Gateway Chamber Orchestra to perform Transfigured Night, November 3rd
October 15, 2019
Clarksville, TN – Gateway Chamber Orchestra will host Transfigured Night, their second Masterworks Series concert of the 2019-20 season, on Sunday, November 3rd, at 4:00pm.
Soar through darkness into light with the dramatic program of works by the renowned Ottorino Respighi, Claude Debussy and Arnold Schoenberg. GCO harpist Paula Bressman casts light onto Debussy’s beautiful Danses with grace and elegance.
Tickets are available now for the Masterworks Series performance Transfigured Night as well as season tickets for the 2019-20 season – Emotion Abounds.
TACA Commits to Hold Tennessee East-West All-Star Classic in Clarksville for 4 Years
October 14, 2019
Clarksville, TN – Officials with the Tennessee Athletic Coaches Association (T.A.C.A) and Visit Clarksville have signed a new four-year contract to stage the annual Tennessee East-West All-Star Classic at Fortera Stadium on the campus of Austin Peay State University in Clarksville. The game has been played at the home of the Governors for the past two years, and the new contract solidifies the presence of the contest in Clarksville through the 2023 season.
Play at the 2018 East-West All-Star Classic at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville. (David Smith)
This Week at APSU: Fall Break begins a quiet week at Austin Peay State University
October 14, 2019
Clarksville, TN – The leaves are changing colors (more from a lack of rain than a shift in the season), and as they quietly fall across Austin Peay State University, only a few squirrels and feral cats can be heard scampering through them. That’s because it’s Austin Peay State University’s Fall Break, October 14th-15th. Neither the Clarksville Campus nor Fort Campbell Center will have classes those two days.
To see Austin Peay State University’s academic calendar, click here.
The campus of Austin Peay State University. (APSU)
Through APSU CECA partnership, Kennedy Center hip-hop teaching artist engages Kenwood Middle School students
October 14, 2019
Clarksville, TN – John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts teaching artist Bomani Armah stood at the front of Kenwood Middle School’s library on October 3rd with more than 60 students staring at him.
Kennedy Center teaching artist Bomani Armah leads about 60 Kenwood Middle School students in a hip-hop writing exercise. Grabbing the sides of your head and blasting your hands out symbolizes prewriting in Armah’s hip-hop dance. (APSU)
CMCSS Administrators Announced
October 13, 2019
Montgomery County, TN – The Clarksville Montgomery County School System (CMCSS) has selected Ashlie Perry as principal at Minglewood Elementary School, replacing Jessica Harris who was named director of elementary schools. Perry has been serving as assistant principal at Minglewood.
Ashlie Perry
Justice Enlow, Miss Belle Meade, Crowned Miss Tennessee USA 2020
October 12, 2019
Pageant Celebrates 20 Years in Clarksville
Clarksville, TN – Justice Enlow, Miss Belle Meade, was crowned Miss Tennessee USA 2020 Saturday, October 12th, 2019 at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee. Ansley Ecker, Miss Memphis, was crowned Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2020.
The new title-holders and the runners-up received numerous prizes and scholarships.
Justice Enlow is crowned Miss Tennessee USA 2020 at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville Saturday, October 12th, 2019.
Clarksville BBQ Bash next Saturday at Liberty Park
October 12, 2019
Clarksville, TN – On Saturday, October 29th, 2019, the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department will host its 3rd barbecue contest “Clarksville BBQ Bash” at 10:00am at Liberty Park located at 1188 Cumberland Drive.
Participating teams comprised of multiple people or an individual from near and far will compete to see who has the best BBQ and for a total of $5,000 in cash prizes! Competitors will cook chicken, pork ribs and pork butt. Interested in competing? Register online at www.CityofClarksville.com/BBQBash by Monday, October 14th, 2019.
The Clarksville BBQ Bash hosted by the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department will be held at Liberty Park on Saturday, October 29th.
Austin Peay State University Students explore meaning of family in 24 Hours Animation Contest
October 11, 2019
Clarksville, TN – Ten Austin Peay State University (APSU) students had 24 hours to create the best possible 30-second animated film they could working off nothing more than a contest prompt and the knowledge they’ve earned from the university’s emerging animation program.
Layne’s team created more than 700 drawings and the film’s dialogue. (APSU)
Austin Peay State University’s Industry Summit provides path for region’s future
October 11, 2019
Clarksville, TN – Every year, around 40,000 people leave places like Chicago, Atlanta and Miami for a new life in Nashville, but after they reach Tennessee’s state capitol, they often head another 40 miles north.
Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Bill Hagerty delivers the keynote address. (APSU)
Zone 3 to host Crane, Givhan for poetry reading at APSU
October 11, 2019
Clarksville, TN – On October 17th, 2019, at the Austin Peay State University (APSU) Art + Design building Room 120, Zone 3 Press will celebrate its First Book Award in Poetry when it welcomes Patty Crane and Jenn Givhan for a reading at 8:00pm.
All reading series events are free and open to the public.
