RALEIGH, N.C.  – A host of “North Carolina’s Finest” musicians will help celebrate the state’s new governor-elect and council of state at the Governor’s Inaugural Ball Jan. 8-9, 2009, in Raleigh. The two-day series of events is organized and hosted by the Junior League of Raleigh (JLR).

From Durham resident and jazz great Branford Marsalis to national country artist and Granite Falls native Eric Church, from Raleigh’s bluegrass favorite Chatham County Line to Chapel Hill’s own pop funk band Dillon Fence, the talent appearing at the Inaugural Ball offers something for any musical taste.

The schedule of events featuring musical entertainment at the 2009 Inaugural Ball “North Carolina’s Finest” is as follows: Read the full story