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Candlelight Ball auction to raise money for APSU scholarships
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Every spring, the Austin Peay State University Candlelight Ball provides an evening of fine dining and dancing, while also allowing participants to support scholarships at Austin Peay State University, and this year’s event will include two signature auction items – a custom-designed diamond necklace and a Music City package featuring tickets to major Nashville events – valued at more than $5,000 each.

14-karat rose gold necklace to be auctioned off at the Austin Peay State University Candlelight Ball.
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APSU Art+Design welcomes Smithsonian Award-winning graphic designer Gail Anderson to campus
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University (APSU) Department of Art+Design, with support from the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, is pleased to welcome Gail Anderson, graphic designer and Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian, 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, to campus this week.
Her lecture, which is free and open to the public, will take place at 6:00pm on Thursday, February 21st, in room 120 of the Austin Peay State University Art + Design building.
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Clarksville’s Customs House Museum March 2019 Exhibits and Activities
Clarksville’s Customs House Museum
Clarksville, TN – The Customs House Museum and Cultural Center is located in historic downtown Clarksville, Tennessee. Come explore an entire city block featuring large gallery spaces filled with fine art, science and history.
Some of the events in March at the Museum are: H.N. James: The Urban Goddesses, Bold Strokes: The Art of Sandy Spain, Lynn Garwood: My View, Twentieth Anniversary of the Tornado, First Responders and Hands-on Activities: Rainbow Science.
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Matthew Sweet-Inspired Pop/Rock Musical “Girlfriend” plays the Roxy Regional Theatre’s theotherspace, February 25th – March 5th
Roxy Regional Theatre
Clarksville, TN – Take a trip back in time to the not-so-distant past when flannel was the height of fashion and mix tapes were the language of love. A coming-of-age musical inspired by Matthew Sweet’s 1991 breakthrough pop/rock album of the same name, “Girlfriend” plays theotherspace at the Roxy Regional Theatre for four nights only, February 25th through March 5th.
Set in small-town Nebraska in the early ’90s, “Girlfriend” explores the relationship between two young men who appear to have little in common yet are intensely drawn together.

Ryan Bowie and Ian Alexander Erbe star in “Girlfriend” in the Roxy Regional Theatre’s theotherspace, February 25th – March 5th.
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Cunningham Volunteer Fire Department 18th Annual Chili Supper set for Saturday, February 23rd
Cunningham, TN – The Cunningham Volunteer Fire Department’s Annual Chili Supper will be held this Saturday, February 23rd, 2019 . It will be held from 5:00pm until 7:00pm at the Montgomery Central Middle School.
Anyone and everyone is welcome to come enjoy a bowl of chili with cornbread, crackers, drink and dessert.
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APSU history professor nominated for international award
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – An Austin Peay State University (APSU) history professor has been nominated for one of India’s top honors.
The Non-Resident Indian (NRI) Welfare Society of India is considering the nomination of Dr. Somaditya Banerjee, assistant professor in the APSU Department of History and Philosophy, for the Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Samman award, which recognizes non-resident Indians for outstanding service, achievement and contributions.
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APSU College of Business offers free tax prep to qualifying individuals
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University College of Business is working to make tax season a little less stressful this year by providing free tax preparation through its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.
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APSU’s corpse flower not causing a stink yet – but it will
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – When the corpse flower blooms, it emits an intense, foul odor. “We’re used to flowers with sweet smells that attract bees and butterflies,” Dr. Carol Baskauf, Austin Peay State University (APSU) biology professor, said.
“The nickname for this plant is ‘corpse flower’ because it smells like rotting, dead meat. It stinks terribly,” stated Baskauf.

Austin Peay State University’s towering corpse flower plant should bloom in four to six years. (APSU)
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Altra Federal Credit Union promotes Brian Selph to Assistant Vice President for Retail Operations
Altra Federal Credit Union
Clarksville, TN – Brian Selph has 17 years of banking experience and has served as Retail Market Manager for Altra Federal Credit Union since 2017.
“Brian has made an incredibly positive impact for our Tyler offices the past two years,” said Dan Schwaab, Senior Vice President for Altra Federal Credit Union. “His enthusiasm for Altra and the Credit Union movement combined with his strong leadership skills continues to be an advantage for our members and employees.”
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Austin Peay State University’s PELP juniors perform service work in Trinidad and Tobago
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Earlier this winter, when Parth Patel visited the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago for the first time, he wasn’t expecting to find a Hindu temple tucked amid the island’s palm trees. “I’m Hindu,” Patel, an Austin Peay State University (APSU) junior, said.
“It was cool seeing the influence there because India is so far away. The temples were very traditional; one had scriptures on it, and I could understand the scriptures because they were in the same dialect,” stated Patel.

Emily Moore, a PELP junior and Austin Peay State University softball player, works with the construction supervisor at a Habitat site. (APSU)
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