Rivers and Spires Festival continues tonight in Downtown Clarksville
Rivers and Spires Festival | Friday April 19th | 5:00pm-10:00pm
Clarksville, TN – The Rivers and Spires Festival kicked off last night with performances by several outstanding bands that rocked Downtown Clarksville. The Festival continues tonight at 5:00pm with more music and activities for the entire family.
Chris Monhollen a multi-talented musician and award winning vocalist from Clarksville, Tennessee hits the Family Fun Stage at 5:00pm. He has performed in numerous shows and local festivals in the Middle Tennessee area.
Who’s Bad, a Michael Jackson tribute band headlines tonight’s Rivers and Spires Festival. (Photo By Curtis Brown Photography)
Rivers and Spires Festival kicks off tonight in Downtown Clarksville
2013 Rivers and Spires Festival | April 18th-20th | Clarksville, TN
Clarksville, TN – The Rivers and Spires Festival begins this afternoon at 5:00pm in downtown Clarksville, TN. This three day event includes live music, art, food and activities for the kids.
The music kicks off at 5:30pm on the Public Square Stage with Uncle Lenny. Uncle Lenny is cover band from Clarksville. Their music variety ranges from rock, to country, to some blues.
Cowboy Mouth closes out tonight’s River and Spires Festival at 8:30pm on the Public Square Stage.
Austin Peay State University Provost Lecture Series: Art professor to present session this week
Clarksville, TN – An Austin Peay State University art professor will present the next session of the Provost Lecture Series this week at APSU.
Paul Collins, gallery director and assistant professor of art, will present at 3:00pm, Thursday, April 18th in the Morgan University Center, Room 303. His lecture will be about the Living Gallery Program, an experimental approach in using arts exhibition programming to engage students.
The Living Gallery Program was developed with funds from APSU’s Summer Faculty Research Program grants. [Read more]
Aspire to Stardom talent contest at Rivers and Spires Saturday, April 20th
Clarksville, TN – Aspire to Stardom, a local talent contest for talented young children across Tennessee, will showcase the finalists and choose a winner on Saturday April 20th during Rivers and Spires.
The event starts with a “Red Carpet” entrance at 12:30pm at the entrance to the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center located at 200 South 2nd Street in Downtown Clarksville. [Read more]
Rivers and Spires Festival kicks off Thursday, April 18th
Rivers and Spires is being held April 18th-20th.
Clarksville, TN – This weekend, the place to be is Downtown Clarksville, Tennessee for the 11th annual Rivers and Spires Festival. The Festival begins Thursday, April 18th and runs through Saturday, April 20th.
The streets will be filled with with craft and food vendors, five music stages, kids’ activities and artisan booths. So come out for a great time.
Jo Dee Messina will take the Rivers and Spires Public Square stage on Saturday, April 20th at 7:00pm
4th Annual Mikefest benefit Festival to be held at Woodlawn May 4th
Free local benefit festival featuring live music, food and raffles.
Woodlawn, TN – Several hard-rock bands from the Nashville and Clarksville areas will perform at the fifth-annual Mikefest on Saturday, May 4th, to raise money for Sgt. Keith Hale and his family.
The outdoor event, at 3825 Old Dover Road North in Woodlawn, just south of Fort Campbell, will feature several hard-rock bands from the Nashville/Clarksville areas. [Read more]
Gateway Chamber Orchestra brings powerful Mahler work to Middle Tennessee May 5th-6th
Clarksville, TN – In 1907, the great Austrian composer Gustav Mahler had a bad year. First, he lost his job as director of the Vienna State Opera. Then, in July, his young daughter Maria died after a brief illness. While grieving this loss, Mahler was diagnosed with a terminal heart condition.
In the months that followed, the composer found solace in a book of Chinese Tang Dynasty poetry titled “The Chinese Flute.” As he read the works, translated into German, a composition slowly took shape in his head.
Gateway Chamber Orchestra
Clarksville’s Rivers and Spires Festival to feature U.S. Army’s Orange County Chopper
Clarksville, TN – The U.S. Army’s famed Orange County Chopper will be making its first appearance in Middle Tennessee since 2011 at this weekend’s Rivers and Spires Festival in Clarksville.
The detailed motorcycle will be on display both Friday and Saturday at Rivers and Spires in downtown Clarksville, TN. It will be located in the Military Appreciation area near the intersection of Commerce street and 2nd street.
The OCC is shown here during its set up at LP Field in November 2011 for the Titans-Bengals NFL football game. It returns to Middle Tennessee April 19th and 20th during Rivers and Spires in downtown Clarksville. (U.S. Army photo)
Austin Peay State University Community School of the Arts summer seesion registration now open
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University Community School of the Arts is gearing up for a busy summer of creative arts classes and camps for children and adults in the Clarksville community.
For more than two decades, the CSA has provided top-notch music, art, drama, creative writing and dance lessons. This summer, the CSA will offer programs from June 3rd through August 2nd.
Registration is now open. [Read more]
Queen City Road Race early bird registration deadline is April 19th
Clarksville, TN – The 35th Annual Queen City Road Race will be Saturday, May 4th. Registration is going on now.
The Queen City Road Race event is a Clarksville tradition promoting fitness and fun for all ages. The 7K and 5K race route takes runners through the streets of Historic Downtown Clarksville, beginning and ending at Austin Peay State University’s Governors Stadium, while the One Mile Movement takes you on an exciting tour of a portion of the APSU campus.
For over thirty years, hundreds of Clarksville-Montgomery County and Fort Campbell school students, teachers and family members have participated in this Clarksville tradition.
Queen City Road Race, Clarksville TN.
