Register Now for F2 Con, Clarksville’s First Gaming Convention
Clarksville, TN – If you’re thinking about registering for Clarksville’s First Gaming Convention, F2 Con, don’t wait, event organizers say.
Visit Clarksville, CDE Lightband and Clarksville Parks and Recreation will host Tennessee’s newest gaming and esports convention, F2 Con, Friday and Saturday, April 27th-28th at the Wilma Rudolph Event Center.
F2 Con Gaming Tournament Boasts $10,000 in Prizes.
Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library to host Spring Concert featuring Cumberland Winds Concert Band on April 28th
Clarksville, TN – On Saturday, April 28th, 2018 the Cumberland Winds Concert Band will bring its spring concert to the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library at 1:00pm.
The concert will be held in the atrium of the library and will include jazz standards, big band and other great tunes. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience a fun hour of live music for the whole family!
The Cumberland Winds Concert Band to perform at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library on Saturday, April 28th.
Planters Bank Presents the documentary “88 Days in the Mother Lode – Mark Twain Finds His Voice” at the Roxy Regional Theatre, April 22nd
“Planters Bank Presents…” Film Series
Clarksville, TN – The “Planters Bank Presents…” film series to show the documentary “88 Days in the Mother Lode – Mark Twain Finds His Voice” this Sunday, April 22nd, 2018 at the Roxy Regional Theatre at 4:00pm.
This PBS documentary tells the story of 29 year old Samuel Clemens, who in the fall of 1864 hid out from the San Francisco police in the cabin of the brother of a friend near Angels Camp, in the California Sierra foothills.
Find out how 88 days in the mother lode, and a story about a jumping frog, helped propel Mark Twain from local newspaper writer to international celebrity.
“Planters Bank Presents to show “88 Days in the Mother Lode – Mark Twain Finds His Voice” on Sunday, April 22nd at the Roxy Regional Theatre.
Manna Café to hold 5th annual Grits & Gravy on April 27th
Clarksville, TN – Manna Café Ministries is holding it’s 5th annual Grits & Gravy, a casual breakfast-for-dinner event to celebrate its 8th anniversary in Clarksville.
Taking place on Friday, April 27th, 2018 from 7:00pm–9:00pm at the Belle Hollow (2231 Madison Street), Grits & Gravy will include a buffet-style meal; a silent auction; guest speaker Michael Bayne of Greeneville, South Carolina; acoustic entertainment by Lydia Walker; and a big announcement from Manna Café.
Friends of the Library Spring Used Book Sale to be held April 26th-April 28th
Clarksville, TN – The Friends of the Library Spring Used Book Sale begins this Thursday, April 26h at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library. Opening night will be a Friends-only preview from 4:00pm–7:00pm.
Anyone may join the Friends of the Library for $5.00 at the door. The book sale will be open to the public on Friday, April 27th from 9:00am–5:00pm and Saturday, April 28th from 9:00am–2:00pm.
50 Plus Games deadline approaching
Register before April 20th for discounted rate
Clarksville, TN – Adults 50 and up can register now through May 4th, 2018 for Clarksville Parks & Recreation’s 50 Plus Games. The mission of the 50 Plus Games is to encourage participants to maintain an active lifestyle and continue participation in sports and recreational activities through friendly, low-impact competitions.
Austin Peay State University professors to present documentary, “Clarksville 1937,” at Nashville Film Festival
Clarksville, TN – When Charles Crow started filming everyday life in downtown Clarksville, there was no such thing as YouTube or iPhones or even the Internet.
The year was 1937, and Crow, a young editor with The Leaf-Chronicle, had just purchased a 16-millimeter Keystone Camera—one of the first affordable film cameras sold in the U.S. It only captured images in black and white and without sound.
APSU professors Heuston and Karen Bullis have turned the Charles Crow’s footage into an 8-minute documentary, “Clarksville 1937,”
Fort Defiance Civil War Park and Interpretive Center holds Indian Artifact Show
Clarksville, TN – Fort Defiance Civil War Park and Interpretive Center hosted an event this weekend that focused on Native American artifacts, bringing in experts on the subject, and inviting locals to come in with their own items, and questions on the subject.
William Parker is the Historical Interpreter at Fort Defiance. “We are known as a Civil War site, but we tend to forget the war only lasted four years,” Parker said. “So we’re tapping into the history of this site way before the war, when this hill was inhabited by Native Americans for thousands of years.
Fort Defiance hosted a Native American artifact event this weekend, with experts on hand to answer questions on the subject.
Downtown Artists Co-op holds Annual Art Auction & Gala event
Clarksville, TN – F&M Bank’s Franklin Room was packed Friday night with art lovers and avid supporters of the Downtown Artists Co-op, for the DAC’s Annual Art Auction & Gala.
This year’s event featured great food, live music and an incredible selection of artwork by local artists, that was auctioned throughout the evening. There were ten offerings in the live auction, including works by Peggy Bonnington, Janet Felts, Betty Liles and others, and more than a dozen pieces in the silent auction.
The Clarksville Downtown Artists Co-op held its annual Art Auction & Gala at F&M Bank’s Franklin Room Friday evening.
Altra Federal Credit Union to hold Teens and Money Seminar on April 21st, 2018
Clarksville, TN – Altra Federal Credit Union will host a free Teens & Money Seminar for students ages 13-17 on Saturday, April 21st from 10:00am-12:00pm at their branch located at 1600 Madison Street, Clarksville, TN.
“This is a great session for teens to attend to learn valuable financial skills and hands on concepts to help shape their future,” said Danielle Anderson, Youth Program Supervisor for Altra Federal Credit Union.
Altra Federal Credit Union located at Madison Street, Clarksville Tennessee.
