Castle Heights opens at Austin Peay State University
Designed to be Root of Student Success
Clarksville, TN – As the large crowd of Austin Peay State University supporters and new students listened to speakers at the grand opening of the new Castle Heights residence hall, they also caught a glimpse of a housing transformation behind them.
Near Castle Heights stood Hand Village, which had been until today the newest residence hall on campus. Then there were the three old halls situated nearby – Cross, Killebrew and Rawlins – waiting for demolition in the near future. Castle Heights replaces those three.
Grand Opening of the New Castle Heights residence hall.
Reptiliacs presents program at Dunbar Cave
Sandy, a Baja Gopher snake owned by Sherry and Donnie Howell
Clarksville, TN – Reptiliacs will present a snake program on Saturday, August 13th, 2011, 1:00pm at Dunbar Cave.
This hands-on program will allow you to see and handle some of the harmless reptiles owned by Sherry Koontz-Howell and Donnie Howell of Reptiliacs. In addition to some of the more exotic reptiles such as a Burmese Python, Ball Python, Bearded Dragon, Giant African Pyxie Frog, etc., native species from Tennessee such as ratsnakes, cornsnakes and garter snakes will be presented.
Tank, a Giant African Pyxie Frog
All reptiles are non-venomous and the program provides an excellent opportunity to learn about habitats and care for these wonderful creatures as well as their role in the ecosystem.
This program is suitable for all ages and is free to the public.
Mayor to cook healthy dishes at Downtown Market
Clarksville, TN – The next Mayor’s Fitness Council event will be Cooking with the Mayor at 9:00am August 27th at the Downtown Market.
Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan will discuss how to choose nourishing whole foods and incorporate them into delicious meals. The Mayor will assist guest Chef Samantha Maselli in a demonstration of how to prepare healthy dishes with some produce and ingredients acquired at the Downtown Market. [Read more]
The Clarksville Civil War Roundtable’s next meeting is August 17th
The 89th Meeting
Clarksville, TN – The next meeting of the Clarksville (TN) Civil War Roundtable will be on Wednesday, August 17th, 2011 in our new home at the Bone & Joint Center, 980 Professional Park Drive, right across the street from Gateway Hospital. This is just off Dunlop Lane and Holiday Drive and only a few minutes east of Governor’s Square mall. The meeting begins at 7:00pm and is always open to the public.
This meeting’s topic is “The Civil War of Nashville’s Maggie Vaulx, April 1861 to March 1862” [Read more]
APSU Salon Series to Feature Recipes of Famous Tennesseans
Clarksville, TN – Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, often enjoyed a nice slice of gingerbread. Alan Jackson, a famous country music star, thinks chicken salad really hits the spot. The tastes of these two well-known Tennesseans might not have much in common, but what they eat and how they came to enjoy certain foods is a fascinating part of the state’s cultural history.
“With every recipe comes a tale,” Gerald Gilman, Clarksville artist and arts advocate, said. “Food is evocative. It’s a call from the past.” [Read more]
5th Annual Wags to Witches Fur Ball Bash
Organizational Meeting
Clarksville, TN – It’s baaa-ack! Our 5th Annual Wags to Witches Fur Ball Bash fundraiser has raised nearly $70,000 for the Humane Society of Clarksville-Montgomery County over the last several years. Its success has even received from front page coverage in The Leaf Chronicle and Nashville’s The Tennessean, too!
This year’s event will be held on Saturday October 29th from 7:00pm-Midnight at The Riverview Inn ballroom (mark your calendars now!)! [Read more]
APSU Extended Ed announces American Sign Language classes starting in September
Clarksville, TN – The Center for Extended and Distance Education at Austin Peay State University will offer American Sign Language (ASL) this fall.
Under the instruction of a deaf instructor, the ASL classes offered at APSU will include the art of finger spelling, ASL grammar and vocabulary, as well as an exploration of deaf culture. Classes will meet from 6:00pm–8:00pm, Tuesdays. Part I will meet September 13th–October 18th and Part II will meet October 25th–November 29th. [Read more]
Govs Club hosts Chamber’s August Business After Hours, next Thursday
Clarksville, TN – The Governors Club will host the Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce’s Business After Hours at 5:00pm, next Thursday August 18th, at Austin Peay State University’s Pace Alumni Center at Emerald Hill.
Business After Hours is a free networking event open to all Chamber of Commerce and Governors Club members, as well as all Austin Peay season-ticket holders, fans and their guests. [Read more]
Win Titans Tickets
Clarksville, TN – 1400 WJZM and Wyatt-Johnson are giving away two Titans tickets for the Saturday, August 13th’s preseason game against the Minnesota Vikings. To register, simply go to their website, www.wjzm.com, click on the “Enter to Win Titans Tickets” banner.
WJZM and Wyatt-Johnson will be giving away tickets to each of the Titans home games this year. Just go to their website a week before the game and register to win.
For more information on the Titans game, see: Titans open Preseason against Vikings at LP Field.
APSU hosts female version of famed Neil Simon Play
Clarksville, TN – The story of the two female friends might sound a little familiar. After 14 years of marriage, the obsessive-compulsive Florence leaves her husband and moves in with her laid-back, cleanliness-challenged friend Olive. It isn’t the ideal matching of personalities.
If you’re having a little difficulty wondering where you’ve heard this story before, just change the names of Florence and Olive to Felix and Oscar, from Neil Simon’s 1965 Broadway hit, “The Odd Couple.” The play went on to become a film and a popular 1970s television show. [Read more]
