City of Clarksville to celebrate Arbor Day on April 5th
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department
Clarksville, TN – The City of Clarksville will celebrate Arbor Day by planting two poplar trees at 11:00am on Friday, April 5th, 2019 at Barksdale Elementary School, 1920 Madison Street.
The trees to be planted have been donated by the Clarksville Tree Board.
City of Clarksville to plant trees at Barksdale Elementary School.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation to host Homesteading Classes
Clarksville Parks and Recreation
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Parks and Recreation is excited to offer the following homesteading classes in the coming weeks.
How to Make a Seed Bomb will be held from 10:00am to noon, Saturday, April 13th at Billy Dunlop Park. Clarksville City Forester Kathrine Killebrew will teach participants how to make seed bombs and use them to grow flowers.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Homesteading Classes have limited openings available, register online now.
Local Auditions for “Hair”, “Damn Yankees” and Roxy Regional Theatre’s Season 37 to be held on Saturday, April 13th
Roxy Regional Theatre
Clarksville, TN – Local auditions for the Roxy Regional Theatre’s summer productions of the ’60s musical “Hair” and the baseball musical comedy “Damn Yankees”, as well as the 2019-2020 season, will be held Saturday, April 13th, 2019 beginning at 1:00pm.
Auditions, which are for ages 18 and up, are by appointment only. Actors must be able to attend daytime rehearsals and performances.
Two Austin Peay State University professors picked for prestigious Carnegie fellowship
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Two Austin Peay State University (APSU) professors have been chosen for the prestigious Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program.
They are among five from Tennessee and 51 from the United States and Canada who will travel to Africa this summer to help universities in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda.
Austin Peay State University chemistry professor Dr. Allen Chaparadza lectures during a chemistry class in the Sundquist Science Center on campus. (APSU)
APSU hosts more than 700 third-graders for ‘Ready to Gov’
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) welcomed more than 700 third-grade students from the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System (CMCSS) in an effort to introduce the children to higher education opportunities and their local college campus.
More than 700 Clarksville-Montgomery County School System third-graders visited Austin Peay State University recently on “Ready to Gov” Day to introduce the children to higher education and to their local university campus.
Manna Madness Celebration
Manna Café Ministries
Clarksville, TN – During the month of March, Manna Café Ministries has had Manna Madness, a month-long food drive blitz to help raise food donations to be given out through their food box distribution program.
Through the generosity of the public, Manna Café has raised 20,538 pounds of food and hygiene donations.
Montgomery County Animal Care and Control Receives Grant
Montgomery County Animal Care and Control (MCACC)
Montgomery County, TN – Montgomery County Animal Care and Control (MCACC) received a $2,000 Petfinder ‘Nestle Purina New Year, New Home Pet Adoption Grant’ from the Petfinder Foundation this week.
The Petfinder ‘Nestle Purina New Year, New Home Pet Adoption Grant’ program is used to help subsidize pet adoptions with free or fee-reduced fees at Petfinder organizations that are awarded this grant.
Montgomery County Animal Care and Control
Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library seeks Board of Trustee applicants
Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library is looking for interested persons to fill upcoming open slots on its Board of Trustees.
If you are someone who cares deeply about the library and would like to support its mission by serving as a part of its Board, please contact Martha Hendricks, Library Director at 931.648.8826 x21400.
Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library
Queen City Road Race deadline looms
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department
Clarksville, TN – It’s time to lace up those running shoes and begin preparing for Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s 41st Queen City Road Race, a City of Clarksville tradition that promotes health and fitness for people of all ages.
Queen City Road Race Runners should register before April 15th for discounted rate.
Historic Collinsville Opens 2019 Season April 20 with Spring Homecoming and Easter Extravaganza
Historic Collinsville
Clarksville, TN – Historic Collinsville opens for the 2019 season on Saturday, April 20th with its annual Spring Homecoming. This year, the pioneer settlement is also hosting an Easter Extravaganza with egg hunts and prizes for ages 1-12.
Historic Collinsville Pioneer Settlement Opens April 20th
