Austin Peay State University Area of Theatre and Dance to present Lysistrata April 17th-21st
April 11, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Around the year 410 B.C., the Greek comic playwright Aristophanes wrote a play that caused many in his audience to blush.
When Darren Michael, Austin Peay State University associate professor of acting/directing, reread “Lysistrata” earlier this semester, he realized little has changed in the last two thousand years.
APSU Area of Theatre and Dance to present Lysistrata
APSU Provost Lecture Series to have History professor present at next session
April 10, 2013
Clarksville, TN – An Austin Peay State University history professor will present the next session of the Provost Lecture Series this week at APSU.
Dr. Jason Verber, assistant professor of history, will present at 3:00pm, Thursday, April 11th in the Morgan University Center, Room 303. The title of his presentation is “Germans in the French Foreign Legion.”
All sessions of the Provost Lecture Series are free and open to the public. [Read more]
Austin Peay State University prepares future Music Teachers with Home-School Program
April 10, 2013
Clarksville, TN – On a recent Wednesday morning, about 60 children packed into a small music classroom in the Austin Peay State University Music/Mass Communication Building. They sat wide-eyed, staring at a piano and a table full of violins and other orchestral instruments.
In the front of the room, an APSU music student tuned a cello, and the strange sound caused some of the students to kick their feet excitedly back and forth. In a few minutes, they’d actually get to touch one of those expensive instruments. [Read more]
APSU Chamber Singers to perform Bach’s Mass in G Minor April 26th-27th
April 9, 2013
Clarksville, TN – The German composer Johann Sebastian Bach wrote more than a thousand complex musical works in his lifetime, but modern audiences know only a few of the baroque musician’s masterful creations.
His Mass in B minor is one of his most played works, with some music scholars arguing that his reputation could rest on that composition alone.
APSU Chamber Singers
APSU Governor’s Bass Tournament just around the corner
April 8, 2013
Clarksville, TN – The 19th annual Austin Peay State University Governors Bass Tournament is just five weeks away.
This year’s competition will be held Saturday, May 11th, at Kentucky Lake, with registration and boat launching from Paris Landing, Tennessee, State Park. Last season’s tourney drew 264 boats.
Boats putting in at last year’s APSU Governors Bass Tournament.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Report for April 7th, 2013
April 7, 2013
Clarksville, TN – The weekly Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department Recreation Report provides Clarksvillians with a glimpse at the activities and events that are available from the Parks and Recreation Department for them to enjoy together as a family.
This weeks highlights include:
- Queen City Road Race Early Bird Deadline Approaching
- Hershey Track & Field
- Traditional Karate classes underway
Two Austin Peay State University Alumni to be inducted into Phi Kappa Phi Hall of Fame
April 6, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Two Austin Peay State University alumni, one of whom is a congressman, will be inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 191 Academic Hall of Fame.
In addition, the chapter will initiate 116 students and six faculty as new members during the ceremony at 6:30pm, Wednesday, April 10th in Clement Auditorium. [Read more]
APSU announces 3rd annual Breast Cancer Awareness 5K
April 4, 2013
Clarksville, TN – The third annual Breast Cancer Awareness 5K will be held Saturday, April 13th in front of the Foy Fitness and Recreation Center on the Austin Peay State University campus.
Registration is available online through www.Active.com or on race day beginning at 6:30am.
The race will start at 8:00am. A one-mile fun run also will begin at 8:30am. [Read more]
APSU Provost Lecture Series: Psychology professor to present session this week
April 3, 2013
Clarksville, TN – An Austin Peay State University psychology professor will present the next session of the Provost Lecture Series this week at APSU.
Dr. Stephen Truhon, professor of psychology, will present at 3:00pm, Thursday, April 4th in the Morgan University Center, Room 303. The title of his presentation is “Operational Stress Control in the U.S. Navy.”
All sessions of the Provost Lecture Series are free and open to the public. [Read more]
Visual art and creative writing collide at new APSU exhibit at Framemaker Gallery
March 29, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Telling stories about our environment, whether derived from myth or direct observation, is part of the human condition. During the month of April, the Framemaker Gallery at 705 North Second Street will explore the ancient tradition with “Stories About Place + Self” — a selection of broadsides printed by visual art and creative writing students from Austin Peay State University. [Read more]
