April 02, 2011

Joan Rivers to help Jamestown celebrate Lucy's 100th

Comedian Joan Rivers is scheduled to appear Aug. 4 at the Reg Lenna Civic Center in Jamestown as part of a community celebration honoring Lucille Ball's 100th birthday.

Festivities are scheduled in Jamestown Aug. 3 through 7, officials of Jamestown's Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Center for Comedy announced Friday.

Outdoor festivities featuring live music and comedy, and a parade in downtown Jamestown, are scheduled for Aug. 5, officials said.

The Aug. 5 schedule also features a show of Rooftop Comedy's best up-and-coming comics and a Lucy Tribute Show by the Junior Guilders of Jamestown. Both shows will be held at the Lucille Ball Little Theater, 18 E. Second St.

Comedian Whitney Cummings is scheduled to appear at 8 p.m. on Aug. 6 at the Reg Lenna Civic Center, 116 E. Third St.

Tickets to all the celebration's performances can be purchased at the website www.lucy-desi.com.

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