Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library Scholastic Book Fair
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library is hosting a Scholastic Book Fair from now through Friday, June 21st.
The Scholastic Book Fair is going in the atrium of the Library. Come on in today for the best selection. The library uses all the profits from this sale to support the programs for children and young adults.
Rheta Grimsley Johnson’s Hank Hung the Moon is Great Reading
Rheta Grimsley Johnson
Clarksville, TN – If you haven’t read Rheta Grimsley Johnson’s books, you’re missing several great reads. Her latest, Hank Hung the Moon (NewSouth Books, Montgomery, Alabama: 2012), is a description of the influence of Hank Williams on Southern life and Southerners in particular
A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for commentary, Johnson writes a column that appears in about 50 newspapers throughout the U.S. She has reported for United Press International, the Memphis Commercial Appeal, and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Some of her other awards include the Ernie Pyle Memorial Award for human interest writing, the Headliner Award for commentary, and the American Society of Newspaper Editors’ Distinguished Writing Award for commentary.
“Hank Hung the Moon” by Rheta Grimsley Johnson.
City of Clarksville’s Independence Day Celebration at Liberty Park July 3rd
Clarksville, TN – The City of Clarksville is celebrating our nation’s independence this year with the sixth annual Independence Day Celebration at a new location.
Join us on Wednesday, July 3rd, at Liberty Park for food, fun and entertainment for the entire family. Activities begin at 6:00pm.
Celebrate Independence Day at Clarksville’s Liberty Park July 3rd
Star Power at this Year’s Clarksville Writers’ Conference
Clarksville, TN – If you weren’t there, you should have been. Clarksville Writers’ Conference attracted not only 70 or so attendees but a dozen or more published writers who brought to the stage star power no where else available in this area.
Take, for instance, Frye Gaillard, writer-in-residence at the University of South Florida and author of more than 20 books, who spoke at the superb gala dinner at The Point, the lovely dining room on the Cumberland River edge, just at sunset on Thursday night.
Gaillard reminded the hundred or more guests at the dinner that just across the river is Benfolly, the home of Allen Tate and Caroline Gordon, where the Fugitives, including luminaries like Robert Penn Warren, were fond of gathering.
Frye Gaillard was the keynote speaker at the Clarksville Writers’ Conference banquet held June 6th at Liberty Park’s Freedom Point.
Clarksville Civil War Roundtable’s next meeting is June 19th, 2013
The 111th meeting
Clarksville, TN – The next meeting of the Clarksville (TN) Civil War Roundtable will be on Wednesday, June 19th, 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 Tullahoma Campaign And its Effects on the War, June-July 1863”
Union General William S. Rosecrans
Clarksville Parks and Recreation to show the classic sports film “Rudy” at Movies in the Park this Saturday
Clarksville, TN – On Saturday, June 15th, come out to the Heritage Park soccer fields and join Clarksville Parks and Recreation for this month’s Movies in the Park event, featuring the sports classic, “Rudy,” which is rated PG.
Rudy was always told he was too small to play college football. However, he is determined to beat the odds and fulfill his dream of playing for Notre Dame.
Movies in the Park to show “Rudy” Saturday, June 15th at Heritage Park
Clarksville Youth Fishing Rodeo big hit with the Kids
Clarksville, TN – The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) in partnership with the Clarksville Department of Parks and Recreation, Grandpa’s, Walmart, Boyles Bait, First Baptist Church, and Yellow Creek Baptist Church worked together to give the youth of Clarksville an opportunity to enjoy a day of free fishing in Liberty Park on Saturday.
The annual Youth Fishing Rodeo is held on the second Saturday in June to coincides with Tennessee’s Free Fishing Day and 16 and under Free Fishing Week. “This is the 12th year that we’ve joined together with the Clarksville Department of Parks and Recreation, and all of our sponsors to bring the outdoors to young kids who may be fishing for the very first time,” said Montgomery County Wildlife Officer Dale Grandstaff. This year, there were 380 kids gathered around the fishing pond at Liberty Park to have a great time in the great outdoors!
The 2013 TWRA Youth Fishing Rodeo at Liberty Park
Dunbar Cave State Park Programs for June 13th through June 15th, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Dunbar Cave State Natural Area has been a State Park since 1973. The cave and its surrounding 110 acres have considerable scenic, natural and historical significance. The entrance offered shelter to prehistoric Native Americans as far back as 10,000 years.
Dunbar Cave State Natural Area will present many nature programs this summer.
Upcoming events include: Fireflies, Bats, Canoeing Under The Stars, Night Hike, Backpacking Training (Part 1) and so much more!
The Dunbar Cave State Natural Area’s Visitors Center
Clarksville Parks and Recreation to kick off Mayor’s Summer Night Lights program for youth and families this Summer
Clarksville, TN – Beat the summertime blues this year! The City of Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department will be offering lots of great activities a part of the Mayor’s Summer Night Lights program once again this year!
Summer Night Lights is free and open to youth and families of all ages.
Customs House Museum Exhibits Archetypes
Clarksville, TN – A series of acrylic on paper paintings by Diane Shaw fill the walls of the Customs House Museum’s Planters Bank Peg Harvill Gallery through the month of June.
The abstract landscapes of Shaw’s work create a delightful, albeit eerie, sense of calm. Lone figures hide within the movements of color.
The Mother Archetype by Diane Shaw
