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The late Larry Leon Hamlim presides over his last National Black Theatre Festival Gala.
Events will mark late
Hamlin's 60th birthday
Worship service, bash among activities
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
The legacy of Larry Leon Hamlin will live
on next month as the arts company he founded
celebrates what would have been his 60th
birthday.
The celebratory events will start
Sept. 25. Hamlin's birthday, and
continue through Sept. 28. The
founder of the N.C. Black
Repertoi^ Company and the
National Black Theatre Festival,
Hamlin, known as "Mr.
Marvtastic," passed away lune 6,
2007, leaving behind a legacy of
artistic excellence and high stan
dards.
"This past year has been very
revealing. The visionary has transcended, but
the vision continues to grow and evolve. The
spirit of Mr. Hamlin still drives the direction
and participation of others in accomplishing
the work of the North Carolina Black
Repertory Company," said Black Rep
Executive Director Gerry Patton, who took
over after Hamlin's death.
At noon on Sept. 25, Patton and others will
hold a news conference downtown at the
National Black Theatre Festival monument on
Patton
Larry Leon Hamlin Way (4th and Marshall
Streets) to talk about the plans for the Hamlin
celebration. Attendees are asked to wear pur
ple and black, the signature colors of the
Theatre Festival, in honor of Hamlin's birth
day.
The next evening, the Marvtastic
Bash fundraising event will be held
from 7 -11 p.m. at the Benton
Convention Center. The event will
feature food, dancing, live music, a
silent auction, prizes and mucl\,more.
Admission is a tax-deductible dona
tion of $30.
The Marvtastic Walk-a-Thon will
be on Saturday, September 27th at 9
a.m. The walk will support the
NCBRC Teen Theatre Ensemble. The
culmination event will be a 11 a.m. worship
service on Sunday, Sept. 28 at St. Stephen's
Episcopal Church, 810 Highland Avenue.
Hamlin attended the church, where his wife,
Sylvia Sprinkle-Hamlin, is still a member.
For tickets to the bash or for more informa
tion, call 336-723-2266. Visit the NCBRC Web
site at www.nbtf.org for upcoming events and
productions .
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volunteers, we wouldn't be
able to run it," said Duquette.
SPARC freshmen helped
label, pack and deliver 45 meals
to senior citizens at Azalea
Terrace Apartments, which reg
ularly benefits from the Wake
Forest program.
Ft was a busy time for fresh
man Stephanie Gifford. Before
the Wake Kitchen assignment,
she helped out with the Hit the
Bricks event, a campus
fundraiser for cancer treatment
and research. She's no newcom
er to volunteering, and said she
plans to continue to donate her
time once classes start.
"I enjoy doing volunteer
work, and I like to give back to
the Community," she said.
While one group of fresh
men was delivering food,
another was volunteering at
Habitat for Humanity's
ReStore, which sells restored
furniture and appliances that are
donated to the agency.
Though the ReStore has
paid staff, volunteers are an
important part of making the
store run smoothly. The Wake
freshmen spent their afternoon
sorting and organizing miscella
neous donated items like
screws, doorknobs, knockers.
Students work at the ReStore.
switches and plumbing parts.
Freshman Katherine
DeRosa said the program has
been a great introduction to the
city and to other people.
"I decided it would be a
really go?kl way to ... meet new
people before school started,
people who were as passionate
about volunteering as I was,"
said DeRosa.
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Team leader Dan Schaeffer
said that this week was a great
opportunity for the freshmen to
bond and find out about what
volunteer opportunities are out
there.
? "They get. ..a better sense
of what they can do for the
community, what they can do
for people that really need
help," said Schaeffer.
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