Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s ‘Fun with Fido’ continues this Saturday with a Pooch Pool Party
Clarksville, TN – August has always been called the Dog Days of summer. What better way to help your pooch stay cool but to take a dip in the pool?
Clarksville Parks and Recreation is going to the dogs once again for the fifth annual Pooch Pool Party Saturday, August 15th, 2015 at Swan Lake Pool from 1:00pm to 4:00pm.
APSU professor Thompson researching history of World War II POWs in Tennessee
Clarksville, TN – As thousands of American men traveled overseas to fight for the Allied forces during World War II, a surprising number of captured Axis prisoners of war (POWs) were making the opposite intercontinental journey.
A total of 425,000 Axis (Germany, Italy and Japan) POWs were held all across the United States in nearly every state. This marked the first time since the Civil War that large numbers of POWs were held on American soil.
APSU professor Dr. Antonio Thompson
Clarksville Sports Festival Offers Free Day of Sports and Athletics this Saturday
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Parks and Recreation will be hosting its fifth-annual Clarksville Sports Festival from 10:00am until 2:00pm on Saturday, August 15th, at the Wilma Rudolph Event Center located within Liberty Park at 1188 Cumberland Drive, with a variety of sports, athletic and outdoor activities for the entire family.
Clarksville Sports Festival
New art exhibit at APSU offers powerful look at slave trade
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University’s Trahern Gallery, with support from the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts and the APSU Department of Art and Design, is pleased to open its 2015-2016 exhibition season with artist Stephen Hayes and his powerful body of work titled “Cash Crop.”
“Cash Crop” is an exhibition that invites viewers to walk into an emotional, physical and psychic space to confront the past, present and future.
“Cash Crop” is a new exhibit at APSU.
Clarksville’s Dunbar Cave State Park Programs for August 17th through August 23rd, 2015
Clarksville, TN – Dunbar Cave State Natural Area has been a State Park since 1973. The cave and its surrounding 110 acres have considerable scenic, natural and historical significance. The entrance offered shelter to prehistoric Native Americans as far back as 10,000 years.
Dunbar Cave State Natural Area will present many nature programs during the year. There are programs for children and adults.
Some of the upcoming events include: Cave Entrance Exploration, Bird Hike, Day Into Night Hike, Port Royal Bird Hike, Cave Hike, and Port Royal History Hike.
Dunbar Cave State Park Visitor Center.
Dual enrollment class at APSU to give high school students taste of medical school
Clarksville, TN – In the spring of 2016, some of the area’s brightest high school students—including public school, private school and home-schooled students—will have an opportunity to take a rigorous dual enrollment class at Austin Peay State University to see if they have what it takes to survive in the medical profession.
The class, Human Anatomy & Physiology, will be offered from January 19th – April 27th through APSU’s Center for Extended and Distance Education, with Clarksville orthopedic surgeon Dr. Cooper Beazley leading the class.
The campus of Austin Peay State University. (APSU)
Space remains in Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s Fly Fishing program for youth and teens!
Clarksville, TN – Do you like fishing? Are you interested in aquatic environments? Clarksville Parks and Recreation has once again teamed up with the National Fishing in Schools Program to offer a class in basic fly fishing!
Class will be held at the Crow Community Center on Thursdays from 4:00pm to 5:00pm, September 3rd through September 24th, and is open to grades 6-12.
APSU Greek community has record number attend leadership institute
Clarksville, TN – This summer, the North American Interfraternity Conference hosted its 26th Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute (UIFI) in Bloomington, Indiana, and 17 Austin Peay State University students received scholarships to attend the event, which is the largest attendance for this leadership development institute in the University’s history.
Top leaders from fraternity and sorority communities across North America were invited to attend one of the 15 sessions of UIFI this summer. [Read more]
Clarksville Weekly Market Snapshot from Frazier Allen for the week of August 9th, 2015
Clarksville, TN – The economic data were mixed, but generally consistent with moderately strong growth. The ISM surveys went in opposite directions – the manufacturing index was softer than anticipated, while the non-manufacturing index exceeded expectations. Unit auto sales rebounded. The July Employment Report was about as expected.
Nonfarm payrolls rose by 215,000, with a net upward revision to May and June of +14,000. That put the three-month average at 235,000 (a 2.82 million annual rate). The unemployment rate held steady at 5.3%.
Frazier Allen
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Report for August 9th, 2015
Clarksville, TN – The weekly Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department Recreation Report provides Clarksvillians with a glimpse at the activities and events that are available from the Parks and Recreation Department for them to enjoy together as a family.
This weeks highlights include: New visual healing arts program, VIVID, Movies in the Park, New session of Tai Chi, and Fun with Fido.
