SUNDAY Jan 3  from 4:30-7PM.  Mayor Elect  SylvesterTurner, New Council Members, and Controllers will have a picnic in Market Square, 1001 Preston Street.  Members of the public are invited to come down, take pictures, and talk with Mr. Turner and all the rest. Families of the elected officials will be there too.

6:45 PM a fireworks display takes off for a few minutes setting the stage for Monday’s inauguration.

MONDAY: Jan 4. OTR, On the Red Carpet events takes place inside the lobby of Jones Hall.  Camera crews are invited in to gather video and sound bytes from the crowd.

9:30 AM  Pool Cameras take over the event.  Channel 13 is pool and Richard Carson, the city photographer is pool  still photog. No cameras are allowed inside other than the pool cameras.

From there the new Mayor and Council travel back to City Hall where the Mayor will gavel the new council to order for a roll call.  This is also an open event to the press.  Families will be there to snap pictures and take turns sitting in the Mayor’s chair.