Today's hottest event is the first state dinner at the White House by the Obamas for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. With only 320 guests from all over the country and India, it is one party only a few will be invited.

The President and Mrs. Obama request the pleasure of the company of Mr. _____ at a dinner in honor of His Excellency Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of the Republic of India, and Mrs. Gursharan Kaur, to be held at The White House on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at seven o'clock.

Following are the highlights of the event -

• Entertainment -
  • Oscar winners Jennifer Hudson
  • Oscar winner A.R. Rahman
  • Kurt Elling, a Grammy-winning jazz singer and composer
  • National Symphony Orchestra, with Marvin Hamlisch conducting.
• Food
  • Guest chef, award-winning Marcus Samuelsson of Aquavit, a Scandinavian restaurant in New York City

First lady Michelle Obama's staff, which has planned what could be Washington's hottest social event since the inauguration, has kept a tight lid on the details. But some elements, like the huge white tent going up on the South Lawn, couldn't remain secret for long. That alone means hundreds more people will be attending than if dinner had been scheduled indoors in the State Dining Room, which seats a maximum 140 guests.Source: www.google.com

The dinner for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (MAHN'-moh-hahn SING) will be in a tent on the White House South Lawn. Guests will dine at tables for 10 with apple-green linens. Deep purple flowers are meant to evoke the state bird of India, the peacock.Source: www.google.com

The list is reported to include -

Vice President Joe Biden, Dr. Jill Biden, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice, Attorney General Eric Holder, House Majority Whip James Clyburn, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, White House senior adviser David Axelrod, White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett, White House Director of Domestic Policy Council Melody Barnes, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Jim Messina, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), Sen. Dick Lugar (R-Ind.), Vishakha N. Desai, president of the Asia Society, M. Night Shyamalan, Hollywood director, Ari Emanuel of WME Entertainment, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal,  Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Daniel Mulhern, Granholm's husband, Raju Narisetti, managing editor of the Washington Post, Chairman of the Joints Chief of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen, Kal Penn, Associate Director of White House Office of Public Engagement,  White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers, Former Clinton adviser Vernon Jordan, Ann Jordan, CNN's Sanjay Gupta, Obama's original pick for Surgeon General, Rebecca Olson Gupta, Record executive and director David Geffen, Director and producer Steven Spielberg,  Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO off DreamWorks animation, Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman Michael Lynton, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, Barbara Richardson, Bollywood actor Aishwarya Rai, Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan, Billionaire Anil Ambani, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Washington Post's Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Fortune's Julie Schlosser Chandrasekaran, Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.)

So, if you are one of the lucky few to get the invitation - please dress well, arrive on time (7pm EST) and make sure you tell us about it!