You don’t have to battle bumper-to-bumper traffic, throngs of people and stern military police in D.C. to celebrate the inauguration. There are several events going on right here in Baltimore. >> Unveiling of Obama’s Wax Figure

The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum will display the new president’s likeness in wax, in commemoration with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. Details: 9 a.m. Monday; Morgan State University, Murphy Fine Arts Center, 2201 Argonne Drive, Baltimore; www.ngbiwm.com.