the event on the big screen and share your predictions.

Inauguration Viewing Party at the University Book Store
Watch the Inauguration at the University Book Store on the Ave. Doors open at 9 am, the event is free.

Equal Rights Washington's Inaugural Breakfast at Martin's Off Madison
They'll be serving breakfast from 8 am to 10 am Tuesday morning. To reserve a spot, contact Ramsey Cambell at rcampbell@equalrightswashington.org, or call (206) 324-2570.

Watch the Inauguration at the Portage Bay Cafe
Doors open at 7:30, and they'll be showing the inauguration on a big screen. Reservations are recommended: (206) 547-8230.

Change Starts Now at the Baltic Room
The Baltic Room opens at 8 am, and will be showing the inauguration and following festivities live on the big screen. A breakfast buffet and mimosas will be available. More info.

Inauguration Party at Lowell's
Watch Barack Obama get sworn in over drinks with friends, breakfast, and Bloody Marys. "Celebrate the end of cynicism!" Doors open at 7 am.

**The Palace Ballroom, Central Cinema, and Town Hall events are sold out, therefore not included.**

 

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Hey, Sloggers, can you help? I'm in Port Angeles tomorrow. Any help on events going on there?
Posted by on the road again on January 19, 2009 at 11:22 AM
2
Any parties tomorrow night (happy hours, etc)?
Posted by hildeborg on January 19, 2009 at 11:41 AM
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for those of us stuck working, are there any parties or replays in the evening?
Posted by infrequent on January 19, 2009 at 11:45 AM
4
Sorry if I've missed it elsewhere, but how long does the Stranger party last? Do we leave after his speech, or can we hang around to watch the parade later?
Posted by OrganizedLightning on January 19, 2009 at 11:48 AM
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Dude. Really. Just go out to any bar in any blue neighborhood (Ballard, U-District, Cap. Hill, etc.), and you'll be sure to get your Obama-bration drinks and hugs on.
Posted by Mad Maxine on January 19, 2009 at 11:49 AM
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Evening events are coming soon! There are a bunch--I'm sorting through the e-mails right now and will have it posted in the next 30 min or so. Sorry for the wait.
Posted by Megan Seling on January 19, 2009 at 11:50 AM
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why bother? we're inaugurating a black man who believes in jim crow for gays and just bitch slapped us again yesterday. it's hard to feel very celebratory.
Posted by The One Who Knows All on January 19, 2009 at 11:50 AM
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For local inaugural events, you can enter your zip code into Obama's website usaservice.org.
Posted by Amelia on January 19, 2009 at 11:55 AM
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Hey so I'll be stuck in the office during the actual event - but are there any sites that will be streaming it live?
Posted by Office lady on January 19, 2009 at 12:26 PM
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Haha, nevermind. The google helped...there are a ton of sites that will stream it: http://latestgeeknews.blogspot.com/2009/…
Posted by Office lady on January 19, 2009 at 12:35 PM
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Port Angeles Public Library (coffee and tea), Olympic Wine Cellars (20 bucks, kind of out of town). Come through for me PA! Where to go?
Posted by on the road again on January 19, 2009 at 12:53 PM
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@4 For the Triple Door party: Things will wrap up around noon in the theater, but will continue in the bar/lounge until whenever.

See you tomorrow!
Posted by Megan Seling on January 19, 2009 at 1:17 PM
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Rebar is throwing an inauguration bash in the evening with super hot TALENT. Rumors of Sylvia O, Waxie M and Adè have I heard. Plus hot dancy boys... like me!
Posted by Toner on January 19, 2009 at 2:23 PM
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@13 Thanks for the info! I included the re-bar party in the post about tomorrow's evening events.

Find that and more listed here: http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archive…
Posted by Megan Seling on January 19, 2009 at 2:30 PM
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megan, any evening events?
Posted by BJM on January 19, 2009 at 5:40 PM
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Great site. That's a lot of festivities and this is what is happening all over the place. Truly truly a moment. MY moment happened when I got into radio. And that happens only by being inside the industry. Which is great! To be mentored at the radio staion and save me up to 80k was a great move on my part. Radio Connection has a matchmaking service to place me with a broadcaster, or a sportscaster or a talk show host or whatever. http://www.radioconnection.com
Posted by Roland on January 19, 2009 at 5:55 PM
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It'll be streaming live on Hulu.
Posted by Lauren on January 19, 2009 at 6:15 PM
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Where is all the free stuff like on election day, damnit! A donut from Krispy Kreme does not cut it.
Posted by Seattlecantdrive on January 19, 2009 at 7:10 PM
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You can tweet and watch inauguration ceremony live in HD here
Posted by awers on January 19, 2009 at 10:51 PM

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