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Poet, essayist & immigration advocate Marcelo Castillo to speak at APSU’s Asanbe Diversity Symposium
Clarksville, TN – In 2016, during an interview for the literary journal Ploughshares, award-winning poet and essayist Marcelo Hernandez Castillo said, “I wish I wasn’t afraid, I wish this wasn’t my reality.”
When Castillo was five, his family moved from Mexico to California, and even though he now has permanent resident status, he told Ploughshares, “That doesn’t mean I’m not still afraid, either for myself or for my family.”
Marcelo Hernandez Castillo
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Clarksville Downtown Market vendor deadline is March 16th
Growers, Artisans encouraged to apply online
Clarksville, TN – Are you interested in selling your homegrown or homemade items this year at the award-winning Clarksville Downtown Market? The deadline for vendor applications is March 16th.
Vendors selling local produce, dairy products and cheese, honey, flowers, meats, baked goods, and artisan items are strongly encouraged to apply, but all applicants will be considered.
Vendor applications are available online at www.clarksvilledowntownmarket.com
Vendors who have been selected to be a part of the 2018 Market season will be contacted by the Clarksville Downtown Market manager for payment and further instruction by March 23rd.
Clarksville Downtown Market
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Clarksville’s Trane Facility Awarded $25,000 for Incumbent Worker Training & Apprenticeship Grants
Clarksville, TN – Trane, a world leader in indoor comfort solution and a brand of Ingersoll Rand, was awarded $25,000 for an Incumbent Worker Training grant (IWT) and $25,000 for an Apprenticeship training program for the Clarksville, Tennessee facility.
The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development offers eligible Tennessee employers competitive grant funding to provide skills upgrades for existing workers or train new hires as an incentive to grow their business.
Shown here in the photo are representatives from Trane U.S. Inc., the American Job Center, and Workforce Essentials, Inc. (L to R) Francisco Vasquez, AJC; Jamaal Bradley, Workforce Essentials; Bob Ellis, Plant Manager; Paul Bishop, Operations Manager; Billy Givens, Vice President IAM, Lodge 1296; Casey Page, Trustee, IAM, Lodge 1296; John Carl, Human Resources Manager; and Michael Jackson, AJC.
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Clarksville Parks and Recreation announces Wettest Egg Hunt set for March 24th
Family fun and savings at New Providence Pool
Clarksville, TN – Get ready for a not so typical egg hunt March 24th, 2018 at New Providence Pool.
The “Wettest Egg Hunt” allows children to hunt for Easter eggs, both floating and sunken to the bottom of the pool, and some of the eggs will contain surprises!
Clarksville’s Wettest Egg Hunts to be held Saturday, March 24th, 2018.
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Roald Dahl’s “James and the Giant Peach” Sets Sail at the Roxy Regional Theatre, March 9th – March 31st
Clarksville, TN – Roald Dahl’s beloved children’s book about a boy, his insect friends and their amazing journey across the ocean on a giant piece of fruit sets sail this month on the corner of Franklin Street and First Street in Historic Downtown Clarksville.
A musical treat for the entire family to enjoy, “James and the Giant Peach” opens at the Roxy Regional Theatre on Friday, March 9th, at 6:00pm. In keeping with the theatre’s traditional pay-what-you-can opening night, all tickets not pre-sold at the regular ticket price will go on sale at 5:30pm that evening for a $5.00 minimum donation.
Seth Hatch stars in “James and the Giant Peach” at the Roxy Regional Theatre, March 9th – March 31st.
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Clarksville Association of Realtors Trains New Real Estate Professionals
Clarksville, TN – Three new Realtors, Melissa Gindhart, Michell Lochner, Ross Morford, recently began real estate careers in the Clarksville area. All three were students of the Clarksville Area Real Estate School (CARES), which is the Clarksville Association of Realtors’® pre-licensing school for potential real estate licensees.
CARES was developed by the Clarksville Association of Realtors® to provide an essential foundation of real estate education for people seeking to obtain a real estate license, and for those who wish to expand their knowledge of the general real estate profession. Over 100 students have taken the courses in a little over a year since its inception.
(L to R) Melissa Gindhart, Realtor with Sweet Home Realty & Property Management; Michell Lochner, Realtor with Reliant Realty ERA Powered; and Ross Morford, Realtor with Keller Williams.
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Austin Peay State University Art + Design welcome visiting artist Dario Robleto on March 13th
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University Department of Art + Design, with support from the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, will welcome artist Dario Robleto to campus for a public lecture at 6:00pm, Tuesday, March 13th, in Heydel Hall (Art + Design Room 120).
Robleto will be a guest artist, invited by the Acuff Chair of Excellence Sonya Clark. That Tuesday, before his lecture, he will meet with the students from Clark’s Acuff class.
Artist Dario Robleto go give public lecture at 6:00pm, Tuesday, March 13th.
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APSU Board of Trustees to host spring meeting March 8th-9th
Clarksville, TN – On March 8th and 9th, 2018 the Austin Peay State University Board of Trustees will host its spring meetings at the Fort Campbell Military Installation and on the APSU campus.
The Board’s Business and Finance Committee, Academic Policies and Programs/Student Life Committee, and Audit Committee will meet at 2:00pm that Thursday at the APSU Education Center, Building #203 on the Fort Campbell Army Installation.
Austin Peay State University Board of Trustees
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Fort Defiance Civil War Park offers story time, tea time
History comes alive at Clarksville’s Civil War Park
Clarksville, TN – Visit Fort Defiance Civil War Park and Interpretive Center for two new opportunities to learn during the month of March.
A new program, Fort Defiance Story Time will be from 10:00am-11:00am on Tuesday, March 13th, 2018.
Fort Defiance Interpretive Center, Clarksville TN.
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Austin Peay State University Choral Program thrives during busy year
Clarksville, TN – On a recent February afternoon, Dr. Korre Foster, Austin Peay State University associate professor of music, sat in his office, looking surprisingly alert. It’s been a busy year for the University’s famed choral program, and with a raise of his eyebrows, Foster said he intends to maintain its strong reputation.
“We continue to become more well known,” he said. “Schools from Memphis want to come three hours just to perform here with us.”
APSU Chamber Singers
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