Southeast Georgia Health System to Celebrate Black History Month With Performances By Two Dynamic Groups

Feb. 16, 2015 – In celebration of Black History Month, Southeast Georgia Health System will host two separate performances on the Camden and Brunswick campuses. Both performances are free and open to the community.

The first performance, featuring the Geechee Gullah Ring Shouters, will be held on Thursday, Feb. 19, 6-7:30 p.m. at the Southeast Georgia Health System Senior Care Center-St. Marys, 805 Dilworth St., St. Marys.

The second performance, featuring the Coastal Youth Theatre of Voices, will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 5-6:30 p.m. at the Health System Brunswick Campus, Linda S. Pinson Conference Center, 2415 Parkwood Drive, Brunswick.

Believing that people without a history are a lost generation, the Geechee Gullah Ring Shouters of Darien, Ga., was organized in 1992 and is committed to embracing, preserving and protecting the historical and cultural heritage of the Georgia Geechee legacy through song and dance for the benefit of present and future generations. In 2011, they set the world record for the largest ring shout in the world.

The Coastal Youth Theatre of Voices, an award-winning theatre and poetry ensemble, have received critical acclaim for their performances in The Harlem Renaissance; Young People’s Club of Black History, Our Soul is a Witness, and The Underground Railroad. The group focuses on the importance of dialogue, oratorical skills, poetry, music and song.Directed by Mrs. Dee C. Lubell, group members consist of Jamari Tate and Brendon Tate of Brunswick, Ga., and the performance will feature cellist India Sheffield and soloist Gina Pyles.