Wednesday, January 14

The College Democrats & the First 100 Days
7 p.m., Marvin Center 301

The College Democrats will hold a strategy session for the spring semester, open to both CDs and non-members, focusing on the CD plan to help make President-elect Obama’s first 100 days successful.

Friday, January 16

Broadcast of BBC Radio Show
1 p.m., Jack Morton Auditorium, Media and Public Affairs Building

BBC Radio 4 show “Any Questions?” will tape from GW’s campus. The 50-minute political show, hosted by Jonathan Dimbleby, will include discussions of inauguration festivities and new administration. The show will be broadcast throughout the U.K. and online. Tickets are required.

Sunday, January 18

Obama Radio Nation 2009
4 p.m., Lisner Auditorium

Hosted by Bill Press, Obama Radio Nation 2009 is a special three-hour live national radio broadcast, featuring a house band and some of the country’s leading progressive talk-radio hosts. The program will celebrate President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration and the role of progressive talk radio in past presidential inaugurations.

Beginning Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 11 a.m., 100 free tickets will be available for GW students at the GW Lisner Box Office. A limited number of additional tickets have been allotted for students at a discounted rate of $10. Tickets can be purchased at the GW Lisner Box Office. General admission is $35 and VIP tickets are $75.

Monday, January 19 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day

GW Community Service
12 p.m., Marvin Center Grand Ballroom

Hosted by the Office of Community Service and the Multicultural Student Center, students and other members of the GW community will volunteer in Anacostia and other D.C. neighborhoods. Students interested in attending must meet in the Marvin Center Grand Ballroom by noon. More details TBA.

Registration is required by an online form or by calling 202-994-7224. For more information, visit the Office of Community Service Web site.

Rep. Barbara Lee Book Signing
4:30 p.m., 1918 F St. N.W.

GW’s Black Student Union, George Washington Williams House and the Multicultural Student Center will host Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in Congress, to speak about her autobiography, “Renegade for Peace and Justice: Congresswoman Barbara Lee Speaks for Me.”
RSVP to 202-994-0211.

Tuesday, January 20

If the cold or crowds are keeping you from watching from the Mall, GW has set up alternate viewing sites in several convenient locations for the swearing-in ceremony and parade. No tickets required.

Inauguration and Parade Viewing Locations:
Jack Morton Auditorium, Media and Public Affairs Building, and MPA B03
Marvin Center: J Street and Hippodrome
The Pub in Ames Hall, Mount Vernon Campus

GW’s Inaugural Ball
8 p.m., Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert St. N.W.

A black-tie affair for students, faculty and alumni. Buses will depart from Foggy Bottom and Mount Vernon campuses beginning at 7:45 p.m. to the Omni Shoreham Hotel. Tickets have sold out.

GW Inaugural Ball: College Democrats Ballroom
The College Democrats will host a ballroom at the GW Inaugural Ball on January 17. The ballroom will be open to members and non-members.

GW Inaugural Ball: The Red Room
The College Republicans will host “The Red Room” at the Inaugural Ball. It will not be open to the general public. Only those that have purchased a ticket through GW or have made other arrangements to attend through the University will be allowed to visit The Red Room.