Inauguration Day: Where to Watch in Brooklyn

Barbes will be screening live coverage of the day’s celebrations in its small back room. There are other options as well. BAM will have a free screening and according to Brooklyn Based:

You can also catch coverage at Southpaw, which is opening its doors slightly early, at 6pm, for The Inauguration Celebration: The Goodbye WreckRoom Party for Bush. The Bell House puts a borough-specific spin on its festivities as it hosts the Brooklyn Inaugural Ball, which doubles as a fundraiser for PS 261. Shops and restaurants in Fort Greene offer deals to mark the occasion, starting on Friday. Go to the Bed Stuy Blog for the full list.

And Tuesday night if you're not going to the PS 261 Inauguration Ball at The Bell House, celebrate at Barbes with the most festive band on earth (or in Brooklyn anyway):

SLAVIC SOUL PARTY. Best Reason Tuesdays are the New Friday. Best of The Village Voice 2007. Balkan Party. Every Tuesday. For ever! Fiery Gypsy brass, soulful Balkan anthems, and hip-grinding American funk: Slavic Soul Party! is just what it says. Brash and strong as slivovitz, these nine musicians have forged a virtuosic new brass band music in the heart of New York City; their half-decade bacchanal is a destination for locals as well as brass and Balkan fans from around the globe. SSP!'s last three cds (Teknochek Collision, Remixed, and Bigger) are all available from Barbès Records. John Carlson & Ben Holmes (trumpet), Peter Hess (sax/clarinet), Roland Barber and Tim Vaughn (trombone), Ron Caswell (tuba), Peter Stan (accordion),