Mayo Clinic Center for Humanities in Medicine to present "An Expedition of Courage" featuring T. Mychael Rambo, in a celebration of the life of George W. Gibbs Jr.

Monday, September 21, 2009

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Center for Humanities in Medicine, with generous support from the Fuad Mansour Lectureship Program, will present "An Expedition of Courage" featuring T. Mychael Rambo, in a celebration of the life of George W. Gibbs Jr. Gibbs (1916–2000) is a legend in Rochester for his community involvement, civil rights activism and business leadership. He moved to Rochester in 1963 to work with IBM, and helped organize the Rochester branch of the NAACP. He was also the first African-American to reach Antarctica, as a member of Rear Adm. Richard Byrd's third expedition to the South Pole from 1939 to 1941.

WHO: T. Mychael Rambo, an Emmy award-winning actor, vocalist and arts educator, is an affiliate professor in the College of Liberal Arts, Theatre Arts and Dance at the University of Minnesota. He also is an arts activist and community organizer who seeks social change through theatre, performance art, spoken word and song. Rambo will lead students in a short presentation about the accomplishments of George W. Gibbs Jr., at the dedication of the elementary school named in Gibbs' honor.

Rambo has recently performed principal roles in "Carolyn or Change" and "Crowns" at the Guthrie Theatre, and "The Piano Lesson," "Get Ready," "Ain't Misbehavin'," and "Black Nativity" produced by Penumbra Theatre. For nine years, he performed the role of Dr. Martin Luther King for Mixed Blood Theatre in its one-man show, "Dr. King's Dream."

WHEN: Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009, at 1 p.m.

WHERE: George Gibbs Elementary School, 5525 56th Street N.W., Rochester, Minn.

WHAT: This event is free and open to all Mayo staff, students, patients and the community. However, tickets are limited. Reserve early to ensure seating. E-mail: humanitiesrochester@mayo.edu. This program is made possible with generous support from the Fuad Mansour Lectureship Program, which promotes peace, cultural diversity, youth-related education and mentorship activities. Mayo Clinic Center for Humanities in Medicine integrates the arts, history and ethics into the medical environment to support Mayo's primary value that "the needs of the patient come first." For more information, visit Mayo Clinic's Humanities In Medicine.

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