Sleep Under the Stars at the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Spring Family Campout
April 8, 2015
Clarksville, TN – The City of Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department invites you to sleep under the stars at Billy Dunlop Park.
Registration is underway for this fun family camp out beginning at 2:00pm Saturday, May 16th, until 9:00am Sunday, May 17th, at the park located at 1930 East Boy Scout Road. Activities will include a bonfire, games, and lots of fun!
Clarksville Arts and Heritage invites Organizations to Apply for ABC Grants to Fund Arts Activities
April 8, 2015
Free workshop to be held at Customs House Museum in Clarksville on April 28th
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Arts and Heritage Development Council invites organizations seeking funding for artistic and cultural projects that benefit the community to apply for an Arts Build Communities (ABC) grant.
Arts Build Communities (ABC) is a program funded by the Tennessee Arts Commission and administered by the Clarksville Arts and Heritage Development Council (AHDC) in cooperation with the Tennessee Arts Commission (TAC).
ABC grants offer financial support for arts projects in all disciplines such as dance, music, opera/musical theatre, theatre, visual arts, design arts, crafts, photography, media arts, literature, interdisciplinary and folk arts.
Organizations Invited to Apply for ABC Grants to Fund Arts Activities
Governor’s Square Mall to hold Military Appreciation Day this Saturday, April 11th
April 7, 2015
Special One Day discounts, Giveaways and Entertainment
Clarksville, TN – Military Appreciation Day at Governor’s Square Mall is Saturday, April 11th. Active duty and retired service members and family members (with dependent ID) receive special one day discounts at the mall from 10:00am-9:00pm.
This year, the non-military community can also receive these special discounts when they make a minimum $5.00 donation to the Fort Campbell Fisher House at the Customer Service Center. Must show wristband at time of purchase to receive discount. [Read more]
APSU Theatre and Dance Department ends season with Ibsen’s “Ghosts”
April 7, 2015
Clarksville, TN – When Henrik Ibsen’s now classic play, “Ghosts,” premiered in London in 1891, some 10 years after the Norwegian playwright first published it, the reviews were harsh. The influential theater critic Clement Scott, writing for The Daily Telegraph, called it “an open drain: a loathsome sore unbandaged; a dirty act done publicly.”
For Scott and others in Victorian London, a play dealing with incest and venereal diseases seemed beyond profane, but today, the intense family drama is credited with helping usher in a new era in the world of theater.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation is hiring part-time, seasonal positions
April 7, 2015
Clarksville, TN – Do you enjoy being outdoors? Working with your hands to accomplish a goal?
If you answered yes to these questions, the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department is looking for someone like you! [Read more]
Hilltop Super Market’s Easter Egg Hunt just gets bigger and better
April 7, 2015
Clarksville, TN – The weather was perfect Saturday, April 4th for Hilltop Super Market’s 20th Annual Easter Egg Hunt. Events started at 11:00am with the egg hunt set for 2:00pm.
There were plenty of activities for the kids like inflatable bounce houses, cupcake decorating, face painting and more. There was food and drink available. Boy Scout Troop 546 was there raising money by selling funnel cakes for $3.00 each.
The 20th Annual Hilltop Supermarket Easter Egg Hunt was held Saturday.
Rivers and Spires Festival to be held April 16th-18th
April 6, 2015
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville’s award winning Rivers and Spires Festival returns April 16th-18th with a packed three day schedule of FREE entertainment for everyone.
Long considered Clarksville’s largest event, the Festival has an estimated 40,000 in attendance annually. Festival goers enjoy expertly combined dynamic music, artistic exhibits, thrilling competitions, and intriguing vendor booths.
For its thirteenth appearance, the Rivers and Spires Festival has again set the stakes high with multiple well known musical headliners, 11 concentrated areas of interest, the return of fan favorites and a host of fresh ideas.
Rivers and Spires Festival
Battle of the Bulge seminar continues in Clarksville, April 7th
April 6, 2015
Battle of the Bulge seminar at Clarksville Train Station on Tuesday, April 7th, 2015, at 4:00pm
Clarksville, TN – On December 16th, 1944, the German Army launched a desperate offensive designed to split the Allied armies in two and capture the strategic supply port of Antwerp, Belgium. This offensive has come to be known as the Battle of the Bulge.
We are now in the midst of the 70th Anniversary of that offensive and historians from the Clarksville area including history faculty from Austin Peay State University will take part in presenting a series of programs that will educate, inform and enlighten the public as to the importance of this offensive. A highlight of one seminar will be actual World War 2 veterans that served in the Bulge fighting.
101st Airborne Division personnel retrieve an A-4 Aerial Delivery Container containing medical supplies. Photo taken in the Bastogne area. Resupply missions took place between 23-27 December 1944.
Rivers and Spires Festival 2015 Miss River Queen and Teen Crowned
April 6, 2015
Clarksville, TN – Tanna Norman has been named Miss River Queen 2015, while Jasmine Gardner will reign as the new Miss River Teen. The new titleholders were crowned at the pageant held Saturday, April 4th at Austin Peay State University’s Clement Auditorium.
The pair will reign over the Rivers and Spires Festival in Historic Downtown Clarksville, April 16th-18th, making numerous appearances, signing autographs and participating in Festival events.
2015 Miss River Queen Tanna Norman (left) and Miss River Teen Jasmine Gardner (right).
Clarksville Weekly Market Snapshot from Frazier Allen for the week of April 1st, 2015
April 5, 2015
Clarksville, TN – The economic data were mixed, but generally disappointing, consistent with first quarter GDP growth closer to 0% (growth is widely expected to pick up again in the 2Q15). Consumer confidence improved more than anticipated in March and motor vehicle sales picked up.
However, the ISM manufacturing data suggested a slowdown in the factory sector (likely related to the stronger dollar, although survey respondents continued to note West Coast port delays).
Frazier Allen
