Directed by and featuring Ryan Bowie, along with Heather Anderson, Josh Bernaski and Ashley Laverty, this celebration of the mating game explores the journey from dating and waiting to love and marriage, and reveals the agonies and triumphs of in-laws and newborns, trips in the family car and pick-up techniques of the geriatric set.

"I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change" opens Friday, February 10th at the Roxy Regional Theatre.

The performance on Saturday, February 11th, is part of our “Martinis at the Roxy” evening. Beginning at 6:30pm, patrons will enjoy drinks complemented by a menu featuring antipasto, smoked salmon, shrimp cocktail, blackberry chipotle chutney served over cream cheese, fruit skewers, and an array of desserts including raspberry tiramisu bites, sparkly cheesecake-stuffed strawberries, brownie turtle bites, red velvet cake balls, and bite-size chocolate chip cookies. The performance of “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” will follow at 8:00pm. Tickets for this event are $50.00.

The cast of "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change", (L to R) Ryan Bowie, Heather Anderson, Ashley Laverty and Josh Bernaski.

“I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” runs February 10th through March 3rd, playing Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:00pm and Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm, with a 2:00pm matinee on Saturday, February 18th.

Tickets are $20.00 (adults) and $15.00 (ages 13 and under) and may be purchased online at www.roxyregionaltheatre.org, by phone at 931.645.7699, or at the theatre during regular box office hours (9:00am to 2:00pm, Monday through Friday). Friday, February 10th, is our regular pay-what-you-can night; all tickets not pre-sold at the regular ticket price go on sale at 7:30pm for whatever price you wish to pay.

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

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

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.

Over the next three months, there will be a variety of offerings, for young and old alike, to reflect, relive and learn about Clarksville and Montgomery County’s role in the Civil War.

Fort Defiance Interpretive Center, Clarksville TN.

Upcoming Events Include

Local author, Carolyn Ferrell will have a book signing at Fort Defiance for her recently published book Occupied: The Story of Clarksville, Tennessee During The Civil War on Saturday, February 18th, 2012 from 10:00am to 3:00pm. Books will be available for purchase. Fort Defiance Civil War Park is located at 120 Duncan Street.

“Surrender of Clarksville.” Commemoration ceremony on Sunday, February 19th, 2012 at 2:00pm at Fort Defiance Civil War Park & Interpretive Center. The ceremony will include a 20-minute re-enactment of events pertaining to the surrender. The event is free and open to the public.

“General Grant’s Briefing” by Grant impersonator Dr. E.C. Fields will be presented on Monday, February 20th, 2012 at 11:00am in the theater of the Customs House Museum. A one-person, one-hour program on Grant’s role during the war in Tennessee. Free and open to the public. Limited seating.

The Roxy Regional Theatre presents “The Red Badge of Courage” from the novel by Stephen Crane. Adapted for the stage by John McDonald. March 30th, 31st and April 6th, 7th, 2012. 100 Franklin Street, Clarksville. Tickets are available at www.roxyregionaltheatre.org.

Author Tom McKenney will discuss and be available to sign his book, Jack Hinson’s One Man War at Fort Defiance on Tuesday, April 17th, 2012 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm. Books will be available for purchase at the event.

The Austin Peay Music Department and Dr. Jeffrey Wood will host a concert of Civil War music on Tuesday, April 17th, 2012 at 7:30pm in the Austin Peay Music/ Mass Communications Concert Hall. The concert will feature music by William Kittredge, George F. Root, Stephen Foster and Louis Moreau Gottschalk with performances by Sarah Jenkins Queen, Karen Crow, Rachel Hansbury, Lisa Conklin-Bishop, Thomas King, Emily Hanna Crane and Jeffrey Wood.

There will be more details to follow on all of these events. Information on these and much more can be found on the CW150 website, www.clarksvillecivilwar.com. If you have an event that you would like to have sanctioned by the Civil War 150 Commission, please contact the Commission through the website.

About the Clarksville’s Civil War Involvement

Clarksville, a communication and transportation center, was strategically significant because of the Cumberland River and the Memphis, Clarksville and Louisville Railroad. The area’s rich agricultural produce—grain, livestock, tobacco, and corn—and the products of its iron industry reached the nation and world via these transportation assets. Three forts, including Forts Donelson and Defiance on the Cumberland River, protected this pro-Confederate town and many of Clarksville’s residents rushed to join Southern military units.

After the surrender of Fort Donelson in February 1862, however, Union gunboats and troops from General Ulysses S. Grant’s army occupied Clarksville. Federal control proved tenuous. The Confederates briefly reclaimed the town in August 1862; it returned temporarily to Union control in September 1862. The Federals occupied Clarksville permanently in December 1862 when Col. Sanders Bruce’s brigade took charge of the town and Fort Defiance, which was renamed Fort Bruce.

