Call for Artists and Arts Demonstrators: Vendor Applications Now Being Accepted for 13th Annual Frolic on Franklin, September 15th
Frolic on Franklin
Clarksville, TN – Applications are now being accepted for booth space at the 13th annual “Frolic on Franklin: A Celebration of the Arts.”
The event will be held on Saturday, September 15th, 2018 from 8:30am to 3:30pm, in the 100-block of Franklin Street in Historic Downtown Clarksville.
Coordinated by the Roxy Regional Theatre, the street event offers 30 vendor spaces where artists can showcase and sell fine arts and hand-crafted items, such as photography, paintings and drawings, pottery, jewelry, glass items, and more.
13th Annual Frolic on Franklin to be held September 15th, 2018.
Hilltop Supermarket to hold Car & Fireworks Show
Clarksville, TN – Hilltop Supermarket will hold a Car and Fireworks show on Friday, June 29th, 2018. Come out and enjoy a fun filled day of classic cars, fireworks, food and family fun.
There will be plenty of activities for the kids. The car show will start at 4:00pm. Hotdogs, hamburgers, drinks, etc, will be available for purchase. Those attending should bring blankets or lawn chairs for the fireworks show.
Car and Fireworks Show to be put on by Hilltop Supermarket this Friday, June 29th.
Clarksville-Montgomery County to host AAU Boys’ Basketball National Championships July 6th-11th
Visitor Spending Expected to Total $2.5 Million
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville-Montgomery County is poised to welcome nearly 3,000 guests next week for three divisions of the Amateur Athletic Union’s Boy’s 10-and-Under National Basketball Championships.
Since 1999, Clarksville has hosted dozens of regional and national AAU basketball events.
AAU Boys’ Basketball National Championships set for July 6th-11th.
APSU Governor’s School wraps up with day of smashing fun
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – Before the Austin Peay State University (APSU) Governor’s School for Computational Physics finished its three weeks of summer fun on Friday, the school’s mentors and professors had a little bit more science to show off.
After Bryan Gaither and Jeremiah Simmons boiled water in this steel drum, they sealed it and put it in an ice bath. Within 90 seconds it imploded. (Austin Peay State University)
Fort Campbell MWR to hold Independence Day Carnival, Concert and Fireworks
Fort Campbell Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR)
Fort Campbell, KY – The 101st Airborne Division and Fort Campbell Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation will host an Independence Week Carnival July 3rd-7th, 2018. The week long celebration includes an Independence Day ceremony, July 4th.
This event is free to enter and open to the public.
The Independence Day ceremony and concert starts at 6:00pm on Wednesday, July 4th and Fireworks start at 9:30pm. (weather permitting).
Clarksville Wayfinding project gets state grant
Updated signs will direct motorists to tourist attractions in Clarksville
Clarksville, TN – A local wayfinding signage project will benefit from a $75,000 Tourism Enhancement Grant presented Monday to the City of Clarksville by the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development.
The signage project is a partnership between the City and the Clarksville-Montgomery County Convention and Visitors Bureau, which is also known as Visit Clarksville.
Kevin Triplett, Commissioner of Tourist Development, presented a $75,000 grant to City of Clarksville and Convention and Visitors Bureau officials on Monday. They are, from left, City Grants Administrator Debbie Smith, Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan, Michelle Dickerson and Francis Mancito.
APSU student is fourth straight to represent state at national music education summit on Capitol Hill
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – Mackenzie Kelly is the fourth straight Austin Peay State University student to be picked to represent Tennessee at the annual National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Collegiate Advocacy Summit starting today in Washington, D.C.
She and students from across the country are gathering to advocate for music education, specifically the implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, both important to music education.
Mackenzie Kelly works with percussion students during Austin Peay’s beginning band program for homeschool students.
Austin Peay State University Board of Trustees approves grad certificates, honors University supporters
APSU
Clarksville, TN – During its June meeting, the Austin Peay State University (APSU) Board of Trustees approved six new graduate certificates, which will be offered through the APSU College of Graduate Studies this fall.
Earlier this year, the University began offering graduate education programs, providing working professionals with the training and credentials they need to enhance and elevate their careers.
Austin Peay State University board members Valencia May, Mike O’Malley and Katherine Cannata smile during a previous Board of Trustees meeting. (APSU)
APSU’s CECA highlights art innovations on campus during state conference
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – More than 200 art educators, administrators and artists from across the state visited the Austin Peay State University campus this month to discover new, innovative ways to teach and advocate for the arts in the coming year.
APSU’s Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts (CECA) hosted the Tennessee Arts Commission’s 2018 Tennessee Arts and Arts Education Conference, which allowed CECA to show off the groundbreaking projects taking place at Austin Peay State University.
Scott Raymond, Austin Peay State University assistant professor of art + design, shows how to paint in virtual reality at the Tennessee Arts and Arts Education Conference.
Clarksville’s Riverfest Juried Art Show seeks entries
Riverfest Juried Art Show Deadline for artists to register is August 22nd
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Parks and Recreation and the Clarksville-Montgomery County Arts & Heritage Development Council have partnered to host this year’s Riverfest Juried Art Show.
The Riverfest Juried Art Show showcases the work of local artists in four divisions: professional, amateur, senior, and youth.
Clarksville’s Riverfest Juried Art Show set to open Thursday, September 6th, 2018 at the Wilma Rudolph Event Center.
