Call for Inauguration Photos

By The New York Times

NYTimes.com wants to publish your photos related to the inauguration of President-elect Obama, from the preparations through the main event and after-parties. Whether you’re in Washington or taking part in inauguration-related events elsewhere, send an e-mail to pix@nyt.com with your full name and the location where the picture was taken, and attach your photograph(s). We will present an online collage of reader photographs beginning on Sunday, Jan. 18.

Please note: The images must be in the JPEG (*.jpg) format, digitally unaltered, and no larger than 5 MB. By sending in your photograph(s) to The New York Times you agree that we may use your image(s) in all manner and media of The New York Times and NYTimes.com, that you have all necessary rights (including copyright, trademark and other proprietary rights) to make the image available to us for all such uses, and you agree to the rules of our Member Agreement found online at http://www.nytimes.com/ref/membercenter/help/agree.html.

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WKCR-FM New York Presents Radio Festival: Devoted to jazz drummer Roy Haynes

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WKCR-FM New York is presentong a radio festival devoted to jazz drummer and NEA Jazz Master Roy Haynes. WKCR will be airing his music continuously from Sunday, January 11th at 8:00 am until Friday, January 23rd at 9:00 pm, a total of 301 hours.

To listen to the festival online visit www.columbia.edu/cu/wkcr and click on “Live Broadcast”.

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