Residences at Vantage Point Launches Spring Programming March 31

Residences at Vantage Point launches its Arts & Culture Collective Spring series with “Together While Apart II,” featuring virtual choral performances by artists during the pandemic, on Wednesday, March 31, from 7-8 p.m. The event is free. Registration is required.

The online concert includes a curated collection of video performances by the Boston Children’s Chorus, Seattle Girls Choir, Camden Voices, KIPP Nashville Virtual Choir, NYC Virtual Choir and Orchestra, Pub Choir of Australia, and Roedean School in South Africa. Selections include “Rise Up,” “Beautiful City,” “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright,” “How Can I Keep from Singing,” “No Time,” “Close to You,” “True Colors” and Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.”

The Arts & Culture Collective was established by the Residences at Vantage Point in response to community members’ interest in hosting public activities that engage and educate as well as entertain.

The second event in the virtual series is “Writer to Writer” featuring octogenarian and National Book Award finalist Edith Pearlman in conversation with author Carrie Brown. The duo spoke together in the Howard County Poetry and Literature Society’s Writing Life literary talk show produced in Columbia. Moderated by Dr. Tara Hart, Professor and Chair, Humanities, Howard Community College, this virtual event will include audience participation. It is set for April 14, 7-8 p.m.

The third event, “Dancing Through the Generations,” is an art talk by Trudy Babchak, Assistant Director of the Columbia Art Center and award-winning artist. A second generation survivor of the Holocaust, her work is created from imagery drawn from her family’s experiences. Her on-line presentation is set for April 28, 7-8 p.m. Audience discussion will be moderated by Tim Singleton, poet and arts essayist for the Little Patuxent Review and Arts & Humanities adjunct faculty, Howard Community College.

To register for individual sessions call 410-992-1241, or register here.

About Residences at Vantage Point

Residences at Vantage Point was founded in 1990 and is a nonprofit serving people age 60 and above. Managed by Life Care Services, the community includes a variety of residential living arrangements from studio to two-bedroom deluxe apartments. It provides long-term health services available exclusively for residents should they need them.

Residences at Vantage Point is noted for its arts, cultural and educational activities, as well as for resident engagement with the larger community of Columbia. It is located at 5400 Vantage Point Road. Visit www.VantagePointResidences.org for more information.