Dunbar Cave State Park’s Cooling at the Cave Saturday, July 27th
Clarksville, TN – Come out to Dunbar Cave State Park from 3:00pm-5:00pm, Saturday, July 27th, and join the Friends of Dunbar Cave for their annual Cooling at the Cave with music, games and refreshments at the cool cave entrance.
Prior to air conditioning being widely available, locals would gather at Dunbar Cave to enjoy the cool air gently blowing from the mouth of the cave. Many concerts were held there as people would fellowship and beat the heat of summer.
Cooling at the Cave
Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s last Back to School Splash this Saturday at Bel-Aire Pool
Clarksville, TN – The City of Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department invites citizens to bring school supplies to Bel-Aire Pool this Saturday, July 13th.
Admission is free to those who bring school supplies from the approved school supply list Saturday. The school supply list can be found online.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s Back to School Splash
Humane Society of Clarksville-Montgomery County selling Clarksville City Saver Coupon Books through Sunday, July 14th
Clarksville, TN – If you regret not purchasing a Clarksville City Saver coupon book from one of the thousands of Clarksville Montgomery County School kids earlier this school year, the Humane Society of Clarksville-Montgomery County is giving you a second chance through this Sunday, July 14th.
Purchasing a book through the Humane Society will help kids and animals, because 50% of your purchase will go to CMCSS and 50% will go to the Humane Society.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department needs Volunteers for project at Robert Clark Park and Natural Area
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department is looking for a few good men and women to help out with an upcoming project!
Volunteers are needed to help with the construction of the Blueway boardwalk at the Robert Clark Park and Natural Area, located along Tiny Town Road. [Read more]
APSU Communication Professor, Student produce Dix Documentary to air this Month
Clarksville, TN – Anyone who has visited the Dorothy Dix Collection at Austin Peay State University knows that the collection tells only a portion of a woman who was the forerunner of today’s popular advice columnists and America’s most widely read and highest paid journalists.
A new documentary, written and produced by an APSU faculty member and a student, will shed more light on Dix’s life and career when it airs on television later this month. [Read more]
Austin Peay State University provost Dr. Tristan Denley to take position as vice chancellor at Tennessee Board of Regents
Clarksville, TN – APSU’s chief academic official, Dr. Tristan Denley who currently serves as Provost, has informed the campus community that he has accepted a position with the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) as Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, pending an official vote by the TBR.
Tentative plans are for Denley to begin in his new role with TBR in August.
Dr. Tristan Denley
Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s Movies in the Park to Show “Despicable Me” this Saturday at Liberty Park
Clarksville, TN – Join Clarksville Parks and Recreation this Saturday, July 13th, at Liberty Park for Movies in the Park, featuring the movie, “Despicable Me,” rated PG.
“Despicable Me” is about a criminal mastermind who uses a trio of orphan girls as pawns for a grand scheme, but instead finds their love is profoundly changing him for the better.
Movies in the Park to show “Despicable Me” Saturday, July 13th.
Montgomery County names Franklin Mir as new Veterans Service Organization Director
Montgomery County, TN – The Montgomery County Mayor’s Office is pleased to announce that Franklin Mir has been selected as the new Veterans Service Organization director.
He has most recently served as a Human Resources Specialist for the Personnel Service Battalion, Fort Campbell, KY.
Mir holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Sacred Heart and a master’s degree from Murray State University.
Franklin Mir named new Montgomery County Veterans Service Organization Director.
Habitat for Humanity ReStore to hold Clarksville-Montgomery County Green Certification Ribbon Ceremony July 10th
Montgomery County, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County Green Certification Program invites you to join us as we celebrate the green certification of the Habitat for Humanity ReStore. [Read more]
Roxy Regional Theatre brings “South Pacific” to Clarksville this Summer, July 12th – August 17th
Clarksville, TN – Set sail for “South Pacific” this summer with the Roxy Regional Theatre, Clarksville’s oldest live theatre and only professional theatre.
Starring powerhouse vocalists John Boehr and Alicia Kelly as Emile de Becque and Nellie Forbush, the Rodgers & Hammerstein classic will close out the Roxy’s 30th Anniversary Season, beginning Friday, July 12th, at 8:00pm.
Recently off runs as Velma in Chicago with Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas and as Marty in the national tour of Grease, Kelly is a veteran of the Roxy stage, having previously appeared in A Streetcar Named Desire (Blanche), RENT (Maureen) and CATS (Grizabella), among others.
Roxy Regional Theatre presents “South Pacific” July 12th – August 17th.
