Valerie Lash Stars in Show at the Residences at Vantage Point

The Residences at Vantage Point’s Arts & Culture Collective presents “Women’s Voices Through the Years,” a one-woman show featuring award-winning actress Valerie Lash, on Tuesday, May 7, 6:30-7:30 p.m., in the auditorium of the retirement community in Downtown Columbia. The public is invited to attend.

“Women’s Voices Through the Years” will include “a potpourri of comedy, drama and poetry from my 50 years on the stage,” according to Lash, the Dean of Arts and Humanities and Professor of Theatre at Howard Community College. She is also the Founding Artistic Director of Rep Stage.

Among her many accolades, Lash has received an Artist of the Year “Howie Award” from the Howard County Arts Council, is an inductee of the Howard County Women’s Hall of Fame and was most recently honored with the Audrey Herman Award for passion and support of arts and theatre across the greater Baltimore community.

Lash has an MA and BA in Theatre from The Catholic University of America and an MA in Literature from Morgan Stage University.

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 next event in the series is “The Big Melt,” a reading by naturalist Ned Tillman from his young adult novel, followed by a discussion of the power of literature and intergenerational collaboration to address climate change. The event is set for Tuesday, June 18, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

There is no admission fee for either event but reservations are required by calling 410-992-1241.

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 three-bedroom 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. Call 410-992-1241 or visit www.VantageHouse.org for more information.