[More added 1/17--check the last slides] With bars open until 4am and politicos ready to party, there will be a lot going on to celebrate Obama's second Inauguration. Even if you missed out on the official ball tickets from the Presidential Inauguration Committee, there are still a lot of events you won't want to miss (in fact, most of the ones here will be better parties, period)! Balls come and go every 4 years, so pay attention to learn what's hot and what's not for 2013.

The Obamas and Bidens have been invited to basically all of the events listed here. They are only obligated to show up to the two official balls but just might pop in when you least expect them to...

[Georgetown, by Vithaya Phongsavan]

What better way to celebrate Inauguration than to dine like a president? Head to Georgetown during Inauguration week and hit up these spots to get the presidential treatment:

[Georgetown, by Vithaya Phongsavan]

What better way to celebrate Inauguration than to dine like a president? Head to Georgetown during Inauguration week and hit up these spots to get the presidential treatment. More>>

[Daniel Day-Lewis, Stephen Spielberg]

Last night, senators from the left and right came together at the Capitol Visitor's Center for an exclusive screening of Lincoln, Steven Spielberg's critically acclaimed film about the 16th President's final months in office. More»

• Sasha Obama and her friends have a feast at Serendipity 3 [Yeas & Nays]
• Georgetown Cupcake girls to reveal memories and RECIPES in new book! [Amazon]
• Big week? Bill Dean popping bottles with Christyanne Sherrill at wild LA party [picture below] and hanging with Playboy's Miss October [CarolJoynt] More»

• 7.1-magnitude tremor—an aftershock from last month's catastrophic 9.0 earthquake—strikes Japan's northeastern region, tsunami warning issued, then lifted, no major damage or injuries reported [LATimes]
• Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says a government shutdown might be inevitable due to the GOP's unyielding attachment to ideological issues such as abortion [HuffPo]
• Off-duty police officer shoots a suspect who stabbed another off-duty police officer in the back outside the Hollywood Palladium's A Day to Remember concert [LAW]
• Lil Jon lays down a tribute track in the studio to Amanda Bynes' Little Angel Pomeranian pup who passed away yesterday [TMZ]
• He didn't. He couldn't have... OMG if Jake Gyllenhaal is actually entertaining the idea of dating "90210's" Jessica Lowndes, I'm never eating again. Ever. [PE]