In case you missed on the radio at the time:
Lucille Ball would have been 100 on August 6, 2011.
She was born on August 6, 1911 in Jamestown, New York – the same Jamestown known as the childhood hometown of the fictitious Lucy Ricardo formerly Lucille McGillicuddy, her character on the popular I Love Lucy (CBS, 1951-1960).
Today Jamestown houses the Lucille Ball Museum and festival twice yearly, once in May and once in August
The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Center is dedicated to the lives and careers of Lucy and Desi Arnaz. The museum officially opened in 1996 “to preserve and celebrate the legacy of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz and enrich the world through the healing powers of love and laughter”.
The Center is located just minutes from Lucy’s childhood homes in Celoron and Jamestown, and her final resting place in the family plot at Lake View Cemetery. The Center consists of the Lucy-Desi Museum, housing artifacts and memorabilia of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, with a gift shop; the Rapaport Center, consisting of the Desilu Playhouse museum, the Tropicana Room, a gift shop, and offices; and a stand-alone gift shop. The Desilu Playhouse museum contains the replicas of the original “I Love Lucy” TV sets that were created for the show’s 50th Anniversary tour, and other artifacts related to the show and its creators and co-stars; the Tropicana Room is a recreation of Rickey Ricardo’s ‘s nightclub from the show.
‘Lucy-Desi Days’ which features several events including panel discussions with those closest to Lucy and Desi. In addition, an annual celebration of Lucille Ball’s birthday is held in August.
The center is a prime tourist destination and Lucy fans from around the world come to celebrate the life and legacy of Jamestown’s favorite daughter.
In this Journey into Hidden America, We spoke about Lucy, her place in Jamestown’s heart, the Lucy-Desi Center and what they were doing at the time to mark the centennial of Lucy’s birth (Includes a comedy festival brining the likes of Joan Rivers and Paula Poundstone to town).
At: http://conversationsontheroad.podbus.com/?p=666
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