Clarksville Parks and Recreation Report for November 17th, 2013
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:Discover Scuba, School’s out – Come to the Indoor Aquatic Center, Giving on the Cumberland, Youth Dodgeball Registration, and Christmas Cookie Bake-Off.
Clarksville’s 2nd annual Handmade Holiday event sees large turnout, continues Sunday, November 17th
Clarksville, TN – On Saturday, November 16th the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department put on the 2nd Annual Handmade Holidays event at the Wilma Rudolph Event Center located at Clarksville’s Liberty Park. The event kicked off at 10:00am and went until 6:00pm.
Vendors were on hand selling handmade and handcrafted holiday themed items. The event has grown from last years 40 booths to over 60 vendor booths this year.
2nd Handmade Holidays-a Crafters Bazaar Saturday at the Wilma Rudolph Event Center.
Sci-Fi / Fantasy night blast off tonight at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library
Clarksville, TN – A long time ago, in a library far, far away, the staff of the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library, tired of endlessly traveling through time and the relative dimensions of space, decided to go where no library had gone before and create a program celebrating Science Fiction and Fantasy genre.
Come out Saturday night, November 16th for Sci-Fi / Fantasy night at the Library. The event runs from 6:30pm until 9:00pm. [Read more]
Clarksville Youth Dodgeball League returns for another season at the Crow Community Center
Clarksville, TN – Registration for the Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s Youth Dodgeball League will take place December 2nd through December 27th!
Pre-registration is required and participants can register at the Parks and Recreation Main office as well as online at recpro.cityofclarksville.com. [Read more]
Customs House Museum opens “Becoming Clarksville: Celebrating Legacies of Leadership” in the newly remodeled Clarksville Jaycee’s Heritage Hall
Clarksville, TN – On Tuesday, the Customs House Museum cut the ribbon on its newest permanent exhibit, “Becoming Clarksville: Honoring Legacies of Leadership.”
Through the prism of leadership, the exhibit explores the history of Clarksville and Montgomery County, focusing on the stories of individuals who helped shape the city, featuring unique interactive and video elements. Becoming Clarksville also serves as a legacy for the Clarksville Jaycees, remembering its history and contributions to the people of Clarksville.
Evans Harvill and Wayne Wilkerson cut the ribbon opening the Becoming Clarksville: Celebrating Legacies of Leadership Exhibit
Clarksville’s 2nd annual Handmade Holidays event this Saturday and Sunday
Clarksville, TN – If your looking to do some early Christmas shopping then don’t miss the 2nd Annual Handmade Holidays event, Saturday, November 16th, 2013 from 10:00am to 6:00pm and Sunday, November 17th, 2013 from noon to 5:00pm at the Wilma Rudolph Event Center at Liberty Park.
Visitors can shop from 65 local artists featuring handmade and handcrafted items, enjoy door prizes, concessions and free admission!
Clarksville’s Crow Community Center offers Indoor Soccer program for youth
Clarksville, TN – Registration is underway for the Crow Community Center’s Indoor Soccer program! The program kicks off January 4th!
The 8-week program is open to ages 4-12 years and will teach the fundamentals of soccer. [Read more]
2014 Cultural Calendars Now Available through Clarksville-Montgomery County Arts and Heritage Development Council
Clarksville, TN – The 2014 Cultural Calendar, produced by the Clarksville-Montgomery County Arts and Heritage Development Council, is now available online and at several local shops.
Each month of the calendar features an original work by a local artist, depicting a scene in Montgomery County, along with highlights of arts and heritage activities planned by community organizations for that month.
2013 Arts and Heritage Cultural Calendar
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet to perform at Austin Peay State University on November 15th
Clarksville, TN – The Grammy award-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet will perform in Clarksville at 7:30pm on November 15th, at the Austin Peay State University Mabry Concert Hall.
The concert, which is part of the Clarksville Community Concert Association’s 2013-14 concert series, will feature a diverse repertoire of music, including Afro-Cuban rhythms, American Composer Aaron Copeland’s “Two Mexican Pieces,” Hungarian Composer Franz Liszt’s “Hungarian Rhapsody,” African-inspired music and others written specifically for the quartet.
Tennessee Literary Luminaries Author, Sue Freeman Culverhouse, to hold book signing at APSU November 12th
Clarksville, TN – Sue Freeman Culverhouse, staff writer for Clarksvilleonline.com, has just released her new book, Tennessee Literary Luminaries: From Cormac McCarthy to Robert Penn Warren (The History Press, Charleston, SC, 2013).
Already receiving rave reviews, Tennessee Literary Luminaries encompasses the biographies of 11 Tennessee authors: Robert Penn Warren, Alex Haley, Cormac McCarthy, William Gay, Peter Taylor, Eleanor Ross Taylor, Alice Randall, A. Scott Pearson, Bud Willis, Amy Greene and Marshall Chapman.
Tennessee Literary Luminaries book by Sue Freeman Culverhouse
