Oscar Night® America Comes to the VMA Arts & Cultural Center, Sunday, March 7, 2010
2010 Providence Oscar Night® America Silent Auction Items
Click to listen to the official Oscar Night® America radio spot. Thanks to Tim Boughton and Matt Beer at RWU!
*A Star is Born*
Are you interested in becoming an actor? Have you caught the acting bug? This package includes a one-hour coaching session with Anne Mulhall, owner of LDI Casting- RI’s largest casting company! LDI’s credits include Showtime’s TV series BROTHERHOOD, Disney’s UNDERDOG, 27 DRESSES & DAN IN REAL LIFE.
In addition, you will receive a HEADSHOT SESSION with award-winning photographer Jonathan Beller. Jonathan’s portraits are thoughtful, witty, quirky and insightful. Value: $300 Bidding starts at: $125 ______________________________________________________________________________ *As Good As It Gets*
You’ll feel the warmth of the celebrity spotlight when you’re wrapped in this fabulous faux fur blanket donated by costume designer Molly Maginnis. She has designed for stage, ballet, opera, tv and film including Broadcast News, Sister Act, As Good As it Gets, The Bucket List, Lucas, Miss Firecracker, Come See the Paradise, Role Models, and most recently, The Little Fockers. She designed Showboat on Broadway and has designed in NYC and at regional theatres and opera houses throughout the country. Value: $300 Bidding starts at: $100 ______________________________________________________________________________ *COCKTAILS with CORRENTE*
Whether on Federal Hill or Outside Providence, the winner of this item will enjoy a one-hour consultation over drinks with acclaimed director/producer Michael Corrente. The RI native is responsible for such films as American Buffalo, Outside Providence, A Shot At Glory, Brooklyn Rules, The Door in the Floor and Federal Hill.
Corrente now helms the independent production company Eagle Beach Productions – which has become a magnet for both established and emerging talent. Value: Priceless! Bidding starts at: $200
*Fever Pitch*
You’ll be singing “Take me out to the Ballgame” during the 7th inning stretch– when the Red Sox take on the Los Angeles Angels at Fenway Park on Thursday, May 6th.
This package includes two tickets located in Section 90 and round-trip transportation for two by motor coach from Garden City in Cranston to Fenway Park in Boston.
Bus leaves at 4:00pm. Game starts at 7:10pm. Value: $210 Bidding starts at: $150 ______________________________________________________________________________ *Million Dollar Baby*
This package includes a three-month membership to Striking Beauties – a kickboxing gym for women with locations in North Attleboro and soon to open in Providence. It also features boxing wraps and gloves, a hat and bag.
To get you warmed up, you can watch Hillary Swank in the ring on your DVD of Clint Eastwood’s Million Dollar Baby. Value: $375 Bidding starts at: $100 ______________________________________________________________________________ *Night (or Day) at the Museum*
From ancient artifacts to contemporary art, this item features a private one-hour tour for four at the Rhode Island School of Design Museum in Providence. This personal experience begins with an overview of the exhibits followed by an up-close view of the RISD collections including paintings and sculpture as well as costume textiles and decorative art.
In addition, this package includes a $90 gift card to the RISD store where you will find everything from books to apparel and accessories.
Following your tour, enjoy a delicious dinner for four at Mills Tavern, located a short distance away on North Main Street.
Value: $440 Bidding starts at: $200 ______________________________________________________________________________ *Sex in the City 2*
Feel like a fashionista in this stunning Clover Necklace by Steve Sasco Designs. The silver plated Clover features hand set Austrian Crystals and hangs from a gold plated flat herringbone chain.
It was worn by Sarah Jessica Parker (Carrie Bradshaw) in the film “Sex in the City 2” – set to be released this summer. The lucky winner will look fabulous when she wears it to the movie and sees Carrie wearing it up on the big screen! Value: $75 Bidding starts at: $75 ______________________________________________________________________________ *Take home your own OSCAR*
Oscar De La Renta -that is. This triple flower cuff bracelet donated by GemCraft is featured in the Oscar De La Renta Spring 2010 collection. The hinged cuff bracelet with a magnetic closure in pewter is 22kt gold plate with a light antique finish. The stones are first quality glass pearl with crystal olivine doublets and Swarovski jonquil crystals. Value: $300 Bidding starts at: $100 ______________________________________________________________________________ *BON APPETITE*
Here’s your chance to stir up your inner Julia Child. Take a French Cooking class!
Ecole de Cuisine is offered by Pot au Feu in Providence. The full-day cooking lesson is devoted to the appreciation of fine wine and food. Each participant will receive a personally embroidered chef’s coat to keep, hands-on personal instruction, lunch with the Pot au Feu chef, and a wine tasting seminar. Then, for the final exam, each student will cook a meal and select the wine for themselves and three guests who will grade them. At the end of the meal, they will decide if you have earned a Pot au Feu Ecole de Cuisine Diploma. Value: $495.00 Bidding starts at: $250 ______________________________________________________________________________
*101 REASONS TO BID ON THIS ITEM*
The 101 Dalmatians Musical is an experience for the entire family! More than a simple story about good versus bad, the family bands together to overcome every hurdle and hardship in the most difficult times.
