Classes are held Monday through Saturday from 8:00am until 9:00am. The price is $10.00 per class, or $40.00 for the entire week.

The Roxy Regional Theatre is located at 100 Franklin Street in Downtown Clarksville Tennessee. Box office hours are 9:00am to 2:00pm, Monday through Friday. The website is www.roxyregionaltheatre.org. For more information on classes call 931.645.7699.

To schedule a private or small group session, please contact Travis directly at www.traviskendrick.com

Singers and dancers from all across Tennessee and Kentucky will be vying for a coveted spot at the annual Rivers and Spires showcase held each year in Historic Downtown Clarksville.

Auditions will be held on March 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st. Auditions are by appointment only. Call Kelly Maselli at 931.320.7368 or Samantha Maselli at 931.278.7264 to schedule your appointment. Entrants must provide accompaniment music CD (without vocals) or any musical instrument needed. A CD player, guitar amp and microphones will be provided.

“Gateway to Stardom” & “Aspire to Stardom” are non-profit talent competitions that are held in Clarksville, TN two times a year. These shows strive to bring Tennessee and Kentucky’s most talented kids into the spotlight and give them a chance to showcase their talent. The best part of all is that this show is free to all participants.; free to audition, free to perform and free exposure.

The Lucky Chosen Ones will perform not only to all festival goers at Rivers & Spires (April) and RiverFest (September), but also to Talent Agents and Managers who can help them pursue a career in singing and dancing. The audition judges sit through hours and hours of performances. Only 25-30 children are chosen from the 1000’s of hopefuls who audition. The lucky ones get to showcase their talents at Rivers & Spires or RiverFest in front of large crowds, Recording Stars, TV crews and Talent Scouts and Managers.

[320left]Since many of the children have no formal training and are going on just raw talent, this is a HUGE step for them and many go on to become professional entertainers. These shows are changing the lives of children, giving them a venue to perform and helping them to connect with those that truly can help them enter the “Gateway to Stardom”.

For more information about “Aspire to Stardom”, contact Kelly Maselli at 931.320.7368 or Samantha Maselli at 931.278.7264 go to the Rivers and Spires website: www.riversandspires.com or visit us on Facebook at Gateway to Stardom.

Classes meet every Saturday during the school year from 9:00am until 11:00am. Cost is only $60.00 per month and no pre-registration is required.

Dance classes are available from 11:00am until 12:30pm in addition to the drama classes for a combined total of $100.00 per month.

The Roxy Regional Theatre is located at 100 Franklin Street in Downtown Clarksville Tennessee. Box office hours are 9:00am to 2:00pm, Monday through Friday. For more information on classes call 931.645.7699 or email

This film from the American Heritage series presents a Confederate soldier’s experiences during the Civil War.

Admission is free. The film is shown in conjunction with the exhibit Richard LeFevre: The Civil War Series.

Visitors are encouraged to bring their lunch to enjoy during the movie.

About the Customs House Museum

Located in the heart of historic downtown Clarksville, Tennessee, the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center is the State’s second largest general museum. With over 35,000 square feet of the region’s best hands-on activities and special events…people of all ages agree – the Customs House Museum is well worth the stop!

The Explorer’s Gallery is packed with fun, learning and fantasy in Aunt Alice’s Attic, McGregor’s Market and kitchen, and of course – the Bubble Cave! Finally, get “all aboard” to see our fantastic model trains. Our volunteer engineers “ride the rails” every Sunday afternoon from 1:00pm to 4:00pm.

The Customs House Museum is located at 200 South Second Street. For more information, call 931.648.5780 or visit their website at www.customshousemuseum.org

Clarksville, TN – Welcome to the third installment of our series about downtown businesses!

We have already heard about Ingredients and The Roxy Regional Theatre. Now we are happy to share a great member of our downtown team – Planters Bank.

I am excited to share all these with you, and hope you enjoy getting to know your downtown merchants, restaurant owners better.

Planters Bank

Owner: Elizabeth McCoy is the CEO.

