Photo shows a large crowd of people, many holding umbrellas, standing in front of the Paramount Theatre in downtown Oakland. There is a limosine parked in the street in front of the theatre. On the marquee, "Oakland Symphony- Simmons Menuhin Feb 26-28 8 30 PM" on one side, and on the other, "Black filmmakers Today ,Hall of Fame 2 PM." Handwritten on the back, "Patient onlookers in rain." Tribune caption on the back, Feb 25, 1980, "Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame emcee Ben Vereen was mobbed by fans entering the Paramount Theater yesterday, above. Crowds gatyhered outside the Paramount, right, awaiting celebrities arriving for yesterday's ceremony. Hall of Fame inductee Woody Strodfe is interviewed by local television personality Gerri Lange.