Event part of nationwide moment of remembrance
Diana Lundell of Coralville writes her father’s name on a luminaria bag during a public COVID-19 memorial at Xtream Arena in Coralville on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. Lundell is wife of Coralville Mayor John Lundell, and her father PT Arman died at his memory care facility in Carsn City, Nev., in November. Residents could write the names of loved ones who died from Covid-19 on bags, which were them installed as part of a luminaria display throughout Iowa River Landing. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Numbered bags mark the number of Johnson County residents who have died from Covid-19 during a public memorial at Xtream Arena in Coralville on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. Residents could write the names of loved ones who died from Covid-19 on bags, which were them installed as part of a luminaria display throughout Iowa River Landing. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Cities of Gaithersburg and Rockville Join in National COVID Memorial
The cities of Gaithersburg and Rockville are joining in a memorial Tuesday to remember and honor lives lost to COVID-19 by illuminating their City Halls starting at 5:30 p.m.
The memorial is organized by the Presidential Inauguration Committee (PIC) that is encouraging cities and towns to join Washington, D.C. in illuminating buildings in amber light as a symbol of unity and remembrance. A Washington, D.C. ceremony will feature lighting around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
The ceremony may be watched below:
The ceremony in D.C. will be streamed BidenInaugural.org/watch and PIC’s
Seattle s downtown illuminated to honor lives lost to COVID-19 as part of nationwide memorial
As part of nationwide memorial Tuesday to honor lives lost to COVID-19, the Kobe Bell at Seattle Center was rung and buildings in downtown Seattle are illuminated. Author: KING 5 Staff Updated: 10:21 PM PST January 19, 2021
SEATTLE The City of Seattle joined a national tribute of unity and remembrance for people who have lost their lives to COVID-19.
Several buildings in downtown Seattle were illuminated in light amber Tuesday evening to commemorate the toll of COVID-19 on American lives.
Participating sites include Seattle s Great Wheel, Lumen Field, T-Mobile Park, the Amazon Spheres, and Climate Pledge Arena.
Inauguration Day 2021: Schedule of events to watch on Jan. 20
By Chris Williams article
Workers put up Biden-Harris branded bunting on a press riser along the inaugural parade route near the White House on January 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON - The inauguration celebration for president-elect Joe Biden and vice president-elect Kamala Harris is underway this week, with events, concerts and more from the Presidential Inauguration Committee on the schedule.
Several changes are in store this year as the country grapples with both the COVID-19 pandemic and heightened security after the Capitol riot on Jan. 6. Thousands of National Guard troops are stationed around Washington, D.C. limiting the public’s exposure to the events, though some events were already planned to be virtual.