Programs for Children at the Public Library
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library will once again present a Summer reading Program for the children and young adults in Montgomery County. “One World, Many Stories” is the theme for this year’s Summer Reading Program in libraries all across Tennessee and the nation. Everyone can participate in this free program!
Sign up at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library in the Children’s’ Library. Programs begin on June 6th, 2011 and continue through July 8th, 2011. Children are rewarded for reading or for listening to books being read. [Read more]
Walking Event to Kick Off Mayor’s Fitness Council
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan will lead a group of residents on her first “Walks with the Mayor” at 1:30pm Tuesday, May 17th from the Ajax Turner Senior Center, 953 Clark Street. The monthly walks will be part of the Mayor’s Fitness Council that will be established to promote healthier lifestyles and choices among people in the community. [Read more]
Donald Rumsfeld to visit Fort Campbell
Washington, D.C. – On Friday, May 27th, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld will be at the Fort Campbell Exchange to sign copies of his New York Times #1 bestselling memoir, Known and Unknown. Mr. Rumsfeld has been visiting military bases nationwide to promote the sale of his book, from which his proceeds go to charities supporting those serving in the military and their families.
Mr. Rumsfeld will be signing his book “Known and Unknown” at the Fort Campbell Base Exchange May 27th, 2011 from 2:00pm – 4:00pm. [Read more]
Movies in the Park 2011 season to kick off May 28th
Clarksville, TN – Movies in the Park, the FREE outdoor movie series at the Heritage Park Soccer fields, wrapped up its 2010 season with record attendance numbers.
The eight 2010 Movies in the Park films had an average crowd of more than 500 moviegoers per movie throughout the season. Monsters v. Aliens on May 22nd set an attendance record for the 5-year-old series with a crowd of more than 1,300 people.
Movies in the Park
3rd Annual Youth Coalition Olympics begins June 4th
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Police Department will be holding their annual Youth Coalition Olympics from June 4th through July 2nd, 2011.
Opening Ceremony will be held June 4th from 11:00am to 2:00pm at Police Department Headquarters located at 135 Commerce Street, Clarksville TN. [Read more]
Indoor Aquatic Center at New Providence is closing for the season
Clarksville, TN – The Indoor Aquatic Center at New Providence, located at 166 Cunningham Lane, closed Tuesday, May 10th for the season. The New Providence outdoor swimming pool will open May 28th along with the other City pools. The Indoor Aquatic Center at New Providence will re-open at the end of the summer season.
Be on the look-out for the 2011-12 Indoor Aquatics Program guide at that time.
For more details on the Indoor Aquatic Center and the opening of our City pools, please contact the Clarksville Parks and Recreation at 931-645-7476 or visit www.cityofclarksville.com.
Student Created Public Art Piece Now on Display at APSU
Clarksville, TN – On that first day, the reactions ranged from laughter to gasps of horror.
“A friend of mine heard screaming when people saw it,” Tobey Lee, an Austin Peay State University art student, said. “It scared them.”
That’s no surprise considering it was a death-defying scene they were witnessing. A painter, dressed in white coveralls, balanced on his toes some 15 feet in the air, to paint a red circle inside the APSU Morgan University Center.
APSU painter Ivan Colon, art professor Gregg Schlanger and art student Tobey Lee stand near the new public art display in the APSU Morgan University Center. (Photo by Beth Liggett/APSU Public Relations and Marketing)
Clarksville Parks and Recreation gears up for the summer season at the pools
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Parks and Recreation department will open their five public pools on Saturday, May 28th for the summer season. Patrons may begin purchasing pool passes today, May 9th. To accommodate the pool pass sales, passes are also available for purchase at any of the three community centers through June 4th. Get your pool pass today!
A family at one of the city swimming pools in Clarksville, TN
Auditions for The Sound Of Music at the Roxy Regional Theatre on May 23rd
Calling All Prospective Von Trapp Children
Clarksville, TN – Local youth will have the opportunity to work alongside professional actors in The Sound Of Music this summer, when the Roxy Regional Theatre holds auditions for the Von Trapp children on Monday, May 23rd, at 5:00pm.
The Roxy will be selecting two casts of Von Trapp children: Friedrich (14), Louisa (13), Kurt (11), Brigitta (9), Marta (7) and Gretl (6). Interested auditionees must be able to read, sing and dance, and will need to learn the song “Do Re Mi” for the audition: [Read more]
The Civil War Musical at the Roxy Theater—What a Bargain!
Clarksville, TN – Attending the Civil War Musical at Clarksville’s Roxy Theater is the biggest bargain in entertainment in Middle Tennessee! Where else can you see a professionally staged and professionally performed musical for a mere twenty dollars?
“The Civil War: A Sesquicentennial Event” is from a book by Frank Wildhorn, Gregory Boyd and Jack Murphy with music by Frank Wildhorn, and lyrics by Frank Wildhorn, Gregory Boyd and Jack Murphy.
What this musical accomplishes is the revelation that both Union and Confederate soldiers–many of whom literally were brothers–had identical desires and feelings going into war. Each is certain that his cause is just and worth fighting for. Slaves are portrayed suffering intense emotions as husband and wife are separated by forces outside themselves.
A Union soldier singing in a scene from the Civil War Musical at the Roxy
