Entertaining POTUS
By B.J. Reyes
As if an entertainment lineup that included Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Bono, Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow, Renee Fleming, Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock, Heather Headley, John Legend, Jennifer Nettles, John Mellencamp, Usher Raymond IV, Shakira, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, will.i.am and Stevie Wonder wasn’t enough.
That’s just for Sunday’s opening ceremony.
Today the Presidential Inaugural Committee announced the latest list of confirmed entertainers for next week’s galas.
AP photos
It’ll be Common and Jack Johnson performing at the Home States Ball for Illinois and Hawaii. The renaissance rapper and homegrown guitar hero will join the Don Cagen Orchestra in entertaining the crowd that’s to include Hawaii’s four county mayors. It’s also among the 10 official balls that Barack Obama and Joe Biden are set to hit after taking their oaths of office.
Click here for a complete list of entertainers for the 10 inaugural balls sanctioned by the Presidential Inaugural Committee.
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Meanwhile, the Star-Bulletin’s Inaugural Bureau is on the ground running in the nation’s capital. We’ll be here through Tuesday’s big day to bring you complete coverage in words, pictures and online multimedia.
Today’s photo selection comes from the “What Did You Expect?” file …
^^ The Inaugural Store at Reagan National Airport (I assume there are stores at Dulles and BWI, as well).
^^ Mugs, calendars, pens and post cards.
^^ T-shirts, posters and bobble-head dolls (naturally).
^^ A shout out to the other side of the aisle.
