Fright on Franklin Costume Contest Registration Now Available
October 8, 2016
Clarksville, TN – The 8th Annual Fright on Franklin, presented by The City of Clarksville and Altra Federal Credit Union, will take place on Saturday, October 29th from 3:00pm to 6:00pm in Downtown Clarksville.
This free, family-friendly event is for adults and kids of all ages and will feature safe trick-or-treating, a hayride, costume contests, and much more!
Fright on Franklin
Austin Peay State University service-learning class teaches computer literacy to senior citizens
October 8, 2016
Clarksville, TN – Forget your cell phone, your tablet or any other mobile device, and try to imagine that you’re sitting at a desktop computer for the very first time. How do you use the mouse? What is the “F1” button for on the keyboard? How do you access the Internet?
“Technology has been pervasive in my life since kindergarten, so there’s a lot of things about computers that we take for granted,” Blake Crozier, an Austin Peay State University computer science student, said. “Things that we intuitively understand have to be taught with sensitivity to many senior citizens.”
APSU Computer Science student Blake Crozier teaches Computer Literacy to a Senior Citizen.
The Magical Work of Aaron Grayum Comes to the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center
October 7, 2016
Clarksville, TN – Through October 30th, 2016, the Planters Bank Peg Harvill Gallery of the Customs House Museum features light-hearted paintings by Nashville Tennessee artist Aaron Grayum.
Large works featuring circus characters within powdery blue and yellow background dance throughout the gallery walls, lacing a sense of nostalgia into the contemporary paintings.
The Ballerina and the Elephant by Aaron Grayum
Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale begins Thursday, October 27th
October 6, 2016
Clarksville, TN – The Friends of the Library Fall Book sale at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library will open Thursday October 29th, 2016 at 4:00pm with the Friends-only preview until 7:00pm that evening.
Memberships and renewals may be paid for at the door for a donation of at least $5.00.
Internationally recognized artist Janine Antoni to visit Austin Peay State University October 13th
October 5, 2016
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University Department of Art and Design, with support from the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, will host a lecture by internationally recognized artist Janine Antoni at 7:00pm on October 13th in the Trahern Theater.
Antoni’s talk is part of the art and design department’s 2016-17 Visiting Artist Speaker Series.
Paper Dance – Artist Janine Antoni.
Final Screening of 2016 Movies in the Park Saturday, October 8th
October 5, 2016
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s Movies in the Park, the City’s free, outdoor movie series concludes Saturday, October 8th at Liberty Park, 1190 Cumberland Drive with the showing of Jurassic World.
Pre-show activities will begin at 5:00pm and include Gamez on Wheelz game truck and Jurassic Park jeep displays from the actual movie, Jurassic Park!
Admission is completely free.
Clarksville’s ME2 Convention Badges On Sale Now
October 5, 2016
Clarksville, TN – Weekend badges for Clarksville’s first ME2 Convention (ME2Con) are on sale now. ME2 Con is a Multiverse Entertainment Expo at the Riverview Inn in Clarksville, Tennessee on November 4th-6th, 2016.
ME2 is Clarksville’s newest geek culture fan convention. The multi-day event centers around cosplay, entertainment, technology, artists and makers that has something for everyone. This convention is for makers, creators, builders, writers, cosplayers, techies, Trekkies, artists, gamers, geeks and more.
Wickedly Brilliant “Miss Gulch Returns!” Rides into the Roxy Regional Theatre’s theotherspace, October 10th – 18th
October 5, 2016
Clarksville, TN – Who was the Wicked Witch of the West? Did you ever wonder what might have made Almira Gulch so bitter?
Find out this October when Ryan Bowie brings to life the snippety, crotchety, black-and-white alter-ego to the most maligned character in The Wizard of Oz. Fred Barton’s internationally-acclaimed musical revue “Miss Gulch Returns!” rides onto the stage of the Roxy Regional Theatre’s theotherspace for four evenings only, October 10th – October 18th.
Ryan Bowie stars in “Miss Gulch Returns!” at the Roxy Regional Theatre.
APSU students join area historians in exploring Fort Defiance
October 5, 2016
Clarksville, TN – Located on a bluff some 200 feet above the meeting point of the Red River and the Cumberland River, Fort Defiance served a significant role in Clarksville’s participation in the Civil War.
Viewed by Confederates as an ideal site to defend the river approach to Clarksville, the fort eventually was captured by Union forces, who occupied the site for the remainder of the war.
Austin Peay Students learning about Fort Defiance from local historians.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation to hold first-ever Zombie 5K Chase Race
October 5, 2016
Clarksville, TN – Run for your lives! The Clarksville’s Parks and Recreation Department and the Clarksville Zombie Hunters have teamed up to host the Zombie 5K Chase Race.
Find out how fast you can escape as zombies take over Liberty Park on Saturday, October 29th beginning at 7:00am.
