City of Clarksville, APSU host 2018 Tennessee Arts & Arts Education Conference
City of Clarksville
Tennessee Arts Commission event draws arts leaders
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan welcomed more than 200 arts administrators, educators and artists from across Tennessee to Clarksville for two days of learning and sharing.
The Tennessee Arts Commission is presenting the 2018 Tennessee Arts & Arts Education Conference, Design Thinking: A Pathway to Innovation in the Arts.
Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan, AHDC Director Ellen Kanervo and Anne Pope, executive director of the Tennessee Arts Commission, gathered Wednesday to greet an arts conference reception audience at the Customs House Museum.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Fall Adult Softball Leagues forming
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Parks and Recreation is gearing up for fall adult softball with leagues open to men and women ages 18 and older.
League play begins Sunday, August 12th, 2018 at the Heritage Park Softball Complex, 1241 Peachers Mill Road. Games will be played weekly and include the following leagues: Men’s, True Co-Ed (equal men and women), and Co-Ed (at least 2 women, men).
Heritage Park registration deadline is July 9th.
International Group of Women Artists Exhibit at the Customs House Museum
Customs House Museum and Cultural Center
Clarksville, TN – Opening July 5th, 2018 in the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center’s Kimbrough Gallery, International Reflections is an exhibition representing five women artists who rarely see each other, but have bonded through their love of painting.
Coming together in the spirit of friendship and to support each other’s art careers, Women Artists Mentors (WAM) members meet once a month in a video chat online.
International Reflections – Keirce GoFish
Downtown @ Sundown brings Live Music to Downtown Clarksville
Downtown @ Sundown Concert Series
Clarksville, TN – Downtown Commons recently hosted the second installment of Downtown @ Sundown, Clarksville’s newest outdoor concert series, with hundreds of people coming out to enjoy live music by country music duo, Trailer Choir.
Trailer Choir features vocalists Marc Fortney and Vinny Hickerson who gained a wide audience in 2007 when they were signed to Toby Keith’s record label, Show Dog Nashville. The band has had a number of their songs make it onto the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.
Downtown Commons’ second concert of the 2018 season featured live music from country music duo Trailer Choir.
Clarksville Civil War Roundtable’s next meeting is June 20th, 2018
Clarksville Civil War Roundtable
Clarksville, TN – The next meeting of the Clarksville (TN) Civil War Roundtable will be on Wednesday, May 16th, 2018 at the Bone & Joint Center, 980 Professional Park Drive, right across the street from Tennova Healthcare. This is just off Dunlop Lane and Holiday Drive and only a few minutes east of Governor’s Square mall.
The meeting begins at 7:00pm and is always open to the public. Members please bring a friend or two – new recruits are always welcomed.
Clarksville Civil War Roundtable’s next program will be held Wednesday, June 20th.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation to hold Music event at Fort Defiance Civil War Park and Interpretive Center
Pack a picnic lunch and enjoy live music at Fort Defiance
Clarksville, TN – A community favorite historic site, Fort Defiance Civil War Park and Interpretive Center located at 120 Duncan Street offers a variety of events throughout the year.
Bring a blanket, lawn chair and picnic lunch for an outdoor musical event from 11:00am to 3:00pm on Saturday, June 23rd, 2018 at Fort Defiance.
Fort Defiance Interpretive Center, Clarksville TN.
Downtown @ Sundown Concert Series & Street Fair to be held Friday
Downtown @ Sundown Concert Series
Clarksville, TN – Downtown Commons’ Downtown @ Sundown Concert Series & Street Fair is this Friday, June 15th at 6:00pm. Come join us for a night of FREE music and family fun. Featuring Trailer Choir, charting the Billboard Hot Country Charts with songs like “Rockin’ the Beer Gut” and “What Would You Say.”
Openers include Aaron Lessard, a solo artist based in Nashville, known for having a heavy jazz influence and U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Chris Turner, a singer/ songwriter from Ninety Six, South Carolina.
Trailer Choir performs at Downtown @ Sundown this Friday.
“Dames At Sea” to drop anchor at the Roxy Regional Theatre, June 22nd-July 7th
Roxy Regional Theatre
Clarksville, TN – New York salutes Hollywood this summer at the Roxy Regional Theatre located at the corner of Franklin and First in historic downtown Clarksville.
A celebration of the golden era of movie musicals, “Dames At Sea” opens at the Roxy Regional Theatre on Friday, June 22nd, at 8:00pm. In keeping with the theatre’s traditional pay-what-you-can opening night, all tickets not pre-sold at the regular ticket price will go on sale at 7:30pm that evening for a $5.00 minimum donation.
Kelly Letourneau stars as Ruby in “Dames At Sea” at the Roxy Regional Theatre, June 22nd-July 7th.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation, TWRA provides outdoor fun with Youth Fishing Rodeo
Clarksville, TN – The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency partnered once again with Clarksville Parks & Recreation to host its annual Youth Fishing Rodeo at Liberty Park.
TWRA’s Nate Thompson talked about the event and why it’s important to his agency and the community it serves.
“TWRA has been doing this for at least 15 years, that’s longer than I’ve been here,” Thompson said. “This year we have at least 200 kids signed up. Today’s rodeo just gives them that fishing experience, and for many of them, it’s their first time.”
More than 200 kids at this year’s TWRA Youth Fishing Rodeo spent Saturday morning fishing and competing for prizes at LIberty Park.
Downtown at Sundown concert this Friday at Downtown Commons with Trailer Choir
Downtown at Sundown
Montgomery County, TN – This Friday’s concert at the Downtown Commons features Trailer Choir, charting the Billboard Hot Country Charts with songs like “Rockin’ the Beer Gut” and “What Would You Say.” Openers include Aaron Lessard, a solo artist based in Nashville, known for having a heavy jazz influence and US Marine Corps Veteran Chris Turner, a singer/ songwriter from Ninety Six, South Carolina.
Openers start at 7:00pm and the featured artist takes the stage at 8:00pm Come early, bring family, friends, chairs, and blankets.
Trailer Choir headlines Downtown at Sundown concert this Friday.
