So You Want to Attend the Inauguration...

Our compatriots at DCist have been scouting for information on inauguration tickets. Turns out you can't get them from TicketMaster. For one thing, they're free. And for another, it's a government hand-out.

Tickets to the 56th Inaugural Ceremonies will be provided free of charge and distributed through Members of the 111th Congress. The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies does not provide tickets to the public. Members of the public interested in attending the Inaugural Ceremonies should contact their Member of Congress or U.S. Senators to request tickets.

U.S. Senate
• Maria Cantwell, 202-224-3441
• Patty Murray, 202-224-2621
U.S. Congress
• Brian Baird, 3rd District, 202-225-3536
• Norman D. Dicks, 6th District, 202-225-5916
• Doc Hastings, 4th District, 202-225-5816
• Jay Inslee, 1st District, 202-225-6311
• Rick Larsen, 2nd District, 202-225-2605
• Jim McDermott, 7th District, 202-225-3106
• Cathy McMorris Rodgers, 5th District, 202-225-2006
• David Reichert, 8th District, 202-225-7761
• Adam Smith, 9th District, 202-225-8901

Close-up of "Tickets for Sale" courtesy of M.V. Jantzen, a beloved asset to our Seattlest Flickr pool.