This Week at APSU: Feed a Gov gives Food to Austin Peay Students in need
October 26, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) students who need help putting food on the table can get free hot meals through a new Austin Peay State University Foundation program.
But those students must visit www.apsu.edu/feed-a-gov this week to fill out a survey to make sure they are added to the program.
APSU’s 36th Annual Percussion Halloween Concert going virtual Oct. 30
October 20, 2020
Clarksville, TN – The COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic won’t stop Frank N. Stein, Mr. Ghost and Ms. Pumpkin from visiting the Austin Peay State University campus later this month for the APSU Percussion Ensemble’s 36th Annual Halloween Concert at 7:30pm on Friday, October 30th, 2020.
APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts Announces 2019 Ovation Award winners
March 5, 2019
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University President Alisa White and the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts (CECA, or “seek-ah”) invite the entire community to the 2019 Ovation Awards, a family-friendly celebration of the arts.
Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library launches Summer Reading and Summer Feeding Programs June 11th
June 5, 2018
Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library’s annual summer reading program will kick off June 11th, 2018 with a lineup of events and resources designed to encourage children, teens and adults to exercise their minds by reading through the summer vacation. The theme of this year’s program is “Libraries Rock” with music playing a large role in the programming.
In addition to all of the fun events happening throughout the six-week Summer Reading Program, the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library is pleased to announce that they are hosting a free lunch program for the children of Montgomery County.
Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library events for June 2018
May 31, 2018
Clarksville Montgomery County Public Library
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library works to champion learning and reading, ignites imaginations, and delivers access to information and ideas. To this end, the library holds several events that are educational, entertaining and fun throughout the month.
In June, some of the events include: Tadpoles & Tagalongs, Teen Programs, Adult Programs, Sensory Story Time and Scholastic Book Fair.
APSU alumnus Cory Schantz to perform Guest Artist Recital on February 8th
January 25, 2018
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University Music Department will present baritone Cory Schantz in a Guest Artist Recital on Thursday, February 8th, 2018 at 7:30pm in the George and Sharon Mabry Concert Hall.
The concert, which is free and open to the public, will include songs and arias by Mozart, Korngold and Ibert, as well as a new song cycle, “Songs of Experience,” by American composer, Daren Hagen. He will conclude the program with well-known selections from “The Man of La Mancha.”
Austin Peay Opera Theatre and Orchestra to hold “This is the Rill Speaking” and “A Hand of Bridge” on April 23th-24th
April 22, 2016
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University Opera Theatre and Orchestra will take playgoers on a nostalgic trip through a bygone era in America with its productions of Lee Hoiby’s “This is the Rill Speaking” and Samuel Barber’s “A Hand of Bridge.”
The opera opens at 7:30pm on Saturday, April 23rd, with a matinee performance at 3:00pm on Sunday, April 24th, in the Music/Mass Communication Building’s Mabry Concert Hall. The show is free and open to the public.
Get to Know Clarence Cameron White at the Customs House Museum Event
July 15, 2015
Clarksville, TN – The Customs House Museum is hosting a lecture on Clarence Cameron White by Gail Robinson Oturu on Thursday, July 16th. The event takes place at 12:15pm as part of the museum’s monthly Art & Lunch programs. This lecture is free to the public.
The lecture will share some of Clarence Cameron White’s thoughts, writings, letters, and interesting information about his Tennessee and family connection, early musical experiences, challenges in pursuing his career, and his visits to Clarksville for performances.
APSU Opera Theatre and Orchestra present “La Cambiale di Matrimonio” on April 11th-12th
April 10, 2015
Clarksville, TN – Opening this weekend at Austin Peay State University is the APSU Opera Theatre’s production of Gioachino Rossini’s farce “La Cambiale di Matrimonio,” paired with a prologue entitled “Reflections on Modern Relationships: A Montage of 20th and 21st Century Songs.”
The University’s opera performance is a major event each spring because the concert is a large collaborative effort between different areas within the APSU music department. The cast includes vocal performance majors, while the APSU orchestra performs in the pit under the direction of (APSU professor music and symphony conductor) Dr. Gregory Wolynec.
APSU Opera to perform Hansel and Gretel April 20th-21st
April 17, 2013
Clarksville, TN – In 1980, a young Austin Peay State University music student named Lisa Conklin-Bishop performed the part of Hansel in the University’s staging of German composer Engelbert Humperdinck’s famous opera, “Hansel and Gretel.”
The work, a powerful folk opera with lush orchestration and tuneful melodies, was extremely popular with Clarksville audiences. [Read more]