Clarksville Riverfest’s Rally on the Cumberland and Riverfest Regatta have prizes to be won
Clarksville Riverfest
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Riverfest is excited to host not one but two water competitions as part of this year’s festival, Rally on the Cumberland and the Cardboard Boat Regatta.
Rally on the Cumberland will be September 9th at 8:00am and Cardboard Boat Regatta will be the same day at 1:00pm.
Clarksville’s Riverfest Regatta
APSU raises $9.85 million during second-highest giving year in university history
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University announced today that it has reached a record fundraising total of $9.85 million in gifts and pledges for the 2018 fiscal year.
This total is the second-highest in university history, and it is the result of a continuous increase in donations over time.
Members of the Austin Peay State University community thank donors who supported this year’s #GovsGive campaign.
Clarksville Advance Financial Locations Support the Patriot Foundation
Advance Financial
Clarksville, TN – As part of its commitment to give back to the communities it serves, leading financial technology company Advance Financial’s philanthropic arm, the Advance Financial Foundation, has concluded a three-year partnership with the Patriot Foundation, collecting $13,715 in donations.
Advance Financials in Clarksville have donated more than $13,000 over the last three years to the Patriot Foundation.
Clarksville-Montgomery County School System releases supply lists for 2018-19 School Year
Clarksville-Montgomery County School System (CMCSS)
Montgomery County, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County School System (CMCSS) reminds everyone that the first half day of the 2018-19 school year is August 6th, which is just a few weeks away!
A great way to start the school year is to have your child prepared.
Book published by Austin Peay State University’s Zone 3 Press earns national recognition
APSU Zone 3 Press
Clarksville, TN – Earlier this summer, the essay collection “Flutter Point,” published by Austin Peay State University’s (APSU) Zone 3 Press, was awarded an honorable mention in the 20th annual Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards.
Foreword Reviews, a book review journal focusing on independently published books, announced the winners of its INDIES Book of the Year Awards in June.
Erik Anderson author of Flutter Point
Austin Peay State University Career Services continues to get support from Enterprise
APSU
Clarksville, TN – The Enterprise Holdings Foundation continued its support of Austin Peay State University this summer with a $4,000 donation.
The Enterprise Holdings Foundation has made an annual donation to support Career Services’ goal of increasing student success and job opportunities for students and alumni.
Bethany Beaty presents a $4,000 donation on behalf of the Enterprise Holdings Foundation to APSU Career Services. (Enterprise Holdings)
Gateway Chamber Orchestra Unveils 2018-19 Season
Gateway Chamber Orchestra
Clarksville, TN – Tickets are on sale now for the Gateway Chamber Orchestra’s 10th Anniversary Season – Inspiration Abounds.
The four-concert Masterworks Series will explore composers that have shaped the Gateway Chamber Orchestra (GCO) over the past decade, culminating with a new festival dedicated to Franz Joseph Haydn in April. Internationally acclaimed soloists are scheduled to perform, including Los Angeles Philharmonic principal clarinet Boris Allakhverdyan.
Season tickets are available now for the Gateway Chamber Orchestra’s 2018-19 season – Inspiration Abounds. The 10th anniversary season presents the works of Franz Joseph Hayden, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and other composers who have come to define the GCO’s sound and approach, as well as a wide selection of American composers and top-notch guest performances.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation announces Sister Hazel to headline Riverfest
Clarksville’s Riverfest Festival
Clarksville, TN – Sister Hazel will be the featured headliner for Riverfest 2018, the City of Clarksville’s arts and entertainment festival now in its 31st year.
Sister Hazel, a mainstay on the Billboard country and adult alternative charts for more than two decades, will perform at 9:15pm Saturday, September 8th on the Miller Lite Stage at McGregor Park. The concert is free and open to the public.
Chart-topping band Sister Hazel to hit the Miller Lite Stage Saturday, September 8th, 2018.
City of Clarksville provides 85 year old Woman with New Home
City of Clarksville
Clarksville, TN – Mildred Johnson recently moved into a brand new home built at the same address where she had lived for nearly 50 years, thanks to the City of Clarksville’s Housing Rehabilitation Program.
“Programs like Housing Rehabilitation are so rewarding and beneficial to our residents like Ms. Johnson,” Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan said.
Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan presents Mildred Johnson with a set of keys to her new home on June 29th. Johnson’s home was originally a rehab project under the City’s Housing Rehabilitation Program, but turned into a complete rebuild after extensive repairs were identified.
City of Clarksville puts on spectacular Independence Day Celebration
City of Clarksville Independence Day Celebration
Clarksville, TN – The City of Clarksville commemorated the July 4th holiday with their 11th annual Independence Day Celebration at Liberty Park on Tuesday, July 3rd, 2018. Festivities began at 5:30pm with kids activities and music at the Liberty Park Amphitheater.
The free concert was part of Clarksville’s Road to Riverfest concert series. The 101st Airborne Division Band kicked things off and then at 8:00pm, Carl Wockner took the stage playing his own style of acoustical folk/pop music.
City of Clarksville’s Independence Day Celebration
