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Clarksville Montgomery County Veterans Day Parade set for November 9th
Montgomery County, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County Veterans Day Parade will take place on Saturday, November 9th, with pre-parade ceremonies set for 9:00am in front of the historic courthouse (south side) on Third Street in downtown Clarksville.
The keynote speaker is U.S. Army retired Colonel Rob Salome, who now serves as the Director of Strategy and Leadership Development for Solutions 21, a nationwide consulting firm.
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Montgomery County Animal Care and Control Hosts Annual Scotti Reif Superhero Adoption Event
Montgomery County, TN – On Saturday, October 26th, 2019, Montgomery County Animal Care and Control (MCACC) will host its third annual superhero adoption event from 10:00am to 3:00pm at 616 North Spring Street in remembrance of Scotti Reif, son of MCACC employee Adria Reif.
Scotti was an avid animal lover who often helped his mom care for the cats and dogs at MCACC. Scotti passed away in August 2016. The adoption event is done to honor Scotti’s memory and help homeless pets find loving homes.

Third Annual Scotti Reif Superhero Adoption Event to be held at Montgomery County Animal Care and Control on October 26th.
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APSU hosts Veterans Reconnect Conference for state’s higher ed leaders
Clarksville, TN – Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) executive director of the Mike Krause was speaking to a college administrator recently about how to serve veterans on college campuses and sensed tentativeness.

Retired Brig. Gen. Scott E. Brower, Austin Peay State University military advisor in residence, moderates a panel. (APSU)
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APSU to debut Trebuchet at Clarksville BBQ Bash
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) will haul its medieval siege machine to the Clarksville BBQ Bash on October 19th, 2019 to hurl pumpkins hundreds of feet.
Bryan Gaither – lab manager for the APSU Department of Physics, Engineering and Astronomy – has been working on the machine, called a trebuchet, for several weeks.

Austin Peay State University student Killian Prue (black shirt) and APSU physics lab manager Bryan Gaither (sunglasses) stand before Austin Peay’s new trebuchet.
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APSU 35th Annual Percussion Ensemble Halloween Concert set for October 29th
Clarksville, TN – On October 29th, 2019, shortly after sunset, several unsavory characters – including Darth Vader, Michael Myers and that notorious foodie, Hannibal Lecter – will descend upon the Austin Peay State University (APSU) Mabry Concert Hall to unleash their ominous theme music onto a crowd of eager listeners.
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Gateway Chamber Orchestra to perform Transfigured Night, November 3rd
Clarksville, TN – Gateway Chamber Orchestra will host Transfigured Night, their second Masterworks Series concert of the 2019-20 season, on Sunday, November 3rd, at 4:00pm.
Soar through darkness into light with the dramatic program of works by the renowned Ottorino Respighi, Claude Debussy and Arnold Schoenberg. GCO harpist Paula Bressman casts light onto Debussy’s beautiful Danses with grace and elegance.

Tickets are available now for the Masterworks Series performance Transfigured Night as well as season tickets for the 2019-20 season – Emotion Abounds.
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TACA Commits to Hold Tennessee East-West All-Star Classic in Clarksville for 4 Years
Clarksville, TN – Officials with the Tennessee Athletic Coaches Association (T.A.C.A) and Visit Clarksville have signed a new four-year contract to stage the annual Tennessee East-West All-Star Classic at Fortera Stadium on the campus of Austin Peay State University in Clarksville. The game has been played at the home of the Governors for the past two years, and the new contract solidifies the presence of the contest in Clarksville through the 2023 season.

Play at the 2018 East-West All-Star Classic at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville. (David Smith)
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This Week at APSU: Fall Break begins a quiet week at Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – The leaves are changing colors (more from a lack of rain than a shift in the season), and as they quietly fall across Austin Peay State University, only a few squirrels and feral cats can be heard scampering through them. That’s because it’s Austin Peay State University’s Fall Break, October 14th-15th. Neither the Clarksville Campus nor Fort Campbell Center will have classes those two days.
To see Austin Peay State University’s academic calendar, click here.
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Downtown @ Sundown concert series features Lone Waite at Downtown Commons, Friday
Montgomery County, TN – On Friday, October 18th from 7:00pm-10:00pm, the Downtown Commons’ Downtown @ Sundown Concert series will hold it’s season finale. Downtown @ Sundown will feature local southern rock group Lone Waite.
Because this is a band that needs no introduction and we know they’ll be a crowd favorite, Lone Waite will take the stage at 7:00pm and play the whole night. This community favorite will rock your socks off.
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Through APSU CECA partnership, Kennedy Center hip-hop teaching artist engages Kenwood Middle School students
Clarksville, TN – John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts teaching artist Bomani Armah stood at the front of Kenwood Middle School’s library on October 3rd with more than 60 students staring at him.

Kennedy Center teaching artist Bomani Armah leads about 60 Kenwood Middle School students in a hip-hop writing exercise. Grabbing the sides of your head and blasting your hands out symbolizes prewriting in Armah’s hip-hop dance. (APSU)
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