Tell us about your business: Planters Bank offers five full-service branches and a mortgage office in the Clarksville area, plus another three full-service branches in Hopkinsville. We deliver a full range of products and services that provide timely solutions to consumer and business financial needs and opportunities.

What products/services do you offer to your customers: We offer a full gamut of financial products and services including checking, savings, CD’s, and money market accounts, trust and cash management services, and loans.

How long you have been open: Planters celebrated its 15-year anniversary in 2011.

Why did you open downtown?

From the beginning of its days in Hopkinsville, the founders of the bank always had plans to locate in Clarksville. Downtown, the financial center of Clarksville-Montgomery County, was simply the obvious place to start.

The emphasis on rebuilding downtown after the tornado provided the perfect opportunity from a timing standpoint. So, we were one of the first businesses to commit to build after that event, and one of the first to open anew in the post-tornado downtown Clarksville.

Most challenging part of being downtown?

We are a block or so off of the highest-traffic roads, so visibility has been a bit of a challenge. The 100 block of Franklin Street has been promoted as “Clarksville’s historic downtown,” but that’s much more to the downtown landscape beyond that single block.

Most rewarding part of being downtown?

Unlike our suburban branches, our downtown branch experiences a fair amount of pedestrian traffic from neighboring businesses. The physical proximity to a variety of other retail and service organizations makes a downtown location a rewarding experience. As well, employees have the opportunity to walk, visit customers and prospects, shop and dine, without having to drive.

Favorite part of being part of the downtown business community:

We love being involved opportunities and events that promote and create awareness for downtown Clarksville. It is the heart of our community and we hope it always will be. Many of our employees are native Clarksvillians, or spent our “growing up years” here and have wonderful memories of downtown retail, entertainment and events from decades past.

We’re thrilled to be part of the resurgence of that quality atmosphere so that our children can have those same types of experiences and memories.

Clarksville, TN – The Historic Downtown Clarksville Association (DCA), is proud to announce the First Thursday ArtWalk for February, 2012.

This months artwalk will be held on February 2nd, 5:00pm until 8:00pm, and as always will be held in the shops and galleries on Franklin Street, Strawberry Alley, Main Street and Second Street. Participating merchants include The Framemaker, Ingredients, New South Coffee, ARTifacts, Hodgepodge, and many more.

APSU Downtown Gallery

Austin Peay State University Downtown Gallery, Strawberry Alley, will open “Serenade: the works of Kim Balevre and Danisha Stallings”. Kim’s photographs are taken using a standard 50mm lens and focuses on the visual relationships between light, line, texture, shape and value in Montana’s Paradise Valley. Danisha’s work features poster-like images that focus on the presence of music in her life. Her love of music was influenced by her uncle, Robert Earl Smith, to whom she dedicates this body of work.

Both Kim and Danisha are graduates of the APSU Department of Art.

ARTifacts Emporium

ARTifacts Emporium, 124 Strawberry Alley, will feature artist, Gail Meyer, and craftsperson, Sheri of G Wizz Expressions.

Gail Meyer has been painting since she was 9 years old. She prides herself by being diverse in her painting from miniatures to very large scale paintings. Her main medium is acrylics; but, she has been experimenting with watercolor and pastels and plans on creating a collection of works featuring Clarksville and surrounding areas in the near future.

Sheri joined ARTifacts as a regular vendor before Christmas, and has been expanding her inventory and product line constantly since day one. Specializing in all hand made fashion accessories for woman, she has formed a collection of hair bows, headbands, infinity scarves, and more. The most amazing part is that she has made them all, and kept the costs so amazingly affordable that there is something for all budgets.

Downtown Artist Co-Op

Downtown Artist Co-op, 96 Franklin Street, will feature Richard Hogan. Richard will be opening a new exhibit at Downtown Artists Co-Op on the First Thursday ArtWalk.

Called Lots of Red Dots it will feature forty pieces of Richard’s most recent work, including both framed art and sculpture. The reception will be from 5:00pm-8:00prem.

