Christmas in Occupied Clarksville at Fort Defiance Interpretive Center December 15th
Clarksville, TN – Come to the Fort Defiance Interpretive Center Sunday, December 15th, 2013 from 3:00pm to 6:00pm, to experience the holidays as soldiers and civilians did in the 1860s.
Visitors to the event will be able to step back in time and see period decorations, visit with a nineteenth century Santa, and enjoy eggnog, cakes and caroling.
Surreal Visions at Clarksville’s Customs House Museum and Cultural Center
Clarksville, TN – Walking into the Planters Bank Peg Harvill Gallery of the Customs House Museum is like entering a new world through the rabbit hole. Walls and risers have become the temporary home of Mindy Herrin’s surreal creations.
A metalsmith from East Tennessee, Herrin creates sculptures and jewelry that seem to come from a dark, albeit beautiful place.
A1 Training Wheels by Mindy Herrin
APSU Provost Lecture Series features Biology professor Dwayne Estes November 21st
Clarksville, TN – An Austin Peay State University biology professor will present the next session of the Provost Lecture Series this week at APSU.
Dr. Dwayne Estes, APSU associate professor of biology, will present at 3:00pm, Thursday, November 21st, in the Morgan University Center, Room 303. [Read more]
Clarksville Community Centers get in the holiday spirit with visits from Santa’s Elves
Clarksville, TN – Santa’s elves will be making appearances at each of our three community centers this December. Families are welcome to have photos taken of their children as they visit Santa, enjoy snacks and games, all at no cost.
Ponder Anew: A WWII Warrior’s Story at Clarksville’s First Baptist Church Thursday
Clarksville, TN – On Thursday, November 21st, the Military Ministry of First Baptist Church, Clarksville, TN and SAFE: Soldiers And Families Embraced invite you to experience “Ponder Anew: A WWII Warrior’s Story”.
This is a Reader’s Theater play with music from the memoir of Lt. Herschel D. Ponder, adapted for the stage by Carol Ponder and Robert Kiefer.
Santa Claus visits Clarksville’s Indoor Aquatic Center for Swim with Santa
Clarksville, TN – This year your child can swim with Santa at the Indoor Aquatic Center! Santa will be visiting the pool, located at 166 Cunningham Lane, on Sunday, December 15th from 2:00pm until 4:00pm.
Families can enjoy refreshments, crafts with Mrs. Claus and swimming!
Swim with Santa at the Indoor Aquatic Center December 15th.
APSU announces winner of 2013 Young Composers Award
Clarksville, TN – The winner of the 27th Annual Young Composer’s Competition at Austin Peay State University was recently announced by the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts. The winning composer is Christopher Chandler, of Rochester, NY, who won for his “deep in liquid indigo” for chamber ensemble.
Chandler was born in Savannah, GA, in 1986 and currently lives in Rochester, where he is pursuing a Ph.D. in composition at the Eastman School of Music. [Read more]
Walk with Me Tennessee Program boasts another Prize Pack winner
Clarksville, TN – The Walk with Me Tennessee program proudly congratulates Prize Pack Winner, Lynne Carter! Carter received a Fitness Prize Pack for being the first participant to report the completion of the Athens, Tennessee Challenge.
It is not too late to join in on this program that challenges Clarksvillians to walk across the state using a series of challenges featuring trails in Clarksville as well as “virtual trails” in other Walk with Me Tennessee pilot communities such as Athens and Sevierville.
Prize Pack Winner Lynne Carter (right).
Clarksville Civil War Roundtable’s next meeting is November 20th, 2013
The 116th meeting.
Clarksville, TN – The next meeting of the Clarksville (TN) Civil War Roundtable will be on Wednesday, November 20th, 2013 at the Bone & Joint Center, 980 Professional Park Drive, right across the street from Gateway Hospital. This is just off Dunlop Lane and Holiday Drive and only a few minutes east of Governor’s Square mall.
The meeting begins at 7:00pm and is always open to the public. Members please bring a friend or two – new recruits are always welcomed.
Topic: “The Arkansas Post Campaign”
Battle of Arkansas Post/Fort Hindman
Clarksville Community Concert Association holds final concert of the year
The Clarksville Community Concert Association presented a performance by the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet in the George & Sharon Mabry Concert Hall at Austin Peay State University on Friday.
The concert mixed music of both African and European origins to deliver a performance that kept the audience enthralled.
The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
