Source: EURweb.com

Angela Bassett and Herbie Hancock are among the celebs set to attend “The Inaugural Purple Ball,” one of 10 official balls scheduled for inauguration night, and an evening intended to celebrate “the spirit of bipartisanship and diversity.”

Leaders from entertainment, politics, business, the military, media, non-profit and community organizations from across the country will attend the exclusive formal dinner occurring on Jan. 20 at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington D.C.

The evening, a benefit for the ERACISM Foundation founded by Louis Gossett Jr., will include a tribute to the troops of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars and war veterans.

Other celeb attendees will include Patricia Arquette, Amy Brenneman, Josh Lucas, Ed Harris, Ashley Judd, Kate Walsh, John Cusack, Brendan Fraser, Lisa Marie Presley, Bradley Cooper Tim Robbins, and Susan Sarandon.

A presidential toast will be made by Hill Harper, as guests “will be feted to a delicious champagne dinner, surrounded by exquisitely laid lush purple velvet and breathtaking crystals,” according to a press release.

For ticket or event information, please visit: http://www.inauguralpurpleball.com.

Clothes off Our Back, the national leader in online charity auctions is hosting a celebrity charity bowl auction to benefit Feeding America, the largest domestic hunger relief charity, as part of the “Fill A Bowl, Feed America” campaign, a nationwide call to action to engage the public in the fight against hunger in America.

There are two bowls that you can bid on:

1. Own the bowl signed by actors Jennifer Aniston, David Arquette, Patricia Arquette, Courteney Cox and Garry Shandling.The group signed the bowl to support Feeding America and their “Fill a Bowl, Feed America” campaign.

2. Own the bowl signed by Emmy-winning actress Patricia Arquette.Ms. Arquette (“Medium”) signed the bowl to support Feeding America and their “Fill a Bowl, Feed America” campaign.