Special Community Viewing of Lifetime Television Show: Coming Home
Lifetime Television Series
Clarksville, TN – Join the staff, management and community on May 15th, 2011 starting at 8:00pm at G’s Pancake House Restaurant 803 Riverside Drive Clarksville for a very special viewing of the Lifetime Television show “Coming Home”.
The Coming Home reality series features U.S. soldiers’ surprise family reunions across the country after serving long tours of duty on behalf of the country. [Read more]
May’s First Thursday ArtWalk
Written by Kendall Welsh
Clarksville, TN – You’re invited to join the merchants of Historic Downtown Clarksville
for the monthly Art Walk, which will be held this month on May 5th from 5:00pm – 8:00pm. Kendall Welsh from ARTifacts sent us this information about May’s artistic extravaganza.
Participating merchants include ARTifacts Emporium, The Framemaker, Hodgepodge, the L&N Train Station, The Peg Harvill Gallery in the Roxy Regional Theatre, and Rogates Boutique.
Participating artists include Susan Bryant, Lisa Cook, Monica Quatrrochio, Nikki Romero, Rebecca Sower, Bob Williams, Leigh Averitt-Nepurud, Jennifer Ford, Miranda Herrick, Clare Coyle Taylor, Bettye Shely Holte, Konrad Hack, Rhonda Taylor and Eunice Kern. [Read more]
The Clarksville Parks and Rec Report
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:
- Senior Olympics
- Geocaching
- Doggie Palooza
- Hershey’s Track and Field
- Vendors Wanted
- Sleep under the Stars
Northeast Middle School Students Win State Competition with Help from APSU
Clarksville, TN – The War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville is a large venue, with two levels of seating and a capacity for more than 1,600 people. When three Northeast Middle School students first entered the building last month, their eyes widened. One of them might have gasped.
That’s where they were supposed to perform the short play they wrote? With all those seats?
“We didn’t think we would do well at all,” Ariana Nelson, 14, said.
“We said, ‘our play is so lame,’” Brianna Tyre, 14, said.
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett, Brianna Tyre, Lauryn Jennings, Ariana Nelson, Robert Cheatham, executive director of Humanities Tennessee and Charlie Cook, president of the Tennessee Historical Society.
17th annual Governors Bass Tournament is just two weeks away
Clarksville, TN – The 17th annual Austin Peay State University Governors Bass Tournament is just two weeks away.
This year’s version will be held Saturday, May 14th, at Kentucky Lake, with registration and boat launching from Paris Landing, Tennessee, State Park. Last season’s tourney was postponed from May 8th to May 23rd, due to flood conditions that surrounded the area. Despite the two-week delay, the tourney still drew 269 boats.
Despite recent heavy rains, this year’s tourney looks promising. APSU again is hopeful of approaching the 300-boat total—the record of 333 was set in 2009.
Boats heading out at the start of last years Governors Bass Tournament.
Clarksville Senior Olympics start May 4th
“For the Health of it”
Clarksville, TN –Senior adults ages 50 and up can register now until May 2nd for the 2011 Clarksville Senior Olympics. This year’s events will be May 4th-7th at various locations around Clarksville, including The Swan Lake Sports Complex and Golf Course, Kleeman Community Center, The Pinnacle Bowling Center, and Burt-Cobb Community Center.
Seniors will face off for bragging rights, as well as medals in more than 20 challenging events, which include shuffleboard, tennis, track, golf, bowling, basketball free throw, pickle ball and billiards. Because we now have the Indoor Aquatic Center, swimming events have been added. [Read more]
CSA Hosts End-of-Semester Performances and Exhibits
Clarksville, TN – A full semester of public art and music lessons is coming to a close at Austin Peay State University with a series of exhibits and concerts hosted by The Community School of the Arts at APSU.
For the last two decades, area adults and children have honed their creative talents and discovered new passions through the CSA. The program serves approximately 350 students of all ages and skill levels through programs in music, dance and the visual arts. The CSA was founded in 1990 with the goal of promoting and increasing awareness of the arts throughout the surrounding area. [Read more]
Clarksville Parks & Recreation congratulates Pitch, Hit and Run Local Competition finalists
Clarksville, TN – The results are in for the Aquafina Pitch, Hit and Run competition that was held Saturday, April 23rd, at Heritage Park. The six winning youngsters between the ages of 7 and 14 will advance from the local competition to the Sectional Competition in Chattanooga on May 22nd. [Read more]
LEAP Skate Night
Clarksville, TN – The LEAP Organization is hosting a Skate Night at Magic Wheels on Thursday, May 19th from 6:00pm to 8:30pm to raise funds so that At-Risk Youth can participate in a Community Wide Youth trip to Washington, D.C.
The purpose of this trip is to provide our youth with an opportunity to journey through our past and see history in the making through an historical and relevant tour of the Capitol.
APSU Area of Dance Recognized at National Dance Festival
Clarksville, TN – For the last few weeks, whenever Austin Peay State University assistant professor of dance Marcus Hayes turns on his computer in the morning, he finds several emails waiting in his inbox with the subject line, “ACDFA.”
The acronym stands for “The American College Dance Festival Association,” and the emails are from those who attended this year’s central region competition at Wichita State University in Kansas and were mesmerized by the works the APSU Area of Dance performed.
APSU dance students Kevin Loveland and Rafael Tillery perform in a piece titled “By a Thread,” choreographed by APSU assistant professor of dance Marcus Hayes.
