APSU to hold Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Meal Packaging Event
January 12, 2016
MLK Jr. Day of Service meal packaging event to be held Friday, January 29th, 2016
Clarksville, TN – More than 500 student, staff and faculty volunteers will gather on the campus of Austin Peay State University Friday, January 29th for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service.
In honor of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., volunteers will do their part to help alleviate hunger in a third-world country with a meal packaging event hosted by the APSU Diversity Committee and Feed My Starving Children. The event will take place from 10:00am-5:30pm at the Foy Fitness and Recreation Center.
APSU Foy Fitness and Recreation Center. (Austin Peay State University)
Clarksville’s Rivers and Spires Festival to be held April 14th-16th, 2016
January 12, 2016
Rivers and Spires Vendor and Participant Applications Now Being Accepted
Clarksville, TN – Now in its 14th year, the Rivers and Spires Festival will return to Downtown Clarksville on April 14th-16th, 2016, with five stages of entertainment, more than 100 performers and countless attractions. Fun, family-friendly and always free, the award winning Rivers and Spires Festival is among the largest of its kind in the Southeast.
Applications are now being accepted online at riversandspires.com for entertainers, volunteers, vendors and special event participants.
Rivers and Spires Festival
Customs House Museum’s Melina Ludwig Selected for Management Institute Scholarship
January 11, 2016
Clarksville, TN – The Customs House Museum and Cultural Center is pleased to announce that Marketing and Media Director Melina Ludwig has been selected for Southeastern Museums Conference’s (SEMC) Jekyll Island Management Institute class of 2016.
Customs House Museum Marketing and Media Director Melina Ludwig.
Clarksville’s Dunbar Cave State Park Programs for January 15th – 21st, 2016
January 11, 2016
Clarksville, TN – Dunbar Cave State Natural Area has been a State Park since 1973. The cave and its surrounding 110 acres have considerable scenic, natural and historical significance. The entrance offered shelter to prehistoric Native Americans as far back as 10,000 years.
Dunbar Cave State Natural Area will present many nature programs during the year. There are programs for children and adults.
Some of the upcoming events include: Woodland Wildlife, Man’s Use of Dunbar Cave, Nature Hike at Port Royal, Woodland Hike, Port Royal Hike, and Night Hike.
Dunbar Cave State Park.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Report for January 10th, 2016
January 10, 2016
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: Spring Adult Leagues Meeting, B-cycle is coming to Clarksville, and 154th anniversary of the Surrender of Clarksville.
Bicycle Share Program “B-Cycle” will be available soon at Clarksville’s Liberty park and McGregor Park.
Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Home and Garden Show set for February 27th and 28th
January 9, 2016
Home and Garden Show to Provide a Head Start on Spring Projects
Clarksville, TN – While Middle Tennessee escaped winter’s chill for longer than average to close out 2015, the New Year’s plunging temperatures may evoke a longing for open windows, spring blooms and warm sunshine.
For those already counting the days until the Spring equinox, the Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to once again provide a head start on a staple of the warm weather season: home improvement projects.
Clarksville-Area Chamber of Commerce Home and Garden Show
Clarksville-Montgomery County Arts and Heritage Development Council to study Economic Impact of Spending by Nonprofit Arts and Culture Organizations and Their Audiences
January 8, 2016
Clarksville, TN – The arts mean business.
That is the message being delivered today by the Clarksville/Montgomery County Arts and Heritage Development Council, who announced it has joined “Arts & Economic Prosperity 5,” a national study measuring the economic impact of nonprofit arts and culture organizations and their audiences.
In Clarksville and Montgomery County, the research study is being conducted by AHDC in partnership with Americans for the Arts and the Tennessee Arts Commission.
AHDC to participate in fifth national study to measure the impact of arts and culture spending on local jobs, income paid to local residents, and revenue generated to local and state governments.
Guest Lecturer Talks Quilts at the Customs House Museum
January 8, 2016
Clarksville, TN – The Customs House Museum is showcasing part of its quilt collection through January in the exhibit Patterns of History.
Sponsored in part by Legends Bank, this exhibit highlights covers dating as far back as 1830. Included is a Mexican Rose quilt (c. 1850 – 1860) and a “Crazy Quilt” piano runner (c. 1880) made by Lena McLean of Rutherford County, TN.
Judy Schwender of the National Quilt Museum to speak at Customs House Museum.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation now accepting Lifeguard applications the New Year
January 8, 2016
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Parks and Recreation is now accepting applications for lifeguard positions for the 2016 summer swimming season.
To become a lifeguard, participants must be at least 15 years of age and able to swim 300 yards continuously, tread water for two minutes without the use of arms or hands and successfully complete a timed event within 1 minute and 40 seconds.
Lifeguard applications being expected now by Clarksville Parks and Recreation.
Goble & Yow, Law Firm opens in Downtown Clarksville
January 6, 2016
Clarksville, TN – The “Goble & Yow Law Firm” has formed in downtown Clarksville, Tennessee, located at 215 Franklin Street.
Formerly Goble Law Firm, attorneys Andrea Rawlings Goble and Eric J. Yow have partnered together to provide legal services to an even more expansive and diverse clientele.
Goble & Yow Law Firm
