Clarksville Parks and Recreation announces Art on the Park Contest Winners
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department is happy to announce the winners of this year’s Art on the Park Contest.
Not only will winning artists paint their artwork on the skate park walls, but the winning musician will perform live at the Art on the Park event on Saturday, October 15th at the Heritage Park Skate Park, located at 1241 Peacher’s Mill Road.
Clarksville Weekly Market Snapshot from Frazier Allen for the week of October 9th, 2016
Clarksville, TN – The economic data were mixed. The ISM surveys both surprised to the upside, suggesting that the August slowdown was temporary. Unit auto sales were down from a year ago, but up relative to August on a seasonally adjusted basis.
Nonfarm payrolls rose a bit less than expected, while the unemployment rate ticked modestly higher – the start of the school year makes the September figures suspect, but the underlying trends suggest further improvement in overall labor market conditions.
Frazier Allen
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Report for October 2nd, 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: Teen Takeover, Youth Basketball League and Handmade Holidays Vendor Applications.
Fright on Franklin Costume Contest Registration Now Available
Clarksville, TN – The 8th Annual Fright on Franklin, presented by The City of Clarksville and Altra Federal Credit Union, will take place on Saturday, October 29th from 3:00pm to 6:00pm in Downtown Clarksville.
This free, family-friendly event is for adults and kids of all ages and will feature safe trick-or-treating, a hayride, costume contests, and much more!
Fright on Franklin
Austin Peay State University service-learning class teaches computer literacy to senior citizens
Clarksville, TN – Forget your cell phone, your tablet or any other mobile device, and try to imagine that you’re sitting at a desktop computer for the very first time. How do you use the mouse? What is the “F1” button for on the keyboard? How do you access the Internet?
“Technology has been pervasive in my life since kindergarten, so there’s a lot of things about computers that we take for granted,” Blake Crozier, an Austin Peay State University computer science student, said. “Things that we intuitively understand have to be taught with sensitivity to many senior citizens.”
APSU Computer Science student Blake Crozier teaches Computer Literacy to a Senior Citizen.
The Magical Work of Aaron Grayum Comes to the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center
Clarksville, TN – Through October 30th, 2016, the Planters Bank Peg Harvill Gallery of the Customs House Museum features light-hearted paintings by Nashville Tennessee artist Aaron Grayum.
Large works featuring circus characters within powdery blue and yellow background dance throughout the gallery walls, lacing a sense of nostalgia into the contemporary paintings.
The Ballerina and the Elephant by Aaron Grayum
Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale begins Thursday, October 27th
Clarksville, TN – The Friends of the Library Fall Book sale at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library will open Thursday October 29th, 2016 at 4:00pm with the Friends-only preview until 7:00pm that evening.
Memberships and renewals may be paid for at the door for a donation of at least $5.00.
Internationally recognized artist Janine Antoni to visit Austin Peay State University October 13th
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University Department of Art and Design, with support from the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, will host a lecture by internationally recognized artist Janine Antoni at 7:00pm on October 13th in the Trahern Theater.
Antoni’s talk is part of the art and design department’s 2016-17 Visiting Artist Speaker Series.
Paper Dance – Artist Janine Antoni.
Final Screening of 2016 Movies in the Park Saturday, October 8th
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s Movies in the Park, the City’s free, outdoor movie series concludes Saturday, October 8th at Liberty Park, 1190 Cumberland Drive with the showing of Jurassic World.
Pre-show activities will begin at 5:00pm and include Gamez on Wheelz game truck and Jurassic Park jeep displays from the actual movie, Jurassic Park!
Admission is completely free.
Clarksville Teacher Whitney Joyner chosen for Prestigious Overseas World War II Program
Washington, D.C. – Whitney Joyner of Northeast Middle School is one of only 18 middle and high school educators selected to participate in Understanding Sacrifice, a partnership between National History Day®, the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), and the National Cemetery Administration (NCA).
When the program kicks off in November 2016 every educator will select one American who is buried or memorialized at an ABMC or NCA cemetery in San Francisco, Honolulu, or Manila.
Participants will conduct in-depth research on the life of this Fallen Hero using local and national historical resources.
Northeast Middle School Teacher Whitney Joyner
