March 7, 2025

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Special Thanks to Our Volunteers and Sponsors Who Made Oscar Night So Much Fun!

(Pictured above: CAC Board Member Matthew Daidola, event volunteer Charlene Seidman, and CAC Board Member Glenn Seidman greet our guests)

On Sunday March 2, The Cinema Arts Centre held our annual Academy Awards Night Fundraiser. This sold-out event raised over $16,000 to support CAC programs and operations, and we had a great time!

The evening began with the red carpet show and a delicious dinner catered by Butera's Restaurant. Circle of Friends and Youth Advisory Board volunteers sold raffle tickets as guests mingled and enjoyed the food and refreshments. By 7pm, everyone had turned in their ballots for our famous ballot contest and the awards show began. During commercial breaks, we enjoyed short videos from Chef Marty and Chef Martin of Butera's. CLICK HERE! We also read trivia questions and heard remarks from sponsors and community members. Dessert was provided by Butera's Restaurant and our friends at Buttercooky Bakery and Cafe. At the end of the night, BINGO winners collected movie posters and we announced our raffle winners - our most successful raffle ever!

Our annual Academy Awards Night Fundraiser is planned and implemented by our Circle of Friends volunteers, with support from our staff and the Cinema Arts Centre's Youth Advisory Board. Thanks so much to our amazing volunteers!

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR EVENT SPONSORS:

Rivkin Radler LLP

Butera's Restaurant

Aboff's Paints

InjoyInjoy!

Minuteman Press

Huntington, ShopRite

Studio G Pilates

Fundraiser regular Eileen O'Shea looking great in gold!

Our event was attended by Cindy Campbell and DJ Kool Herc, the King and Queen of Hip Hop

Longtime member and supporter Joan Weiss with Julie Chase at our front/center table

Circle of Friends Coordinator Peggy Hendrix with Norm Hendrix

Event Volunteers from Our Circle of Friends and Youth Advisory Board

SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OUR PRIZE SPONSORS:

43 Green St. Huntington

Albert's Mandarin

Angel Tips Nail Spa

Argyle Theatre

Art League of Long Island

Babylon Burger Bar

Bia's Brazilian

Bivo's Ristorante Italiano

Bubbakkoo Burrito

Butera's Restaurant

Caruso's Italian Fine Foods

Catpurrccinos

Cheescake Factory

CYCLEBAR

Dezyns Ltd.

Diamond Drugs II

Dix Hills Diner

Donna Ehrenberg

Dortoni Huntington

Dough & Co Pizza

Duck Island Bread Company

Escape Hair Lounge

Farm Italy

Finnegan's

Fiorello Dolce

Flotopia & Salt Cave

Fountainhead

Four R Training

Gastronomy at Sak's

GOLFTEC

G-Taste Crepes

Huntington Humidor

Huntington YMCA

I Stretch Plus

Jag Salon

Jersey Mike's Subs

Jewels by David Lloyd

John Engeman Theater

Jonny D's Pizza

Kadampa Meditation Center

Karla Gudeon Art & Design     

Ken & Cathy Katz

King Kullen

L & L Camera

La Casa Café

Libra Nails Spa

Limani Taverna

Main Street Board Game Café

Makinajian Poultry Farm

McDonald's (Kaufman Enterprises)

Mio Posto

Montauk Salt Cave

Mr. Suds Flex Car Wash of Huntington

Mulberry Street of Babylon Village

New Harbor Nail & Spa

New York International Auto Show

NOEMA Huntington

NY Axe Throwing Range - Huntington

One Nail Spa

Opera Night Long Island

Panera Bread

Pirouette Dancewear

Prime

Purple Elephant

R&S Meat Market

Red

Restaurant Joanina

RJ West

Scentsational

Sedoni Gallery

Soto Salon

Souithdown Coffee

Southdown Marketplace

SPA POSH INC.

Spuntino Huntington

Starbuck's

Stella Blue Bistro

Studio G Pilates

Thai USA

The Cook's Studio

The Grand Stage Diner

The Ivy Kitchen

The Knitting Garden

The Next Chapter

The Shed Restaurant

The Skin Clinic

Tilles Center

Tommy's Taco

Tony's Taco Huntington

Urubamba Pisco Bar

Value Drugs

Vavra New York

Wellness Matters: Dr. Dawn   

Willy Nilly Trading Co.

Don't Forget to Register to Win the Alex Cowie Award!

We love all our members and patrons, and we love seeing all our regulars enjoying our massive slate of programming week after week, and sometimes night after night! In 2025, we have a special challenge for Cinema Arts Centre Members. Can you see more movies and attend more Cinema Arts Centre events than CAC regular Alex Cowie?

With first-run movies in our three theaters 7 days-a-week, and literally hundreds of special events each year, there is plenty of opportunity to win the 2025 Alex Cowie Award. And think of all the amazing experiences you will have in our Cinema community if you decide to go for it!

Register now. We will include screenings and events attended since 1/1/25. Results will be confirmed at the end of the year, and the one person who has attended the most screenings and events – AND more events than Alex Cowie – will win our prize package.

Rules:

• You must have a current Cinema Arts Centre Membership to be eligible

• You must REGISTER for the contest by contacting rene@cinemaartscentre.org, and agree to terms and conditions, including promotion throughout the year on our leaderboard

• You must purchase your ticket online or at the Box Office with your membership ID so your ticket can be recorded with your membership record

• Each film counts one time. We love it if you see the same film again and again, but each film counts once

• If no one attends more screenings and events than Alex Cowie, then Alex Cowie wins the award!

Prizes:

• Programmer for a Day! – Suggest three films, and we will book one of them for an evening (Monday-Thursday, depending on availability). You may host the evening, inviting up to 10 guests to attend for free. You may introduce the film to the audience. See one of your favorite films up on the big screen the way it was meant to be seen, sharing it with your own guests and our CAC audience! Includes red carpet photo opportunity, and free popcorn and soda for you and your guests. Must be redeemed by December 2026.

• Be featured in an article in our Community Newsletter

• Receive your award at our January 2026 Thanks-a-Brunch; invite up to four guests

• Our 2026 Award will be named for you!

Good luck and enjoy the movies!

Action Alert!

The current NYS FY26 budget proposal slashes arts support by 36%, threatening the vibrancy and sustainability of New York’s creative communities.

Now is the time to act. Urge your state legislators to add the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) funding at $200M to their Budget priority list.



ArtsNYS has created a simple template letter for you to customize and send directly to your legislators. The letter includes:

·   A request to include NYSCA on their Budget Priorities List (these lists are due this week!).

·   The $200M Ask for NYSCA breaks down to:

·   $150M for Aid to Localities & Agency Operations

·   $50M for the Arts & Cultural Facilities Improvement Program (ACFIP)

What you should add:

·   A brief description of how NYSCA funding benefits your work or enriches your community, such as the meaningful way that NYSCA-funded Cinema Arts Centre adds to quality of life.

Click here to send your letter now

Crossing Party Lines, Braver Angels, and IRL Movie Club present

THE CODDLING OF THE AMERICAN MIND

Film & Discussion

Monday, March 17th at 7 PM

With post-film audience discussion moderated by co-hosts Swati Srivastava (Crossing Party Lines) and Herb Lape (Braver Angels).



$16 Public | $10 Members & IRL Movie Club members

CLICK HERE

Sponsored Content and Special Thanks to our Current

Program and Reception Sponsors:

CLICK HERE to review current sponsorship opportunities.

Cinema Arts Centre programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.