Customs House Museum to offer Free Fall Break Art Classes for Students
September 14, 2018
Customs House Museum & Cultural Center
Clarksville, TN – The Customs House Museum & Cultural Center is offering a series of free art classes to students in grades 1-8 in October. This program, called ART 4 US, will take place during fall break (October 9th-12th).
The Museum recently received a generous Arts Engagement in American Communities grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, which allows them to offer a series of free art-making experiences that will begin with these classes.
Clarksville Academy’s Cheyenne Deibert, Christy Zheng National Merit Semi-Finalists
September 14, 2018
Clarksville Academy
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Academy reports that on Wednesday, September 12th, 2018 officials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced the names of approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 64th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.
Clarksville Academy seniors (L to R) Cheyenne Deibert and Christy Zheng.
Michelle Obama portrait artist, Amy Sherald, to speak at APSU
September 13, 2018
Austin Peay State University Department (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University Department of Art + Design, with support from The APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, is pleased to welcome internationally known artist, Amy Sherald, to Austin Peay State University.
Known for her stylized portraits of African-Americans, in 2016, Sherald was the first woman to win the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery’s Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition; an accompanying exhibition, The Outwin 2016, was on tour through August 2018.
Amy Sherald, who unveiled her Smithsonian-commissioned portrait of Michelle Obama in February, will give a free public lecture 7:30pm September 27th at Austin Peay. (Contributed)
Austin Peay State University Advancement to host 60th Annual Tower Club Dinner on September 21st
September 13, 2018
Austin Peay State University ( APSU )
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University Office of University Advancement will host the 60th Annual Tower Club Dinner at 6:00pm Friday, September 21st, 2018 at the APSU Farm, 1991 Pickens Road in Clarksville.
Attendees will include Tower Club members and their guests. The cost of dinner will be included as a benefit of membership. In honor of the 60th Anniversary of the Tower Club, current members may invite potential new members to attend at no cost.
APSU University Advancement assistant vice president Kris Phillips.
Clarksville’s Handmade Holidays seeks craft vendors
September 12, 2018
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department
Handmade craft vendors must apply online by September 28th
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department is currently seeking craft vendors to participate in Handmade Holidays.
Handmade Holidays is a two-day, indoor juried craft market featuring more than 60 of the best independent artists, designers, and crafters from the area.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation hosted its annual craft fair, Handmade Holidays this weekend at the Wilma Rudolph Event Center.
Principal with LA Philharmonic to visit APSU as Acuff Chair for Clarinet Day
September 12, 2018
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – On Sunday, September 23rd, 2018 Boris Allakhverdyan, principal clarinet in the Los Angeles Philharmonic, will visit Austin Peay State University for the APSU Department of Music’s annual Clarinet Day celebration.
The day will consist of master classes, recitals, breakout sessions from regional clarinet professors and teachers, vendors with mouthpieces, reeds, music and instruments to try and a clarinet choir for all participants.
Boris Allakhverdyan, principal clarinet in the Los Angeles Philharmonic, to visit Austin Peay State University.
APSU, local teacher team up to offer free coding classes for young students
September 12, 2018
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – When Bridget Cloud first offered free junior computer coding classes at Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library, she had one class and a few young students. But the number of students – and of classes – grew quickly.
“The interest for the little kids, it just kept going and going and going,” she said.
Northeast High School’s Bridget Cloud, standing, is founded and leads Clarksville Junior Coders. “We’ll be working on something, and the kids will get off track,” she said. “That’s what’s so cool is they’ll get off track, and they’ll find something else, and they’ll call me over, and we’ll get all excited together.” (Dr. James Cloud, APSU)
Clarksville’s Trane company welcomed into TDEC’s Green Star Partnership
September 11, 2018
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC)
Clarksville, TN – Trane®, a leading provider of indoor comfort solutions and services and a brand of Ingersoll Rand®, is the latest inductee into the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation’s (TDEC) Green Star Partnership for exemplary environmental actions in manufacturing at the company’s Clarksville facility.
The facility in Clarksville was built in 1958 and has expanded over the years to include 1.2 million sq. ft. of production and warehouse space. The plant is located on approximately 110 acres in the heart of Clarksville.
Art contest for Heritage Park Skate Park
September 11, 2018
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department has partnered with Porter Paints to once again host the Art on the Park contest.
This contest takes place every two years in an effort to beautify the Heritage Park Skate Park, deter graffiti and to showcase local art.
Heritage Park Skate Park Art Contest open to ages 12-18, 19-24, and 25 and up.
Clarksville Riverfest has large turnout despite Weather
September 10, 2018
Clarksville, TN – “In practical terms, this year’s Clarksville Riverfest was a success,” Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s Rob Rayburn said. “We still had a great turnout, and though weather was a factor, the rain held off long enough for lots of folks to come out and enjoy some great music, food and fun.”
Weather was the big story at this year’s Riverfest, with delays on Friday and then an early wrap on Saturday, Rayburn and his team were forced to make some tough decisions.
This year’s Riverfest was hindered by rain, which delayed Friday’s events and forced organizers to cancel several of Saturday’s scheduled performers, including headliner Sister Hazel.
