54th Annual Clarksville Lighted Christmas Parade entries now being accepted
Clarksville, TN – Be a part of a Clarksville tradition by participating in this year’s annual Christmas parade, hosted by the City of Clarksville and Montgomery County Government.
The parade, a night-time, lighted Christmas parade, is scheduled for Saturday, December 7th, 2013 beginning at 5:00pm in Downtown Clarksville and will feature the Budweiser Clydesdales and the 101st Army Band.
Santa Claus waves to the kids as he passes through Historic Downtown Clarksville
Farm Credit Mid-America presents APSU Department of Agriculture with $50,000 donation
Clarksville, TN – When Farm Credit Mid-America set out to invest in the next generation of American farmers, the Kentucky-based lender looked south to Austin Peay State University.
That’s because APSU is home to the fastest growing college department of agriculture in Tennessee, with student enrollment in that program increasing by 75 percent in the last five years.
Farm Credit Mid-America staff members present a $50,000 check to Austin Peay State University. (Beth Liggett – APSU staff)
Outdoor Fitness Gym to be installed at Clarksville’s Liberty Park
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville’s Liberty Park will soon be home to a new outdoor fitness gym, thanks to a group of Clarksville Academy students and a grant they received from the Clarksville-Montgomery County Community Health Foundation in May of this year. [Read more]
Custom House Museum October 2013 Exhibits and Activities
Clarksville, TN – The Customs House Museum and Cultural Center is located in historic downtown Clarksville, Tennessee. Come explore an entire city block featuring large gallery spaces filled with fine art, science and history.
In the month of October, the Museum will feature Tom Malone: Art from Influence, Dane Carder: Ghosts and Hopes, Entangled Roots: The Art of Jennifer Bowman, The Surreal World of Mindy Herrin, Cindy Billingsley: Wild Ones, Day of the Dead, Laying Low, Let’s Find: Eyes, Sunday Family Fun: Making Faces, and Fall Break Special Model Trains.
Customs House Museum and Cultural Center
Clarksville Parks and Recreation announces Billy Dunlop Park to get facelift this Saturday
Clarksville, TN – The City of Clarksville Parks and Recreation has partnered with Freudenberg Filtration Technologies of Hopkinsville, Kentucky to complete a Company Service Project at Billy Dunlop Park on Saturday, September 28th, 2013.
The project will consist of replacing the gravel that covers the playground with a softer wood mulch and clearing out brush near the walking bridge. [Read more]
Austin Peay State University Community School for the Arts offers craft workshops on Saturdays this fall
Clarksville, TN – The holidays are quickly approaching, and the Austin Peay State University Community School for the Arts wants to be a one-stop shop for individuals interested in making their own decorations, greeting cards and gifts.
On Saturdays this fall, the CSA will host craft workshops on floral/wreath making, jewelry making, basket weaving and paper crafts. [Read more]
American Cancer Society Relay For Life Kickoff Rally on October 1st at Clarksville’s Hilldale Baptist Family Life Center
Clarksville, TN – On October 1st, the American Cancer Society Relay For Life® campaign of Montgomery County will officially get underway as event volunteers and participants gather at the Hilldale Baptist Family Life Center for a kickoff rally to launch their fundraising efforts for the year.
In addition to a delicious meal and fellowship with some of Clarksville’s finest volunteers, the rally will feature speakers from the community who have benefited from funds raised at Relay, will honor cancer survivors, will recognize this past year’s participating teams and their contributions toward this effort, and the award-winning step team from West Creek High School will perform.
Montgomery County’s 2013 Relay for Life
Clarksville Parks and Recreation looking for vendors for “Handmade Holidays”
Clarksville, TN – The Wilma Rudolph Event Center, located at Liberty Park, is currently seeking craft vendors to participate in Handmade Holidays.
This year’s two-day event is scheduled to take place November 16th, 2013 from 10:00am to 6:00pm and November 17th, 2013 from noon to 5:00pm.
Entangled Roots on View at the Customs House Museum
Clarksville, TN – Jennifer Bowman considers herself to be a “self-taught” artist. That is not to say there is anything academic or amateur about her paintings. On the contrary, her abstract landscapes are both earthy and sophisticated.
Industrial color palettes glide across canvases in a dream-like fashion of mixed media layers made up in varied combinations of molding paste, acrylic and oil glazes, coffee, fabric and found objects.
Jennifer Bowman: Brevity
Clarksville Parks and Recreation to host “Sevier Days” at Fort Defiance Interpretive Center Saturday, September 28th
Clarksville, TN – On Saturday, September 28th, 2013 from 10:00am to 5:00pm, the Fort Defiance Interpretive Center, located at 120 Duncan Street, will present “Sevier Days,” an 18th century, pre-Civil War event.
Sevier Days at Fort Defiance Interpretive Center September 28th.