The 101 Dalmatians Musical will transport you to a slightly topsy-turvy and altogether fantastic reality that gives license to song, dance and spectacle that will leave everyone cheering!
Enjoy the Broadway Series at Providence Performing Arts Center with four tickets to the 2:00pm performance on Saturday, March 20th. Seats are in Loge Left, Row E, Seats 13-19. Value: $252 Bidding starts at: $125 ___________________________________________________________________ *Secret Garden*
Don’t have a green thumb but still have the desire to create a special garden project?
Martha Moore, a registered landscape architect with over 25 years of experience in landscape design, will provide a one-hour consultation session. Her active private practice in Tiverton specializes in residential landscape design strongly rooted in vernacular tradition. Her work has been recognized in publications such as Architectural Digest and Design New England.
Martha will meet on your property (within 50 mile radius of Providence) to discuss and give verbal advice about the existing landscape or gardens and/or review ideas or plans for future work.
Also included in this package is Dillyweed the Turtle – a Whimsical Accent for your home and garden by Debby Lindsley of Narragansett,RI. Each stone is a hand painted creation that will bring charm and a bit of whimsy to any garden. The piece features UV and Weather resistant protection designed for outdoor decoration. Value: $350 Bidding starts at: $100 ___________________________________________________________________
*And the Oscar Goes to……*
Own an Oscar Night America Exclusive!!
An autographed poster from the latest Oscar Ceremony: the 82nd Annual Academy Awards.
It is signed by show producers Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic. Value: $50 Bidding starts at: $50 ________________________________________________________________ *Copying Beethoven*
This package includes two tickets to the Rhode Island Philharmonic’s performance of 9th to the Nth at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Providence. Music Director Larry Rachleff conducts the Classical Series Season Finale as the orchestra is joined by the Providence Singers, under the leadership of Artistic Director Andrew Clark, in performing Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, op.125 (choral). DATE: Friday, May 7th at 7:00 pm Seats: B 101 & 102 Center Orchestra Value: $140 ( plus New Rivers ?) Bidding starts at: $75 ___________________________________________________________________ RIIFF Red Carpet
Be treated like a visiting filmmaker and have access to all screenings during the Rhode Island International Film Festival. No vouchers to redeem or limits on which films you can attend!
This package includes:
Access to film screenings: August 10-15, 2010
Opening/Closing Night Film & Celebrations
RIIFF hat, shirt and mug
Value: $600 Bidding starts at: $150 ___________________________________________________________________ *A Dream is a Wish your Heart Makes….*
Enjoy four orchestra tickets to a performance of Viktor Plotnikov’s Cinderella at Festival Ballet Providence on April 30 at 7pm or May 1 at 2pm at the VMA in Providence. Mihailo Djuric – Artistic Director
A $50 gift certificate toward the purchase of a dress at Ray Gardner Designs by Repete in Cranston. One of a kind designer fashions from around the world.
A $25 gift certificate to Krystal Shoes on Route 5 in Warwick.
Value: $235 Bidding starts at: $100 ___________________________________________________________________ *Give me a scotch, I’m starving*
Imagine you’re playing backgammon with Tony Stark in a scene from Iron Man (2008)-rolling the dice and sipping from your own bottle of 12-year old Glenlivet Scotch – the best-selling brand of single malt whisky in the US.
Enjoy playing one of the oldest board games in the world on an attractive table top set produced by Crisloid – a leader in manufacturing quality backgammon boards since 1948. Value: $345 Bidding starts at: $100 ___________________________________________________________________ *A Thing of Beauty * It’s what’s inside that counts! Especially when you open this beautiful bag from Kreatelier of Providence– valued at $25. It’s loaded with gifts to pamper yourself from head to toe…including:
$50 gift certificate towards a dress at Ray Gardner Designs @ Repete in Cranston.
A gift certificate for a manicure & pedicure at Facing Thayer in Providence.
45 Minutes of Reflexology at Sacred Joy of Providence.
$10 eyebrow threading at Exotic Tans of Warwick.
25 free classes at Core Fitness.
Value: $500
Bidding starts at $150
For sponsorship opportunities or information, please contact Demetria Carr, Managing Director, at 401.861.4445 or demetriac@film-festival.org
ABOUT Oscar Night® America:
Since its inception in 1994, the program has generated nearly $24 million in funding for a wide spectrum of charitable organizations. The Oscar Night® America Party in Providence, Rhode Island will raise vital funds to enable the Rhode Island International Film Festival to further its educational and arts outreach efforts and underwrite RIIFF’s August 2010 season.
ABOUT THE RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
The mission of the Rhode Island International Film Festival is to discover and empower filmmakers. Held in Providence, and at locations throughout the state, RIIFF is one of only 63 film festivals worldwide that is a qualifying event for the Oscars. It is also New England’s largest film festival. Its innovative programming, cultivated industry ties, and loyal audiences have made the Festival a strategic and desirable platform for film premieres, drawing hundreds of independent filmmakers from around the globe. The next Festival will take place August 10-15, 2010. For more information about the festival, please visit www.rifilmfest.org.
