Clarksville Parks and Recreation to host Indian Artifact Display
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Parks and Recreation will host an Indian artifact display from 10:00am to 3:00pm Saturday, April 8th at the Fort Defiance Interpretive Center, 120 Duncan Street.
Bring those items lurking in your closet or collecting dust on your display shelves to have them identified.
Fort Defiance Interpretive Center, Clarksville TN.
Clarksville’s First Thursday Art Walk to take place April 6th, 2017
Clarksville, TN – Produced by The Downtown Clarksville Association, First Thursday Art Walk is a free, self-guided tour spanning a 5-block radius that combines visual art, live music, engaging events and more in the heart of Downtown Clarksville.
With 10+ venues, bars and businesses participating each month, the First Thursday Art Walk in Clarksville is the ultimate opportunity to savor and support local creative talent.
First Thursday Art Walk in downtown Clarksville
Jama Bowen Stars in “Becoming Dr. Ruth” at the Roxy Regional Theatre’s theotherspace, April 3rd – April 11th
Clarksville, TN – Everyone knows Dr. Ruth Westheimer from her career as a pioneering radio and television sex therapist. Few, however, know the incredible journey which preceded it.
From fleeing the Nazis in the Kindertransport and joining the Haganah in Jerusalem as a sniper, to her struggle to succeed as a single mother newly-arrived in America, her remarkable untold story comes to the Roxy Regional Theatre’s theotherspace in “Becoming Dr. Ruth” for four evenings only, April 3rd – April 11th.
Jama Bowen stars as pioneering radio and television sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer in the Roxy Regional Theatre’s theotherspace production of “Becoming Dr. Ruth”, playing April 3rd – April 11th
Austin Peay State University Theatre and Dance presents ‘The World Goes ‘Round’ April 5th-9th
Clarksville, TN – Kander and Ebb’s “The World Goes ‘Round” will be presented by the Austin Peay State University Department of Theatre and Dance, in association with the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts to celebrate show tunes from both stage and screen next week at the Trahern Theatre.
The musical, directed by APSU professor Darren Michael and featuring choreography by APSU associate professor Marcus Hayes and musical direction by APSU associate professor Dr. Christopher Hayes, runs from Wednesday, April 5th, through Saturday, April 8th, with performances beginning at 7:30pm each night. A special matinee performance will take place at 2:00pm on Sunday, April 9th.
Frazier Allen: Urban Farming as a Smart Grocery Alternative
Clarksville, TN – It is early morning as Bob walks outside to check on his chickens.
A good day for eggs, he thinks, approaching the coop.
While some might assume Bob wears overalls and lives on a poultry farm, an increasing number would wonder if he’s just like them – going greener in the middle of the city.
Frazier Allen
Clarksville’s Customs House Museum April 2017 Exhibits and Activities
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 April at the Museum are: Peggy Kretchmar Leland: Abstracted Surroundings, Marilyn Murphy: Short Stories, Hunt Slonem: From the Collection, and Reading Appalachia: Voices from Children’s Literature.
Peggy Kretchmar Leland – Deep Water
Neil Simon’s “Barefoot in the Park” comes to Cumberland Arts Centre Dinner Theatre
Clarksville, TN – The Cumberland Arts Centre’s next dinner theatre production will be Neil Simon’s “Barefoot in the Park” scheduled for April 7th, 8th, 14th and 15th.
Directed by Art Conn, the production stars local favorite Alex Syler along with Lauren Street, Cris Isom, Alex Maynard, Scott Swan and Casey Williams.
“Barefoot in the Park” was first produced on Broadway with Robert Redford and Elizabeth Ashley.
Planters Bank Presents to show Irving Berlin’s “Easter Parade” at the Roxy Regional Theatre this Sunday, April 2nd
“Planters Bank Presents…” Film Series
Clarksville, TN – The “Planters Bank Presents…” film series next movie is “Easter Parade” starring Fred Astaire and Judy Garland. This movie will be shown this Sunday, April 2nd, 2017 at the Roxy Regional Theatre at 2:00pm.
“Easter Parade” is about rising Broadway star Don Hewes (Fred Astaire) is devastated when his longtime dancing partner, Nadine Hale (Ann Miller), breaks up the team to set out on her own. Determined to prove that he can succeed without her, Astaire vows that he can pick any random chorus girl and make her a star. Fortunately for him, the chorus girl he picks happens to be one of the greatest entertainers of the 20th century, Judy Garland (playing Hannah Brown).
“Planters Bank Presents…” film series to show “Easter Parade” this Sunday at Roxy Regional Theatre.
Acuff Chair of Excellence recipient Dorothy Allison to give April 7th author reading at Austin Peay
Clarksville, TN – Award-winning writer, poet and novelist Dorothy Allison, the current Roy Acuff Chair of Excellence recipient, will be on the campus of Austin Peay State University on Friday, April 7th for an evening reading of her work.
The event, which takes place at 8:00pm, will be held at the George and Sharon Mabry Concert Hall on the University campus and is free to the public.
Allison has won a number of literary awards, including two Lambda Literary Awards and the American Library Association Prize for Lesbian and Gay Writing for her 1988 short story collection, “Trash.”
Award-winning writer, poet and novelist, Dorothy Allison
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Parks and Recreation is excited to host a not-so-typical egg hunt at the New Providence pool, 168 Cunningham Lane, but you should reserve your spot soon as spaces are filling quickly!
Pre-registration for the Wettest Egg Hunt is required and can be completed online at www.CityofClarksville.com/ParksRec
Sixth annual Wettest Egg Hunt to be held Saturday, April 8th, 2017.
