"THE MUSIC LEGACY" OF THE FIRST ANNUAL
ARTURO R. COPPOLA MEMORIAL MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP

The April 2011 event featured a night of dancing, food and raffles to establish a music scholarship for future   musicians, singers, and composers in or out of film, in the name of Nationally known Tenor/Composer/Director: Arturo R. Coppola

ROUGH SHOT performed all evening.









 
Thinking Through the Drink

"Stay on the SENE...
 live well, drive safe, be creative!"

Held September, 2010 at RISD Auditorium

The premiere presentation of 5 short films produced by graduates of the Rhode Island Film Collaborative "Introduction to Video Production" educational program - films included a range of genres and deal with the very important subject of drunk driving awareness

The evening featured the premiere of a special "behind the scenes" documentary produced by Breaking Branches Pictures.

The entire program was made possible by a grant from the Rhode Island Department of Transportation Office on Highway Safety and the University of Rhode Island Transportation Center and was sponsored by Southeast New England Film, Music and Arts.

Special thanks to Toni-Ann Baker of Two Sisters Productions for creating this unique new program.  

More info about the grant.



Leadership Rhode Island "Why RI" Video Contest
 
The Top 3 finalists were awarded prizes.  The First Place winner received $500 cash, an overnight stay and dinner at his/her choice of the Hotel Providence, Providence Marriott, or Providence Renaissance Hotel, and had their video shown at the 2011 SENE Film, Music, & Arts Festival.

Contestants made films of 3 minutes or less that show the character, beauty, and strengths of the greatest little state in the union.

The Why RI Video Contest was created by members of the 2010 class of Leadership Rhode Island to help turn the tide on cynicism, by celebrating the unique aspects of living, playing, studying and working in Rhode Island. The contest ran through September 30, 2010.  For more information,  visit www.whyrivideo.com and follow them on Facebook at “Why RI video contest.”  Why RI? PSA

Leadership Rhode Island is a nationally recognized leadership development organization, founded in 1981 and including more than 1500 alumni across the region and beyond. The Leadership Rhode Island mission is to provide leaders and emerging leaders with knowledge and access to resources which will enable them to positively affect their communities. For more information, visit leadershipri.org



SENE Masquerade Ball
Sprague Mansion - Cranston, RI
Halloween Night 2008

The ghostly Sprague Mansion in Cranston (some even say the house is haunted) was the site of the SENE All Hallows Eve Masquerade Ball; an exciting event to benefit the SENE Film, Music and Arts Festival and the Cranston Historical Society. 
 
This unique event featured exhibits by local artists Anne Tait, graveyard artist, and Cyril Place, gothic photographer.  Also in attendance were Miss Rhode Island and Dr. Michael Bell, author of "Food for the Dead: On the Trail of New England's Vampires".
 
This eerily elegant evening included theatrical events, live music, a fortune teller, hors d'oeuvres, desserts, wine, Magic Hat beer and a very special ceremony at midnight.    Attendees received free admission to all screenings at the SENE Cauldron of Nightmares Horror Film Festival.

Decorations for the event were provided by BoneDaddy Productions.