22nd Annual Riverfest Celebration starts this weekend
Make plans to be at the 22nd Annual Riverfest Celebration this coming weekend! It is going to be a weekend of great fun for the entire family. Festivities begin Friday night at 5p.m. with a tribute to our military and victims of the September 11 tragedy. The 101st Airborne Division Band will play and a moment of silence will be acknowledged.
The 101st Airborne Division Band
Live entertainment will be on three stages all weekend during Riverfest. The music kicks off with a great lineup of Christian performers on the Gateway Stage including the multiple Dove Award nominated group Rush of Fools. Several talented performers including three tribute bands will take the Budweiser Stage on Friday night. [Read more]
Jammin’ in Alley to feature Cumberland Jazz Project
The August installment of the Jammin’ in the Alley concert series will take place Friday, August 21, on Strawberry Alley in downtown Clarksville.
This month’s free concert starts at 7 p.m. and features the Cumberland Jazz Project.
Downtown restaurants will offer outdoor dining to Jammin’ in the Alley patrons. So, don’t worry about making time for dinner before the show. Grab a seat and a bite to eat while enjoying live music.
Jammin’ in the Alley takes place the third Friday of every month through October.
Strawberry Alley will be closed to through traffic in front of City Hall starting at 1 p.m. on the day of the event. US Bank’s drive-through and City Hall parking lots will be accessible.
For more information, call 645-7476 or visit www.cityofclarksville.com
Fort Campbell’s Super Saturday Air Show made the Screaming Eagles roar
For many people the highlight of the Week of the Eagles has got to be the Super Saturday Air show powered by Tyson Foods. This extravaganza event was expected to draw a crowd of 65,000 people, but most likely far exceeded that. Comprised of a series of simultaneous events including:
A Community Fair featuring local organizations that offer their services to soldiers and their families.
The Community Health Fair gave a people a quick medical checkup, and with the harsh sun and high temperatures the sound advice to keep hydrated.
The Army Aviation Heritage Foundations Sky Soldiers Cobra Demonstration Team
This weekends “Evening with the Artists” to feature Richard Hogan
When you talk to people about the arts in Clarksville, Montgomery County Tennessee you will frequently find Silke Tyler’s name mentioned. Who is she? She is the proprietor of Silke’s Old World Breads located at 1214A College Street, she is also the hostess of the wonderful bi-monthly “Evening with the Artists” art exhibition. The next show will be held on Saturday August 15th from 6:30pm till 8:00pm. There is no cost for admission, and Silke provides her delicious food as refreshments.
The “Evening with the Artists” event brings together Silke’s great food, outstanding friends and acquaintances, and some of the finest art and artists in our community. This month the featured artist will be Richard Hogan. Previous featured artists included Jim Hancock and his Mediterranean reflections, the alternative process images of Heidi Hopkins and Winni Bagley, and the expert photography of Alan Goldstein, among many others; which unfortunately are too numerous to be able to mention all of them here.
One cannot be a true connoisseur of art in our community, without attending Silke’s art events. We hope that you will attend! [Read more]
APSU’s Summer Dance Concert is poetry in form and motion
Dance is the noblest of the Arts. Using a human body as their canvas, a dancers’ performance treats the audience to a visual poetry written with their bodies in both form and motion. That is how I felt this evening when I watched the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts and the APSU Dance Program holding their Summer Dance Concert. One performance remains; on Wednesday, August 12th, at 7:30PM, Clement Auditorium.
Tick leads the show with three dancers clad in green, Laquimah van Dunk, Alaina Runions, and Caitlin Proctor to the sounds of Tashweesh (interference) by Kronos Quartet.
Followed by the lovely Brittany Hardaway performing a ballet called Gentle Lullaby to the sounds of Se Ymnumen by George Skaroulis. Many of the dancers held neutral expressions on their faces when they performed not so with Brittany. You could see her love and passion for dance etched on her face with every leap and pirouette.
Gentle Lullaby performed by Brittany Hardaway
Jammin’ in Alley Friday Night
The July installment of this year’s Jammin’ in the Alley concert series will take place Friday, July 17, on Strawberry Alley in downtown Clarksville.
Beginning this month, concerts start at 7:00 p.m. Starting closer to sundown and escaping the daytime heat should allow for a more enjoyable evening.
This month’s free concert features Chris Robertson and The Country Music Band. The group is sure to keep concert goers on their feet with their renditions of classic country favorites and band originals inspired by the likes of country legends like Merle Haggard.
As always, downtown restaurants will offer outdoor dining to Jammin’ in the Alley patrons. So, don’t worry about making time for dinner before the show. Grab a seat and a bite to eat while enjoying live music.
Chris Robertson
Jammin’ in the Alley takes place the third Friday of every month through October.
Strawberry Alley will be closed to through traffic in front of City Hall starting at 1:00 p.m. on the day of the event. US Bank’s drive-through and City Hall parking lots will be accessible.
