GuitarFest returns to Austin Peay State University with trio of concerts at Mabry Concert Hall
March 8, 2022
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) will host its annual GuitarFest from March 14th-16th.
This year’s event will feature three concerts, each highlighting an esteemed guitarist showcasing a different style.
Fort Defiance to host Black History Month Event
February 9, 2022
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department will host a Black History Month event from 1:00pm-2:15pm on Saturday, February 12th, at Fort Defiance Civil War Park and Interpretive Center.
This free, educational event is open to the public and will feature the presentation “Your Story and Lives Won’t Die Twice” from the following guests of the Mt. Olive Cemetery Historical Preservation Society (MOCHPS) and Austin Peay State University:
Black History Month Event to be held at Fort Defiance this Saturday
February Science on Tap to lead attendees through science-based escape game mystery
January 27, 2022
Clarksville, TN – When Science on Tap returns to Strawberry Alley Ale Works on February 1st, Dr. Leslie Hiatt will lead attendees into the role of detective as they try to solve an escape game mystery – and to learn more about the scientific method.
That’s how Hiatt’s Quantitative Chemical Analysis class works – using a semester-long escape game where students use the scientific method to solve a fictional murder in the chemistry department.
Austin Peay State University students in one of Dr. Hiatt’s classes reach the end of their escape game challenge. (APSU)
APSU’s The New Gallery starts 2022 with Christina A. West’s ‘mere mortals’
January 10, 2022
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University (APSU) The New Gallery, with support from The Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts and the Department of Art + Design, is pleased to present mere mortals by Christina A. West to continue an engaging 2021-22 exhibition season.
“mere mortals” is open through February 11 at Austin Peay State University’s The New Gallery. (APSU)
Jim Diehr Brings His Artistic Journeys to the Customs House Museum with “Visual Songs, Many Verses”
December 7, 2021
Clarksville, TN – Now through the end of January, the Crouch gallery of the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center is filled with more than 100 pieces of art.
Sculptures, paintings, and pottery all incorporate blue figures, clouds, and woodland creatures from the imagination of local artist Jim Diehr.
Jim Diehr’s “Visual Songs, Many Verses” on display at Clarksville’s Customs House Museum and Cultural Center.
Clarksville-Montgomery County Christmas Parade to be held Saturday
December 3, 2021
Clarksville, TN – The annual Christmas parade, hosted by the City of Clarksville and Montgomery County Government, will take place at 5:00pm on Saturday, December 4th, 2021 in downtown Clarksville. Long-time local reporter and radio personality, Lee Irwin, will honorably serve as this year’s parade grand marshal and was selected for his many years of announcing the parade and ongoing support of the Clarksville community.
The parade route will begin on Eighth Street on the Austin Peay State University (APSU) campus. From Eighth Street, the parade will progress to College Street and then to University Avenue. From there the route is the same as years past, proceeding around Public Square, the Historic Courthouse, and back to Franklin Street. From Franklin, the route will turn onto Eighth Street and then return onto the APSU Campus. A map of the route can be found at https://bit.ly/3G8m97H
Clarksville Christmas Parade.
December Science on Tap to focus on the good news from climate change, biodiversity
December 1, 2021
Clarksville, TN – Earlier this month, at the United Nations global climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, 197 countries – including the United States – signed a climate pact that included pledges to reduce methane gas pollution, deforestation, and coal financing.
That’s good news. Really good news.
Michelle Rogers. (APSU)
Christmas with David Steinquest and Friends returns to APSU December 3rd
November 5, 2021
Clarksville, TN – If you squint, the asterisk almost looks like a snowflake, which means the symbol is on the theme when referring to the 12th* Annual Christmas with David Steinquest and Friends concert.
Why the asterisk? It’s tacked onto the title because the holiday tradition began in 2009 at Austin Peay State University (APSU), but then the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic put a halt to last year’s show.
Austin Peay State University’s Safe Trick-or-Treating event G.H.O.S.T. set for Sunday, October 31st
October 29, 2021
Clarksville, TN – G.H.O.S.T. – or Greater Halloween Options for Safe Trick-or-treating – returns to the Austin Peay State University (APSU) campus this fall with a drive-through-style alternative for families on Halloween.
The event is free and open to anyone in the community. Austin Peay State University clubs and organizations, and groups from throughout the community, dress up and hand out candy.
Halloween at Archwood, which will be one of the stops during Austin Peay State University’s G.H.O.S.T. (APSU)
APSU’s November Science on Tap to explore ‘Cryptography and You’
October 27, 2021
Clarksville, TN – Trust is a premium currency. Its value appreciates continuously until one breach causes it to deteriorate. The transfer of data is built on trust. Trust that protocols are upheld and that the systems protecting your information work properly.
Austin Peay State University Department of Computer Science and Information Technology associate professor Dr. Nicholas Coleman. (APSU)
