Star Power at this Year’s Clarksville Writers’ Conference
June 15, 2013
Clarksville, TN – If you weren’t there, you should have been. Clarksville Writers’ Conference attracted not only 70 or so attendees but a dozen or more published writers who brought to the stage star power no where else available in this area.
Take, for instance, Frye Gaillard, writer-in-residence at the University of South Florida and author of more than 20 books, who spoke at the superb gala dinner at The Point, the lovely dining room on the Cumberland River edge, just at sunset on Thursday night.
Gaillard reminded the hundred or more guests at the dinner that just across the river is Benfolly, the home of Allen Tate and Caroline Gordon, where the Fugitives, including luminaries like Robert Penn Warren, were fond of gathering.
Frye Gaillard was the keynote speaker at the Clarksville Writers’ Conference banquet held June 6th at Liberty Park’s Freedom Point.
Downtown Business Feature: Roxy Regional Theatre
December 10, 2011
Written by Kendall Welsh
Clarksville, TN – Welcome to the second installment to introduce Clarksville to members of your downtown business community. Our first post featured Ingredients, and we will continue with these post until all the DCA business who wish to participate have been featured.
I am excited to share all these with you, and hope you enjoy getting to know your downtown merchants, restaurant owners better. [Read more]
2011 Miss River Queen and Teen Crowned
March 29, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Giselle Fontenot has been named Miss River Queen 2011, while Sarah Gross will reign as the new Miss River Teen. The new title holders were crowned at the pageant held Saturday, March 26th, at Austin Peay State University’s Clement Auditorium.
The new queen and teen were crowned by the 2010 Miss River Queen Kyndal Hayes and Miss River Teen Katie Kennedy.
Miss River Queen 2011 Giselle Fontenot (right) and Miss River Teen 2011 Sarah Gross (left).
Applications due for Miss River Queen and Rivers and Spires Vendors
February 21, 2011
Clarksville, TN – The Rivers & Spires Festival is currently accepting applications for the Miss River Queen and Teen Pageants as well as applications for volunteers and vendors.
Miss River Queen and Teen:
The 2011 pageant will be held Saturday, March 26th, 2011 in Clement Auditorium on the campus of Austin Peay State University. The Rivers & Spires Festival hosts this yearly beauty pageant for women 15 to 27 years-old. The Miss River Queen and River Teen Pageant is a preliminary pageant to the Miss Tennessee USA and Miss Tennessee Teen USA pageant to be held in October 2011. The winners of the 2010 pageant were Miss River Queen Kyndal Hayes of Germantown and Miss River Teen Katie Kennedy of Clarksville. They will both be at the 2011 Pageant to hand over the crown to the next winners.
Rivers & Spires
Planters Bank Cube Giveaway Event
December 7, 2010
Clarksville, TN – On Saturday, December 4th 2010 at 3:00pm Planters Bank held their Nissan Cube Giveaway. The winner was Eric Huneycutt.
The Planters Bank Cube has finally been caught!
December 7, 2010
Clarksville, TN – Planters Bank gave away the Nissan Cube yesterday. The Catch the Cube giveaway was sponsored by Garland Nissan and Matthews Nissan. Owner and President O.B. Garland along with other dealership employees were on hand to watch the giveaway.
The contest kicked off at the 2010 Rivers & Spires festival in April. Eight months later after 3,000-4,000 entries the 12 finalists were selected.
They were selected at events such as Rivers & Spires, Clarksville’s Downtown Market, and Hopkinsville’s Salute to Fort Campbell Week. Other finalists were drawn from online entries and new account openings at the bank’s eight branches. Finally, two were randomly drawn from all entries last week by a representative of Matthews Nissan. [Read more]
Do not Miss the Sixth Annual Clarksville Writer’s Conference
June 21, 2010
Writing is a lonely profession. Oh, sure, you have lots of company when you’re researching your project (unless all your research in on the Internet), but when you sit down and face that blank page, you’re on your own, my friend.
When an opportunity like the Sixth Annual Clarksville Writer’s Conference comes along, no writer can afford to miss it. Just rubbing shoulders with these highly successful people will give you impetus to keep on creating those masterpieces of your own.
Keep in mind, however, that you don’t have to be a writer to attend. You can be an avid reader and get a wealth of experiences from it too. [Read more]
Rivers and Spires promises a full weekend of fun!
April 13, 2010
It is spring time again, and April is upon us. That means one thing, Rivers and Spires is just around the corner! The free three day festival will be held on April 15th-17th. It brings people from across the country to Historic Downtown Clarksville to enjoy some of the best entertainment, unique arts & crafts, and the distinctive culture our city has to offer.
The festival this year promises to be bigger and better than ever! With many new events, big name performers, and three days of non-stop fun, there is something for everyone!
In 2009, more than 35,000 people filled the streets of Clarksville for the free 3-day event.
