Authentic Ragtime Music
here in Corte Madera on
Saturday, January 30 at the
Community Center!
It’s FREE!
Doors open at 6:30 pm.
First 250 people will get in.
World-famous ragtime piano
player, premier vocalist,
vintage hand-painted glass
slides, and a silent movie!!
In our continuing celebration of Corte Madera’s 100th Birthday, a special evening of sound, song and
cinema will give us a unique, firsthand experience of how people "way back when" experienced live
entertainment. Join us at the Corte Madera Community Center on Saturday, January 30th. Doors open
at 6:30 pm, the show begins at 7:30pm. The first 250
people will be admitted. Adults only, please.
The Centennial Committee is hosting this free, onetime-only, fun-filled event bringing together Bob
Gonzalez, Corte Madera’s own resident ragtime
music aficionado; prominent ragtime pianist,
Frederick Hodges; premier vocalist, Sean Sharp; and
a funny-bone-tickling silent comedy to make it a night
you’ll long remember.
Before households had radios and phonographs,
new songs were introduced by hiring “song pluggers”
to thrill the silent movie crowds during reel changes
with performances of new tunes coordinated with
projected illustrations on the screen. Glass slides
were painstakingly hand-painted by artisans requiring
many hours of detailed work. These illustrated song
slides are on loan to us for this performance only.
What an opportunity to experience entertainment as
it was when Corte Madera was born!
Our Corte Madera Lions Club will sell drinks; the
popcorn is free.
IT'S RAGTIME!
AN EVENING OF SONGS, SLIDES & A SILENT MOVIE