Celebrating Women Artists Over Fifty at the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center
Customs House Museum and Cultural Center
Clarksville, TN – March marks the annual exhibition time for the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center’s celebration of Women’s History Month. Each year curator Terri Jordan creates an invitational show under a themed subject matter.
For 2019, the theme is with the creators not the art. “The idea came to me after having a conversation with some very accomplished female artists during a reception,” said Jordan
Customs House Museum and Cultural Center
Learn about Fort Defiance Civil War Park and Interpretive Center
Fort Defiance Civil War Park and Interpretive Center
Clarksville, TN – Today, visitors can see one of the nation’s last remaining earthen forts built by 200 enslaved men while exploring this most immersive destination –– Fort Defiance Civil War Park and Interpretive Center.
Located on a bluff 200 feet above the confluence of the Red and Cumberland Rivers in Clarksville, Tennessee, this site overlooking downtown Clarksville in the community of New Providence has been a hub of activity for more than two centuries.
Fort Defiance Interpretive Center, Clarksville TN.
Clarksville Downtown Market wins four awards
Clarksville Parks and Recreation event earns State, National Accolades
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Downtown Market received national recognition at two conferences this past week.
As part of the Pick TN Conference in Franklin, Tennessee, on February 21st-23rd, the Tennessee Association of Farmers Markets awarded the Clarksville Downtown Market first place for Best Market Brochure and second place for the Best Market T-shirt.
Jennifer Letourneau, Clarksville Parks & Recreation Director and Channel Lemon, Clarksville Downtown Market Manager with Joe Pitts, City of Clarksville Mayor.
Harper Lee’s American Classic “To Kill A Mockingbird” plays the Roxy Regional Theatre, March 8th – March 23rd
Roxy Regional Theatre
Clarksville, TN – One of the most enduring pieces of American literature takes to the stage of Clarksville’s oldest professional theatre, the Roxy Regional Theatre, this spring.
Based on Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning coming-of-age novel about a man wrongly convicted and persecuted for a crime on the basis of his skin color, “To Kill A Mockingbird” opens at the Roxy Regional Theatre on Friday, March 8th, at 8:00pm.
In keeping with the theatre’s traditional pay-what-you-can opening night, all tickets not pre-sold at the full price will go on sale at 7:30pm that evening for a $5.00 minimum donation.
John Adkison stars as Atticus Finch alongside Katie Stafford and Georgia Litaker, sharing the role of Scout, in Harper Lee’s “To Kill A Mockingbird” at the Roxy Regional Theatre, March 8th – March 23rd.
Clarksville Film Festival screening set for March 9th
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department
Clarksville, TN – Celebrate local filmmakers with Clarksville Parks and Recreation and the Roxy Regional Theatre at a public screening from 5:00pm-7:00pm Saturday, March 9th, 2019 as part of the Clarksville Film Festival.
Earlier this month, 11 teams were given 52 hours to script, shoot and produce a 4-7 minute film using predetermined lines and props.
Films will be judged by industry experts and top teams will be awarded.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation offers free Arbor Day tree seedlings
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department
Clarksville, TN – Free tree seedlings will be offered by the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department from 9:00am to 2:00pm on Friday, March 1st at the Smith Trahern Mansion in celebration of Arbor Day.
Thanks to a generous grant from the Arbor Day Foundation and designation as a Tree City USA, coupled with local support, seedlings of 10 species will be given away.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation to give away 10 species in celebration of Arbor Day.
Austin Peay State University to hold 18th annual production of “The Vagina Monologues”
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University (APSU) Women’s and Gender Studies Program and the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance will host the 18th annual production of Eve Ensler’s award-winning play, “The Vagina Monologues,” at 7:00pm on February 20th and 22nd in Clement Auditorium.
18th annual production of “The Vagina Monologues” to be held at Austin Peay State University’s Clement Auditorium February 20th and 22nd.
Candlelight Ball auction to raise money for APSU scholarships
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Every spring, the Austin Peay State University Candlelight Ball provides an evening of fine dining and dancing, while also allowing participants to support scholarships at Austin Peay State University, and this year’s event will include two signature auction items – a custom-designed diamond necklace and a Music City package featuring tickets to major Nashville events – valued at more than $5,000 each.
14-karat rose gold necklace to be auctioned off at the Austin Peay State University Candlelight Ball.
APSU Art+Design welcomes Smithsonian Award-winning graphic designer Gail Anderson to campus
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University (APSU) Department of Art+Design, with support from the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, is pleased to welcome Gail Anderson, graphic designer and Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian, 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, to campus this week.
Her lecture, which is free and open to the public, will take place at 6:00pm on Thursday, February 21st, in room 120 of the Austin Peay State University Art + Design building.
Clarksville’s Customs House Museum March 2019 Exhibits and Activities
Clarksville’s Customs House Museum
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.
Some of the events in March at the Museum are: H.N. James: The Urban Goddesses, Bold Strokes: The Art of Sandy Spain, Lynn Garwood: My View, Twentieth Anniversary of the Tornado, First Responders and Hands-on Activities: Rainbow Science.
Customs House Museum and Cultural Center