Clarksville became a gathering place for white Unionists and escaped slaves who were housed in tobacco warehouses along the river and near Fort Bruce. Eventually more than 3,000 refugees converged on the town, outnumbering local residents.

In 1863, after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, the Federals began to recruit free blacks and former slaves for military service. Some 1,800 joined the Federal army and were inducted into the 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, and 101st U.S. Colored Troops in ceremonies on the Clarksville public square.

– Taken from “Clarksville in the Civil War,” Civil War Trails Marker

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.

One of the things that makes this show unique is in most plays the program follows a fixed set of scenes always in the same exact order; but in Happily Ever After the children set the course of the show.

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At various points throughout the performance members of the cast would head out into the audience to let one of the young people pick a slip of paper out of a container identifying which scene would occur next. Cries of “Me! Pick Me!” could be heard from throughout the audience as boys and girls lifted their hands high in the air as they tried to get the actors attention so they could be the lucky one to choose. For this performance the tales were told in the following order: “The Elves and The Shoemaker,” “The Hare and The Hedgehog,” “Snow White,” “Hansel and Gretel,” and “The Bremen Town Musicians.”

The cast was absolutely stupendous. They brought a sense of excitement and fun to their roles. My favorite parts included the giggling elves in the tale of the Elves and the Shoemaker, and wily Mr. and Mrs. Hedgehog in the story of “The Hare and The Hedgehog.” Their performances kept the kids in a state of rapture as they enjoyed the action on stage. The Actors and Actresses were able to take a show aimed at kids and make it fun and entertaining for the adults as well. This production features Brandon Meeks, Josh Bernaski, Travis Kendrick, Ashley Laverty, and Heather Anderson.

The Cast of Happily Ever After

The sets were deceptively simple; hanging strips of cloth to symbolize a forest, a table some stools and a wide cloth banner, a couple of cut out homes, and dwarfs. The intricacy of the costuming more than made up for the simplicity of the sets.

The show continues each Saturday at 2:00pm through February 11th. Tickets are $15.00 (adults) and $10.00 (ages 13 and under) and may be purchased online at www.roxyregionaltheatre.org, by phone at 931.645.7699, or at the theatre during regular box office hours (9:00am to 2:00pm, Monday through Friday).

Take the kids and get out to see this wonderful show!

Photo Gallery

To view more photos from the Roxy Regional Theatre’s production of Happily Ever After, Visit our Photo Gallery.

The Cast

The Bremen Town Musicians

Donkey …………………………………………………… Brandon Meeks
Hound-Dog …………………………………………… Josh Bernaski
Cat …………………………………………………………… Travis Kendrick
Rooster ………………………………………………… Heather Anderson
Robber …………………………………………………… Ashley Laverty

The Elves And The Shoemaker

Narrator …………………………………………… Josh Bernaski
Shoemaker ………………………………………… Travis Kendrick
Wife ……………………………………………………… Heather Anderson
Elves …………………………………………………… Brandon Meeks, Ashley Laverty
Customer …………………………………………… Josh Bernaski

Hansel And Gretel

Woodcutter ……………………………………… Brandon Meeks
Woodcutter’s Wife …………………… Ashley Laverty
Hansel ………………………………………………… Travis Kendrick
Gretel ………………………………………………… Heather Anderson
Witch …………………………………………………… Josh Bernaski

The Hare And The Hedgehog

Narrator …………………………………………… Josh Bernaski
Hedgehog …………………………………………… Travis Kendrick
Hedgehog’s Wife ………………………… Heather Anderson
Hare ……………………………………………………… Brandon Meeks

Snow White

Narrator …………………………………………… Josh Bernaski
Queen …………………………………………………… Ashley Laverty
Snow White ……………………………………… Heather Anderson
Huntsman …………………………………………… Josh Bernaski
Dwarves ……………………………………………… Travis Kendrick
Mirror ………………………………………………… Josh Bernaski
Prince ………………………………………………… Brandon Meeks

This production is presented without an intermission…

About the Company

Heather Anderson

Heather Anderson is thrilled to be returning to the Roxy stage after playing Janis Joplin and others in Beehive: The 60′s Musical and Sister Margaretta in The Sound of Music. A graduate of Belmont University, past credits include Maureen (RENT), Holly (The Wedding Singer), Fanny Brice (Funny Girl) Shelby (Steel Magnolias). Many thanks to John, Tom, Ryan and this fantastically fun cast! All love and gratitude to my insanely supportive family and friends. heatherandersononline.com

Josh Bernaski

Josh Bernaski is excited to return to the Roxy stage as a member of this season’s company. Josh made his Roxy debut as Sparky in Forever Plaid and later appeared as The Wolf in Into the Woods. Other past performance credits include Troy Bolton in Disney’s High School Musical and Napthali in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with New Candlelight Theatre, and Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors and Jamie in My Fair Lady with City of Maples Repertory Theatre.

