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  • Andrea Wise, Special to the Courant

  • Andrea Wise, Special to the Courant

  • Andrea Wise, Special to the Courant

  • Andrea Wise, Special to the Courant

  • Andrea Wise, Special to the Courant

  • It was Courant columnist and NPR host Colin McEnroe, who,...

    MaryEllen Fillo, fillo@courant.com

    It was Courant columnist and NPR host Colin McEnroe, who, with Peter Shapiro, of Peter Shapiro Associates, founded the Oscar night party to benefit AIDS programs in the Hartford area many years ago.

  • Andrea Wise, Special to the Courant

  • Andrea Wise, Special to the Courant

  • Andrea Wise, Special to the Courant

  • Andrea Wise, Special to the Courant

  • Andrea Wise, Special to the Courant

  • Andrea Wise, Special to the Courant

  • Channeling "Django Unchained" were Tracy Murphy, left, Ray Bechard and...

    MaryEllen Fillo, fillo@courant.com

    Channeling "Django Unchained" were Tracy Murphy, left, Ray Bechard and Holly Hughes.

  • Andrea Wise, Special to the Courant

  • New York City costume designer and former Hartford resident Maggie...

    MaryEllen Fillo, fillo@courant.com

    New York City costume designer and former Hartford resident Maggie Clapis spent 70 hours creating this Marie Antoinette costume.

  • Andrea Wise, Special to the Courant

  • Andrea Wise, Special to the Courant

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AIDS Connecticut, formerly CARC, hosted its annual Oscar party, this year called Oscar Experience Hartford, at the Mark Twain House in Hartford Sunday night. Hundreds of guests dressed in creative black tie or outrageous costumed attire and local restaurants served movie-inspired food. Java’s MaryEllen Fillo was emcee on the red carpet. Read her blog post here.