Oscar’s® grassroots charity program, Oscar Night® America, moves into its second decade in February, having raised nearly $11 million for local charities around the United States during the first decade. A record 46 cities will participate in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ program, which sanctions local charitable Academy Awards show-viewing parties and provides them with some extra elements of glamour such as posters, programs and the use of the Academy’s famous Oscar statuette. Last year, Oscar Night® America parties raised over $1.7 million for local charities in 37 cities. Since its inception in 1994, the program has generated funding for a wide spectrum of charitable organizations — every cent staying within the community where it was raised, none of it going to the Academy. This year Raleigh joins the cities chosen to host Oscar Night® America parties: Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Greensboro/Winston-Salem, Greenville, Honolulu, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Little Rock, Louisville, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Nashville, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis, Tampa, Tucson, Washington, D.C. and West Palm Beach. All of the parties will feature a live broadcast of the 76th Academy Awards Presentation, which is being televised by the ABC Television Network. OSCAR NIGHT® and OSCAR® statuette design marks are the registered trademarks and service marks, and the OSCAR® statuette the copyrighted property, of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. OSCAR NIGHT® AMERICA in Raleigh is an ARTSPLOSURE event.   Web hosting by celito.net.