Want to get a movie star to your presidential inauguration party?

Well, the Creative Coalition can help. The group, which describes itself as the advocacy arm of Hollywood, is planning to throw a Jan. 20 inaugural ball at downtown D.C.'s Harman Center for the Arts (also known as the Shakespeare Theatre), and is inviting sponsors to help pay for it.

For a mere $100,000, (the Platinum Package) a sponsor gets 50 VIP admissions to its inaugural ball and 20 admissions to a pre-ball dinner. (See the offerings here: Creative Coalition.pdf) Presumably, that means that sponsors and their guests get to rub shoulders with the stars -- Tim Daly, Susan Sarandon, Kerry Washington, Spike Lee, Matthew Modine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard and others -- listed on the offer.

The Creative Coalition had similar sponsorship events at both political conventions this summer. In exchange for money, the group offered its stars at various lunches, parties and concerts. Executive Director Robin Bronk has told me these events help the stars promote their policy issues. "Our whole mission is to use the power and the spotlight of the entertainment industry to promote issues of social welfare and importance," she said.

My question is: Will Barack and Michelle Obama show up? Stars are fun, but my bet is anyone who is anyone will be heading to the Illinois -- Obama's home state -- inagural ball.

                                                                                                    --  Bara Vaida