Part One: Ragtime Piano Player Ethan Uslan. Ethan Uslan is a throwback musician with a modern mission. Ethan plays old time ragtime piano tunes and he also provides a live score for silent movies. Ethan's music and film tastes are from yesteryear but he's on a mission to bring this sound and style to modern audiences. Uslan is the subject of a new documentary film and he has concerts scheduled throughout the area. Ethan Uslan comes back for another music filled visit, when Charlotte Talks.
Guest
Ethan Uslan - Ragtime Piano Player
- The EntertainersCharlotte premiere is Sunday August 18, 2pm at CPCC's Tate Hall (with live performance after the show). Details.
- Old Time Piano Contest (a contest Ethan competes in)
Part Two: I Love Lucy Live On State. Nostalgia reigns in Charlotte this month at the Knight Theatre when Lucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel take the stage in I Love Lucy Live On Stage. The show takes audiences back to 1952 to experience what it would have been like at the filming of two episodes of the I Love Lucy television show. We'll talk with all four stars of the show to find out what it's like to play these iconic characters and to re-enact pieces from the Golden Age of television, when Charlotte Talks.
Guests
Sirena Irwin - Lucy Ricardo in I Love Lucy Live On Stage
Bill Mendieta - Ricky Ricardo in I Love Lucy Live On Stage
Kevin Remington - Fred Mertz in I Love Lucy Live On Stage
Joanna Daniels - Ethel Mertz in I Love Lucy Live On Stage
- I Love Lucy Live On State is Aug 7-18th at the Knight Theater. Details.
- More information about the national tour.