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The players in this production aren't household names; most have never appeared on television, let alone the silver-screen. But to the masses they entertain each year, they are superstars. The National Black Theatre Festival is " Storytelling s festival" Aug. 3 at 10 a.m. 3 p.m. at Benton Lower Le Ticket Price: * 7 welcoming back \ its popular \ "Storytelling \Festival. \ When . the ? I I event was first / welcomed into / the NBTF family / of programs, it was conceived as a children's pro gram. But that has changed over the years as the audi ences became more diverse. The mem bers of the North Carolina Association of Storytellers who stage the Storytelling Festival have a knack for telling the kind of tales that can enter tain anvone - from the vounq to the old. Sharon Frazier The storytellers weave bits of black culture with humor, poetry life lessons and song to tell tales that almost always promote virtues and family values. The N.C. Association of Black Storytellers is an offshoot of the National Association of Black Storytellers, which was founded in 1 982 by Mary Carter Smith and Linda Goss as a way to preserve the rich history of black storytelling. The head of the N.C. Association of Storytellers is Beverly Fields Burnette. Contact her via e-mail at bb71946@aol.com for more information about the nronn. The great Larry Leon Hamlin, the founder of the National Black Theatre Festival and the N.C. Black Repertory Co., always believed in / the promise and endless possibilities of / young people. His schedule was never too busy to help out youngsters. His was a reg ular at local schools, where he would per- 1 form and encourage students to embrace \ the arts. Hill Magnet, which has a nearly all \ black and Hispanic student population, was a \ favorite of Hamlin's. Hill students were often nlavprs in Rlark Rpn nroHurtinn<; and <;hr>w<; "National Youth Talent Showcase" Aug. 6 at noon Aug. 7 at 1 1 a.m. at 8enton Lower Level Ticket Price: * 1 0 A few years before he passed away, Hamlin excit edly announced the addition of the National Youth Talent Showcase to the National Black Theatre Festival lineup. Designed to provide youngsters with a comforting environment to display their burgeon ing singing, dancing, acting, rapping and poetry skills. The event, whicn always attracts a healthy amount of celebrity special guests, is coordinated by Sharon Frazier, a beloved local edu cator and a gifted vocalists in her own right. - The Chronicle EXPLORE the historic 191? home of tobacco boron R.J. Reynolds DISCOVER ? masterpieces of' American art EXPERIENCE the shops ami gardens of the Reynolds Mile Proud Venue for I he National Black Theatre Festival FRl-K admission to the Museum lor ticket holders to Keynolda House performances, on day of performance. RE Y NO I J )A HOUSE MUSEUM o /AM E R I C A N ART Open Tuesday-Sunday 2250 Reynolds Road, Winston -Salem 888.663.1 149 rev noldahouse.org
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