Austin Peay Senior Graphic Design Exhibit opens December 5th
November 16, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Re/Touch: the process of improving something with new touches, or alterations, to produce a finished work.
This word not only represents the culmination of works presented this Fall in a show of the same name, but also the education and experiences of nine highly creative graduating designers at Austin Peay State University. Jacquelyn Cordy, D. L. Zartner, Andy Blankenship, Matt Mixon, Brian Williams, Shafia Choudhury, Amber Barry, Carolyn Madison and Nathan Lee are part of a capstone course taught by Paul Collins, APSU assistant professor of art. [Read more]
APSU hosts 17th annual Bread and Words reading on November 22nd
November 2, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Every November, on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, the Austin Peay State University Department of Languages and Literature hosts a benefit reading that not only celebrates the written word, but also raises public awareness of hunger in the local community.
(Front row) Laura McClister, Raven Jackson, (back row) Chase Davenport, Charles Booth and Ryan Boyd will all read during the November 22nd Bread and Words Benefit at APSU. (Photo by Rian Barger/APSU Public Relations and Marketing)
Essayist Ashley Butler to give nonfiction reading at APSU on November 7th
November 2, 2011
Clarksville, TN – In her new collection of essays, “Dear Sound of Footstep,” author Ashley Butler tackles such strange subjects as the fastest man on earth and the bizarre, echo-free chamber at Harvard University. But if you were to ask someone who read this compelling work what it was about, they might give simple one-word answers, such as “mortality” or “existence.”
More specifically, the essays in this book use their subjects to explore the death of Butler’s mother from cancer, and the author’s estranged relationship with her father.
Ashley Butler
November 15th Salon Series Lecture at APSU to Discuss Harlem Renaissance
October 25, 2011
Brian Johnson
Clarksville, TN – In the early 20th century, some of the country’s leading African American writers – including Zora Neale Hurston, Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes and Claude McKay – found a home for their works in the influential journal, “The Crisis: A Record of the Darker Races.”
The magazine’s long-serving editor, W.E.B. Du Bois, the first African-American Ph.D. graduate of Harvard University, championed these writers, ushering in that pivotal period in American literature known as the Harlem Renaissance. But what many people don’t realize is that the literary movement was born out of the strained relationships between these writers, Du Bois and the journal’s white benefactors. [Read more]
APSU art professors discuss trip to Africa at October 12th salon
October 9, 2011
Clarksville, TN – The taxi, a dust-covered Toyota Range Rover, sped down what could only loosely be called a road in the remote wilderness of Tanzania. Austin Peay State University art professors Cindy Marsh and Jennifer Snyder sat in the back seat, bracing themselves for a crash.
“We were going at crazy speeds,” Snyder said. “People were diving out of the way. They were shaking fingers and yelling at our driver to slow down.” [Read more]
Local community choir looking for new members for Spring Season
October 7, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Dr. Nell Rayburn, chair of the Austin Peay State University Department of Mathematics and Statistics, had to calculate the odds first. What were the chances that someone might identify her voice while she sang? If she stepped on stage for a solo performance, the odds were pretty good. That’s not at all what she wanted.
“I like to hang out with people who have talent,” she said. “I like to be surrounded by a big soprano section.”
So, when Rayburn decided to pursue her lifelong passion of singing, her mathematical background told her she’d be more comfortable in a large group. That’s why she joined the Clarksville Community Choir, a musical ensemble made up of area residents from different backgrounds and professions. [Read more]
APSU Homecoming 2011 is October 24th-30th with the theme ‘Jurassic Peay’
October 5, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University will celebrate Homecoming 2011 with the theme, “Jurassic Peay.”
Homecoming is October 24th-30th. Here is a list of events planned as part of the weeklong celebration. Many of the events are open to the public. [Read more]
Several APSU faculty, staff noted for recent activities
October 5, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Several faculty and staff members at Austin Peay State University share their recent professional and scholarly activities.
Chris Burawa, director of the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, had an article, titled “An Interview with Afaa Michael Weaver,” published in the Summer 2011 edition of Contemporary Literature. The article also was written by Cynthia Hogue and Stacey Waite. Burawa also will have a poem, “Dripping Surgery,” to appear in the October 2011 edition of Hayden’s Ferry Review. [Read more]
APSU Center of Excellence Creates YouTube Videos about Upcoming Fall Performances
September 29, 2011
Clarksville, TN – One of the perks of attending the state’s designated liberal arts university, with Tennessee’s only Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, is there’s no shortage of things to do. On almost any night of the week, Austin Peay State University freshmen can attend poetry readings, art gallery openings, plays, dance performances or musical concerts, all within a few feet of their residence halls.
Enjoy Clarksville’s Cultural Wealth
September 21, 2011
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Community Concert Association brings another superb season of artists, beginning with the Meridian Arts Ensemble, Friday, September 23rd in the world class Concert Hall at Austin Peay State University. This is one of America’s leading brass groups. The sextet of five brass players and a percussionist gets more exciting all the time. They explore music of today, while keeping the traditions of classical music alive from a contemporary sensibility. This engaging group is noted for its extraordinary command and symphonic richness.
