Clarksville’s Tilted Kilt hosting Valentines Party
Clarksville, TN – Looking for a non-traditional Valentine’s Day Celebration? Come mix, mingle and network with other singles at the Kilt.
The Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery in Clarksville, will have their “Love Bites!” party the evening of Friday February 14th, 2014. Couples are welcome also.
Featured will be $2.00 Kill Cupid Shots and $1.50 longnecks, with live music from Clarksville’s own Jimmy Johnson beginning at 9:00pm.
Clarksville’s Tilted Kilt hosting Valentine’s Party (photo courtesy Tilted Kilt)
“Fail Forward” art exhibit now open at APSU
Clarksville, TN – For years, visitors to Austin Peay State University’s Wilbur N. Daniel African-American Cultural Center have admired the art gallery set up in the front lobby. Particularly, they’ve commented on the colorful, abstract paintings by alumna Miesha Arnold.
The artist generously donated her work to the University, and this month, the Center is hosting an exhibition of her watercolors, titled “Fail Forward.”
Art Exhibit “Fail Forward” going on now at APSU.
New Accounts and Budgets Director for Montgomery County Appointed
Montgomery County, TN – The Montgomery County Mayor’s Office is pleased to announce that Jeff Taylor has been selected as director of the Accounts and Budgets Department.
He has most recently been serving as a staff accountant with the Montgomery County Trustee’s Office.
Jeff Taylor appointed as new Montgomery County Accounts and Budgets Director.
Montgomery County Volunteer Stars 2013 Recipients Announced
Montgomery County, TN – Congratulations go to Nick Cunningham and Stacy Frazier for being selected the Montgomery County recipients for the 2013 Governor’s Volunteer Stars Awards.
Cunningham, the Montgomery County Youth honoree, is a 19 year old with a very giving heart. Nick is a very active participant of the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA). He began as a participant in RYLA, then moved to a counselor-in-training and then served as a counselor.
Montgomery County Youth honoree Nick Cunningham.
APSU to offer Tutoring to the Community
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University is now offering one-on-one tutoring to the general public through the University’s Academic Support Center. Sessions are $15.00 an hour and are held in the Writing Center, located on the main floor of APSU’s Woodward Library.
The tutors, who are APSU students, offer assistance in their fields of study and cover a wide variety of topics, with extensive offerings in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) areas. [Read more]
Convenient Car Care Inc. hosts successful coat and blanket drive for Room in the Inn, and donates $4,000 to Manna Cafe
Clarksville, TN – It’s been a brutally cold winter in Clarksville, and with the prospects of more winter weather, the need to help those less fortunate becomes critical.
Convenient Car Care Inc., owners and operators of the Valvoline Instant Oil Change franchise, stepped up their game in the month of January by offering to collect winter coats and blankets for Room in the Inn, and raise money for Manna Cafe. Both organizations work with the people in our community who need our help the most, the homeless.
Candace Ursery of Convenient Car Care Inc. hands a $4000.00 check to Kenny York of Manna Cafe Ministries from their January coat and blanket drive at their Valvoline Instant Oil Change stores. (Hank Bonecutter Clarksville Online)
Clarksville’s Roxy Regional Theatre celebrates Frank Sinatra with MY WAY
Clarksville, TN – Frank Sinatra made women scream when he walked up to the microphone; and with a twist of a phrase, men wept. His ability to interpret a song defined an American generation. Relive the magic of Ol’ Blue Eyes at the Roxy Regional Theatre, February 7th – March 1st, with the must-see musical celebrating the songs he made famous — MY WAY: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra.
Featuring over four dozen hits — including “Strangers in the Night,” “I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” “Fly Me to the Moon,” “The Lady Is A Tramp,” “New York, New York” and, of course, the perennial favorite “My Way” — this musical revue was co-created by David Grapes and Todd Olson.
MY Way at the Roxy Regional Theatre starring (Top L to R) Michael Spaziani, Allie McCaw, Ryan Bowie and Morgan Billings.
Clarksville’s Empty Bowls fundraiser coming February 25th, 2014
Over 1000 bowls are prepared for Empty Bowls 2014 Annual fundraiser!
Clarksville, TN – The bowls come in all shapes and sizes with stripes, polka dots, swirls, crosses and flowers. Last week, under the direction of Professor Ken Shipley, volunteers lined up in the APSU Trahern Ceramics Studio to glaze hundreds of bowls decorated by the community for the annual Empty Bowls Clarksville-Hope not Hunger event to be held on February 25th, 2014.
The Empty Bowls project begins each year with Professor Shipley, volunteers and students making bowls from clay which the community paint and decorate.
2014 Empty Bowls fundraiser being held February 25th.
APSU student Lance Batson and GIS Center develop inventory app
Clarksville, TN – The larger a business or government agency gets, the more equipment it acquires. Keeping track of all those computers and iPads and automobiles can be a nightmare, especially if files are misplaced or if someone’s handwriting is too messy.
Austin Peay State University student Lance Batson and the school’s Geographic Information Systems office are hoping to eliminate these problems by allowing agency’s to go paperless with a new digital asset management system. [Read more]
Montgomery County Master Gardeners 4th Annual One Day Workshop, March 8th, 2014
Clarksville, TN – On Saturday, March 8th, 2014 from 8:00am until 3:00pm, the Montgomery County Master Gardeners will hold their 4th Annual One Day Workshop.
This workshop will have Master Gardeners sharing their knowledge about different topics such as veggies, flowers, soil, hostas, hay bale gardening, yard art, pruning for fun and more.