Fleur de Lis

Fleur de Lis, 100 South Main Street, Lynne Griffey is the featured artist. Lynne is known for her watercolor and oil paintings of historic Clarksville landmarks and nature subjects. She has contributed original art to Clarksville Rotary Club, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Salvation Army, Gold Star Wives, Austin Peay State University and the American Cancer Society for fundraising. Her work and the photography of prize winning visual journalist for the Leaf Chronicle, Greg Williamson, can be seen at several Premier Medical clinics. Greg”s photography will also be available.

The Framemaker

The Framemaker, 705 North Second Street, proudly presents work by Philippe Pirrip (Philip Hyojung Kim). The exhibit will remain on display at the Framemaker throughout the month of February during normal business hours (Mon. through Friday 10:00am – 5:00pm). Philippe Pirrip works both as a student and art exhibit curator at Austin Peay University. According to the artist, “My process is often provoked by visible appearances of ideas. The ideas here are mostly composed of numbers and figures; some that are recognizable, some enigmatic.”

The Framemaker is located at the corner of North Second Street and Georgia Avenue, across from The Clarksville Academy.

Hodgepodge

Hodgepodge, 125 Franklin Street Paige Thomas King, owner of Hodgepodge, will be demonstrating the easy, yet artistic qualities of her new line of paints, Annie Sloan Chalk Paints.

Paige has been painting furniture for approximately 20 years—moving through a variety of techniques and products—and is delighted to offer this wonderful paint product to Clarksville-Montgomery County. Stop in to see a demonstration and be inspired to become a furniture artist, too!

Ingredients

Ingredients, 100 Strawberry Alley, is hosting Kimberley Moore along with showcasing their own food products.

One day while walking along the creek bed Kimberely found a fossil with a hole in it and thought she could make a necklace out of this, so she did. She has come a long way since then and enjoys making people happy with jewelry that makes them feel pretty.

Each piece of jewelry is made with love so most pieces are attached with a tag that says, “made with love” or beads and charms shaped like hearts. No two pieces are exactly alike. Kimberely is happy to do “special requests”.

New South Coffee

New South Coffee, 110 Franklin Street, will feature Stev Berzolla and David Smith. Stev Berzolla ” Metronome” will be our featured musician, Metronome plays progressive jazz with his saxophone while using a combination of foot peddles to incorporate a mixture of sound without the use of a full band and other instruments. He is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and had lived in the Clarksville area for the last 2 years.

David Smith will be our featured photographer. David Smith is a retired U.S. Army Still Photographer, who came to the Clarksville area in 1976 as a member of the 101st Airborne Division. He returned to Clarksville with his family after his retirement from the military. He has just recently started shooting photographs again. He is a member of The Friends of Photography here in Clarksville. Most of his photographs are of landscapes and scenery. “I also try and take photographs of the Clarksville area, I feel that it’s important for a photographer to help preserve the history in photographs.”

Rogate’s Boutique

Rogate’s Boutique, 115 Franklin Street, will feature Tara Neal. Tara has recently been focused on small scale ink and watercolor series inspired by the fanciful joy of her children and friends with themes including aviation, local produce, and whimsical fashions. Neal is a local artist and Army wife who received an MFA in Painting from the Savannah College of Art & Design

Roxy Regional Theatre

The Roxy Regional Theatre, 100 Franklin St., Peg Harvill Gallery showcases the work of over 30 artists from the Middle Tennessee area (Windy Mitchell , MikeWindy, Barbara Hampton Herrick, Bruce Childs, Susan Bryant, Billy Renkl, Charles V. Bennett, Megan Kelley, Tiffany Dyer, Brian Allison, Nathan Parker, Travis Stanley, Brandt Hardin, Olivia Molinaro Landry, Chad Spann, Terri Jordan, Pablo Tomas Scruggs, Chip Boles, Connie Livingston-Dunn, Susan Tomi McGolrick, Ed Milburn, Glenn Edgin, Michael McKelvey, Roly M Viruez, Erin Crissey, Gabriele Wardeiner, Clare Coyle Taylor, Rachel Hall Kirk, August Brian Christopher Hampton, Jeff Bertrand, Melanie Collins, Miranda Herrick, Carla Guerra, and Kim Radford).

