Here is a very special TO-DO with all the bars in DC and New York (and Arizona and Bangkok) that will be hosting Big Election Night Parties. (More U.S. and Global parties are here!) Go sake o'bombing and see the Yes We Can-Can! dancers because who knew there are so many alcohol-Obama hybrid puns that we can believe in? Also, what's a party without celebrities? Here we have some gal who used to be on American Idol and star of MTV's The Hills Jeffrey Rosen.
DC:
Your Host: Young Lawyers for Obama
Venue: Local 16
Logistical details: $20; 7 PM til close
Sexy details: Open bar til 12:30 am! Plus, "light food"
[Local 16]
Your Host: ElectionNight.us
Venue: Ultrabar
Logistical Details: Ticket prices vary; 8 PM
Sexy details: Features an appearance by "Antonella," a gal who used to be on American Idol. Oh, and free WiFi.
Your Host: Busboys and Poets
Venue: Busboys and Poets
Logistical details: 12 PM; free
Sexy details: There will be six tee-vees of varying impressiveness
Your Host: Sixth & I, Humanity in Action, and Institut Montaigne
Venue: Sixth and I Historic Synagogue
Logistical details: 7:30 PM - 11:30 PM; free
Sexy details: You'll have the chance to deface cardboard cutouts of the candidates, plus New Republic legal all-star Jeffrey Rosen will be around, boring people.
Your Host: Obama Pride, Metro DC
Venue: Nellie's Sports Bar
Logistical details: 8:30 PM; must RSVP here.
Sexy details: Featuring a Diversity Outreach Team and numerous tee-vees
[Upcoming]
Your Host: Young and Powerful for Obama
Venue: The Park on Fourteenth
Logistical details: 6 PM
Sexy details: Hosted by famous dee-jay Jeannie Jones of WKYS 93.9
New York City:
Your Host: Living Liberally, Planned Parenthood of NYC Activist Council, the New York Civil Liberties Union Young Professionals
Venue: Comix
Logistical details: 6:30 PM; free
Sexy details: Titillatingly vague promises of special guests, guarantees of many tee-vees
[Comix]
Your Host: Forgettable Weekend Update host Colin Quinn, Comedy Cellar
Venue: Olive Tree Cafe
Logistical details: 8:30 PM; no cover but there's a $10 food/drink minimum
Sexy details: Colin Quinn and Co. will have miked tables, so there will be running commentary throughout
Your Host: Music Television's Choose or Lose; Buzz International
Venue: Element
Logistical details: 7 PM; free
Sexy details: Music by dee-jays Beverly Bond and Misbehavior
Your Host: Obama Fabulous Galapagos Art Space Election Party
Venue: Galapagos Art Space
Logistical details: 6 PM; $10
Sexy details: Free cosmos "if" Obama wins and a performance by the Yes We Can-Can! 14-piece orchestra.
Your Host: Drinking Liberally, Booze & Yarn
Venue: Professor Thom's
Logistical details: 8:30 PM; free
Sexy details: There will be a demonstration on how to knit with "blue state yarn."
Your Host: Obama Pajama Party
Venue: China 1 Antique
Logistical details: $3 (but all proceeds go to Katrina recovery); 6 PM
Sexy details: Drink your terrorist Kool-Aid, which they're calling sake "o'bombas"
Phoenix:
Your Host: Governor Janet Napolitano, Attorney General Terry Goddard, and Bob Lord
Venue: Wyndham Phoenix
Logistical Details: 7 PM; free
Sexy Details: John McCain will be schadenfreude-distance away at the Phoenix Biltmore
here are several other Arizona parties:
Ann Kirkpatrick
The Orpheum
15 W Aspen Ave
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
7:30 pm
Rep. Raul Grijalva
Campaign Headquarters
452 South Stone Ave.
Tucson AZ 85701
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
Tucson Marriot University Park
880 E 2nd St
Tucson, AZ 85719
7:30 pm
Rep. Harry Mitchell
The Fiesta Inn Resort Conference Center
2100 S Priest Drive
Tempe, Arizona 85282
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Bangkok, because why not:
Your Host: Democrats Abroad — Thailand
Venue: Roadhouse BBQ (corner of Rama 4 and Suriwong Roads)
Logistical details: 9 AM; November 5th
Sexy details: Eliot Spitzer (?)
