HollywoodNews.com: On Sunday, February 26, charities in 49 cities will host official Oscar® viewing parties during the 84th Academy Awards® ceremony as part of Oscar Night America (ONA), the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ grassroots outreach program. The Academy sanctions charities across the country to host celebratory viewing parties on Oscar Night with proceeds directly benefiting the charities. All parties will feature the live broadcast of the Awards presentation; many will integrate Hollywood-style party elements, including red carpet arrivals, local celebrities, “paparazzi” photographers, predict-the-winner contests and live entertainment. The 2012 Oscar Night America charities and cities are (alphabetical by city): KiMo Theatre, Albuquerque, NM The Center for Family Resources, Atlanta, GA AIDS Interfaith Residential Services (AIRS), Baltimore, MD The Ellie Fund, Boston, MA Shea’s Performing Arts Center, Buffalo, NY Virginia Film Festival, Charlottesville, VA Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL People Working Cooperatively, Cincinnati, OH Ashtabula County Medical Center Foundation, Cleveland, OH USA Film Festival, Dallas, TX Denver Film Society, Denver, CO Southgate Community Players, Detroit, MI Waterfront Film Festival, Grand Rapids, MI Community Theatre of Greensboro, Greensboro/Winston-Salem, NC Junior League of Greenville, Greenville, SC Connecticut AIDS Resource Coalition, Hartford, CT Hawaii International Film Festival, Honolulu, HI American Cancer Society, High Plains Division, Houston, TX United Way of Central Indiana, Indianapolis, IN Variety – The Children’s Charity of Eastern Tennessee, Knoxville, TN Variety – The Children’s Charity of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV Wolfe Street Foundation, Inc., Little Rock, AR MEND – Meet Each Need with Dignity, Los Angeles, CA WHAS Crusade for Children, Louisville, KY Ronald McDonald House of Memphis, Memphis, TN Miami Beach Film Society, Miami, FL COA Youth & Family Centers, Milwaukee, WI Aegis Foundation, Minneapolis, MN Belcourt Theatre, Nashville, TN American Red Cross, Southeast Louisiana Chapter, New Orleans, LA Ronald McDonald House of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, OK Alzheimer’s Association, Midlands Chapter, Omaha, NE Variety – The Children’s Charity of Florida, Orlando, FL Palm Beach International Film Festival, Palm Beach, FL Volunteers of America Delaware Valley, Philadelphia, PA Arthritis Foundation, Greater Southwest Chapter, Phoenix, AZ Rhode Island International Film Festival, Providence, RI Theatre In The Park, Raleigh, NC Central Virginia Film Institute, Richmond, VA Capital City AIDS Fund, Sacramento, CA Cinema St. Louis, St. Louis, MO Utah AIDS Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT Special Olympics Texas, San Antonio, TX Community Campership Council, Inc., San Diego, CA California Film Institute, San Francisco, CA Starlight Children’s Foundation Northwest, Seattle, WA Isabel’s House, Springfield, MO Tampa Theatre, Tampa, FL Fox Tucson Theatre Foundation, Tucson, AZ To set these parties apart from the thousands of other events taking place on Oscar Night, each ONA party receives from the Academy copies of [...]
