Watch the Barack Obama Inauguration Live at a Chicagoland Movie Theater on Jan. 20, 2009

CHICAGO – We have just learned that you can watch a live viewing of the Barack Obama inauguration at a Chicagoland movie theater on Jan. 20, 2009. It’s free, but it’s during work hours. These passes are being given away from MSNBC on a first-come, first-serve basis.

The live Barack Obama inauguration viewing will take place at the Muvico Rosemont 18 movie theater on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The theater is located at 9701 Bryn Mawr Ave. in Des Plaines, Ill. You’re welcome to bring one guest, too.

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See our 39-image “We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial” slideshow presented exclusively by HBO.

Note: Please do not print this graphic and bring it to the theater.
You’ll need to submit your information here first and then print your own.

While the graphic above is the invitation you’ll receive when you submit your information and will be what you need to bring to the theater, you do need to submit your information and present a valid ID. In other words, don’t just print the image above. You’ll need to submit your information here.

If you’re not in Chicago, MSNBC is offering the same kind of viewing in other cities including several in New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Dallas, Boston, Houston, Detroit, Phoenix, Tampa, Seattle, Denver, Orlando, St. Louis, San Diego, Hartford-New Haven, West Palm, Memphis, Louisville, Providence and Washington, D.C.

Note: This is different than our typical HollywoodChicago.com Hookup giveaways where we have arranged free passes for you in advance with the studios. We have not done so in this case. We’re merely letting you know about the link because we think it’s crazy snazzy.

1:47 p.m. update on Jan. 13, 2009: Live in Chicago and don’t want to trek out to the suburbs for the Obama viewing in Rosemont? We just spoke with the publicist for Landmark Theatres and have confirmed that this Barack Obama simulcast will be broadcast in Chicago, too.

We can confirm that a PBS simulcast will be shown at Landmark Century Centre Cinema in Chicago at 2828 N. Clark St. at 10:30 a.m. in theatre No. 1. Unlike the MSNBC viewing, no tickets are being made available for this one. It’s free admission and it’s also first come, first serve.

If you want to make it in the Landmark Century room, though, you should know that there will only be 150 seats available. Good luck!

2:01 a.m. update on Jan. 14, 2009: We just published a new HollywoodChicago.com Hookup where we’re giving away 10 DVDs from Vivendi Entertainment depicting Barack Obama’s road to the White House. The DVD is entitled “President Barack Obama: The Man and His Journey”.

See our 39-image “We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial” slideshow presented exclusively by HBO.

By ADAM FENDELMAN Editor-in-Chief HollywoodChicago.com adam@hollywoodchicago.com