The Inauguration of Ted Strickland as Governor and Lee Fisher as Lieutenant Governor on Saturday, January 13 will be a day for all Ohioans to celebrate the diversity of our state and our united efforts to Turn Around Ohio.

Ecumenical Prayer Service
Location: Trinity Episcopal Church, 125 E Broad St.
When: 7:00 a.m.
Performers: St. Joseph’s Cathedral Schola

Inaugural Tribute to the Life of Martin Luther King
Location: The Palace Theatre, 34 W. Broad St.
When: 9:30 a.m.
Performers: Cleveland School of the Arts Chorale
The Baby Grands (The School for the Creative and Performing Arts, Cincinnati)
Faith Esham
Cornelius Bethea

The Swearing-In of Ted Strickland as Governor and Lee Fisher as Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
Location: West Lawn of the Ohio Statehouse
When: 11:30 a.m.
Performers: The All-Ohio State Fair Band
The Red Chorale (from the All-Ohio Youth Choir)
Faith Esham
Trevor Henderson
Sergeant First Class Robert A. Scott

Beautiful Ohio! A Public Reception
Location: The Palace Theatre
When: 2:00 p.m.
Performers: Dublin Taiko Drummers
Cleveland School of the Arts
The Baby Grands (The School for the Creative and Performing Arts, Cincinnati)
The Bucket Boyz
The Zanesville High School Devilettes dance team
Indira Satyapriva and the Nalanda School of Asian Indian Dance
Steve Free
Jessica Grové
Dwight Lenox and the Lenox Avenue Express
Ladies of Longford
Red {an Orchestra}
Pianist Spencer Myer

The Ohio Inaugural Ball
Tickets $75 each. Black-tie Optional
Location: The Lausche and Rhodes Buildings (Ohio State Fairgrounds)
When: 8:00 p.m.
Performers: Sammy DeLeon y su Orquesta
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The Ohio Inaugural Ball will be the culmination of this celebration.

Tickets for The Ball are still available by calling the Inaugural Hotline:
1-866-494-OHIO (6446).

Tickets are $75 each. The ball is black-tie optional.

The Hotline hours are 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. -6 p.m. on Saturday, 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. on Sunday.

If you will be staying in Columbus for the weekend of the inauguration, special rates have been arranged at a number of downtown hotels. Rooms are filling up fast, so we recommend making your accommodation arrangements as soon as possible.

To see which hotels still have availability at the inaugural rates, please visit:
http://www.turnaroundohio.com/accommodations

For a full schedule of inaugural events please visit our website:
http://www.turnaroundohio.com

We hope you can join us for this historic day celebrating Ohio’s bright future.

-The Strickland-Fisher Inaugural Committee