Riverbend Community Mental Health, located at 278 Pleasant St., is proud to announce it will be hosting a production that brings mental health into the spotlight in collaboration with the national effort “This Is My Brave.” The production will take place in May as part of Mental Health Awareness Month. Auditions will be held Feb. 19 through 23, to select 15 individuals who are willing to share their experience with mental illness. Auditions are open to those who have talent in writing, music, poetry, dance, or comedy and are ready to share their story of overcoming obstacles that mental health issues have presented in their lives. Chosen individuals will be featured in Riverbend’s production of This Is My Brave on May 23. Each essay, original song, poem or comedy set must not exceed 5 minutes in length. Think of your piece as a “snippet” of your life, rather than your entire life story. We can’t wait to hear your brave! Visit bit.ly/concordaud to reserve your spot!
Temple B’nai Israel (TBI) proudly announces the sixth continuous year of community fundraising in which the net profits are donated to local and deserving Lakes Region nonprofit agencies. This year, TBI welcomes Lakes Region Visiting Nurse Association and Interlakes Community Caregivers as the beneficiaries of two concerts to be held on May 25 and Oct. 26. Committee Chairman Stu Needleman said, “We are thrilled to be partnering with these two agencies and help them to continue to provide valuable and important services to our community as the need for these types of services continues to grow.” Lakes Region Visiting Nurse Association has been serving the Lakes Region area since 1923 offering a full range of home care and hospice services as well as rehabilitation services, personal care services and wellness and community programs which are designed to promote the health, safety, and mental well-being for their clients through numerous clinics and support groups. Each year the LRVNA provides approximately 20,000 annual visits to residents in the comfort of their home. Service areas include Alton, Center Harbor, Gilford, Laconia, Melvin Village, Meredith, Moultonborough, Sandwich, Tuftonboro and Wolfeboro. For more information, visit their website lrvna.org.
The Plymouth State University Ice Arena and the Plymouth Rocks Curling Club (PRCC) will be kicking off their upcoming season by offering two free learn-to-curl, open houses. The open houses will be from 1 to 3 p.m. on Feb. 24 and March 3. These sessions are an opportunity for the public to learn what curling is all about and to get on the ice and give it a try. For more information or to check the curling schedule, visit the PSU ice arena website at plymouth.edu/arena/curling, email psu-icearena@plymouth.edu or call 535-2758.