YMCA Race Series kicks off 2016 season With The Gauntlet presented by CDE Lightband
Clarksville, TN – Get on your mark, Middle Tennessee: the YMCA Race Series kicks off its 2016 season with the 3rd Annual Gauntlet presented this year by CDE Lightband on Saturday, May 21st.
For its second year, the race is again set to take teams of two on three miles of trails through Rotary Park, with 11 fun and challenging partner obstacles in your route.
3rd Annual Gauntlet takes place May 21st. Part of the YMCA Race Series.
Sleep Under the Stars at Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s Spring Family Campout
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Parks and Recreation invites you to sleep under the stars at Billy Dunlop Park, located at 1930 East Boy Scout Road.
Registration is underway for the spring Family Campout beginning at 4:00pm Saturday, May 14th, until 9:00am Sunday, May 15th.
The Family Campout is $10.00 per person or $40.00 per family (up to 6 members) and will include an afternoon and evening of games and fun as well as a hot dog dinner Saturday night and breakfast Sunday morning.
Families will need to provide their own tent and sleeping materials. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Pre-registration is required and is available at Clarksville Parks and Recreation, located at 102 Public Square or online at www.cityofclarksville.com/parksrec
Deadline to register is May 11th.
For more information about the Family Campout please contact Clarksville Parks and Recreation at 931.645.7476 or visit www.cityofclarksville.com/parksrec
About the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department
The mission of the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department is to provide a variety of positive recreational experiences to enhance life values for individuals, families, and our diverse culture.
The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department offers a wide variety of recreational facilities and activities for all ages, maintains more than 700 acres of parks and facilities, provides 22 park facilities that offer a variety of amenities, including playgrounds, picnic areas, walking trails and pavilions or picnic shelters and maintains three community centers with year-round programming for youth, adults and seniors, as well as four public swimming pools
The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department is located at 102 Public Square, Clarksville.
To learn more, visit www.cityofclarksville.com or call 931.645.7476.
Rivers and Spires’ Quilts of the Cumberland winners for 2016
Clarksville, TN – Rivers and Spires held their annual Quilts of the Cumberland Quilt show on April 14th-16th at the Madison Street United Methodist Church. The show displayed a variety of quilts from traditional to one of a kind art quilts by local artists. The event was free and open to the public.
The quilts showed just how talented artists are in the area. They were simply beautiful. The event had juried exhibitions and non-juried exhibitions as well.
Vicky McCarty won Best of Show at the 2016 Quilts of the Cumberland Show with her entry “Jack’s Chain “.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Report for April 24th, 2016
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.
This weeks highlights include: Free Sunrise Yoga, Visual Healing Arts and Adaptive Swim Day.
Austin Peay Opera Theatre and Orchestra to hold “This is the Rill Speaking” and “A Hand of Bridge” on April 23th-24th
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University Opera Theatre and Orchestra will take playgoers on a nostalgic trip through a bygone era in America with its productions of Lee Hoiby’s “This is the Rill Speaking” and Samuel Barber’s “A Hand of Bridge.”
The opera opens at 7:30pm on Saturday, April 23rd, with a matinee performance at 3:00pm on Sunday, April 24th, in the Music/Mass Communication Building’s Mabry Concert Hall. The show is free and open to the public.
“This is the Rill Speaking” and Samuel Barber’s “A Hand of Bridge” to be performed April 23rd-24th at the APSU Music/Mass Communication Building’s Mabry Concert Hall.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s Movies in the Park begins it’s 11th Season May 7th
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Parks and Recreation announces Movies in the Park, the city’s free, outdoor movie series, will celebrate its 11th season as it kicks off on Saturday, May 7th with the showing of Independence Day (PG-13)!
The season begins with the first two showings at Heritage Park, located at 1241 Peachers Mill Road, and followed by the next two showings at a new location – McGregor Park!
The 2016 Movies in the Park season kicks off May 7th at Heritage Park with “Independence Day”
Join Clarksville Parks and Recreation for a Trail Cleanup at Robert Clark Park
Clarksville, TN – Clarksvillians are encouraged to join in the beautification of one of Clarksville’s favorite blueway access points.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation is hosting a cleanup at Robert Clark Park, located at 1449 Tiny Town Road, on Sunday, April 24th from 8:00am to 10:00am.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department Office
Rivers and Spires Festival Sets New Attendance Record
Clarksville, TN – The 2016 Rivers and Spires Festival shattered previous attendance records, bringing over 49,000 people into downtown Clarksville over the April 14th-16th weekend. This year’s event was the largest Rivers and Spires to date with the 2010 Festival previously holding the record at 42,073 when the Charlie Daniels Band performed.
“The Festival definitely did what it was supposed to do; bring people downtown, promote the community and offer free family entertainment for all ages. We are very pleased with how the event went this year,” said Theresa Harrington, Executive Director of Visit Clarksville.
2016 Rivers and Spires Festival was the biggest one yet.
“Footloose: The Musical” coming to Austin Peay State University this week
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University Department of Theatre and Dance will present “Footloose: The Musical” at the Trahern Theatre this week.
The performance will highlight the work of students, faculty and staff associated with the musical theatre concentration of the department’s new Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program.
Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library to hold Guitar Concert Thursday, April 21st
Clarksville, TN – On April 21st, 2016, the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library will host a free concert by Clarksville Youth Guitar Ensemble for a concert on Thursday at 4:30pm in the atrium.
Led by director Vanessa Green, they will be performing classical and traditional Celtic pieces.
