The inauguration is not the only hot ticket in D.C.
The North Carolina Society is no longer accepting requests for tickets to its ball on Monday, Jan. 19, the day before the inauguration.
The ball is one of several functions held by the group, including an ACC tournament watching party, a summer barbecue and holiday parties. Anyone can join, although the membership mostly includes North Carolina natives living in Washington.
Tickets to the inaugural ball are $150 per person, with a limit of four. The society accepted requests for tickets through its Web site until recently and then chose the 1,800 attendees from that pool.
The black-tie event will be held from 8 p.m. to midnight at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. Chapel Hill's Liquid Pleasure will provide Motown music, and there will be a grits bar and other light Southern fare.
The group is one of the oldest state societies in Washington.
