Clarksville Parks and Recreation to host 2013 Clarksville 50+ Olympics May 14th
Clarksville, TN – Adults at least 50-years-old can register now until May 3rd for the 2013 Clarksville 50-Plus Olympics.
This year’s events will be held May 14th-18th at various locations around Clarksville, including The Pinnacle Bowling Center, The Swan Lake Sports Complex and Golf Course, The Indoor Aquatic Center at New Providence and The Kleeman Community Center.
Clarksville Department of Parks and Recreation’s Wettest Egg Hunt Continues to Delight Area Children
Clarksville, TN – The Indoor Aquatic Center once again played host to one of the most popular Easter events in Clarksville, The Wettest Egg Hunts. On Saturday, March 23rd, thousands of brightly colored eggs were put into the swimming and wading pools, to await the hundreds of children who would plunge in to seek out a variety of prizes. Many of the eggs floated, but some were weighted causing them to sink to the bottom of the pool.
A young man chases a floating egg at the Clarksville Department of Parks and Recreation’s Indoor Aquatic Center during the Wettest Egg Hunt on Saturday
Civil War Stories at the Roxy Regional Theatre starting March 29th
Clarksville, TN – This spring, the Roxy Regional Theatre offers a glimpse of war through the eyes of a Union soldier, a Confederate sympathizer and a mute boy. Ambrose Bierce’s “Civil War Stories” premieres Friday, March 29th, at 8:00pm, for a limited run.
Celebrated for their intensity, insight and mastery of form, Ambrose Bierce’s collection of stories has been described as one of the great antiwar statements in American literature.
Cunningham Volunteer Fire Department Easter Egg Hunt
Cunningham, TN – On Saturday, March 23rd, the Cunningham Volunteer Fire Department held their Annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Montgomery Central Middle School. The hunt started at 10:00am.
Cunningham Fire Department’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt.
APSU Spring Salon Series to explore music, art and language with Malcolm Glass April 2nd
Clarksville, TN – Malcolm Glass, the local award-winning poet and Austin Peay State University emeritus professor of English, can’t seem to keep his creative side in check. A few years ago, he took up photography and created dazzling images that were displayed around town and in Nashville.
Then, in the spring of 2011, he decided to give drawing a go. That’s when he enrolled in APSU art professor Billy Renkl’s Drawing IV class at the University.
Malcolm Glass
Junior Auxiliary of Clarksville to host 2nd annual “Cheers for Charity”
Clarksville, TN – 
The Junior Auxiliary of Clarksville will be hosting their 2nd annual “Cheers for Charity” Event on Saturday, April 13th, 2013 at F&M Bank.
“Cheers for Charity” is a fundraising event held by Junior Auxiliary of Clarksville, an association of women who render charitable services to children of our community.
They accomplish their mission through different projects throughout the year which are focused on helping and providing the basic necessities of life to children in our community who are in need. [Read more]
APSU Provost Lecture Series: History professor Dr. Kristofer Ray to present next session
Clarksville, TN – An Austin Peay State University history professor, whose expertise is in colonial and revolutionary America, will be the next presenter of the Provost Lecture Series at APSU.
Dr. Kristofer Ray, associate professor of history, will present at 3:00pm, Thursday, March 21st in the Morgan University Center, Room 303. All sessions of the Provost Lecture Series are free and open to the public.
The title of his presentation is “Cherokees and Franco-British Confrontation in the Tennessee Corridor, 1748-1758.” [Read more]
Acclaimed playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis to speak at APSU March 22nd
Clarksville, TN – In 2011, playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis created a Broadway sensation when his new play, staring Chris Rock, debuted at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater.
It was the title, with its use of profanity, that caught most people’s attention. Here, we’ll simply refer to it as “The Mother with the Hat.”
Stephen Adly Guirgis
The Motherf**ker with the Hat by Stephen Adly Guirgis Plays Limited Run at the Roxy Regional Theatre, March 20th-23rd
Clarksville, TN – Stephen Adly Guirgis’ new high-octane, verbal cage match about love, fidelity and misplaced haberdashery, “The Motherf**ker with the Hat”, pushes the envelope at the Roxy Regional Theatre’s theotherspace for four performances only, beginning Wednesday, March 20th, at 7:00pm.
Finding his theatrical voice as a high school student of Roxy Artistic Director John McDonald, Mr. Guirgis will be coming to Clarksville on Saturday, March 23rd, for the theatre’s “Wine & Theatre Night.” Following the show, he will participate in a question and answer session with the audience.
The Motherf**ker with the Hat begins March 20th at the Roxy Regional Theatre.
Altrusa’s 2013 Dancing with the Stars delights Clarksvillians
Clarksville, TN – 
Austin Peay State University‘s Music/Mass Communication Building played host to Altrusa’s Dancing with the Stars Saturday evening. The evening was emceed by former Miss Tennessee, Cydney Miller.
Dancing for the evening was Joe Sweeten & Pro Lisa Burghart; Juanita Charles & Pro Christopher Wayne; Darwin Eldridge & Pro Juanita Simanekova; Sissy Ranken & Pro Dennis Woods; Ken Daniel & Pro Jennifer Kirksmith; and Mary Cooper & Pro Jonathan Bungard.
Mary Cooper hugs Jonathan Bungard, her pro partner after winning Altrusa’s 2013 Dancing with the Stars
