Gamers get their own area at this Year’s Gig City Gaming at Clarksville’s Rivers and Spires
Clarksville, TN – Video game aficionados have a place to unite, unwind and show their gaming skills at this year’s Rivers and Spires Festival.
For the first time ever, the Festival will be bringing a free, fully interactive gaming area to the underground parking garage located on Franklin Street. Gig City Gaming, presented by CDE Lightband, will feature over 50 titles and will cater to over 30,000 gamers.
There will be tons of gaming for everyone to enjoy on systems including the Xbox 360, Xbox One, Play Station 3 and Play Station 4.
Downtown Clarksville Tennessee during Rivers and Spires Festival.
Brown Foundation endows nursing scholarship at Austin Peay State University
Springfield, TN – For several decades, the late Stokes Brown worked to improve the health of his community in Robertson County. He was instrumental in bringing the first hospital to the area, and later as a member of the hospital board, he supported a special fund that paid medical bills for the impoverished.
Earlier this month, the Robertson County community again benefited from his generous legacy when the Brown Family Foundation endowed a six-figure nursing scholarship at Austin Peay State University.
Brown Family Foundation members Joe Gaston, Bill Goodman and Virginia Brown sign paperwork with APSU President Tim Hall establishing a new endowed nursing scholarship at APSU.
Flourishing Families to host Family Fun Day Saturday, May 17th
Clarksville, TN – On Saturday, May 17th, Flourishing Families will be holding a Family Fun Day from 10:00am until 4:00pm across the street from the Great Escape Theater.
There will be fun and positive activities, rides, entertainment, vendors, food and more.
APSU to hold 20th Annual Governors Bass Tournament May 10th at Paris Landing
Austin Peay Sports Information
Clarksville, TN – The 20th annual Austin Peay State University Governors Bass Tournament is just five weeks away.
This year’s edition will be held Saturday, May 10th, at Kentucky Lake, with registration and boat launching from Paris Landing, Tenn., State Park. Last season’s tourney drew 282 boats—14 more than in 2012, despite entrants being forced to utilize the back entrance because of flooding.
Austin Peay Governors Bass Tournament
G’s Pancake House to host Annual Pancake Eating Challenge Charity Fundraiser May 10th
Clarksville, TN – On May 10th, 2014, G’s Pancake House Restaurant, 803 South Riverside Drive, Clarksville TN, 37040, will hold the “The Ultimate Pancake Challenge Throwdown 5” Starting at 12:00noon.
Contestants will attempt to eat 2 monster size 16 inch pancakes in 30 minutes and the first to finish will win $500.00 in cash and prizes including a big screen HDTV. [Read more]
APSU Acuff Circle of Excellence endows new scholarship
Clarksville, TN – Earlier this month, members of the Acuff Circle of Excellence Executive Board presented Austin Peay State University with a check for $25,000 to endow the new Acuff Circle of Excellence Arts Scholarship.
The mission of the Acuff Circle is to advance the role of arts and culture at APSU and in the Clarksville-Montgomery County community.
Christopher Burawa, director of the APSU Center of Excellence for Creative Arts; Susan Wilson, director of Major Gifts at APSU; Lisa Martin, Acuff Circle Board president-elect; APSU President Tim Hall; Charlsie Halliburton, Acuff Circle Board president; Dixie Webb, APSU dean of the College of Arts and Letters; Stacey Streetman, Acuff Circle Board secretary; and Sondra Hamilton, Acuff Circle treasurer. (Photo by Beth Liggett, APSU photographer).
Fort Campbell’s 744th Ordnance Company Lends a Helping Hand to Friends of Dunbar Cave
Clarksville, TN – In March, the 744th Ordnance Company (EOD) part of the 52 Ordnance Group (EOD) from Fort Campbell, along with members of the Tennessee Trails Association, volunteered over 50 man hours and removed 400 lbs. of cinder blocks, 300 lbs. of tires, 200 lbs. of metal and over 50 lbs. of trash. Platoon leader, Lt. Chris Weber stated, “We worked our butts off.” He added “Everyone had a great time and really enjoyed ourselves.”
Friends Group President, Lionel Senseney is grateful for the community’s effort to help the Friends Group and expand our park. “What an effort!” Lionel said, “Many thanks to everyone that is helping.”
A soldier from the 744th Ordnance Company lends a hand cleaning up the “Rather property”
Grégoire Maret Quartet closes out APSU’s 53rd Annual Midsouth Jazz Festival
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Community Concert Association in conjunction with Austin Peay State University brought the Grégoire Maret Quartet to the Midsouth Jazz Festival on Saturday evening. The Midsouth jazz Festival closes out Clarksville Community Concert Association’s Community Concert Series each year.
The Grégoire Maret performance at the Midsouth Jazz Festival like all great jazz, seemed to be either a love it or hate it experience; with a sampling of audience members going each way. But as they say it takes different strokes for different folks.
The Grégoire Maret Quartet performing at Austin Peay State University
Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County Tennessee 5K & 1 mile Family Fun Run April 19th, 2014
Clarksville, TN – The Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County will be holding a 5K & 1 mile Family Fun Run at Beachaven Winery Saturday, April 19th, 2014 from 8:00am til 12:00pm.
There will be entertainment during the event: Bounce Houses, Face Painting, a Clown, a Tacky Recycling Costume Contest, an Easter Egg Hunt, musical entertainment, games and Water Wars. [Read more]
Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan Will Lead the Annual Walk MS Saturday, April 5th, 2014 at Liberty Park
Clarksville, TN – “I am so excited to be leading this walk. The Mid-South Chapter of the National MS Society does a tremendous job of supporting people with MS and those who care about them. This is an important fundraising opportunity because the funds raised give hope to the people living with MS in our community,” said Clarksville Mayor McMillan. “And the walk is really a lot of fun.”
Clarksville Mayor McMillan kicking off last year’s Walk MS in Clarksville
