Clarksville’s First Thursday Art Walk to be held April 4th, 2018
Clarksville’s First Thursday Art Walk
Clarksville, TN – Produced by The Downtown Clarksville Association, Clarksville’s First Thursday Art Walk is a free, self-guided tour spanning a 5-block radius that combines visual art, live music, engaging events and more in the heart of Downtown Clarksville.
With 10+ venues, bars and businesses participating each month, the First Thursday Art Walk in Clarksville is the ultimate opportunity to savor and support local creative talent.
First Thursday Art Walk in downtown Clarksville
City of Clarksville to celebrate Arbor Day on April 5th
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department
Clarksville, TN – The City of Clarksville will celebrate Arbor Day by planting two poplar trees at 11:00am on Friday, April 5th, 2019 at Barksdale Elementary School, 1920 Madison Street.
The trees to be planted have been donated by the Clarksville Tree Board.
City of Clarksville to plant trees at Barksdale Elementary School.
Two Austin Peay State University professors picked for prestigious Carnegie fellowship
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Two Austin Peay State University (APSU) professors have been chosen for the prestigious Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program.
They are among five from Tennessee and 51 from the United States and Canada who will travel to Africa this summer to help universities in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda.
Austin Peay State University chemistry professor Dr. Allen Chaparadza lectures during a chemistry class in the Sundquist Science Center on campus. (APSU)
APSU hosts more than 700 third-graders for ‘Ready to Gov’
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) welcomed more than 700 third-grade students from the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System (CMCSS) in an effort to introduce the children to higher education opportunities and their local college campus.
More than 700 Clarksville-Montgomery County School System third-graders visited Austin Peay State University recently on “Ready to Gov” Day to introduce the children to higher education and to their local university campus.
Manna Madness Celebration
Manna Café Ministries
Clarksville, TN – During the month of March, Manna Café Ministries has had Manna Madness, a month-long food drive blitz to help raise food donations to be given out through their food box distribution program.
Through the generosity of the public, Manna Café has raised 20,538 pounds of food and hygiene donations.
Montgomery County Animal Care and Control Receives Grant
Montgomery County Animal Care and Control (MCACC)
Montgomery County, TN – Montgomery County Animal Care and Control (MCACC) received a $2,000 Petfinder ‘Nestle Purina New Year, New Home Pet Adoption Grant’ from the Petfinder Foundation this week.
The Petfinder ‘Nestle Purina New Year, New Home Pet Adoption Grant’ program is used to help subsidize pet adoptions with free or fee-reduced fees at Petfinder organizations that are awarded this grant.
Montgomery County Animal Care and Control
Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library seeks Board of Trustee applicants
Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library is looking for interested persons to fill upcoming open slots on its Board of Trustees.
If you are someone who cares deeply about the library and would like to support its mission by serving as a part of its Board, please contact Martha Hendricks, Library Director at 931.648.8826 x21400.
Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library
Queen City Road Race deadline looms
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department
Clarksville, TN – It’s time to lace up those running shoes and begin preparing for Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s 41st Queen City Road Race, a City of Clarksville tradition that promotes health and fitness for people of all ages.
Queen City Road Race Runners should register before April 15th for discounted rate.
Seven ‘Green to Gold’ soldiers make up Austin Peay State University’s Ranger Challenge team
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – The U.S. Military Academy at West Point recently featured Austin Peay’s ROTC Ranger Challenge team on its website ahead of the prestigious Sandhurst 2019, the world’s premier academy-level military skills competition.
In doing so, West Point officials noted Austin Peay’s team includes seven active-duty soldiers participating in the Army’s Green to Gold program.
Kylie Head, center, is one of seven ROTC cadets on Austin Peay State University’s Ranger Challenge who is in the Green to Gold program. (APSU)
Woodward Library, APSU Communication Department host edible book contest April 10th
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Fruits and vegetables don’t typically express emotion – there’s no such thing as a happy apple or sad tomato – but on April 10th, 2019 visitors to the Austin Peay State University (APSU) Woodward Library might spot an angry cluster of grapes, wearing a 1930s-era fedora, near the popular reading section.
Austin Peay State University Edible Book Contest to be held April 10th.
