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Visit Clarksville announces Street Closures for High Roller Criterium, May 19th
Clarksville, TN – Several downtown streets will close and the transit service will be temporarily relocate on Saturday, May 19th, 2018 when Clarksville hosts its first High Roller Criterium (crit).
The Clarksville Transit System will be staging on Cooper Place and Academy Avenue behind Cumberland Bank & Trust (off of Madison Street) during the event.
Clarksville’s High Roller Crit Race Map
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APSU part of state’s inaugural Food Waste Initiative
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) announced the first group of participants in Get Food Smart TN – a statewide initiative aimed at reducing food waste.
The inaugural class, which includes Austin Peay State University, was recognized on April 20th, 2018 at an event hosted by former TDEC Commissioner Bob Martineau and TDEC Assistant Commissioner Dr. Kendra Abkowitz Brooks at the William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower in Nashville.
Director of the APSU Center for Service Learning & Community Engagement, Alexandra Wills and Student Worker, Leslie Warren demonstrate the waste compost on campus.
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14th annual Clarksville Writers Conference set for June 1st and 2nd
Clarksville, TN – The 14th annual Clarksville Writers Conference, featuring talks by best-selling and critically acclaimed authors, will take place in the Art and Design Building on the campus of Austin Peay State University on June 1st and 2nd, 2018.
The public is also invited to an author book-signing reception and banquet in F&M Bank’s Franklin Room on Friday, June 1st.
The Clarksville-Montgomery County Arts and Heritage Development Council will hold the 14th annual Clarksville Writers Conference June 1st and 2nd, 2018.
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Clarksville artist Terri Jordan Exhibits New Series “Given What You’re Given”
Terri Jordan
Springfield, TN – A selection of the paintings on view at the gallery of the Copper Vault in Springfield during the month of May are from a new series entitled “Given What You’re Given” by artist Terri Jordan. The new works include objects from the artist’s past homes and experiences.
Jordan says of the suite, “As in all my work, there are subtle symbols and points of reference within the landscapes of canvas. But in this suite, the works exhibited are part of a reflective moment. Since reaching the age of fifty, I continuously find that I am looking to my past while at the same time considering what I have left and what I will be leaving my son in guidance, memories, and a sense of being”.
Going Back Yesterday – Terri .Jordan
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Clarksville Civil War Roundtable’s next meeting is May 16th, 2018
Clarksville, TN – The next meeting of the Clarksville (TN) Civil War Roundtable will be on Wednesday, May 16th, 2018 at the Bone & Joint Center, 980 Professional Park Drive, right across the street from Tennova Healthcare. This is just off Dunlop Lane and Holiday Drive and only a few minutes east of Governor’s Square mall.
The meeting begins at 7:00pm and is always open to the public. Members please bring a friend or two – new recruits are always welcomed.
Clarksville Civil War Roundtable’s next program will be held Wednesday, May 16th.
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APSU’s Reagan Giving Circle honors late professor/Stewart County native with 2018 Women in Philanthropy Award
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – Whenever people describe the late Betty Joe Wallace, the often use words like “scholar,” “trailblazer,” “mentor” and “friend.” In the four years since the Austin Peay State University history professor passed away, another word frequently comes up—“philanthropist.”
Before she died, Wallace told her husband, John Chapman, that she wanted to help students from her home in Stewart County earn a college education at Austin Peay State University.
Late Austin Peay professor Betty Joe Wallace honored with 2018 Women in Philanthropy Award.
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Customs House Museum to hold Flying High fundraiser Saturday, May 19th
Customs House Museum and Cultural Center
Clarksville, TN – The Customs House Museum & Cultural Center’s annual Flying High fundraiser takes place Saturday, May 19th, 2018 at the Clarksville Country Club. The theme to this 35th annual event is “Southern Soirée”, inspired by the beauty of Charleston and the low country of South Carolina.
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New Warren Scholarship at Austin Peay State University honors longtime Latin educators
Clarksville, TN – In the summer of 1964, during a long bus trip to Illinois, two rival Latin students ended up sharing the same seat. Kaye Phillips, from Clarksville High School, and Grady Warren, from Hillsboro High School, had spent the past year trying to best each other at Junior Classical League (JCL) competitions around the state.
“At the state JCL convention earlier that year, it was the only time I ever tied her,” Grady said recently.
The Kaye and Grady Warren Scholarship is awarded to a rising APSU sophomore majoring in some aspect of Classical Studies.
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“Annie, Jr.” Charms Hearts at the Roxy Regional Theatre, May 18th – June 9th
Clarksville, TN – Join everyone’s favorite little orphan in her very first adventure this month at the corner of Franklin and First in Historic Downtown Clarksville.
Fifty local youth, ages 8 to 18, from the Roxy Regional School of the Arts present the beloved award-winning musical “Annie, Jr.” at the Roxy Regional Theatre, May 18th through June 9th, 2018.
Mikquala Skelton stars as little orphan Annie, who is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan, a role shared by Jesse Boyle and Rebecca Morrison.
Mikquala Skelton stars as Annie in the Roxy Regional School of the Arts production of “Annie, Jr.” at the Roxy Regional Theatre, May 18th – June 9th
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APSU unveiling new Veterans Upward Bound Office during kick-off event May 15th
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – Earlier this year, Austin Peay State University received a five-year, $1.3 million U.S. Department of Education TRiO grant to help military veterans earn a college degree, and at 2:00pm on Tuesday, May 15th, 2018 the University will unveil the new Veterans Upward Bound Office and staff.
Austin Peay State University’s new Veterans Upward Bound Office to be unveiled May 15th.
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