Read more inaugural balls stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/37052/inaugural-balls.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:43:19 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48538/first-couple-hits-all-10-official-balls.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe new first couple danced their way through all 10 official balls last night, keeping with tradition and the desire to make yesterday’s inauguration the “most accessible” in history, CNN reports. Barack and Michelle Obama began the evening at the public Neighborhood Ball with Beyoncé’s rendition of “At Last.” The...http://www.newser.com/story/48538/first-couple-hits-all-10-official-balls.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Jan 2009 7:25:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48206/in-dc-rash-of-wary-tux-renters-ahead-of-inaugural.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUninitiated DC men are scrambling to procure tuxedos for the inauguration, and they, luckily, have a few seasoned resources, the Washington Post reports. While inveterate ball-goers frequent Brooks Brothers and such, a younger class of invitees is flocking to the capital’s rental shops, where veteran tailors calm their jitters. “It...http://www.newser.com/story/48206/in-dc-rash-of-wary-tux-renters-ahead-of-inaugural.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 17 Jan 2009 20:02:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48200/inaugural-tv-deals-bring-big-bucks-controversy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama’s inaugural organizing team has struck the most lucrative series of TV deals ever seen for its slate of inaugural events, raking in more than $5 million from various networks, the Washington Post reports. HBO landed the juiciest prize, paying $2.5 million for exclusive rights to tomorrow’s concert...http://www.newser.com/story/48200/inaugural-tv-deals-bring-big-bucks-controversy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 17 Jan 2009 11:07:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48092/inaugural-balls-can-be-a-pain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagInaugural balls aren't the fairytale occasions people imagine, jaded Washington vet Carla Hall writes in the Los Angeles Times . Instead of a sea of couples gliding past the newly sworn-in president on the dance floor, the galas tend to be a bunch of tired people crammed into a ballroom straining...http://www.newser.com/story/48092/inaugural-balls-can-be-a-pain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Jan 2009 14:53:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47836/inaugural-to-cost-record-160m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBy the time Barack and Michelle Obama dance the last waltz at the inaugural balls in the wee hours next Wednesday morning, the total tab for the inauguration will be close to a record $160 million, reports the New York Daily News . The president-elect is raising $45 million in private...http://www.newser.com/story/47836/inaugural-to-cost-record-160m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Jan 2009 3:12:03 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47690/jlo-marc-belatedly-hop-on-obama-wagon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJ.Lo and Marc Anthony are jumping on the Obama bandwagon—and being dubbed “vile opportunists” for their trouble, the New York Post reports. Though the power couple snubbed him during the campaign, Anthony will sing and Lopez will speak at the Latino Inaugural Ball Jan. 18, leading one supporter...http://www.newser.com/story/47690/jlo-marc-belatedly-hop-on-obama-wagon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Jan 2009 10:12:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46218/obamas-inaugural-dance-card-is-full-ten-balls.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe new First Couple will have plenty of opportunity to showcase their dance moves, the Washington Post reports, with 10 different inaugural balls scheduled for the night of Jan. 20—one more party than President Bush had in 2005. But the question on many minds is: What will Michelle wear,...http://www.newser.com/story/46218/obamas-inaugural-dance-card-is-full-ten-balls.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Dec 2008 14:15:01 CST