Travis Kendrick

Travis Kendrick was last seen on the Roxy stage as Fezziwig and others in A Christmas Carol. Previous Roxy credits include: A T ale of Two Cities, Joseph . Dreamcoat (Joseph), Beautiful In The Extreme, The Civil War, Hamlet (Guildenstern, Osric), Once Upon A Time (Wolf, Rumpelstiltskin, Flounder, et al), Around the World in 80 Days (Passepartout) and Dracula: The Musical (Arthur Holmwood). New York City credits include: Flappers and Filosofers (Clark, choreographer; Rag ‘N Bone Theatre Company) and Dotty Dot: A New Children’s Musical (director, choreographer, co-writer; Rising Sun Performance Company). Some other professional credits include: Peter Pan (Nibs, Gretna Theatre), High School Musical (Zeke Baylor, Maples Repertory Theatre), Big River (Ben Rogers, Loessin Summer Theatre), Anything Goes (Steward, Barksdale Theatre) and Ragtime (Harry Houdini, Pittsburgh Playhouse). Travis received his training at Point Park University’s Conservatory of Performing Arts with a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre. www.traviskendrick.com

Ashley Laverty

Ashley Laverty is thrilled to pieces to be in Happily Ever After with so many of her favorite fairy tale characters! She has previously had the chance to tour the country and share the stage with Curious George and Nikki Neutron, a superhero who saves electricity! Many thanks to John, Tom and Adam! For more information, visit www.ashleylaverty.com!

Brandon Meeks

Brandon Meeks is thrilled to be back in Clarksville performing at Roxy Regional Theatre, following his Roxy debut last season as Horatio in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet and subsequent appearances in the regional premiere of Bea(u)tiful in the Extreme and, most recently, as Fred in A Christmas Carol. Originally from Louisville, Kentucky, Brandon currently lives and works in New York City. Past productions include Romeo and Juliet

The children will have a say in choosing the order of the classic Brothers Grimm stories of “Snow White,” “The Bremen Town Musicians,” “The Hare and The Hedgehog,” “The Elves and The Shoemaker” and “Hansel and Gretel,” adapted for the stage by John McDonald and performed by Heather Anderson, Josh Bernaski, Travis Kendrick, Ashley Laverty and Brandon Meeks.

“Happily Ever After” plays Saturdays at 2:00pm, January 14th through February 11th. Tickets are $15.00 (adults) and $10.00 (ages 13 and under) and may be purchased online at www.roxyregionaltheatre.org, by phone at 931.645.7699, or at the theatre during regular box office hours (9:00am to 2:00pm, Monday through Friday).

Clarksville, TN – We are excited to be back at the Roxy Regional Theatre after a couple of weeks off for the holidays. The staff has come back rested and some – tanner than others.

We are also excited to welcome back some friendly faces and a few new faces to the acting company this winter as the prepare to present the next several shows in our 29^th season.

I asked them, “Are you making any New Year’s resolutions this year?”

Happily Ever After opens at the Roxy Regional Threatre January 14th at 2:00pm.

Ashley Laverty

Ashley Laverty is making her Roxy Regional Theatre debut this winter in Happily Ever After, playing several different characters. You will get to know her very well this year, as she will remain throughout the 29^th season.

Ashley is making a couple New Year’s resolution this year and here is what she said. “I am! I want to make a greater effort in remembering my friends and family on their birthdays, especially since I’ll be in Tennessee until August! I’m usually pretty good about birthday cards, but I want to go a step further and send gifts, too. I have to have a healthier lifestyle I want to get a juicer and start juicing fruits and veggies. Fresh juice is so healthy for you and yummy, too! I’ve also been taking Travis Kendrick’s morning yoga class and I’m getting a bike, too! I’ll be able to explore Clarksville by bicycle soon!”

Travis Kendrick

Travis Kendrick is, of course, back at the Roxy Regional Theatre this winter, currently working on Happily Ever After. He will also continue teaching Morning Yoga at the Roxy, Monday – Saturdays as well as the dance curriculum for the Saturday School of the Arts.

He had this to say. “My New Year’s resolution this year is to be more diligent about thank you cards. I love getting physical mail, and want to take the time to write thank you cards as a way of showing my gratitude. This leads me to my second resolution – take the time to be grateful for the wonderful people in my life, and for the things they give me (both tangible and intangible). Lastly, my third resolution is a two-parter: I want to drink less soda and more water. What you put in your body directly effects what you get from it. Hopefully my year will be filled with exploration in thank you cards, gratitude and water!

