The Nelson Civic Theatre is hosting a Birdman-themed Oscar party on Valentine’s this year, as part of their Birds of a Feather community fundraiser, and residents are encouraged to arrive in avian outfits of all kinds.
“It was Jason Asbell who decided on the Birdman theme,” said the Civic’s executive director Eleanor Stacey, who notes he was also responsible for last year’s Nelson Hustle event.
Stacey said the choice was a lucky, because shortly later it was announced Birdman had tied The Grand Budapest Hotel for most nominations.
“We were just enamoured with the costumes, drawn to the bird mask and the blue. We went with the bird ideas because then you can dress up in your festive Oscar dress,” she said.
The event is a fundraiser that will help bolster the Civic’s reputation as a community resource, and will help fund programming initiatives in the future such as a potentially upcoming youth film festival.
“This is a kickstarter for us to amp up that side of our programming more. We want to become more than a movie theatre and be a community activator.”
The event will also involve a silent auction, and a balloon game in which participants will pop them open for $25, $50 or $100 prizes.
“There’s a little scroll inside each one, and the value of the prize is what you’ve spent or more,” said Stacey.
The party will be front-loaded, with the social activities going from 6 to 9 p.m. and the movie screening takes place at 10.
The ticket price for the evening is $50, and includes catering and refreshments, as well as access to the 10 p.m. screening
The auction is only and open for bidding at civictheatreauction.ca