2014 Rivers and Spires Festival Attendance Tops 41,000
Clarksville, TN – It was a record setting year for Clarksville’s 2014 Rivers and Spires, as the streets of Historic Downtown Clarksville saw over 41,000 Festival attendees over the April 24th-26th weekend.
Festival organizers say that this year’s event was the second largest Rivers and Spires to date, falling right behind the 2010 Festival.
2014 Rivers and Spires Festival draws over 41,000 people.
Austin Peay State University receives $100k grant for expanding “My Future” system
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University was awarded a $100,000 grant earlier this week to expand and enhance its innovative My Future system. The system, unveiled in 2012, uses predictive analytics to help students pick majors in fields where they will likely find academic success.
The grant was awarded through EDUCAUSE’s Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) initiative. EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association that supports the role of information technology in higher education. [Read more]
Planters Bank Gallery Hosts Still Life Arrangements by Charlotte Nelms
Clarksville, TN – Artist Charlotte Nelms will show an exhibit of still life arrangements at the Planters Bank-Hilldale Gallery on Thursday, May 1st – Wednesday, June 4th.
Previously specializing in pastel landscapes, Nelms is now exploring depth of realism, focusing on sparkling crystal, shiny metal, and lace.
Daffodils by Charlotte Nelms
Backroad Brigade sizzled at Clarksville’s 2014 Rivers and Spires Festival
Clarksville, TN – On Saturday, April 26th, at 1:30pm, the Backroad Brigade took the Courthouse Stage at the 2014 Rivers and Spires Festival playing in front of a large audience.
I first noticed the band, while I was walking up Franklin Street. I heard their music coming from down North Second street, rock and roll with a blues kind of edge.
Backroad Brigade performed at the 2014 Rivers and Spires Festival.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation gears up for the summer season at the pools!
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department will open their five public pools on Saturday, May 24th for the summer season.
Pool pass sales, swim lesson registration and other aquatic programming registration are currently underway!
City of Clarksville Swimming Pools to open Saturday, May 24th, 2014.
Wrapping up Clarksville’s 2014 Rivers and Spires Festival
Clarksville, TN – The last day of the 2014 Rivers and Spires Festival continued to be the best in memory. The weather was absolutely flawless, neither too hot nor to cold. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky throughout the entire day.
I rushed down to the Festival at 9:00am to catch the annual WJZM 1400 AM Clarksville in Review broadcast from the Festival. This usually is held at the Bill Roberts thunder road automotive tent on Franklin Street just down from the Roxy Regional Theatre. The program was already well underway when I arrived.
Randy Houser performing at the 2014 Rivers and Spires Festival on Saturday
Friends of Dunbar Cave’s Spring Fling event to be held May 10th, 2014
Clarksville, TN – The Friends of Dunbar Cave have announced the schedule for this year’s Spring Fling event to be held (rain or shine) on May 10th, 2014. All activities begin at the Visitor’s Center and are free of charge. Snacks will be provided for a modest donation. Children must supervised by an adult.
Come out and enjoy a day of free, family fun.
Reptiliacs at Dunbar Cave’s Spring Fling
Clarksville Weekly Market Snapshot from Frazier Allen for the week of April 29th, 2014
Clarksville, TN – March home sales figures were disappointing and while the numbers are normally choppy, suggested that there may be something more to the slowdown in housing than bad weather (mortgage rates are higher than a year ago, while prices have risen significantly over the last three years).
Next week, it’s a very busy calendar, with fresh figures for April. Consumer confidence is expected to pick up. Real GDP growth is likely to be relatively soft (0.4% to +1.4%), with a weather-related restraint on consumer spending and homebuilding, drags from slower inventory growth and a wider trade deficit, and a rebound in government (following the drag from the shutdown in 4Q13).
Frazier Allen
Annual Card Party returns to APSU May 21st
Clarksville, TN – The semester is coming to a close at Austin Peay State University, which means it’s time for the annual Card Party on campus.
This year’s event, featuring games of Rook, Bridge and other card games, will be from 10:00am to 1:00pm on Wednesday, May 21st, at the Morgan University Center Ballroom.
The entry fee is $13.00 and includes lunch. [Read more]
AseraCare Supports Montgomery County Relay For Life
A Testament of Its Mission of Compassion and Care
Clarksville, TN – AseraCare Hospice of Clarksville recently presented a generous donation to the American Cancer Society in support of the Montgomery County Relay For Life effort.
AseraCare understands the challenges that people and their families face when coping with serious, chronic or life-limiting illnesses.
Pictured left to right. Henry Moore, JR , Brenda Hackett, Jerri Rule, Yvette Gillespie, Jackline Tabe-Ayuk, Stacy Knight, Larci Byrd, Kathy Pine
