The excitement and glamour of Hollywood is coming to Raleigh on Oscar Night. Experience the thrills and surprises of the 82nd Academy Awards® on Sunday, March 7, 2010, at 7pm at the Oscar Night America party at Theater in the Park. The event is one of 50 parties officially sanctioned by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts that will be held across the country on Oscar Night.
Tickets are now on sale at www.theatreinthepark.com, or by calling 919-831-6058. General Admission tickets are available for $50. For those interested in attending a VIP reception prior to the start of the evening’s festivities, VIP tickets are available for $100 or a VIP Table for 8 may be reserved for $600.
The audience will watch the Academy Awards telecast on large screens courtesy of ABC-11/WTVD, the Raleigh affiliate of the ABC Television Network, which broadcasts the Academy Awards presentation. This is the 17th year that the Academy and ABC have cooperated with local charities to support official Oscar Night viewing and the 3rd year that Theatre In The Park’s This party has been sanctioned by the Academy. Official Oscar Night parties last year raised more than $3 million in 52 cities, which stays in the community.
The Academy will provide guests the same official program distributed to guests at the Oscarâ presentation at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Feel like a star as you arrive on the red carpet, are photographed, enjoy a buffet by The Angus Barn, and an open bar by Mutual Distributing Co. Your host, Ira David Wood III, Executive Director and Master of Ceremonies, Larry Stogner, will entertain you and encourage you to participate in the Silent Auction and Spotlight Benefit Auctions will be there as well.