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vol. XXXIII No. 42 THURSDAY, July 5, 2007
Coach
excited
about new
opportunity
-See Page B1
Church
opens
doors for
lunch event
A&T to
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welcome
its new
chancellor
File Phoco
Always behind the scenes Lawrence Evans watches from
the shadows during a recent NBTF press conference.
The Stars'
Star
Evans has kept track ofNBTF
celebrities from the beginning
BY LAY LA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
The name Larry Leon
Hamlin is synonymous with
the National Black Theater
Festival. As the founder and
creative impetus behind the
event, Hamlin certainly
deserves such acclaim.
However, one of Hamlin's
strongest attributes, according
to those who worked with him,
was the ability to delegate
tasks to people who were
equipped to han
die mem adeptly
Lawrence
Evans is one such
person.
A longtime
resident of New
York City, Evans
has worked with
various theater
companies across
the country and
currently holds a
recurring role on
"As the World
McLaughlin
"He came to New York
auditioning for this play, 'On
Midnight, Friday the 13th,'" he
explained. "I had already done
the play here in New York, and
1 auditioned for the role and
got it and I came down there. 1
think (we were) one of the first
groups of professional actors
to come down to the North
Carolina Black Repertory
Company."
That first trip to North
Carolina left a lasting impres
sion on Evans.
"We stayed
down for about
three weeks; it
was really nice -
they had a very
active theater
guild and people
would have us
over for dinner
and take us out; it
was just great,"
he said. "I just
started coming
back almost
every year."
Turns" as Officer
Evans He has served as the
NBTF's celebrity coordinator
since the festival's inception in"
1989, handling everything
from the stars' travel arrange
ments and hotel accommoda
tions to their special appear
ances
"Lawrence is the celebrity
coordinator - that's the official
title - but it goes way and
beyond," said N'BTF Media
Relations Director Brian
McLaughlin. "He was one of
the first people that Larry
called on . . with the vision of
the National Black Theater
Festival."
Evans studied theater at
Jackson State University and
University of Michigan. He
first met Hamlin - who died
last month- in New York City
while auditioning for a play in
the early 1980s.
Like the fledgling compa
ny that had brought the two
together in the first place,
Evans' and Hamlin's friend
ship grew.
"I ... became close to him
and his family - they're like an
extended family," he said.
"The North Carolina Black
Repertory Company became
my theater home away from
home."
Evans remembers the early
years of the NC Black Rep
fondly.
"At that time, early on,
some of the actors used to stay
in people's homes," be related.
"The first year we came down
. . . they split us up - some peo
ple stayed at Larry's house.
They lived in this little house
and we used to call it 'Little
House on the Prairie.'"
Hamlin's dedication to this
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Photo by Layla Fanner
A young boy, one of droves of children on hand for a recent community gather
ing in Lakeside Apartments, enjoys a hot dog. There was perfect weather and
high attendance for the city-sponsored event. Read more on page B12.
Teens finish SriTech program
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
Summer offers many sorts
of camps and activities for
young people. The SciTech
Summer Technology Institute
included no basketball, arts
and crafts or sack races. The
21 students who graduated
from the program last Friday
spent their time learning
math, science and surefire
ways to get into college.
The gradation was held at
the Union Chapel Baptist
Church where the students,
all rising eighth graders,
began and ended their week
days for the last two weeks
The program involved daily
educational trips to places
such as Winston-Salem State
University, the county's Dell
Joshua Gilliam
Manufacturing Facility,
Piedmont Triad Research
Park, SciWorks and the city's
water treatment facility. The
SciTech Institute is a collabo
rative of Wake Forest
University Baptist Medical
Center, WSSU , Union
Chapel Baptist Church,
Winston-Salem Forsyth
County Schools and the
Piedmont Triad Research
Park.
The students adorned lab
coats as they marched into the
church for graduation. They
entertained parents, SciTech
staff and volunteers with
singing, music and stories of
what they learned at SciTech.
Students read essays on
inventions they hoped to cre
ate. One student, DeVaughn
Nance, wished to perfect the
air-powered car. Joshua
Gilliam's dream was the J
Cord, a set of wireless head
phones with an MP3 player
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finish
anti-bias
program
Honor ceremony
packed with
well-known names
BY LAY LA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
More than 2(X) Winston
Salem residents have now
completed the Institute for
Dismantling Racism's (IDR)
program The celebratory
service in honor of the insti
tute's most recent graduates,
held at Home Moravian
Church June 25, attracted
some big names in the
antiracism struggle.
In the audience were Jo
Ann
Goetz,
Darryl
Hunt's
sixth
grade
teacher
and a
charac
ter wit
ness at
his first
trial and
1
Tyson
commu
nity leader and longtime
activist the Rev. Carlton
Everley, pastor of Dellabrook
Presbyterian Church.
Larry Litde, a WSSU pro
fessor widely known for his
work on the Hunt case, and
Tim Tyson, author of "Blood
Done Sign My Name," served
as the keynote speakers.
Founded by Rev. Willard
Bass in 2(X)4, the institute is a
collaborative effort that
encourages community mem
bers and organizations to face
issues of race through honest
interracial dialogue and inter
action. The goal is to break
down prejudicial barriers, on
the institutional level, as well
as within the hearts and minds
of individuals.
"This has been a journey
that we've been on for a
minute or two," Bass said at
the service. "The people that
have been with us on this
journey for about four years
now know where we've been
and how far we've come.
We've come this evening to
acknowledge that."
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Salem Gardens gets angel in Sowell
BY T. KEVIN WALKER
THE CHRONICLE
The smell of grilled food and the
laughter of children got the attention of
many Salem Gardens residents late last
month on a balmy Saturday afternoon.
They proved to be far better advertising
than the fliers Stefany SoweU had printed
and distributed* to promote the
Community Day event she had spent
weeks planning.
Besides the food, residents who ven
tured out of their apartment units also left
with a handful of information.
Representatives from the College
Foundation of North Carolina were there
to show residents that financing a college
education for their children or themselves
is quite possible. The Forsyth County
Health Department also set up shop, tout
ing safe sex, infant mortality prevention
and other wellness methods.
A table filled with free clothes and
Mary Sanders, from left, along with I
Moore and Robert Conrad.
shoes was well perused Even the resi
dents' City Hall representative. Council
Member Evelyn Terry, stopped by to chat
. Photo by Kevin Wiilkei
mela Patterson, Stefany Sowell, Dave
with constituents and encourage Sowell
and the others w orking to make Salem
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