Each artist has submitted a small piece of two-dimensional art that is their take on the subject of love — happy, sad, bittersweet or hilarious — to complement the Roxy’s musical I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE, opening Friday, February 10th, at 8:00pm.

There are still openings for bands, artists, businesses, vendors and community volunteers who would like to participate in the event.

Rivers & Spires is a free festival that includes featured entertainment by Little Big Town (and more to be announced).

Rivers and Spires Festival in Downtown Clarksville Tennessee.

For information contact festival director Doug Barber at 931.245.4344, .us or visit www.riversandspires.com.

The award winning artist has her exhibit, “Assemblages” now showing at the Customs House Museum.

Sandra received a BFA in Art Education at UNC-Greensboro, with studio concentrations in painting and fibers. primarily working with acrylic paint using mixed media techniques, Washburn’s compositions contain elements of collage. Within the last five years, Sandra has further expanded the scope of her artistic focus to include metal smithing and artisan jewelry production. Initially taken with the colors and patterns in gemstones, she soon began to include cold connections metal joining techniques in her embellishments, and learned soldering, forging, metal finishes. Assemblages, on exhibit through March 11th, will include both mixed media pieces and jewelry.

Sandra has taught workshops for the Tennessee Art Education Association, Arrowmont School, Hunter Museum of American Art, Tennessee Watercolor Society, Knox County Schools, Tennessee Art League of Nashville among others. Her works have been featured in numerous juried shows and in many art publications including “The Artists Magazine” and are included in many important private and public collections worldwide. She is a member of the National Watercolor Society, Signature Status, Southern Watercolor Society, Signature Status, Tennessee Watercolor Society, Signature Status, National Collage Society and the Tennessee Association of Craft Artist.

The Customs House Museum is the second largest general museum in Tennessee. Regular museum hours are 10:00am-5:00pm Tuesday through Saturday, and 1:00pm-5:00pm on Sundays.

About the Customs House Museum

Located in the heart of historic downtown Clarksville, Tennessee, the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center is the State’s second largest general museum. With over 35,000 square feet of the region’s best hands-on activities and special events…people of all ages agree – the Customs House Museum is well worth the stop!

The Customs House Museum is located at 200 South Second Street. For more information, call 931.648.5780 or visit their website at www.customshousemuseum.org

Christmas on the Cumberland is open nightly from 5:00pm-10:00pm Sunday through Thursday,and from 5:00pm-11:00pm on Fridays and Saturdays through January 1st, 2012. Admission to the event is free.

Bring the family down tonight for a walk through the holiday display that features over 1,000,000 individual Lights and spans the entire length of McGregor Park in Downtown Clarksville.

By the way, the proper pronunciation is “row-gah-teh’s” not “row-gate’s” (rhyming with “too late”). The name of the store is the first name of Rogate Hadley, the store’s owner. Her Swiss parents chose an Italian name for her, hence the pronunciation.

Author Sue Culverhouse holding up one of the fine handbags offered at Rogate's Boutique

Rogate, along with her daughter Anne Head, chooses unique clothing to inspire the discriminating shopper to dress with class and sophistication. With most gorgeous sweaters, dresses, fur vests, and other clothing chosen in Atlanta, the Clarksville area shopper can be certain she will not run into a dozen women dressed exactly as she is when she chooses her wardrobe at Rogate’s Boutique.

Across and a bit down the street from the historic Roxy Theater, Rogate’s Boutique has a terrific selection of jewelry, scarves, handbags and other accessories. Prices for earrings and necklaces are in a modest range with many sets going for less than $20.00 to under $50.00. Silver, turquoise, pearls and other classic arrangements are featured. Exquisite handbags plus colorful scarves compliment dresses that are classic in design and can go from casual to after five with ease.

Hours are 10:00am to 5:00pm Monday through Friday and 10:00am to 4:00pm. On Saturday. For the next three Sundays until Christmas, Rogate’s will be open from 1:00pm to 4:00pm.

Since pictures speak louder than words, check out these photos of some of the delightful offerings available right now in the store, then look at Rogate’s web site at http://www.rogatesboutique.com/. Even better, go shopping in the store. You won’t be disappointed!

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