Dunbar Cave State Park’s Annual Crawdad Hootenanny, May 19th
Clarksville, TN – Don your boots and join intrepid biologists Wooten & Withers for an aquatic excursion to a natural area best known for its historic cave. Dunbar Cave SNA is home to some of our most clever crayfish–the mudbugs, or burrowers.
Bring boots you don’t mind getting wet and gloves you don’t mind getting dirty. [Read more]
Movies in the Park to show “Moneyball” May 18th
Clarksville, TN – Join Clarksville Parks and Recreation Friday, May 18th, 2012 at Heritage Park Soccer fields for this month’s second Movies in the Park event, featuring the hit movie- “Moneyball”- rated PG-13
Come early to save your spot and check out this year’s new wellness feature, “Move Before the Movies,” presented by Clarksville Parks and Recreation, the YMCA of Clarksville, and the Mayor’s Fitness Council. Participate in the home run derby for your chance to win prizes.
Moneyball, staring Brad Pitt to be shown at the next Movies in the Park.
Hilltop Market’s 3rd Annual BBQ Cook Off started Friday night
Clarksville, TN – The smell of BBQ was in the air as hundreds of people gathered at Hilltop Market Friday night for the start of their 3rd Annual BBQ Cook Off. The Back Lot Pickers featuring Donald and Lucian Greene were on hand providing the music. Food was available by Manna Café as well as samples of BBQ.
The BBQ cook off began this morning so make sure to come out and taste some of the best BBQ around.
A barbecue team preparing for today's BBQ Cook Off.
APSU Governors Annual Bass Tournament is Saturday
Clarksville, TN – The 18th annual Austin Peay State University Governors Bass Tournament will be Saturday, May 12th at the Kentucky Lake at Paris Landing State Park.
The tournament will begin at 6:00am. Boats will take off in order of postmark of entry.
Registrations continue to be accepted for the two-person buddy tournament, which will award cash prizes. [Read more]
Eighth Annual Clarksville Writers Conference is June 7th and 8th with Pulitzer Prize Winner Alex S. Jones as Keynote Speaker
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Arts and Heritage Development Council is pleased to announce the Eighth Annual Clarksville Writers Conference, being held June 7th and 8th, 2012, on the campus of Austin Peay State University.
We are very honored to have as this year’s keynote speaker Alex S. Jones, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author of Losing the News: The Future of the News that Feeds Democracy, and co-author of The Patriarch: The Rise and Fall of the Bingham Dynasty with Susan E. Tifft.
Jones, who is currently the director of the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, will speak at the conference banquet at the Clarksville Country Club on the evening of Thursday, June 7th. [Read more]
Hilltop Super Market’s 3rd Annual BBQ Cook Off is this Weekend
Clarksville, TN – Hilltop Super Market will hold their 3rd annual BBQ Cook Off May 11th and 12th, 2012. On Friday night, there will be a car show, live music, and food. Saturday, the BBQ Cook Off begins.
There will be cash prizes for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishing teams as well as trophy prizes. The Categories this year include ribs, chicken, pork and brisket. The pork and brisket categories have been added this year.
The BBQ Bunch won 1st place in the ribs category last year. (L to R) Mike Johnson, Melody Johnson, Wayne Hall and Janet Johnson.
Beachaven Winery’s Jazz on the Lawn this Saturday, May 12th
Clarksville, TN – Come down to Beachaven Winery Saturday night, May 12th for ‘Jazz on the Lawn’ with Delicious Blues Stew. The music starts at 6:30pm and goes until 9:30pm.
It is normally a good idea to arrive early to get one of the good viewing spots on the lawn. [Read more]
Jammin’ in the Alley concert series announces this summer’s Line-Up
Clarksville, TN – The City of Clarksville’s Parks and Recreation department is excited to announce the line-up for this summer’s Jammin’ in the Alley.
The annual summer concert series, presented by U.S. Bank, is now in its 5th season and will feature a variety of local talent. In addition to the live music, downtown restaurants will offer outdoor dining for concert-goers.
Jammin' In the alley last year with McAlister's Crossroads.
34th Annual Queen City Road Race results are in
Clarksville, TN – The results are in for the 34th Annual Queen City Road Race presented by Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department and Cumberland Bank & Trust. The 5K race, 5K relay race and non-competitive One Mile Movement took place Sunday, May 6th at Austin Peay State University.
This year’s Queen City Road Race welcomed nearly 2,000 participants!
The complete list of race times can be found by visiting recpro.cityofclarksville.com or the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Facebook page. [Read more]
High-Energy Musical “13″ Explores Ups and Downs of Growing Up at the Roxy Regional Theatre beginning May 11th
Clarksville, TN – Roxy Regional School of the Arts students explore the ups and downs of growing up in the high-energy musical “13,” opening Friday, May 11th, at 6:00pm in the Roxy’s TheOtherSpace.
When his parents get divorced and he’s forced to move from New York to a small town in Indiana, thirteen-year-old Evan Goldman just wants to make friends and survive the school year. Easier said than done.
With an unforgettable rock score from Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown, “13″ is about discovering that cool is where you find it, and sometimes where you least expect it. [Read more]
