APSU Art Student Explores Darkness of Human Condition in New Exhibit
March 26, 2011
Clarksville, TN – What inspires fear or discomfort? Is what a person feels unique, or is it part of a collective consciousness? How do people respond to environment and atmosphere? These are the questions that inspire Austin Peay State University art student Jessica Griffin, who has been creating work digitally since childhood.
Raised by Nashville artist Stephanie Helmey and Architect Stephen Helmey, Griffin was encouraged from an early age to explore new media for expression. She uses computer modeling and image manipulation to explore the dark aspects of the human condition. In her new show “Forgotten Dementia[n],” which opens with a reception from 6:00pm to 8:00pm on March 28th in the Trahern Student Gallery, she focuses on asylums and society’s rejection both of the patients sent there and, eventually, the institutions themselves. [Read more]
2011 Clarksville Sports Festival to feature a variety of sports, athletic and outdoor activities this weekend
March 25, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Parks and Recreation is kicking off its first-annual Clarksville Sports Festival to be held March 25th-26th, at the Foy Fitness Center located on the campus of Austin Peay State University, with a variety of sports, athletic and outdoor activities for the entire family.
The two-day celebration of sports and athletics in Clarksville and Montgomery County will feature several “zones” that will include not only clinics, demonstrations and interactive areas, but also seminars and even an exposition area where over 25 of Clarksville and Montgomery County’s athletic and outdoor clubs and organizations will come together in one location. [Read more]
APSU student organizations arrange car wash to help raise money for victims of tsunami in Japan
March 25, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Two student groups at Austin Peay State University have joined forces to raise money and educate the campus about the victims of the earthquake and tsunami that occurred in northeast Japan on March 11th.
The President’s Emerging Leaders Program and Student Life and Leadership will sponsor a car wash at 9:00am, Saturday, March 26th in the parking lot of Chick-fil-a on Madison Street. PELP students and students who sign up through Student Life and Leadership’s Saturday projects will work the car wash for donations only. [Read more]
Acclaimed Dancer Fenley to Perform at APSU on Friday, March 25th
March 25, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Internationally acclaimed dancer and choreographer Molissa Fenley and her company will stop by Austin Peay State University’s Trahern Theater at 7:30pm, March 25th, to present an evening of dance as a part of the 25th anniversary celebration for the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts.
The performance will feature several works choreographed by Fenley with sound scores composed by contemporary composers. [Read more]
Clarksville Leaders make Nashville Post’s “In Charge” List
March 24, 2011
Nashville, TN – Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan is among a handful of local people who made the Nashville Post’s “In Charge” list of Middle Tennessee’s business and political “power brokers.”
This is the second year the prominent Music City business publication has recognized those in the Nashville area who have “the ability to use a position to create opportunity for others … in business, government or on broader civic issues,” according to the magazine’s March/April issue. The list was broken into various categories such as Banking & Finance, Education, and Government/Politics, in addition to Media, Music, Sports and Technology. [Read more]
APSU Hosts 43rd Annual Student Art Exhibit
March 24, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Since 1968, the Student Art League and the Visiting Artists and Speakers Committee at Austin Peay State University have mounted a juried exhibition of student work, and this spring, the tradition continues with the 43rd Annual Student Exhibition at APSU.
The show, co-sponsored by the APSU art department and the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, will open at 7:00pm, March 28th in the Trahern Gallery and will run through April 15th. The event is free and open to the public. [Read more]
Author, social justice advocate to speak at APSU
March 24, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Acclaimed author and social justice advocate Tim Wise will be at Austin Peay State University next month to discuss race relations and privilege.
Wise will present “Race Relations and White Privilege: Does It Still Affect You?” from 7:00pm-9:00pm, Monday, March 28th in the Morgan University Center, rooms 303-305. The event is free and open to the public. [Read more]
APSU BFA Student’s Senior Show Exhibits Hidden Beauty of Old Abandoned Home
March 24, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Old, abandoned houses are normally considered to be eyesores to a neighborhood. Many are torn down to be replaced by something new, but away from the city and suburban life many are left standing to crumble and decay on their own. They become overgrown and hidden by brush and weeds, only to become forgotten and passed over.
Austin Peay State University photography student Megan Melton, however, seeks to find these places and show the beauty of what they once were and are now. [Read more]
Series at APSU to feature biology prof whose work is known globally
March 24, 2011
Clarksville, TN – The next Provost Lecture Series at Austin Peay State University will feature an APSU professor whose research in hydrogen production for possible use as a biofuel in vehicles has garnered international headlines.
Dr. Sergei Markov, associate professor in the APSU Department of Biology, will speak at 3:00pm, Thursday, March 24th in the Morgan University Center, Room 303. The event is free and open to the public.
The title of his talk is “How to Make Biofuels from Microbes Challenges.” [Read more]
17th annual Governors Bass Tourney just around the corner
March 22, 2011
Clarksville, TN – The 17th annual Austin Peay State University Governors Bass Tournament is just around the corner.
This year’s edition will be held Saturday, May 14th, at Kentucky Lake, with registration and boat launching from Paris Landing, Tennessee, State Park. Last season’s tourney was postponed from May 8th to May 23rd, due to flood conditions that enveloped the area. Despite the two-week delay, the tourney still drew 269 boats.
Sam Lashlee and Jeff Davis won the 16th Governors Bass Tournament last year at Paris Landing State Park.
