MoveOn.org, SEIU Host Obama Party
On Inauguration Eve, progressive grassroots organization MoveOn.org; the Service Employees International Union; actresses Rosario Dawson and Heather Graham; and R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe will host an invitation-only soiree in honor of Manifest Hope: DC, an art exhibit celebrating the swearing in of President-elect Barack Obama. The event will feature performances by Rolling Stone's 2008 "Artist to Watch" Santogold; Hip Hop Hall of Fame artists De La Soul; and 2009 Grammy nominee Moby, who will DJ after the live set. Comedian Sarah Silverman and others are set to attend, officials said.
The Manifest Hope: DC art gallery, which features an array of the nation's most talented visual artists under one roof to mark the inauguration, will be open Jan.17-19. The project's goal is to encourage artists and activists to maintain the momentum from the presidential campaign and "bring real reform in three key areas: healthcare, worker's rights, and the green economy." On Jan. 19, Shepard Fairey's iconic "Hope" image will be on display at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. It will be the first portrait of Obama to be hosted at the gallery. For more information on the gallery, click here.
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