Michael Stipe, Rosario Dawson, Heather Graham Host Inaugural Event, Presented by MoveOn.org, SEIU, OBEY Giant, and Acclaimed Artist Shepard Fairey
BURBANK, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 16, 2009 - Michael Stipe and the Manifest Hope: DC art gallery will co-host a special, invitation-only party in celebration of the inauguration of Barack Obama. The party, presented by MoveOn.org, SEIU, OBEY Giant, and Shepard Fairey, is also co-hosted by Rosario Dawson, and actress Heather Graham. Live performers Santogold, De La Soul and Moby, who will spin directly after the live set.
"Santogold is my pick for album of the year, and this is easily the best event of the week," says Michael Stipe. "I plan to salute the epoch with great music, great activists and artists and a superfun crowd."
In addition to the party, the Manifest Hope: DC gallery will present a show featuring an array of the nation's most talented visual artists under one roof to mark the inauguration. The gallery, which will be open to the public from January 17th through 19th, encourages artists and activists to maintain the momentum from the campaign and bring real reform in three key areas: heath care, worker's rights, and the green economy.
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