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HOUSTON, TX – Society for
the Performing Arts, bringing the World’s best to Houston,
is pleased to announce this year’s 14th Annual
Fall Luncheon will feature dancer, actor and best-selling
author of “The Women Who Raised Me”, Victoria Rowell. This
year’s luncheon is being chaired by the dynamic duo of Arvia
Few and Soraya McClelland and will take place on Thursday,
October 7, 2010 at River Oaks Country Club. The event will
begin with a champagne reception at 11:00 am followed by
lunch at noon. Recipient of the Ann Sakowitz performing Arts
Advocate Award is Patricia P. Hubbard.
Rowell began her run as Drucilla Winters on
‘The Young and the Restless’ in 1990. She also appeared on
eight seasons of ‘Diagnosis Murder’ from 1993 and 2001. The
hard working actress continued working on ‘The Young and the
Restless’ while she played the role of Amanda on ‘Diagnosis
Murder.’ Rowell won 11 NAACP Image Awards for her work on
‘The Young and the Restless.’ Rowell left the soap in 2007
when her character was killed off. Rowell is no newcomer to
penning a novel. In 2007 she wrote her autobiography, ‘ The
Women Who Raised Me: A Memoir,’ which became a ‘New York
Times Bestseller.’ It also received The African American
Literary Award.
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