Get red-carpet ready and experience the magic of Oscar® Night America, Chicago’s only event sanctioned by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Oscar Night America-Chicago is one of 50 official parties that will be held across the country this year on Oscar night.
Why not surprise your Valentine with tickets? This is a night for 'puttin' on the ritz' while staying right in your own hometown. Walk down that red carpet. Enjoy dinner and see the Oscars -- it's all happening in Chicago.
WHAT: The celebration will include a glamorous red carpet experience hosted by Amanda Puck, a delicious dinner generously donated by Petterino’s and, courtesy of ABC7 Chicago, a live high-definition telecast of the 83rd Annual Academy Awards presented in the Film Center's two state-of-the-art movie theaters.
"Oscar Night America serves as a fun way for people around the country to experience the excitement of the Oscars right in their own city while giving back to their local community,” said Academy Executive Director Bruce Davis.
Gene Siskel Film Center Executive Director Jean de St. Aubin added: “Our party not only gives Chicagoans the chance to experience the glitz and glamour of Hollywood’s biggest night of the year, but also celebrates the achievements in cinema over the past year and supports the world-class programming here at the Gene Siskel Film Center.”
WHEN: Sunday, February 27th, 6 p.m.-midnight
WHERE: Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago,164 North State Street
Tickets to Oscar Night America-Chicago are $100. Tickets must be purchased in advance -- there will be no sales at the door the day of the event.
Valet parking is available for $15, or guests may park their cars at the InterPark Self-Park -- which offers discounted parking for $14 for nine hours -- at 20 East Randolph Street.
For more information: Please call the Film Center at 312-846-2072 or email Joel Mangers at jmangers@saic.edu.
About the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago: The center celebrates 39 years of presenting independent and international cinema, film festivals, cutting edge programs, premieres, retrospectives and classic films.
Recognized internationally for its original film programming, the Film Center annually attracts a diverse audience of more than 80,000. For more information: www.siskelfilmcenter.org.
About the School of the Art Institute of Chicago: Educating artists, designers, and scholars since 1866, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) is one of the most distinguished training grounds in these disciplines.
As one of the two bodies that make up the Art Institute of Chicago, SAIC’s unparalleled transdisciplinary approach to art and design education is seen in the eighteen areas of study it offers through a range of graduate, undergraduate and post-baccalaureate programs.
Located in the heart of Chicago, the School promotes contemporary discourse about art and design through venues such as the Gene Siskel Film Center, Video Data Bank, Betty Rymer Gallery, Gallery 2, the Division of Continuing Studies and in conjunction with the Poetry Center.
Notable alumni of the School include Paul Chan, Richard Hunt, Halston, Joan Mitchell, Elizabeth Murray, LeRoy Neiman, Georgia O’Keeffe, Claes Oldenburg, Maria Pinto, Robert Storr and Rirkrit Tiravanija. For more information: www.saic.edu.
Nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards: http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/83/nominees.html
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