11-24-2008, 07:21 AM
Tickets are now on sale for the Obama Inaugural Ball at Pahoa's Akebono Theater on the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 20. For those who can't make it to the Washington D.C. balls or the one in Honolulu, the Pahoa ball is planned for 6-10 p.m. The commemorative tickets --featuring the Ken Charon art showing Obama catching a wave --are $15 and will be sold at the Kinoole Street Farmers Market in Hilo on Saturdays, the Makuu Market on Sundays, and at CD Wizard in Hilo daily. People can also call Roxanne at 965-8002 or Frankie at 965-8945 to order tickets as well as T-shirts celebrating the inauguration of Hawaii's favorite son.
Everyone is invited to join the festivities featuring the musical talents of Kaliko Guyz, Fields of Fire, Dave Seawater & Friends, Jasmine Miranda Crowe, the Horny Toads, and IBIS. Jasper Moore, recent mayoral candidate, will serve as our master of ceremonies. Dress is Puna chic (or as Honolulu labeled it, "island elegant") or, if you're so inclined, dress up as your favorite American historical figure.
Organizers are also planning on a Webcast feed from the East Coast as the festivities in D.C. will still be going on in the early hours of our celebration. Complimentary pupus will be prepared by M.J. Svoboda and Luquin's will man the no-host cash bar. Akebono Theater recently received a major refurbishing so the Inaugural Ball will put the test to the beautiful new hardwood dance floor.
So, please mark your calendars for this fun event, which is a fundraiser for lower Puna Democrats. But you don't have to be a Democrat to celebrate the inauguration of a U.S. President!
Everyone is invited to join the festivities featuring the musical talents of Kaliko Guyz, Fields of Fire, Dave Seawater & Friends, Jasmine Miranda Crowe, the Horny Toads, and IBIS. Jasper Moore, recent mayoral candidate, will serve as our master of ceremonies. Dress is Puna chic (or as Honolulu labeled it, "island elegant") or, if you're so inclined, dress up as your favorite American historical figure.
Organizers are also planning on a Webcast feed from the East Coast as the festivities in D.C. will still be going on in the early hours of our celebration. Complimentary pupus will be prepared by M.J. Svoboda and Luquin's will man the no-host cash bar. Akebono Theater recently received a major refurbishing so the Inaugural Ball will put the test to the beautiful new hardwood dance floor.
So, please mark your calendars for this fun event, which is a fundraiser for lower Puna Democrats. But you don't have to be a Democrat to celebrate the inauguration of a U.S. President!