“Taking Your Creativity to the Next Level,” a lecture by Rosalie Truax, will be given at 7 p.m. Aug. 17 at the Albert Lea Art Center.

Truax, an Albert Lea Community Theatre volunteer, and her husband, Roger, have lived in Albert Lea since 1965. She is a retired educator who taught at Albert Lea High School, Riverland Community College and community education. She spends her time in retirement volunteering and pursuing hobbies like quilting, writing and decorating. Her favorite activity is costuming community theater productions.

According to a press release, Truax wants to expand people’s concepts of creativity as it relates to their world during her lecture.