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Clarksville’s Civil War Roundtable presents Ed Bearss at the Customs House Museum July 18th
Clarksville, TN – On Wednesday, July 18th, Clarksville’s Civil War Roundtable group will host a fundraiser at the Customs House Museum. The event will feature retired Chief Historian of the National Park Service, Ed Bearss, who will be presenting a lecture in the Museum’s Turner Auditorium at 7:00pm.
Ed is a combat wounded U.S. Marine who joined the National Park Service in the 1950s. Starting out at Vicksburg National Military Park as its historian, he rose to be the Chief Historian of the National Park Service and is retired from there as Chief Historian Emeritus. Ed is the most popular speaker on the Civil War lecture circuit today and is world renowned as a battlefield guide. «Read the rest of this article»
Mt Olive Historical Preservation Society and the Darden Foundation Partner to Advance Brandon Hill Youth Heritage Garden
Grant is one of nearly 900 to be awarded through the inaugural Darden Restaurant Community Grants Program
Clarksville, TN – Mt Olive Historical Preservation Society has received a $2000 grant as part of the inaugural Restaurant Community Grant Program from the Darden Foundation, the charitable arm of Darden Restaurants Inc.
The Restaurant Community Grant Program is a local grants program intended to help support nonprofit organizations in the hundreds of communities Darden and its restaurant brands serve. The donation will enable Mt Olive Society’s Brandon Hill Youth Heritage Garden program to reach scores of young people in the Montgomery County community.
Pictured, from the left, are Beth Kasper, Mt Olive Society volunteer, Jon Rigdon, Longhorn Steakhouse manager, Geneva Bell, Mt Olive Society 2nd vice president, Michael Malone, Red Lobster general manager, Karla Kean, TSU Extension agent, and Joanne Traughber, UT Master Gardeners intern.
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Happy Days at the Roxy Regional Theatre starting July 12th
Clarksville, TN – Goodbye gray skies, hello blue! Happy days are here again with Arthur “The Fonz” Fonzarelli, Richie, Potsie, Ralph Malph and all of the gang in the Roxy Regional Theatre’s production of “Happy Days”, opening Thursday July 12th, at 7:00pm.
This new musical based on the hit television series reintroduces one of America’s best-loved families, the Cunninghams, to a whole new generation, taking audiences back to the days of 1959 Milwaukee, complete with varsity sweaters, hula hoops and jukebox sock-hoppin’.
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The Art of Linda Kerlin Opens at the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center
Clarksville, TN – Visions & Feelings, a new exhibit by Tennessee artist Linda Kerlin embodies a sense of the fanciful. Delicate women collaged into a mixed media frenzy of color and script leads the viewer feeling like they have stumbled into someone’s diary.
These works are inspired by Kerlin’s environment and her love of antiques, decorating, and landscaping. Each painting displayed in the museum’s Harvill Gallery certainly is telling stories within the canvas and paper. «Read the rest of this article»
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Report for July 8th, 2012
Clarksville, TN – The weekly Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department Recreation Report provides Clarksvillians with a glimpse at the activities and events that are available from the Parks and Recreation Department for them to enjoy together as a family.
Billy Dunlop Park will be closed to the public July 9th-13th for Boy Scouts Camp and July 16th-20th for Girl Scouts Camp.
This weeks highlights include:
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A League of Their Own plays Tonight at Movies in the Park
Clarksville, TN – Movies in the Park will be showing “A League of Their Own” at the Heritage Park Soccer fields tonight ! Movie will start at sunset around 8:15pm-8:30pm and we will be giving away prizes beforehand.
Make sure to bring plenty of water and bug spray! Remember this is a PG movie however it does contain strong language and sexual content.
Movies in the Park are FREE and open to the public.
A League of Their Own at Movies in the Park July 7th
Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan declares July as Parks and Recreation Month
Clarksville, TN – On Thursday, July 5th, 2012, Clarksville City Council passed a resolution recognizing July 2012 as Parks and Recreation Month. Residents are encouraged to get out and show how parks and recreation make their lives extraordinary.
Clarksville City Council and Mayor Kim McMillan passed resolution recognizing July 2012 as Parks and Recreation Month.
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APSU to host reading by Young adult author Nnedi Okorafor
Clarksville, TN – The author Nnedi Okorafor doesn¹t write stories that feel tired or predictable. Her books, which mash up literary genres from African literature to science fiction and fantasy, stand out for their originality and their abilities to take young readers on unexpected journeys.
“There’s more vivid imagination in a page of Nnedi Okorafor’s work than in whole volumes of ordinary fantasy epics,” the celebrated author Ursula K. Le Guin wrote in a recent review. «Read the rest of this article»
Clarksville Parks and Recreation temporarily relocates Smith Pool Swimming Lessons
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s swim lessons scheduled at Smith Pool will be relocated to Beachaven Pool, located at 390 Gaylewood Drive, for the month of July. This relocation is due to water temperature.
For more details on City Pools or Aquatics, please contact the Clarksville Parks and Recreation at 931.645.7476 or visit recpro.cityofclarksville.com.
Clarksville-Montgomery County Industrial Development Board announces Kay Drew as New Chairman
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County Industrial Development Board (IDB) is pleased to announce Kay Drew as the Chairman of the Board for the 2012-2013 term.
“I am looking forward to my year as Chairman of the IDB,” said Drew. “The work we do with local business and community leaders helps to make our community a better, more prosperous place.”
Kay Drew
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