Lucy-Desi Days Festival May 22-24 in Jamestown, New York
If you love “I Love Lucy,” here is an event that shouldn’t missed.
It’s the Lucy-Desi Days Festival May 22-24 in Lucy’s hometown of Jamestown, New York (also home to the Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Center).
Among the activities planned for this three-day extravaganza:
••Lucytown Tour: A two-hour video enhanced tour of Lucy’s hometown (sometimes with a special mystery guest aboard) on an air-conditioned bus (price: $20 plus memento)
••Komedy Kollege-Lucy 101: “Job Switching” Learn to recreate one of three “I Love Lucy” episodes offered. Directed by “Lucy Ricardo” ($20 plus t-shirt)
••Film Festival-”Life With Lucy”: Three rarely seen episodes from Lucy’s final TV series co-hosted by Michael Stern and Wanda Clark ($10)
••Tropicana Luncheon: “Fountain of Youth” Special screening of a rarely seen TV pilot created by Orson Wells and Desilu Studios. Hosted by Dann Cahn and Tom Watson ($25)
••Headliner Lucie Arnaz: An Evening with Lucie Arnaz and a special fundraiser for the Lucy-Desi Center at the historic Reg Lenna Civic Center ($25)
••Legend event with Keith Thibodeaux: Meet Keith Thibodeaux, the actor who played Little Ricky. Each ticket holder will have their photo taken with Keith on the Ricardo’s living room set, followed by breakfast and a Q & A session with Keith ($100)
••Lucy Under the Stars: Enjoy an outdoor screening of “I Love Lucy” episodes (free)
Sounds like a fun way to revisit everybody’s favorite red head, Lucille Ball, and her underrated hubby, Desi Arnaz. For more information, go online to www.lucy-desi.com.
–Penny TV
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