George Clack Discusses Power of Memoirs at Residences at Vantage Point

Residences at Vantage Point continues its Fall series of Arts & Culture Collective programming with popular local college instructor George Clack in a lecture and discussion, “Marvelous Memoirs II: How do writers make their life stories compelling to readers?” The free event is slated for Oct. 11, from 7-8:15 p.m. in the retirement community’s auditorium.

Clack’s program will include discussion of four opening paragraphs of acclaimed memoirs: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass, The Liar’s Club by Mary Karr, Somewhere Towards the End by Diana Athill, and Let Me Finish by Roger Angell. Clack will explore techniques writers use to pull readers into their memoir. Program registrants will receive electronic versions of the excerpts in advance of the session.

As a follow-up to his presentation on memoir during the Spring 2021 Arts & Cultural Collective series, Clack will also feature tips for getting started writing your own reminiscences by focusing on the stories of your life.

The Arts & Culture Collective hosts a series of programs at Residences at Vantage Point to highlight Columbia as the “campus” for residents of the retirement community. Partnerships with local institutions make the series possible, and the public is invited to attend.

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 and provides assisted living, memory care and long-term health services for residents should they need them. Residences at Vantage Point is located at 5400 Vantage Point Road in Downtown Columbia.

To register for “Marvelous Memoirs II,” contact kestenn@vantagepointresidences.org or call 410-992-1241.