“Let’s Find: Teeth” at the Customs House Museum
Clarksville, TN – On Wednesday January 9th, the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center will hold their “Let’s Find: Teeth” program from 10:30am-11:30am.
Children 3-5 years old and their grown-ups are invited to explore the Museum from a child’s perspective. Remember to brush your teeth before you come to the Museum for this month’s activity because you’ll be visiting the office of Dr. Jefferson, a former Clarksville dentist.
Customs House Museum and Cultural Center
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Report for January 6th, 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:
- Martin Luther King Jr. Service Celebration
- Dream Chasers
- Spring Adult Softball/Kickball Meeting Scheduled
- Making a Difference
- Nominate a Coach TODAY!
Custom House Museum January 2013 Exhibits and Activities
Clarksville, TN – The Customs House Museum and Cultural Center is located in historic downtown Clarksville, Tennessee. Come explore an entire city block featuring large gallery spaces filled with fine art, science and history.
In the month of October, the Museum will feature The Passion of Kitty Harvill, Denton Ridge: Mountains to Coasts, Main Street: A Vintage Holiday, Family Fun Day: Into The Deep and so much more.
Planters Bank expands Hilldale Gallery for Dual Exhibits in 2013
Clarksville, TN – The Planters Bank-Hilldale Gallery space will feature the works of two local artists in January, Photographer Bob Gandy and Watercolorist Jan Williams. Exhibits will be on display Thursday, January 3rd-Wednesday, February 6th.
A native Clarksvillian, Jan (Griffey) Williams’ interest was always artistic. One of her first encounters with parental discipline after she learned to talk fell into that category. Her mother, discovering her child drawing with crayons on the laundry room walls, asked, “And just what are you doing?” Jan confessed to “drawing ducks.”
An exhibit by the Clarksville Friends of Photography. The large photo with elephants is by Bob Gandy in Kenya.
Clarksvillians Celebrate the New Year
Clarksville, TN – Residents of Clarksville-Montgomery County gathered at area bars and pubs to celebrate the New Year last night.
Crowds were heavy and spirits was high as the end of 2012 approached, and 2013 was poised to begin. I traveled around Clarksville to document the New Years festivities.
Patrons at the Blackhorse Pub and Brewery’s Taproom Celebrate the arrival of the New Year.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Report for December 16th, 2012
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:
- Christmas on the Cumberland and Free Activities
- Crow Community Center offers Indoor Soccer for youth
- Volunteer mentors needed for new Parks and Recreation program
- Chocolate Affair Tickets make the perfect gift!
Customs House Museum receives $500k donation from Clarksville Jaycees Foundation for new exhibit “Becoming Clarksville: Honoring Legacies of Leadership”
Clarksville, TN – The Customs House Museum and Cultural Center is proud to announce that Heritage Hall, the museum’s main exhibit gallery in the 1898 Customs House building will be named in honor of the Clarksville Jaycees Foundation.
Artist concept of Customs House’s upcoming new exhibit “Becoming Clarksville: Honoring Legacies of Leadership” (Image by HealyKohler Design)
Lydia Walker sings Songs of the Christmas Season
Clarksville, TN – Local vocalist and musician Lydia Walker will present a two-hour performance of Christmas carols and secular music at Freedom Deli on December 22nd from 11:00am to 1:00pm.
“The performance is our Christmas gift to our customers,” said deli owner John Matagrano. This will be Walker’s second performance at that location.
Christmas Down Home returns to Clarksville
Clarksville, TN – This Holiday season David Alford and Paul Carrol Binkley bring their much-loved heartwarming rendition of Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Memory” in Christmas Down Home back to APSU.
The show is a collection of Holiday stories, memories, and music from a simpler time born out of a previous show Alford and Binkley helped create called A Southern Christmas Sampler which was performed 1995-1999 in Nashville, TN.
Christmas Down Home
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department hosts a new session of Youth Hip Hop and Jazz dance program
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department is offering a new session of their Hip Hop and Jazz dance program at the Crow Community Center, located at 211 Richview Road, for ages 5-16 years.
Hip Hop and Jazz will begin January 9th and will be divided into classes for 5-7 years, 8-11 years and 12-16 years. [Read more]
