Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s Hershey Track & Field program begins April 3rd
Competition to be held May 10th
Clarksville, TN – Young athletes can showcase their skills in track, long jump and softball throw in the 2014 Hershey Track & Field competition. This program is open to boys and girls ages 9 to 14 in the Clarksville-Montgomery County area.
Events for both boys and girls will be the long jump and softball throw as well as running competitions.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Report for March 23rd, 2014
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: “Wettest Egg Hunts”, Youth Recreation Leagues, and the 50+ Olympics.
Lifeguards keeping the kids safe in the pool during the City of Clarksville’s Wettest Egg Hunt last year.
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Author Sue Culverhouse Speaks at the Woodward Library Society at APSU
Clarksville, TN – 
On the first day of spring, the Woodward Library Society held their much delayed Winter Program featuring author Sue Culverhouse, the author of Tennessee Literary Luminaries at the Woodward Library on the campus of Austin Peay State University. The program was originally scheduled to be held in February 2014, but was delayed due to inclement weather.
Author Sue Culverhouse speaking at the Woodward Library Society’s WInter Program
Gateway Chamber Orchestra to perform “Historic Seconds” concert at APSU on March 30th
Clarksville, TN – In the summer of 1802, Ludwig van Beethoven felt depressed. The famed German composer was going deaf, and, overcome by this reality, he isolated himself in the spa town of Heiligenstadt. He tried to distract himself by working on a new symphony, but by October, he still felt miserable.
“Little more and I would have put an end to my life – only art it was that withheld me,” he wrote in a gloomy letter to his brothers. “It seemed impossible to leave the world until I had produced all that I felt called upon me to produce, and so I endured this wretched existence.”
Gateway Chamber Orchestra
APSU’s Darren V. Michael presents Original Short Plays in “Brief Encounters” at Clarksville’s Roxy Regional Theatre, March 19th-21st
Clarksville, TN – A jaded Hank Williams Jr. fan, a man basking in the glow of the morning after, a Middle Eastern immigrant seeking a room to rent, a middle-aged man with a fear of spiders and dentists — these are just a handful of the various characters who will take the stage of the Roxy Regional Theatre’s theotherspace this month.
For three nights only, beginning March 19th, four original one-acts by area playwright Darren V. Michael will be treated to a readers theatre production in “Brief Encounters: A Night of Short Plays”.
“Brief Encounters: A Night of Short Plays” presented by Darren V. Michael.
Booker Prize-winning novelist Margaret Atwood to read at APSU on April 11th
Clarksville, TN – There are books that people simply enjoy, and then there are books that cause a deep, visceral reaction in readers. Canadian author Margaret Atwood’s 1985 dystopian novel, “The Handmaid’s Tale,” belongs in the latter category.
The novel, about the repression of women in a future society, connected so strongly with its audience that, almost 30 years later, it remains an international bestseller and a major influence on people’s lives.
Margaret Atwood
Clarksville’s Customs House Museum to exhibit paintings from Nashville artist Peach McComb
Clarksville, TN – Nashville artist Peach McComb brings the outdoors in with her current exhibit at the Customs House Museum. Painting in a broad range of subjects, Peach works in both impressionistic and representational styles.
Her paintings appear effortless and “in the moment”.
Shore Patrol by Peach McComb
Youth Archery classes are available from Clarksville Parks and Recreation this Spring
Clarksville, TN – Looking for something new and unique to do after school? Why not try Archery?
Basic Archery will begin March 18th at the Burt-Cobb Community Center. Pre-registration is underway online at recpro.cityofclarksville.com and spots are limited. [Read more]
Friends of Rotary Park to host Spring Fling April 5th
Clarksville, TN – On Saturday April 5th, 2014, the Friends of Rotary Park will hold their annual Spring Fling from 10:00am until 3:00pm. Make sure you save the date and come out and enjoy a day at Rotary Park.
Friends of Rotary Park will be hosting activities for the whole family. It is open free to the public but there will be some vendors selling some awesome items, food trucks cooking up some great food and one activity you can take your aggression out on (Smash Car).
20th Annual Austin Peay Governors Bass tourney two months away
APSU Sports Information
Clarksville, TN – As the final remnants of last week’s snow and ice storm melt away along with temperatures rising it is a reminder the 20th annual Austin Peay State University Governors Bass Tournament is just around the corner.
This year’s edition will be held Saturday, May 10th, at Kentucky Lake, with registration and boat launching from Paris Landing, Tennessee, State Park. Last season’s tourney drew 282 boats—14 more than in 2012, despite entrants being forced to utilize the back entrance because of flooding.
Austin Peay Governors Bass Tournament
