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Rondo: Past, Present & Future (Southwest)


Adult Enrichment / Trips, Tours & Special Events -
Adult Enrichment Summer 2025

NOTE: New Date: Sat. July 26                   New Price: $25

Discover the vibrant and resilient past, present, and future of the Rondo neighborhood! Join Rondo native and RCODE Director Marvin R. Anderson for a presentation with a Q&A, and a tour of the Rondo Commemorative Plaza. Feel free to bring a lunch from home to enjoy at the Rondo Center Community Gardens. 

If the tour is full, please add your name to the waitist.  We will let you know if spots become available.

Marvin Anderson

Marvin Roger Anderson, retired Attorney at Law and former Minnesota State Law Librarian, has been and continues to be a community activist and key figure involved with ongoing efforts to celebrate the past, present and future of Saint Paul’s African American community of Rondo. He is the co-founder of the Rondo Days Festival established in 1983 and was instrumental in the creation of the Rondo Commemorative Plaza in 2018. Mr. Anderson was a co-founder and first president of the Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers (MABL); a board member and past chair of the Archie Givens Collection of African American Literature at the University of Minnesota; he has served on the Board of Directors/Trustees for the Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library, Minnesota Humanities Commission, Regions Hospital and the US Bank Community Advisory Board. As a passionate advocate for the Rondo community, Mr. Anderson works with local area high schools and colleges as a lecturer on Rondo’s historical past, present and future. He does oral interviews for local historical organizations and is collecting stories, artifacts, and memorabilia for the Rondo Research Collection. He has curated historical exhibits and has been a consultant for other organizations interested in the accuracy of the Rondo historical era. Mr. Anderson currently serves as the Executive Director of the Rondo Commemorative Plaza and Rondo Center of Diverse Expressions.

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  Marvin Anderson


Rondo Center of Diverse Expression (RCODE)
Saturday, Jul 26
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Min Age   16 yr.

Price: $ 25 00