26th Annual APSU Percussion Ensemble Halloween Concert set for October 28th
Clarksville, TN – “If I have to describe in one word what’s going to be going on with this concert,” Dr. David Steinquest said, leaning forward and rubbing his hands, “it would be ‘magic.’”
He lifted his eyebrows as he spoke, as if the word itself contained supernatural properties. It’s the type of showmanship one comes to expect from the Austin Peay State University professor of music, especially at this time of year.
Every October for the last 26 years, Steinquest has hosted the APSU Percussion Ensemble’s Halloween Concert – an enormously popular performance that blends music with the mayhem of the season. This year’s concert will consist of two performances at 6:00pm and 8:00pm on October 28th in the APSU Music/Mass Communication Concert Hall.
The APSU Percussion Ensemble's 2010 Halloween Concert
Indoor Aquatic Center offers Instructional & Fitness Swimming for Pre-Competitive Swimming
Clarksville, TN – Are you or your children interested in competitive swimming or maybe just furthering swimming skills? The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department offers an Instructional and Fitness Swimming course at the Indoor Aquatic Center at New Providence, located at 166 Cunningham Lane. The first session begins October 22nd.
Instructional & Fitness Swimming is an instructional and exercise program that develops health, fitness and swimming skills for both children and adults. [Read more]
Fronkensteen Experimental Theatre Group Opens the Stages at the Coup
Written by Ricky Steven Young Jr.
Clarksville, TN – On Thursday October 20th and Friday October 21st, the Fronkensteen Experimental Theatre Group will host an open stage at The Coup on Crossland Avenue at 9:00pm. Admission is donations only.
Fronkensteen is a non profit theatre group that opened its first season this year and is eagerly anticipating opening its second season next year. All acts wishing to participate should arrive early because the order will be taken at the door at 8:30pm. The first fifteen acts to arrive will make it onstage. The admission is donations only and all donations will go to funding Fronkensteen’s next second season. [Read more]
Civil War process of photo imaging focus of next APSU Provost Lecture Series
Clarksville, TN – A process used during the Civil War to develop photographs will be the focus of the next session of the Provost Lecture Series at Austin Peay State University.
Susan Bryant, professor of art at APSU, will present “Photo Alchemy: Exploring the Wet-Plate Photography Process in the Digital Age” from 3:00pm-4:30pm, Thursday, October 20th in the Morgan University Center, Room 303. All presentations in the Provost Lecture Series are free and open to the public.
Susan Bryant, professor of art at APSU
Indoor Aquatic Center to host Teen Nights
Clarksville, TN – The City of Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department invites teens to enjoy a pool party at the Indoor Aquatic Center at New Providence each month!
Every first and third Friday of the month, teens can have the indoor swimming facility, located at 166 Cunningham Lane, all to themselves. [Read more]
Clarksville’s Civil War Story to Air on NPT2
Clarksville, TN – “Crossroads of Change, Clarksville, Tennessee 1861-1865,” a locally-produced video providing a perspective of the impact of the Civil War upon Clarksville and its inhabitants during the years 1861 to 1865, will air on Nashville Public Television’s alternate channel, NPT2, on Saturday, October 22nd at 8:30pm, and Sunday, October 23rd at 4:30pm.
The program is part of the Tennessee Channel, a four-hour block of programming featuring programs about the life of our state, which broadcasts simultaneously to all six public television networks across Tennessee.
Actor Keith McCoy portrays a member of the US Colored Troops in this scene from “Crossroads of Change, Clarksville, Tennessee 1861-1865.” The video was researched, written and filmed in Montgomery County and is based on local journals and diaries of the Civil War era.
Listening to the Claremont Trio Is Pure Joy
Clarksville, TN – Musicians say that when people play or sing especially well together that they “have lived together.” In the case of two-thirds of the Claremont Trio, this is especially true since Emily Bruskin, who plays the violin, and Julia Bruskin, who plays the cello, are twins. Emily and Julia’s best friend, Donna Kwong, and they formed the Claremont Trio in 1999 at The Juilliard School.
These marvelous performers recently appeared at Austin Peay State University during the October 14th presentation by the Clarksville Community Concert Association apart of their Community Concert Series. In addition to performing at the concert, the musicians gave a series of master classes to music students at Austin Peay State University.
Civil War Living History Encampment to be held at the Fort Defiance Civil War Park and Interpretive Center
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department and the Clarksville-Montgomery County Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission invites the public to join us at the Fort Defiance Interpretive Center, Saturday, October 22nd from 10:00am to 5:00pm, to experience the sights and sounds of a Civil War campsite and battlefield.
All ages are welcome to attend this free event. Visitors can explore the Center, which features several multi-media interpretive exhibits, observe living history stations located around the fort and watch as cannons are fired periodically. Don’t miss the chance to learn about the fascinating chain of events that unfolded on this very site during the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Fort Defiance Interpretive Center, Clarksville TN.
Roller Derby Season Finale Features Zombies and Commandos
Clarksville, TN – Just in time for the spooky season, Clarksville Roller Derby’s Red River Sirens present “Zombies vs. Commandos” on Saturday, October 22nd at Magic Wheels, 1671 Fort Campbell Boulevard. Doors open at 6:00pm and the action begins at 7:00pm.
Tickets are $7.00 at the door, with children aged 12 and younger admitted free with a paying adult. Attendees are invited to dress in costume.
The final event of the 2011 bout season, “Zombies vs Commandos” will consist of two 30-minute periods with an intermission. Halftime entertainment will include a children’s game led by The Nixies, the official “jeerleaders” for the Sirens, a kid’s costume parade and trick or treating with the Sirens. There will also be an adult costume contest. [Read more]
Mark Twain Back by Popular Demand on October 21st and 22nd
Clarksville, TN – Back by popular demand, America’s most famous literary icon comes to life upon the Roxy Regional Theatre stage for three performances only on Friday and Saturday, October 21st and 22nd.
Starring Ashton Crosby and adapted and directed by Cecilia Rubino, MARK TWAIN: Adventures in American Humor made its debut at New York’s Lincoln Center and played to sold-out houses at the Roxy in 2009.
Ashton Crosby as Mark Twain
