Arts & Culture in 1970s Portsmouth Lecture and Exhibition Exploration at the Portsmouth Historical Society on Thursday, August 31, 6–7:30 pm. Join Marguerite Mathews of the Pontine Theatre, and Jon Kimbell of Theatre by the Sea to hear about the flourishing arts and cultural scene that developed in Portsmouth in the 1970s. Followed by our exhibition, “Reinventing Portsmouth,” with guest curators. Free with registration.
Cornerstone VNA Clinicians Achieve Vestibular Certification
Rochester, NH – Cornerstone VNA is proud to announce that three of its senior Rehabilitation clinicians have achieved vestibular certification from the American Institute of Balance. According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, “Dizziness and vertigo are symptoms of a vestibular balance disorder. Balance disorders can strike at any age but are most common as you get older.” According to the National Institutes of Health, dizziness is the #1 complaint of persons aged seventy and older and #3 for all age groups, only preceded by backache and headache. The newly vestibular certified team includes Karen Krause, PT, COS-C, AIB-VRC, Rehab Manager, Lisa Matthews, PT, AIB-VRC, Rehab Coordinator, and Cornelius Donnelly, DPT, AIB-VRC.
Matthews explains, “Dizziness is so prevalent in our community. It can affect patients of any age and level of mobility. These patients are often underdiagnosed and underserved. Vestibular Rehab Certification allows us to effectively identify, diagnose, and treat them to reduce and potentially resolve their symptoms and significantly impact their quality of life. Improvement in function and fall reduction can often take place even within a few treatments, allowing patients to experience positive changes very quickly.”
This Vestibular Rehabilitation certified team adds to the depth and breadth of expert care that the team at Cornerstone VNA provides for their patients. According to Julie Reynolds, President/CEO, “Increasingly, patients are discharged to home with more complex conditions than ever before, which requires a unique and diverse skillset. As a result, we continue to invest in certifying our clinicians to ensure excellence and implement innovative technology to create efficiencies and improve patient outcomes.”
The highly skilled Rehabilitation Team at Cornerstone VNA also includes clinicians trained in the modalities of Lymphedema, Lee Silverman Voice Training (LSVT) for Parkinson’s patients, Wound Care, and Behavioral Health.
Cornerstone VNA currently serves Rockingham, Strafford, Belknap, and Carroll Counties in New Hampshire and York County in Maine. The team at Cornerstone VNA provides award-winning care and support through five distinct programs: Home Care, Hospice Care, Palliative Care, Life Care-Private Duty, and Community Care. For 110 years, Cornerstone VNA has been committed to providing services to people of all ages so that families can stay together at home, even when facing the challenges of aging, surgical recovery, chronic or life-threatening illnesses, or end-of-life care. To learn more about Cornerstone VNA, visit www.cornerstonevna.org or call 800-691-1133.
Ocean Exploring Family Day at the Portsmouth Historical Society on Saturday, August 12th, from 11 am–4 pm. Learn all about our magnificent oceans and the creatures that live there! We’ll be welcoming educators from the Seacoast Science Center for two free shows featuring coastal critters you can see and touch at 11 am and 12:30 pm. Drop-in ocean conservation crafts take place all day long.
Celebrate the City of Portsmouth’s 400th anniversary on this Twilight Tour on Friday, August 11, 4 –8 pm. This Tour features special exhibitions and objects of Portsmouth Historical sites. Tickets are $25 for adults ($20 in advance) and $10 for children ages 12 and under. All tours are self-guided and houses can be visited in any order. Each ticket is valid until the end of the 2023 season for any houses not visited on the night of the Twilight Tour.
10th Annual Cruise In to the Wright Museum on Saturday, August
19th from 10am – 2pm in Wolfeboro. Register your old timer vehicle online
at www.wrightmuseum.org. Cars and motorcycles must be at least 25 years
old.
Portsmouth on Tap, A Portsmouth 400 event. A history-inspired beer
event at Great Rhythm Brewing Company on Thursday, July 27th with
Event kick-off at 5 pm, trivia begins at 5:30 pm. Try a limited-edition beer
inspired by John Paul Jones. Grab a beer and test your history knowledge with
trivia and games.
Therapeutic Horseback Riding Instructor
Part time Therapeutic Horseback Riding Instructor with Potential for growth. Year-round position. Experience required. Hands on position. Direct interaction with clients, volunteers, staff, families / caregivers, public, and horses. Extra hours available for barn work. Quiet, supportive, family atmosphere. Private & semi private lessons. Must be able to legally work in USA.
Volunteer Opportunities
The Carriage Barn Equine Adaptive Therapy Programs is looking for volunteers to assist with Therapeutic Horseback Riding & Carriage Driving, Fundraising, Events, and Fun Activities. Volunteers are needed at various times throughout the week to work with horses and clients. Teens, adults and retirees welcome (volunteers must be at least 14 years old). Experience and horse knowledge is a plus, but not required. Are you a student with a community service requirement (Honor Society, Scouts, 4-H, Graduation)? If so, we would love to hear from you! Anyone interested in learning more can contact The Carriage Barn at 603-378-0140, email info.carriagebarn@comcast.net, or check out our website at www.carriage-barn.org. The program offers services in Kensington, NH and seeks to promote the health and well-being of individuals of all ages and abilities by enhancing their physical, psychological, cognitive and emotional healing and strengthening through equine activities. The Carriage Barn is a 501c3 Not-for Profit Organization, as well as a member center of the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship, International.
Horse Stall Available
Horse stall available at the The Carriage Barn, 10 Trundlebed Lane, Kensington, NH (17 acres). 12’x12′ box stall, full turnout and board for $680/month. If interested, please call us at 603-378-0140 or email us at carriage-barn@comcast.net. Please share with friends/contacts who may be looking for a new stall.
Please contact The Carriage Barn, Kensington, NH at 603-378-0140; info.carriagebarn@comcast.net
Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Hampshire to host 3rd Annual Pickleball Tournament Fundraiser
The Fastest Growing Sport to Support Youth Mentoring in New Hampshire
EXETER, NH- Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Hampshire will host its third Annual Pickleball Tournament and Fundraiser July 7 – 9 at Exeter Town Recreation Center in Exeter, NH. The benefit tournament will feature more than 300 Pickleball players from New Hampshire and across the country in support of its statewide one-to-one youth mentoring program. The tournament kicks off on Friday at 10am with the singles and mini-singles until 4pm. The tournament resumes Saturday with men and women doubles and Sunday mixed doubles from 8am -7pm.
What: 3rd Annual Pickleball Tournament fundraiser to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of NH’s statewide youth mentoring program.
Who: More than 300 Pickleball players from New Hampshire and across the country.
Where: Exeter Recreation Center – 4 Hampton Rd. Exeter, NH.
When: Friday, July 7th 10am – 4pm, Saturday, July 8th and Sunday, 9th 8am-7pm
About Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Hampshire (BBBSNH):
BBBSNH has been creating and supporting one-to-one mentoring relationships for at-risk youth, ages 6-18, for over 55 years at no cost to families or mentors. BBBSNH is an affiliate of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and recognized as an evidence-based preventive program by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration’s National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices. Nearly 200 youth remain on a waiting list, in need of a mentor. Approximately 80% of that list are boys. To learn more visit, www.bbbsnh.org, call (603) 430-1140 or visit Facebook and Instagram @bbbsnh
Sailing with Zebra Crossings & The Gundalow Company on Saturday August 5th from 10:30am – 3pm in Portsmouth. Free for families of children with chronic illness. Come join us for a day of sailing and fun!
Reservations required. For more info or To reserve your seats please email Curtis@Zebra-Crossings.org
