Salem Ridge Quartet today at the Ajax Senior Citizens Center
Ajax Turner Senior Citizen Center
Today, June 27th from 3:00pm-5:00pm, the Ajax Senior Citizens center, located at 953 Clarks Street, will be hosting the Salem Ridge Quartet’s (retirement) farewell event. Today is the last chance to see them perform together. If you know these sweet people you will not want to miss it. If you do not know them, I promise you will be glad you got to see and meet them today!
Everyone is invited! Thanks to the folks that have supported the group over some 23 years. God is pointing all of us in a new direction. Hope to see you there! Southern Gospel music at its best!
Party in the Park slow kickoff, but lots of potential
The Clarksville Department of Parks and Recreation seeking to provide more activities for children in their late teens, kicked off a Party in the Park Friday evening. The inaugural event started off slow but by the end of the evening the kids were playing volleyball, dancing, lip syncing, and having fun socializing with other young people their age.
The group photo at the end of the evening. Several of the young people had already been picked up when this was taken
Clarksville Downtown Market, June 26th
The Clarksville Downtown Market is held every Saturday from 8:00am until 1:00pm. The market is seasonal, starting in May and running through October. You can find lots of different vegetables, fruits as well as crafts, soaps, breads and pies.
The Clarksville Parks and Rec Report
The weekly Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department Recreation Report provides Clarksvillians with a glimpse at the upcoming activities and events that are available from the Parks and Recreation Department for them to enjoy together as a family. [Read more]
High School Students Excel at APSU Governor’s School
Tyler Saunders, a high school student from Dover, was walking across the Austin Peay State University campus last summer when a poster advertising the upcoming Governor’s School in Computational Physics caught his eye.
The highly competitive program, which has been at APSU for three years, is geared toward hardworking high school sophomores and juniors with an interest in engineering, mathematics and science, and allows them to earn seven hours of college credit. The Governor’s School in Computational Physics (GSCP) seeks only the best and brightest students in the state, and Saunders was intrigued by the poster he saw for it.
“It made me want to do it,” he said. “I honestly didn’t know it had anything to do with computers and stuff. I was pleasantly surprised when I came in and found I would be learning all this cool stuff.” [Read more]
Downtown Artwalk, Thursday July 1st
Downtown Artists Co-op located at 96 Franklin St. will open its July exhibit with a New Members’ Show starting at 5:00pm on July 1st. Leah Foote, Dan Hanley, Elaine Purvis, Carolann Haggard and Dorothy Thomason will be participating with water colors, oil paintings, sculpture and handcrafted jewelry.
ARTifacts Emporium will be featuring Peggy Jennings & Relative Collections. Relative Collections is made up of 3 sisters who are creative each in their own way. Three Christmas’ ago, they collected photographs of the downtown Clarksville architectural alphabet. They’re now selling these photos at ARTifacts, you can special order a print spelling something like your name, or just collect your favorites. [Read more]
The APSU Summer Guitar Workshop starts Monday
Four days of free concerts each night, and a Gala musical event on Friday.
Austin Peay State University will host a five-day Guitar Workshop from June 28th-July 2nd, directed by APSU professor of music Dr. Stanley Yates.
The workshop will feature an outstanding artist-faculty roster that includes Stephen Aron (guitar professor, Oberlin Conservatory of Music and University of Akron), Mir Ali (virtuoso classical guitarist), Roger Hudson (APSU adjunct guitar faculty and Fingerstyle Magazine columnist) and the Huston-Todd Duo, along with virtuoso fingerstyle guitarists Richard Smith and Tim Thompson – both former national fingerstyle champions.
The intensive five-day workshop is open to classical and fingerstyle guitarists of all ages and playing levels and will include daily technique sessions, ensemble (group) rehearsals, master classes, lectures and evening concerts.
1st Annual Summer Guitar Workshop & Competition
The APSU Summer Guitar Workshop is a five day course for classical and acoustic fingerstyle guitarists of all levels. The workshop also hosts a performance competition. For more information, visit www.stanleyyates.com/workshop
Come down to Mag’s Coffee’s Grand Opening June 30th
The flood is behind us and the flowers are in full bloom.
Mag’s Coffee is ready to serve you the best espresso drinks, fruit smoothies, and Italian sodas in Clarksville. Come and enjoy the atmosphere, great hospitality and the best drinks you’ve ever had.
- The Menu
Come out to Movies in the Park- this Saturday night
Join Clarksville Parks and Recreation this Saturday, June 26th, at Heritage Park Soccer fields for this month’s Movies in the Park event, featuring the hit movie- The Blind Side which is rated PG-13. Movie will begin at dark, with pre-show activities beginning around 7:30pm. Pre-show activities include a dizzy bat race, football throwing challenge- and much more! [Read more]
