S.C. Inaugural Ball will be Jan. 19

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The South Carolina Presidential Inaugural Ball Committee has announced that the 2009 S.C. Inaugural Ball will be held Jan. 19, 2009, at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington. The black-tie event, which will honor the 44th President of the United States, will take place from 8 p.m. until midnight the evening before his inauguration.

Tickets are $125 per person. The all-inclusive ticket price allowed guests of the gala to enjoy dancing, extensive food and beverage menus and browsing among the museum's famed exhibits.

For more information or to purchase tickets, call 1-866- 933-1397 or visit www. scstatesociety. com/2009 inaugural ball or leave a message at scstatesociety@ gmail.com.