Nominations sought for APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts Advisory Board’s 2020 Ovation Awards
December 11, 2019
Clarksville, TN – Nominations are being sought for the 2020 Ovation Awards, presented by the Advisory Board of the Austin Peay State University (APSU) Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts (CECA, or “seek-ah”).
The Ovation Awards will take place at 2:00pm on Sunday, March 29th, 2020 in the George and Sharon Mabry Concert Hall.
Austin Peay State University Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts’s 2020 Ovation Awards set for March 29th. (APSU)
Austin Peay State University takes a look back 20 years at the1999 Tornado
January 21, 2019
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – Twenty years ago, on January 22nd, 1999, a powerful E3 tornado ripped its way across the Austin Peay State University (APSU) campus, causing millions of dollars in damages that, according to the Tennessean, resulted in “The largest single property loss in state history.”
Downed trees littered the APSU campus following the 1999 tornado.
CECA accepting nominations for 2019 Ovation Awards
January 7, 2019
APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts (CECA)
Clarksville, TN – Nominations are being sought for the 2019 Ovation Awards, presented by the Advisory Board of the Austin Peay State University (APSU) Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts (CECA, or “seek-ah”).
The Ovation Awards will take place on Sunday, March 31st, at 2:00pm in the George and Sharon Mabry Concert Hall on the campus of Austin Peay State University.
Philanthropist Evans Harvill was awarded the 2017 George Mabry Ovation Award. This year’s Ovation Awards ceremony is on March 31st at the George and Sharon Mabry Concert Hall at Austin Peay State University.
Austin Peay State University Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts seeks Nominations for 2018 Ovation Awards
January 3, 2018
Clarksville, TN – Nominations are being sought for the 2018 Ovation Awards, presented by the advisory board of the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts (CECA).
Nominations are open to the public, and nominations will be accepted through Thursday, February 8th, 2018.
2018 Ovation Awards set for Sunday, April 8th.
Austin Peay State University Choral Activities holding “The Big Sing” on April 11th
April 7, 2017
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University choral activities celebrates the grand finale of the choral season with the biggest collection of vocal talent to date in the fourth annual “The Big Sing.”
On April 11th at 5:30pm, upwards of 170 singers from APSU, Mt. Juliet High School and Station Camp High School will join together at the George and Sharon Mabry Concert Hall on the University campus in a free performance of a wide range of vocal compositions.
APSU Chamber Singers and University Choir, Mt. Juliet High School and Station Camp High School will come together Tuesday, April 11th for the fourth annual “The Big Sing” at Austin Peay.
APSU’s Acuff Circle still accepting nominations for annual Ovation Awards
January 9, 2017
Clarksville, TN – The deadline for nominations for the coveted Acuff Circle of Excellence Ovation Awards in the artists fast approaching.
Nominees must have made significant contributions to the artistic and cultural life of the Clarksville-Montgomery County community.
Celebrate the Season with Handel’s Messiah Community Sing at Madison Street United Methodist Church
December 15, 2016
Clarksville, TN – Nothing ushers in Christmas like the music of George Frideric Handel’s The Messiah, prophetic scripture of the promised One set to music in 1741.
And though the composition was originally performed for Easter in 1742, the music has become a steadfast Christmas tradition for symphonies and choirs around the globe.
APSU’s Acuff Circle seeking nominations for Ovation Awards
December 1, 2016
Clarksville, TN – The coveted Acuff Circle of Excellence Ovation Awards in the arts will be presented March 5th, 2017, but nominations already are being sought.
The Circle, a non-profit organization affiliated with the Austin Peay State University Foundation, is a patron society of the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts. The awards have been presented since 1996.
Austin Peay State University Choral Activities hosting “The Big Sing” on April 12th
April 7, 2016
Clarksville, TN – As another academic year nears its end, APSU choral activities celebrates the grand finale of the choral season with the biggest collection of vocal talent to date in the third annual “The Big Sing.”
On April 12th at 5:30pm, upwards of 158 singers from Austin Peay State University and Paducah Tilghman High School will join together at the George and Sharon Mabry Concert Hall on the University campus in a free performance of a wide range of vocal compositions.
Austin Peay State University Choirs and Paducah Tilghman High School join for third annual “The Big Sing” on April 12th.
Acuff Circle of Excellence Ovation Awards nominations now being excepted
January 4, 2016
Clarksville, TN – The coveted Acuff Circle of Excellence Ovation Awards in the arts will be presented March 6th, 2016, but nominations already are being sought.
The Circle, a non-profit organization affiliated with the Austin Peay State University Foundation, is a patron society of the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts. The awards have been presented since 1996.
The nominees must have made significant contributions to the artistic and cultural life of the Clarksville-Montgomery County community. Anyone can submit nominations. Nominations will be accepted now through Wednesday, January 20th, 2016 [Read more]
