Youth Art Month Begins Tuesday
Montogmery County, TN – National Youth Art Month is March and the K-8 art programs with CMCSS will again have the art show at the Public Library during March beginning Thursday, March 3rd from 4:00pm–6:00pm at the Customs House Museum and DAC Gallery (Downtown Artist’s Co-op on Public Square).
MCHS, KHS, NEHS, WCHS and the Clarksville Academy will be participating in the high school art show beginning next week.
East Montgomery Elementary students in teacher Catherine Jackson's art classes enjoy creative moments.
Ain’t Misbehavin’ at the Roxy
Clarksville, TN – The outrageously prodigious comic and musical soul of 1930s Harlem lives on in the Roxy Regional Theatre’s production of AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’: The Fats Waller Musical Show, beginning February 11th, 2011.
Directed and choregraphed by Ryan Bowie, AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ stars Faith Boles, Rendell DeBose, Brittney Mack, Keith Patrick McCoy, Roslyn Seale and Tom Thayer on piano.
Faculty, staff at APSU recognized for contributions
Clarksville, TN – Four faculty and staff employees at Austin Peay State University recently were recognized through their scholarly and professional activities.
Dr. Stuart Bonnington, professor of psychology, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Tennessee Division of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy at its annual meeting March 4th. He has received two other awards from this organization: Service to the Division (1993) and Dedicated Service to the Division (2005). [Read more]
Kiwanis Club’s Annual Pancake Day
Clarksville, TN – The Kiwanis Club of Clarksville is holding it’s John D. Maddox, Sr. Annual Memorial Pancake Day Saturday, February 26th, 2011. The event will be from 7:00am to 11:00am at the First Baptist Church located at 435 Madison Street.
Tickets are $5.00 per person.
Virtuoso Guitarist Ana Vidovic in Concert
The Clarksville Community Concert Association Concert Series
Clarksville, TN – One of the youngest and most talented virtuoso guitarists in the world, Ana Vidovic, will appear in concert Monday, February 28th at 7:30pm at the Concert Hall in the Music/Mass Communication Building of Austin Peay State University.
She started playing at age 5 and was performing internationally at age 11. Ana has won an impressive number of prizes and international competitions. Critics laud her captivating performances for the unmatched phrasing ability, pure artistry, technique and understanding the soul of the music.
Ana Vidovic
Make plans for this weekends Home and Garden Show
Clarksville, TN – The second annual Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce Home and Garden Show, sponsored by Hutson, will be held this weekend at the Austin Peay State University’s Foy Center, 259 Marion Street.
The show will operate from 9:00am to 6:00pm on Saturday, February 26th and from noon to 5:00pm on Sunday, February 27th. General admission is $5.00 and is free for children 12 and under and to all active duty military with current i.d. [Read more]
Clarksville Academy Mr. Basketball Finalists
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Academy, a Pre-K through 12th grade private college preparatory school is proud to announce, Malcolm & Martin Smith’s recognition as finalists for the 2011 TSSAA Class A Mr. Basketball Award. This award is presented to the top girls and boys in five classifications of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association prior to the championship awards for each class.
This is the first time in TSSAA history that twins have been chosen as finalists for this award. There have been only a few other times that two finalists have come from the same school. This is a true honor for Clarksville Academy, the Smith brothers, and our team.
Malcolm Smith and Martin Smith finalists for the 2011 TSSAA Class A Mr. Basketball Award.
Internationally known tenor soloist and teacher Ware to visit APSU next month as Acuff Chair
Clarksville, TN – Dr. Clifton Ware, an internationally known vocal pedagogue, master teacher, tenor soloist and author, will spend two weeks at Austin Peay State University between March 21st and April 1st as one of this year’s holders of the Acuff Chair of Excellence.
Established in 1985, the chair brings regionally and nationally acclaimed artists to campus to work with students and the community in a dynamic atmosphere of unrestricted experimentation. [Read more]
CPR classes to be offered at Greenhill Church on Saturday
Clarksville, TN – Basic Life Support Classes (CPR) will be conducted on Saturday, February 26th, at: the Greenhill Church, 311 Walker Street.
The first class session will begin at 8:00am, and the second one will begin at 2:00pm. Only 9 persons per class are allowed. The classes are offered on a first-come, first-serve basis. The cost is $15.00 per class. [Read more]
Clarksville-Montgomery County School Board Recognizes Parent for Contribution
Montgomery County, TN – When an academic intervention makes a significantly positive difference for a student, it’s a celebration for that student’s teacher and, more importantly, for that student’s family. Master Sgt. Clark Slone, the father of Smiddle school students Justin and Savanna, was amazed at the reading progress his children had made thanks to the Read 180 program. As a thank you to the teachers at New Providence Middle School, he presented a $2,000 check to support the Read 180 program.
Point of Pride recipient Master Sgt. Clark Slone and his daughter Savannaha Slone stand with New Providence Middle School Principal Laura Barnett, School Board member Ernest Brockman and Middle Schools Director Sean Impeartrice at a recent School Board meeting.
