Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library “Geek the Library” campaign finishes April 13th-15th
April 11, 2015
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library is wrapping up our “Geek the Library” campaign, the goal of which is to raise awareness about the importance of your public library. We hope that you have now added a new verb to your vocabulary—“geek.”
Everyone is passionate about something—whether it’s your smart phone, superheroes, southern cooking or whatever else you love. What you love is what you “geek.”
Quilts Of The Cumberland Brings Exhibit and Trunk Show To Rivers and Spires
April 10, 2015
Clarksville, TN – This year during the Rivers and Spires Festival, make your way to the Madison Street United Methodist Church and take in the amazing Quilts of the Cumberland display.
The exhibit will take place all three days of the Festival, April 16th-18th. The show will display local artisans with a variety of quilts from traditional to one-of-a-kind art quilts.
A young lady looks at a quilting machine at Quilts of the Cumberland.
Hilltop Super Market to hold Community Yard Sale Saturday, April 11th
April 10, 2015
Clarksville, TN – This Saturday, April 11th, there will be a Community Wide Yard Sale at Hilltop Super Market. It will begin at 7:00am and go until 3:00pm.
For those wanting to participate in the yard sale, there is a $10.00 fee due that morning. Please bring any tables, tents, racks, etc. that you will need for a 10×10 spot. [Read more]
APSU students, Fort Campbell soldiers earn medals at 40th Annual Military Culinary Arts Competitive
April 10, 2015
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University made its mark on the national stage recently as active duty soldiers, including APSU students, stationed at Fort Campbell traveled to Fort Lee, VA for the 40th Annual Military Culinary Arts Competitive Training Event (MCACTE).
Held March 7th-12th, service members from the U.S. Army, other Department of Defense components and multinational teams squared off for the title of top military chef.
Members of the Fort Campbell Culinary Team are celebrated for their wins at the 40th Annual Military Culinary Arts Competitive Training Event during a special tasting event at the Austin Peay Center at Fort Campbell. (Beth Liggett, APSU)
Rivers and Spires Festival still accepting applications for Children’s Parade
April 10, 2015
See Pirates Galores at this year’s Rivers and Spires Children’s Parade
Clarksville, TN – From toddlers to teens, entertaining the kids is a top priority for the Rivers And Spires Festival. And this year, the Festival will be full of swashbuckling fun as the 11th Annual Children’s Parade takes on a pirate theme.
Kids 12-years-old or younger and accompanying adults are encouraged to join in on the fun and enter the Parade’s themed contest by giving their floats and costumes a pirate flair.
The Children’s Parade at the Rivers and Spires Festival
APSU Opera Theatre and Orchestra present “La Cambiale di Matrimonio” on April 11th-12th
April 10, 2015
Clarksville, TN – Opening this weekend at Austin Peay State University is the APSU Opera Theatre’s production of Gioachino Rossini’s farce “La Cambiale di Matrimonio,” paired with a prologue entitled “Reflections on Modern Relationships: A Montage of 20th and 21st Century Songs.”
The University’s opera performance is a major event each spring because the concert is a large collaborative effort between different areas within the APSU music department. The cast includes vocal performance majors, while the APSU orchestra performs in the pit under the direction of (APSU professor music and symphony conductor) Dr. Gregory Wolynec.
Gioachino Rossini’s farce “La Cambiale di Matrimonio” at APSU April 11th-12th
Montgomery County Girls Earn Girl Scout Gold Award
April 9, 2015
Montgomery County, TN – The Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee congratulates Delaney Powell, Sydney Sabash and Natalie Wieber for earning the Girl Scout Gold Award – the highest achievement in Girl Scouting.
Delaney restructured Montgomery Central’s science lab, which included the development of an inventory system for cabinets and equipment. This has helped to improve efficiency for both teachers and students.
(L to R) Delaney Powell, Sydney Sabash and Natalie Wieber earn Girl Scout Gold Award.
Learn more about tree care with the Tennessee Urban Tree Steward Workshop
April 9, 2015
Clarksville, TN – On Saturday, April 25th, Montgomery County Extension Agent, Karla Kean and City of Clarksville City Forester, Katy Stevenson will be hosting the Tennessee Urban Tree Steward Workshop at the William O. Beach Civic Hall, beginning at 9:00am. [Read more]
Golf champion David Meador to speak at Woodward Library Society Spring Social, April 27th
April 9, 2015
Clarksville, TN – David Meador, a four-time golf national champion, once toyed with the idea of becoming a police officer. In the summer of 1966, the 18-year-old Meador worked part time as a police station radio operator, and one evening, he was invited to take a ride in a new police cruiser.
At some point during the night, the officer behind the wheel engaged in a high-speed pursuit of another vehicle, and he ended up crashing the new cruiser.
David Meador to speak at Woodward Library Society Spring Social
You could Win Big with the Clarksville Civitan $10,000 Scavenger Hunt at Rivers and Spires Festival
April 8, 2015
Clarksville, TN – You could possibly walk away with $10,000 at this year’s Rivers and Spires Festival. It’s easy, and anyone 18-and-over can enter for free!
The 2015 Rivers and Spires Festival is the playground for this fun pick-to-win game, sponsored by the Clarksville Civitan Club. All over the streets of Historic Downtown Clarksville, where the Festival will call itself home from April 16th-18th, yard signs will placed randomly with sponsor’s names and numbers.
Sponsors last year’s Clarksville Civitan Club’s $10,000 Scavenger Hunt at the Rivers and Spires Festival.
