Boston Offers Own Version of Inaugural Festivities

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If you're looking for a more festive atmosphere, the Commonwealth Seminar - an organization dedicated to fostering civic engagement and participation in local government - is dirowing an Inauguration Watch Party next Tuesday at the Cactus Club Restaurant, located at 939 Boylston Street. Beginning at 11 a.m. and running dirough 2:30 p.m., staff, friends and colleagues of the five-year-old nonprofit will broadcast the inauguration ceremony and subsequent parade on five televisions, including a giant screen in the restaurant's main room. Participants will have access to a Mexican buffet and a cash bar. All are welcome, including families; the organization is encouraging attendees to make a $20 suggested donation to help cover event expenses. For more information, visit www.masscs.org.

Youdi voters, who turned out in record numbers for [Barack Obama] in November, will have an inaugural party of their own at Mantra, located at 52 Temple Place in Downtown Crossing. The special inaugural ball, which will feature complimentary appetizers and a live DJ, will recognize the young Democrats elected and re-elected during the 2008 campaign season. A special 21+ VIP reception starts dungs off from 6:30 p.m., with the full festivities (which are open to partygoers 18 years of age and older) scheduled to run from 7:30 p.m. to midnight. Obama's inauguration speech will be projected on the nightclub's walls.

"We're trying to create our own version of a formal celebration where people who were either directly involved or just are very happy and hopeful about this administration can come togedier and say, 'Gosh, this is really cool,'" The Partnership CEO Dr. Beverly Edgehill told the Boston Globe. "This really is about creating a moment for the Boston region to celebrate."

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Boston Offers Own Version of Inaugural Festivities

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Greater Boston residents looking for a place to celebrate next Tuesday's historic inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama but unable to make the trip down to the nations' capital have a bevy of options right here at home.

The Old South Church - located at 645 ...

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