Award-winning Ying Quartet Brings Music to Clarksville
Clarksville, TN – In the early 1990s, four highly trained classical musicians moved to a small farming town in Iowa and set up shop as the community’s resident quartet. The Ying Quartet, as the group was known, received a National Endowment for the Arts grant for the groundbreaking experiment of integrating music and creative activities into the everyday life of the town of Jesup.
Residents heard the group perform haunting and powerful classical works at schools, churches, banks and inside their own homes. They viewed the arts differently after those two years, and the experiment went on to become a model for future NEA projects.
Ying Quartet
Hilltop Market Fall Festival
Clarksville, TN – Come join Hilltop Super Market Saturday, September 25th for their Fall Festival from 3:00pm-8:00pm.
There will be prizes, inflatables, silent auction, concessions and tons of fun!!
Carnival Games – No Admission Fee – Carnival Game Tickets .50 cents. [Read more]
New Play at APSU Fuses Greek Tragedy with Gang Life
Clarksville, TN – The life of Stanley Tookie Williams, a founder of the notorious street gang the Crips, was filled with moments of such sorrow and attempts at redemption that it could have been a Greek tragedy.
At least, that’s what playwright Gaye Jeffers thought when she fused Williams’ story with Sophocles play “Philoctetes,” to create a new work, “Philo.” The play has its world premiere at 7:30pm, September 29th, in the Trahern Theater on the Austin Peay State University campus. It will run through October 3rd. [Read more]
APSU to hold physical education program for home-schooled children
Clarksville, TN – Beginning in October, Austin Peay State University Department of Health and Human Performance will offer a six-week physical education program for home-schooled children.
Children ages 4-14 are invited to attend physical education classes taught by APSU students seeking health and physical education licensure. Children are divided into four age groups allowing four concurrent teaching stations.
Classes will be held from 1:00pm-1:45pm, Wednesdays, October 6th, 13th, 22nd and 27th and November 3rd and 10th. [Read more]
APSU freshman wins recent state pageant
Clarksville, TN – A freshman at Austin Peay State University recently was crowned Miss Tennessee Teen in the National American Miss Pageant, held September 3rd-5th in Franklin.
Sarah Gross competed with approximately 50 young women in the teen division. She had a community involvement portion worth 10 percent; personal interviews, 30 percent; personal introduction, 30 percent; and formal wear, 30 percent. [Read more]
College and Career Night Set for September 27th
Clarksville, TN – The annual Clarksville-Montgomery County College/Career Night for current high school students and their parents will be held on Monday, September 27th, 2010 at Austin Peay’s Foy Fitness Center from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.
The participating high schools include Clarksville High, CMCSS Middle College, Kenwood High, Montgomery Central High, Northeast High, Northwest High, Rossview High, and West Creek High. Students from local private schools as well as neighboring counties also are invited to attend. Last year, approximately 1,000 students and their parents were in attendance.
This is an event for current students and their parents to informally visit tables and pick up information about colleges and other post secondary institutions.
Planters Bank Nissan Cube Finalists Total Five
Clarksville, TN – Two additional finalists were selected this week for the Planters Bank 2010 Nissan Cube Giveaway. Finalist number four, Renee Hampton of Clarksville, was selected from more than 1,200 entries received at the bank’s Downtown market booth.
Hampton graduated from Montgomery Central High School in May and is an employee at the Sango Wal-Mart. As a semi-finalist, she received a $100.00 gas card from Mathews Nissan.
Candy Peters from Hopkinsville was selected as a fifth finalist from entries during the Christian County Salute Week. Peters received a $100.00 gas card from Garland Nissan in Hopkinsville.
Renee Hampton of Clarksville Tennessee
Parks & Recreation’s 2010 NFL Punt, Pass & Kick Competition results
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department hosted the local division of the 2010 NFL Punt, Pass & Kick competition on September 18th at Kenwood High School Football Stadium. Boys and girls competed separately in five age divisions (6-7,8-9, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15). The following are the first-place winners of this year’s competition:
Girls
- Ages 6-7 – Jill Casillas
- Ages 8-9 – Mackenzie Cherry
- Ages 12-13 – Alexis Mihalinec
- Ages 14-15 – Kayla Mihalinec
Boys
- Ages 8-9 – Hank Casillas
- Ages 10-11 – Kyle Mihalinec
- Ages 14-15 – Donovan Lakin
These first-place winners will move on to the Sectional Competition to be held October 9th at Baptist Sports Park in Nashville, Tennessee where they could qualify for the Team Championship Competition. The Team Championship Competition is to be held in conjunction with the Titans vs. Eagles game at LP Field.
3rd Annual Taste of Holiday
Clarksville, TN – A & S All Support presents the 3rd Annual Taste of Holiday Event on Thursday, September 23rd, 2010 from 5:00pm to 9:00pm at First Baptist Church. This event attracted numerous vendors and more than 300 participants last year.
This year we expect an even larger turnout. The cause validates the expectation and the community support that this event produces. All proceeds from the event benefits supportive employment by placement, training and job coaching for individuals with disabilities.
Taste of Holiday features food & beverage samples from some of the finest restaurants, bakeries and caterers in and around the local area. This event is intended for participants to explore options in planning their own holiday events, taste from multiple vendors in one venue, or just have an evening of fun and tasty indulgence while supporting a worthwhile cause. [Read more]
Bark in the Park
Clarksville, TN – Happy dogs and their owners are encouraged to come to this year’s Bark in the Park on Saturday, October 16th, 2010 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm at Clarksville’s Bark Park located at Heritage Park (Corner of 101st Airborne Division Parkway and Peacher’s Mill Road).
Bark in the Park, presented by Clarksville Parks & Recreation and Planter’s Bank, is a fun, family oriented event that will feature contests, beverages, food, demonstrations, dog-related vendors and services, and dogs, lots of dogs. Admission is free! [Read more]
