Events for 2024
Heart of the Arts GALA Live Auction
Saturday, April 27th at 6:30 pm
Stories to Share: Don Caruso, M.D.
Friday, May 3rd at 5:00 pm
Reception Openings
Artists Around Monadnock: Two Tours
Reception: Thursday May 9th, 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Did you miss a previous Stories to Share event?
On Friday, May 3, 2024, the Jaffrey Civic Center will present the eighth and final speaker in this season’s “Stories to Share” series. Dr. Don Caruso, who served for eight years as President, and CEO of Cheshire Medical Center (2015-2023), will speak on the subject of “Healthcare Today: An Insider’s Perspective.” The program will begin at 5:00 PM and will be followed by a reception.
Dr. Caruso is a Family Physician who has provided primary care for the Keene, NH community for over 30 years. He was the Family Medicine Chair at Dartmouth Hitchcock Keene from 1994 to 2005. In 2003, he was named Microsoft Physician of the Year for his role in developing the Allscripts Electronic Medical Record technology. Dr. Caruso is a frequent visitor to Haiti and leader of a medical team that provides care to some of the most disadvantaged and medically underserved people in the Western hemisphere.
During the past 20 years Dr. Caruso has held numerous leadership posts at Dartmouth Hitchcock Keene, including Medical Director of Medical Home Clinical Performance and Co-Medical Director of the Dartmouth Hitchcock Regional Primary Care Center. Dr. Caruso completed his MPH from the Dartmouth Institute in 2011 and is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Academy of Physician Executives.
Joseph Steinfield, “Stories to Share” founder, will serve as moderator for the talk. The program is free of charge, but to help support this event and others like it, donations are appreciated. The program will be available as an in-person event at the Jaffrey Civic Center as well as via YouTube live.
Jaffrey Civic Center Announces Third Season of “Stories to Share”
The Jaffrey Civic Center’s acclaimed speaker series “Stories to Share” will begin its third season on Friday, October 6, 2023, with monthly programs following on the first Friday of each month through May 2024.
This season’s speakers, eight accomplished women and men from the Monadnock Region, will discuss their diverse professional lives—challenges faced, obstacles overcome, and lessons learned. They are:
- Kurt Steelman, President, Steelman Productions, Entertaining Labor; Observations of Success and Failure in Show Business October 6 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stories-to-share-with-kurt-steelman-tickets-685765612407
- Sy Montgomery, Author and Naturalist, On Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell November 3 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stories-to-share-with-sy-montgomery-tickets-685774910217
- Dan Scully, Daniel V. Scully Architects, House Design in the Face of a Mountain December 1 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/copy-of-stories-to-share-with-daniel-scully-tickets-685777126847
- Mary Iselin, Artist and Farmer, My Life as a Painter – A Continuing Journey, January 5 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stories-to-share-with-mary-iselin-tickets-685793144757?aff=oddtdtcreator
- Richard Ober, President and CEO, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, The Power of Place, February 2 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stories-to-share-with-richard-ober-tickets-685790847887?aff=oddtdtcreator
- Kate McNally, Host of “The Folk Show,” New Hampshire Public Radio, Folk Music, Community, and Good Fortune, March 1 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stories-to-share-with-kate-mcnally-tickets-685794077547?aff=oddtdtcreator
- Susie Spikol, Naturalist & Writer, Harris Center for Conservation Education, Everyday Wild: How Nature Connects Us, April 5 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stories-to-share-with-susie-spikol-tickets-685795511837?aff=oddtdtcreator
- Don Caruso, Physician, President and CEO, Cheshire Medical Center (2015-2023), Healthcare Today: An Insider’s Perspective, May https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stories-to-share-with-don-caruso-tickets-685798260057?aff=oddtdtcreator
To Participate in any of these via YouTube live, use this link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvvRObxjqvVsgZ8iOP1UOEw/live
To foster an enriching audience experience and community engagement, each “Stories to Share” session will include a post talk Q&A session and reception. Series founder and organizer Joe Steinfield will serve as moderator.
These programs will begin at 5:00 PM and will be available both in-person and remotely. Attendance is free of charge, but seating capacity at the Jaffrey Civic Center is limited, so registration in advance is strongly advised. Further information is available at https://jaffreyciviccenter.com/events-2/.