Crossword puzzle clue "event starting on 08 08 08 at 08 08 08 p m"

Starting a project ... and what the letters between the starting and ending pairs of letters in each starred answer are doing?

Event for which one must take a bow before starting

Event starting on 08/08/08 at 08:08:08 p.m.

Starting words at many a sporting event?

Event starting at 2 a.m., maybe

Proctored event, or proctologist's event

Go from event to event

___ rally (event before a high school sporting event)