Kids' Inaugural Concert
By: Jake | January 21, 2009 | Category: Fun
My colleague Velmarie Caraballo who works on GobiernoUSA.gov went to the Kids' Inaugural Concert and this is her take:
I’m so happy that I had the opportunity to cover the Kids' Inaugural Concert “We Are The Future”, the concert dedicated to the children of military families in our nation, for USA.gov and GobiernoUSA.gov on Monday afternoon.
I got to the Verizon Center around 4:45pm, and waited for almost 30 minutes outside in very cold weather, along with many members of the print and TV media. After security checked our bags, all of us who had a “print media” credential were escorted to the 6th floor, where we were able to watch the concert. I was very excited but a little disappointed when I found out I would not be able to take up-close pictures or interview anyone. Still, the concert was awesome and it was very refreshing to see so many kids having a great time.
The concert included performances from young artists like Miley Cyrus, who also sang with her dad, country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus, rapper Bow Wow and, High School Musical's Corbin Bleu. Other celebrities such as George Lopez, Rosario Dawson, Queen Latifah, Usher, Demi Lovato and Lucy Liu were also at the concert. Also, Jamie Foxx sang “America the Beautiful” along with hundreds of kids.
Throughout the concert, kids had the chance to participate in trivia questions about past presidents for freebies. The concert had some very emotional moments like when several military moms, dads and kids went up to the stage to send messages to their families.
One of the most anticipated moments was when Dr. Jill Biden went up to the stage with her grandchildren and delivered a brief message to all the families at the concert; “You all, the military families, are true American heroes.” She then introduced First Lady Michelle Obama who emphasized how important kids are for the future of this country, “We all have so many incredible ways to contribute to the life of this nation, and kids, that means you too.” Hundreds of kids in the crowd started shouting “Michelle, we love you,” as she spoke.
The highlight of the night for me was watching First Lady Obama rocking out to the Jonas Brothers with her children, Sasha and Malia Obama. The "first kids" went up on stage with other kids to jump and dance to the music. When the concert was over they started hugging every kid on the stage. It was the coolest, most exciting moment and I will never forget it.
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