Clarksville Living Magazine — October 2019
The October 2019 Clarksville Living Magazine makes mammograms easier, previews a new symphony season, and spends fifteen minutes with a two-decade Alhambra fixture.
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“4 Tips to Make Your Next Mammogram Easier” led the Breast Cancer Awareness Month issue with practical, reassuring guidance — small steps that take some of the anxiety out of a screening many women dread but shouldn't skip.
Tony Centonze previewed a new symphony season with the Gateway Chamber Orchestra, sitting down with the ensemble's Rob Waugh to look ahead at the concerts in store. “Twenty Years & Fifteen Minutes with Mike Bryant” profiled a familiar figure at Center Stage in the Historic Alhambra, marking two decades of his contribution to local theater — an affectionate look at a Clarksville institution and the people who sustain it.
The recurring departments round out a culturally rich October number that pairs an important health reminder with the pleasures of the local arts — nudging readers toward the screening that could save a life while championing the orchestra and the stage that make that life richer.
“4 Tips to Make Your Next Mammogram Easier” kept its advice practical and specific. Mammograms catch breast cancer in its earliest, most treatable stages, the feature noted — which is why the American Cancer Society recommends annual screening for women 45 to 54 — but the discomfort keeps some women away. Its fixes were small and real: leave the dress on the hanger and wear a shirt with a skirt or pants, so you only have to undress from the waist up, and ask a provider about medication if the pressure is what puts you off. Little adjustments, it argued, that make a life-saving habit easier to keep.
Table of Contents
- Tips to Make Your (p. 4)
- Next Mammogram Easier (p. 6)
- Gateway Chamber Orchestra (p. 8)
- Twenty Years & Fifteen Minutes with Mike Bryant (p. 14)
- Center Stage at the Historic Alhambra Theatre (p. 18)
- Local Resident Finds Relief (p. 20)
- Halloween Pet Safety (p. 22)
Regular Departments
- Petpix (p. 24)
- Calendar (p. 26)
- Network (p. 36)