No one would know that these two are best friends and probably discussed their New Year’s resolutions while writing these, would they?

Heather Anderson

Heather Anderson is back at the Roxy Regional Theatre after successful runs in The Sound of Music and Beehive: The 60’s Musical Sensation. She is here this winter in The Vagina Monologues, Happily Ever After and I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change.

“I actually make a goal list. Last year, I did eleven in 2011 and this year twelve in 2012. Some are easier than others. For instance, drink more water and run a full marathon are both on the list.” stated Anderson. ” I’ll give you one guess as to which one is going to be harder for me (and it isn’t drink more water!). Sometimes, I actually accomplish all of the goals. Mainly, I just like to make lists and cross things off of them. Maybe I should resolve to make less lists? Hmmmmm….”

Josh Bernaski

We are super excited to have Mr. Josh Bernaski back with us after a brief hiatus. You may remember Josh from the productions of Forever Plaid and Into the Woods. Josh will be with us, just like Ashley, for the remainder of the 29^th season.

He had this to say about his 2012 resolution. “Happy 2012 everyone! I’m very happy to be back here in Clarksville for the New Year, for what should be a great time at the Roxy. I have a few resolutions to work on this year. Traveling around to acting jobs around the country sometimes makes it challenging to stay in touch with friends and family back in Pennsylvania. I hope to make a more conscience effort to keeping in touch with people across the country on a regular basis…and Facebook doesn’t count. I also hope to become a more responsible adult when it comes to my finances. Less Starbucks, more savings! Lastly, I will learn how to play guitar. It could be a great new hobby, and also come in handy for future shows.”

Brandon Meeks

Brandon Meeks is back this winter after a successful run of A Christmas Carol this December. Brandon will stay on for the next several shows and had this to say about starting off 2012.

“The idea of New Year’s Resolutions are funny to me, because they are made with gusto and enthusiasm in the beginning, but typically slow down and peter out as the novelty of the change begins to fade. Since everywhere I look is plastered with people’s intentions for the 2012, especially thanks to networks like Facebook, I am beginning to ponder the fact that I have not, and will not, make any “resolutions” for this year. At least, not in the typical sense.

Ryan Bowie

I have decided, however, to make a number of major changes in my life. To begin with, I am starting to heavily refine my never-ending pursuit of healthier eating, which I will not share the details of, in order to avoid judgment and eye rolls. That is going well so far.

I have also started many new explorations and projects in my creative work. These range from a mix of street performance to radio dramas to full blown plays. I am also looking forward to refresh my five years of experience with improvisational comedy when I teach an improv class at the Roxy, beginning on January 17th. The more I think about it, the more I have decided that I will simply aspire to be better than I am, for its own sake, and not for the sake of a deadline.”

Our winter company of actors are not only making resolutions for their own lives but the are also working hard in rehearsals for the opening performance of Happily Ever After, next Saturday, January 14th at 2:00pm. Also running at this time is the 10^th annual production of The Vagina Monologues in the OTHER SPACE. Performances continue every Thursday, Friday and Saturday, at 8:00pm, from now until the 4th of February.

Add seeing more live theatre and supporting downtown Clarksville to your own New Year’s resolution. You’ll be glad you did.

Maurice and Terry Vaughn, of Better Homes and Garden Real Estate bought into the new idea right away. “We were looking to launch our new company, and thought this would be a unique way of advertising our company, and giving back to Clarksville.” according to Maurice Vaughn.

Magician Russ Nowack astounds a young girl with one of his magic tricks at the last Magic at the Museum.

Magic at the Museum was a series of magic shows geared towards children, and utilizing the museum’s beautiful auditorium. Entertainers included stage magicians, illusionists, balloon artists, face painters and more. The events were held on Saturday afternoons and included a free tour of the museum. Ticket sales were donated to charity, and each event supported a different charity. “We look to do different types of things in Clarksville” according to Hank Bonecutter, President of Bonehead Promotions. Clarksville looks for something new and different without having to drive to Nashville, so we’re always thinking about new ideas, and how to tie sponsors into our events.”

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Bonehead Promotions includes WJZM news talk radio, Clarksville Online, Discover Clarksville, Clarksville Sports Network and Boneheadpromotions.com. A full time advertising and events consultant, their signature event has been the wildly popular “Comedy on the Cumberland” series at the Roxy Regional Theatre.

Better Homes and Garden Real Estate is a full time real estate agency in Clarksville, located in St. Bethlehem, with a full staff of real estate professionals to put buyers and sellers together. For advertising and event planning, contact www.boneheadpromotions.com, or www.wjzm.com.