For those who cannot attend the inauguration of Barack Obama today in Washington, D.C., a host of alternatives are available closer to home.
Volunteers with the Community Dialogue on Race and Racism have organized inauguration watch parties at 16 locations throughout Lynchburg.
Inauguration events will be televised from the venues between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. today.
- The Depot Grille: 10 Ninth St.
- Waterfalls Fine Dining: 908 Main St.
- Starlight Café: 512 Fifth St.
- The Daily Bread: 721 Clay St.
- Lynchburg Public Library: 2315 Memorial Ave.
- Downtown YMCA of Central Virginia: 1315 Church St.
- Jamerson Family YMCA: 801 Wyndhurst Dr.
- Jubilee Family Development Center: 1512 Florida Ave.
- Templeton Senior Center: 225 Wiggington Road
- College Hill Neighborhood Center: 811 Jackson St.
- Daniel’s Hill Neighborhood Center: 314 Cabell St.
- Diamond Hill Neighborhood Center: 1005 17th St.
- Fairview Heights Neighborhood Center: 3621 Campbell Ave.
- Jefferson Park Neighborhood Center: 405 York St.
- Yoder Neighborhood Center: 109 Jackson St.
- Miller Park Neighborhood Center: 301 Grove St.
Those who will not attend a watch party but who will watch the inauguration from elsewhere are invited to write down their personal reflections about the presidential ceremony.
The statements will be collected and displayed in the Lynchburg Public Library, and later mailed to the White House.
Copies of the form, plus instructions for how to submit it, are available on the dialogue’s Web site, www.manyvoicesonecommunity.com.
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