Cinema Arts to Celebrate 40th

The Cinema Arts Centre is celebrating its 40th anniversary Thursday with an auction, film showing and more.

The celebration is set for the North Ritz Club in Syosset.

Being honored at the event are:

• CAC Co-Directors, Charlotte Sky & Dylan Skolnick
• Alpern Family Foundation
• Bottles & Cases
• Warrington Hudlin, Founding President Black Filmmakers’ Foundation, Filmmaker, and independent film producer
• Main Street Nursery
• State Council on the Arts – Karen Helmerson, program director, Electronic Media, Film & Visual Arts
• Andrew Nittoli
• Stuart & Ginger Polisner

• A private screening party at the Cinema Arts Centre
• A chance to be an extra in the new thriller, DARK, from Executive Producer Joe Dante
• A private dinner party for six prepared in the winner's home by Martin Butera of Butera’s Restaurants
• A private concert in the winner's home by four members of Decoda
  
• Original artwork by Isabel Pavão,  Isabel Pavão, artist, exhibits her work in New York City and in many museums and galleries all over the world.  Professor of Art Borough of Manhattan Community College, Isabel Pavão is a member of the Board of Directors of the Cinema Arts Centre.
• A Louisville Slugger bat signed by Carlton Fisk accompanied by a certificate of authenticity, contributed by Sandy Friedman in memory of Bob Friedman. 

Premik Russell Tubbs, saxophone and flute
Girshel Javakhishvili, piano
The Barr Sinister Jazz Group

And a special performance will be offered by Susanne Daeppen and  Christoph Lauener of the Dakini Dance Projects, Switzerland.

The auction features the following:

•    A private screening party at the Cinema Arts Centre.
•    Be an extra in the new thriller, DARK, from Executive Producer Joe Dante.
•    A private dinner party for six prepared in the winner’s home by Martin Butera of Butera’s Restaurants
•    A private concert in the winner’s home by four members of Decoda
•    Original artwork by Isabel Pavão,  Isabel Pavão, artist, exhibits her work in New York City and in many museums and galleries all over the world.  Professor of Art Borough of Manhattan Community College, Isabel Pavão is a member of the Board of Directors of the Cinema Arts Centre. 
•    A Louisville Slugger bat signed by Carlton Fisk accompanied by a certificate of authenticity, contributed by Sandy Friedman in memory of Bob Friedman.