For more information, call 645-7476 or visit http://www.cityofclarksville.com/.
Award-winning novelist William Gay to read at APSU
Award-winning novelist and short story writer William Gay will give a public reading of his work at Austin Peay State University on July 14.
Gay, a Tennessee native, emerged upon the literary scene later in life, not publishing his first novel, “The Long Home,” until after he was 40. Critics and readers, however, were quick to notice his talent, placing him among such luminaries as William Faulkner and Cormac McCarthy.
Gay has been described as a master of the “southern gothic” novel with his stories focusing on rural characters and locales, and he’s earned numerous accolades to accompany this praise.
He was awarded the 1999 William Peden Award, the 2000 James A. Michener Memorial Prize, a 2002 Guggenheim Fellowship and a 2007 Ford Foundation U.S. Artist grant.
Gay is the author of three novels, “The Long Home,” “Provinces of Night” and “Twilight,” and the short story collections, “I Hate to See that Evening Sun Go Down” and “Wittgenstein’s Lolita.” A fourth novel, “The Lost Country,” is due out sometime this year. His short stories have also appeared in numerous magazines, such as Harper’s, Atlantic Monthly, GQ and New Stories from the South 1999 and 2000.
Gay will read from his work at 7:00 p.m., July 14 in Room 303 of the APSU Morgan University Center. This reading is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Susan Wallace with the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts at 221-7031.
RENT Rocks the Stage of the Roxy Regional Theatre
The Pulitzer Prize-winning musical RENT will rock the stage of the Roxy Regional Theatre, Clarksville’s Center for Arts and Education, beginning Friday, July 10, at 8pm.
Jonathan Larson’s rock musical is the joyous, breathtaking and inspiring story of a group of New York City East Village artists struggling to find their voices and find love in today’s tough times, broaching controversial themes like homelessness, AIDS and drug addiction with compassion.
Based on Puccini’s La Boheme, RENT stars Justin Barnum as Roger, Chase Kamata as Mimi, Matthew Burns as Mark, De’Lon Grant as Tom Collins, Taylor Hilt Mitchell as Angel, Alicia Kelly as Maureen, Kami Smith as Joanne and Brendan Cataldo as Benny. Amanda Bailey, Chad Parsons, Humberto Figueroa, Skye Mangrum, John Moser, Anesha Ross and Hannah Carmona round out the cast.
Although the national tour has played Nashville, the Roxy Regional Theatre is proud to be one of only two regional theatres in Tennessee granted the rights to this award-winning musical.
RENT runs July 10 thru August 21, playing Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7pm and Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, with a 2pm matinee on Saturday, July 18. Tickets are $20 and may be purchased online at www.roxyregionaltheatre.org or by phone at (931)645-7699 during regular box office hours (9am-2pm, weekdays). This production is strongly recommended for mature audiences.
Downtown Art Walk on Thursday July 2nd
You’re invited to join the merchants of Historic Downtown Clarksville for The monthly Art Walk, on July 2nd from 5 – 8 p.m. Paige King from Hodgepodge sent us this information about July’s artistic extravaganza.
Visions Metaphysical Boutique will host Deborah Raleigh-Chandler, oils–impressionistic, still life; Afton Chandler, acrylics–modern, impressionistic; Amanda Harrison, acrylics–modern, impressionistic (some new pieces); Linda Cain, handcrafted sterling silver & gemstone jewelry (some new pieces).
The Roxy Regional Theatre–Clarksville’s Center for Arts and Education, will host the work of Beverly Parker Riggins in the Peg Harvill Gallery. The subject matter includes architecture from historic downtown Clarksville. They are large digital prints from manipulated polaroid transfer images. For the performing arts, enjoy Disney’s Mulan, Jr. playing at 6pm and tickets for the hit musical RENT will be on sale in the lobby. [Read more]
How Do They Do That? The Extravaganza!
On May 30th from 9 a.m. – 8 p.m., Hodgepodge, Where You Gather Your Home, and ARTifacts (an Arts and Antiques Emporium), will host an extravaganza of crafting in Historic Downtown Clarksville.
This is no ordinary crafting class-this is a festival that will fuel your appetite for creative expression. Hodgepodge and ARTifacts are bringing you some of the area’s most inspiring instructors, and they are going to share their talent with you. The day will be filled with glitter, ephemera, wire cutters, and glue. These classes will teach you things you can take home and then use for your own hobbies, gift making, and even money making ventures. You will learn the art of jewelry making, collage, and so much more.
The “Extravaganza!” will be held at 124 Strawberry Alley. There will be 16 classes, offered in four, 2-hour sessions, to choose from throughout the day. Pre-registration is required, so visit our website for more information and registration. www.hodgepodge-home.com
Tell your husband he is on kid patrol or line-up a sitter-this is an event you will not want to miss! Grab your girlfriends and join us in Historic Downtown Clarksville for the first ever, “How Do They Do That? Extravaganza!
