Clarksville Parks and Recreation Report for January 31st, 2016
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: Queen City Road Race T-shirt contest for kids, Martial Arts and Free Silver Social.
Queen City Road Race T-shirt contest for kids deadline extended.
Austin Peay Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts holding February 16th Alumni Reading Event
Clarksville, TN – The APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts presents an alumni reading and screening featuring Raven Jackson, Chip Boles and Anthony Sims Jr. at 4:00pm, Tuesday, February 16th in the Trahern Gallery on the campus of Austin Peay State University.
After finishing his English degree at APSU in 1999, Anthony Sims went on to earn an MFA from Ohio University. His feature screenplay, “Behemoth,” was optioned by Lucy Darwin (“Match Point,” “Lost in La Mancha”) in 2006.
Austin Peay State University’s Trahern Building. (APSU)
Clarksville Transit System (CTS) opens Fitness Center
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan joined Director of Transportation Arthur Bing and members of the Clarksville Transit System (CTS) recently for a ribbon cutting officially opening CTS’s new fitness center.
“Our bus drivers rarely get a break during the day,” explained Mr. Bing. “They don’t get a lunch break and often grab something quick to eat between routes. As a result, they don’t always get to move enough or eat as healthy as they’d like. This fitness center is one way we can help by giving them a place to exercise after their routes. This will help many of our employees.”
Clarksville Transit System Fitness Center officially opens.
APSU’s Steinberg offers free online course on emotional toughness
Clarksville, TN – As a young man, Dr. Gregg Steinberg came within five heartbreaking inches of qualifying for the U.S. Amateur Golf Tournament at Pebble Beach.
Had he hit the 10-foot putt on the 18th green just a little harder, capping one of the best rounds of golf in his life, he might have gone on to become one of the legends of the sport.
Dr. Gregg Steinberg
Treat Your Valentine to Martinis and “Blues in the Night” at the Roxy Regional Theatre on Saturday, February 13th
Clarksville, TN – Searching for the perfect Valentine’s experience for you and your special someone? Look no further than the Roxy Regional Theatre’s “Martini Night” on Saturday, February 13th, 2016.
This year with the theatre’s popular annual Valentine’s package, the universal language of the blues meets the universal language of love as patrons are treated to an unforgettable evening of cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and the scorching Tony-nominated musical revue “Blues in the Night”.
Roxy Regional Theatre’s “Martini Night” set for Saturday, February 13th, 2016.
UPS Delivers Workforce Development Programming to LEAP Students
Nashville, TN – UPS collaborates with the LEAP Organization to educate students on job seeking strategies, best practices to retain employment and receive promotions, and the benefits associated with employment opportunities with UPS.
The goal of LEAP’s Career Readiness Program is to provide youth ages 16 to 24 with critical job skills to prepare them for entry into the workforce. Members of UPS Human Resources Department educated the students on the UPS mission and history then guided them on a tour on their warehouse facility to explain the various positions within the company.
UPS works with LEAP’s Career Readiness Program to help students learn about job opportunities.
Gateway Chamber Orchestra presents Enchanting Tales, February 7th, 2016
World Première of “Different Bodies,” based on the life of Joseph Merrick
Clarksville, TN – Gateway Chamber Orchestra proudly presents Enchanting Tales, 4:00pm, February 7th, 2016, in Mabry Concert Hall, located at Austin Peay State University. The Sunday afternoon concert spotlights award-winning composer Jeffrey Wood’s world premiere of Different Bodies.
The performance opens with Rossini’s charming Il signor Bruschino Overture, taking the audience through a full spectrum of contrasting musical fables and emotional tales, concluding with Maurice Ravel’s popular Mother Goose, a magical work that tells the story of Sleeping Beauty and other fairy tales.
Gregory Wolynec directing the Gateway Chamber Orchestra
Scorching Musical Revue “Blues in the Night” Heats Up the Roxy Regional Theatre, February 5th-20th
Clarksville, TN – This February, the universal language of the blues will wail out full and strong on the corner of Franklin and First in downtown Clarksville. The scorching Tony-nominated musical revue “Blues in the Night” opens at the Roxy Regional Theatre on Friday, February 5th, at 8:00pm.
In keeping with the theatre’s traditional pay-what-you-can preview, all tickets not pre-sold at the regular ticket price will go on sale at 7:30pm that evening for a $5.00 minimum donation.
“Blues in the Night” stars (Top L to R) Phillip Bernard Smith, Mariah Sade Ralph, Lacey Connell and Dwan Hayes.
APSU purchases adjacent, 10-acre Jenkins and Wynne property
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University, which turns 90 next year, recently experienced a late growth spurt. Earlier this week, the campus grew by about 10 acres when the school finally closed on property previously owned by the Jenkins and Wynne auto dealership.
The $8.8 million purchase marks one of the largest expansions in the University’s history, and it now connects the 182-acre College Street campus with downtown Clarksville.
Jenkins and Wynne auto dealership property on College Street purchased by Austin Peay State University.
Clarksville Weekly Market Snapshot from Frazier Allen for the week of January 27th, 2016
Clarksville, TN – Global worries continued, but the U.S. stock market rebounded somewhat after a sharp slide on Wednesday, lending hope to the view that the worst is behind us. Oil prices also improved, but it’s not clear whether the global outlook was helped by higher oil prices or the other way around.
Yields on long-term Treasuries fell on the flight to safety, but that was partly unwound as global worries eased at the end of the week. Investors also took encouragement from European Central Bank President Draghi’s comments that the ECB will review and reconsider its policy outlook in March.
Frazier Allen
