Riverfest kicked off Thursday with annual Art Experience
Clarksville, TN – Riverfest 2017 kicked off Thursday night, September 7th, 2017 with its annual Art Experience, a juried art competition open to people of all ages and experience levels.
Kara Zahn is Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s event planning specialist and Art Experience coordinator. “This event was formerly known as Tour D’Art,” Zahn said. “For the last three years the different elements have all been combined to create a single event which has been held at the Wilma Rudolph Event Center.”
About 180 people attended Thursday’s Riverfest Art Experience, kicking off a weekend of art, music and culture.
“Go Dive Now” Scuba Diving Pool is back at Riverfest
Clarksville, TN – Waterdogs Scuba and Safety has partnered with the National Diving Education Association to bring the “Go Dive Now” program to Clarksville’s Riverfest Festival. If you have ever wondered what it would be like to scuba dive, then here is your chance.
The “Go Dive Now” program will let you try scuba diving under the direction of professional scuba instructors. You will learn how to use scuba gear in shallow water and experience what it’s like to breath underwater.
Try scuba diving at Riverfest today.
THINKFAST driver safety game show comes to APSU on September 11th
Clarksville, TN – Safe driving habits are typically formed early in a person’s life, and that is why the Austin Peay Campus Police Department and the Montgomery County Government Driver Safety Program are partnering with Nissan North America to bring safe driving education to Austin Peay with the interactive driving safety gameshow THINKFAST.
THINKFAST Driver Safety Game Show
USS LST-325 begins Tours in Clarksville
Clarksville, TN – LST-325 opened for tours in Clarksville on Thursday, September 7th, 2017 at the McGregor Park Boat Ramp. The ship will be available for tours September 7th-15th.
The LST (Landing Ship, Tank) is a floating monument to the past. The ship was used in various missions in World War II including the invasion of Sicily and the Normandy invasion. Visitors are able to climb aboard and explore the ship as the crew provides a glimpse into her past.
Military enthusiasts, history buffs, and school groups will learn how it was instrumental in battles dating back to World War II.
USS LST-325 docked at the McGregor Park boat ramp.
Longest-Held Enlisted POW Bill Robinson to Speak at Clarksville Event on September 15th
Clarksville, TN – On September 20th, 1965, Airman 1st Class Bill Robinson began a typical mission day as part of the team trying to rescue a downed pilot in North Vietnam. Enemy ground fire downed their helicopter and the crew and pilot were captured.
The Vietnamese would not release Robinson for seven years and five months, making him the longest-held enlisted man in US military history.
Airman 1st Class Bill Robinson
Hilltop Supermarket celebrates it’s 50th Anniversary this week
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville’s only family owned and operated grocery store, Hilltop Supermarket, is celebrating their 50th Anniversary. They are having bargains all week long to give thanks to the community that has supported them over the years.
In 1967, Wayne Hall opened the original Hilltop Supermarket, in a 4,000 square-feet building, with 13 employees across the street. Bursting at the seams, Hilltop moved to it’s current location into a brand new 12,000 square foot store and now had a staff of 30 employees.
Hilltop Supermarket is having specials all week long to celebrate it’s 50th Anniversary.
Austin Peay students participate, earn recognition during prestigious Vanderbilt nursing internship
Clarksville, TN – One Austin Peay State University School of Nursing student was recently honored for her excellence as she and a number of other Austin Peay nursing students took part in a summer internship program at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC).
Jessica Sheers received the VUMC Credo Award for her work as a maternal/infant track nursing intern during the Summer 2017 term.
Over the summer term of 2017, sixteen Austin Peay nursing students participated in a summer internship program called Vanderbilt Experience: Student Nurse Internship Program (VESNIP) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). Jessica Sheers received the Credo Award for the Maternal/Infant Track. (Taylor Slifko, APSU)
Clarksville’s McGregor Park to reopen Friday for Riverfest
Clarksville, TN – Sunny and pleasant weather is forecast Thursday through Saturday for Clarksville’s Riverfest Celebration, offering a welcome change from last week’s storms and flooding.
Heavy rains swept through Clarksville early Friday, pushing the Cumberland River to flood stage, covering McGregor Park’s two outdoor stages and forcing Clarksville Parks and Recreation to close the park.
Good Weather Forecasted as the Riverfest Festival kicks off Thursday with Art Experience
APSU honoring 9/11 anniversary with community art exhibit
Clarksville, TN – This September, Austin Peay State University will commemorate the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks with a special community art project, Honoring 9/11 through Art and Art Therapy.
The program, conceived by Ken Shipley, APSU professor of art, and Melody Shipley, ceramic artist, is designed to support and engage individuals reflecting on the sacrifices of those who died on September 11th, 2001, and to honor those who rose in service and continue to serve as a result of that tragedy.
Family Painting
USS LST-325 arrives in Clarksville Wednesday, September 6th
Clarksville, TN – The USS LST-325, 328-foot-long landing ship tank, will arrive in Clarksville on Wednesday, September 6th, 2017. The ship’s arrival in Clarksville is one of the many activities that are part of Visit Clarksville’s Welcome Home Veterans Celebration.
The LST-325 will be open for tours beginning at 9:00a.m. on Thursday, September 7th through 5:00pm Friday, September 15th. The LST will depart from Clarksville on Saturday, September 16th, 2017.
USS LST-325 to dock in Clarksville Wednesday. Tours will begin Thursday.
