Austin Peay associate professor, service-learning students assist on project to honor area veterans
Clarksville, TN – Every veteran has a story, but not every veteran’s story is remembered by history.
For each acclaimed general or honored battlefield leader, there have been countless American men and women who sacrificed their time, bodies and lives to protect their country — only to see their unique stories go untold after they took off the uniform.
Austin Peay State University Associate Professor Kevin Tanner holds up a copy of his latest volume release of the book “Faces of Valor.”
Clarksville BBQ Bash coming to Liberty Park
Registration now open for teams ready to compete
Clarksville, TN – Barbecue bragging rights, great food and a good time will be up for grabs October 7th, 2017 at the Clarksville BBQ Bash.
The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department and SERVPRO of Montgomery County Fire & Water Cleanup & Restoration Company have teamed up with the Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) to provide the full barbeque competition experience.
Austin Peay State University students perform service work before semester
Clarksville, TN – As part of the Global Engage partnership between the Austin Peay State University Center for Service-Learning & Community Engagement, the APSU Learning Opportunities Office, and the APSU Study Abroad Office, 13 students and three staff members participated in a service trip to St. Louis, Missouri, last month.
Austin Peay State University Students volunteered with Kingdom House last month.
2017 Riverfest Best Ever, Chris Janson extremely entertaining
Clarksville, TN – Riverfest 2017 is shaping up to to be one of the most successful of recent years, (based on attendance) according to Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s Robert Rayburn.
“We hear from a lot of people that say we are limited by McGregor Park,” Rayburn said. “I think the success of this weekend shows that we can do more. We want this event to keep growing and improving.”
Lots of food, fun and music Saturday, the last day of Clarksville’s Riverfest 2017. Chris Janson rocks the house to close Riverfest.
Clarksville’s Rotary Clubs Support Expansion at Civitan Park
“The Rotary Field of Dreams” for Special Needs Families
Montgomery County, TN – In support of their Rotary International Community Service Project, the three Rotary Clubs of Clarksville provided their first donation of $323,000 for the construction of a specially designed, multi-purpose sports field that will support the county’s special needs athletes, families and support networks.
“We are calling this Community Service Project The Rotary Field of Dreams”, said David Davenport, President of the Sunrise Rotary Club.
Clarksville’s Rotary Clubs donates $323,000 for a specially designed, multi-purpose sports field that will support the county’s special needs athletes, families and support networks.
City of Clarksville’s Youth Basketball League open for Registration
Clarksville, TN – Is your child interested in playing basketball this winter?
The Clarksville’s Parks and Recreation Department is proud to offer a co-ed youth basketball league for boys and girls ages 7 to 15.
Volunteer coaches will work with children to improve individual skills in dribbling, passing, and shooting, while instilling values in teamwork and sportsmanship.
Boys and girls ages 7-15 invited to join in the fun
Austin Peay State University assistant professor Vincent completes residency program at Dublin’s Black Church Print Studio
Clarksville, TN – As the final stages of construction on Austin Peay State University’s new Art and Design Building were completed this summer, and with his campus studio unavailable, assistant professor Patrick Vincent had to look elsewhere to apply his printmaking.
“A lot of other disciplines of art can be done with less equipment, but printmaking requires a lot of machinery — some of it very old — and I didn’t have a space this summer, so I guess I had to fly to another country just to get a studio,” Vincent joked.
APSU assistant professor Patrick Vincent
Gallery Talk on September 16th with Award-Winning Artists at the Customs House Museum
Clarksville, TN – The Customs House Museum will host a gallery talk for its current exhibition Women Painting Women: In Earnest on Saturday, September 16th, 2017.
The exhibit grew from an online blog in 2009, highlighting women artists working in the figurative tradition. Guest speakers at the museum event include co-founder Alia El-Bermani. Her paintings and drawings have been showcased in museums throughout the world.
Angela Cunningham – Yellow Rose
Fort Defiance to host a variety of free events
Civil War Park offers chance to Explore History
Clarksville, TN – A community favorite historic site, Fort Defiance Civil War Park and Interpretive Center, 120 Duncan Street, offers a variety events.
Festivities are free of charge and diverse, offering something for visitors of all ages looking to have a great time at one of Clarksville’s most treasured gathering places.
Fort Defiance Interpretive Center, Clarksville TN.
F&M Bank presents “The Wizard of Oz” at the Roxy Regional Theatre through September 30th
Clarksville, TN – Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!” Just click your heels together and travel over the rainbow this weekend as Clarksville’s oldest professional theatre enters Season 35 of live entertainment on the corner of Franklin and First in Historic Downtown Clarksville. F&M Bank presents “The Wizard of Oz” at the Roxy Regional Theatre now through September 30th, 2017.
Annabelle Szepietowski stars as Kansas farm girl Dorothy Gale, who dreams of escaping her mundane life until one day a tornado hits her hometown and carries her away to a land at the end of the rainbow.
Annabelle Szepietowski stars as Dorothy in the Roxy Regional Theatre’s production of “The Wizard of Oz”, playing now through September 30th.
