Creative Healing Connections (CHC), a nonprofit organization, will host the Mad Hatter’s Ball, an evening of music, munchies, and mad hats on Thursday Oct. 27 at 5:30pm at the Hotel Saranac Great Hall. This year the event will honor Minda Briaddy who was diagnosed with stage IV melanoma in January 2020. After receiving 11 treatments of immunotherapy and dealing with side effects of extreme toxicity and organ failure, Briaddy is now in remission.