APSU awards degrees to more than 1,100 students
May 29, 2014
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University hosted its 85th Spring Commencement ceremony on May 9th, in the campus’ Dunn Center.
More than 1,100 students from the College of Arts and Letters, College of Behavioral and Health Sciences, College of Business, Martha Dickerson Eriksson College of Education, College of Science and Mathematics, and School of Technology and Public Management were awarded degrees.
APSU Spring Commencement ceremony
Humane Society of Clarksville-Montgomery County to hold Yard Sale Saturday, May 31st
May 29, 2014
Clarksville, TN – On Saturday, May 31st, the Humane Society of Clarksville-Montgomery County will be holding a Giant Yard Sale at their office from 7:00am until 4:00pm.
The Humane Society of Clarksville-Montgomery County office is bursting at the seams with fantastic items that will be available this coming weekend at our Bargain Hunters Bonanza Yard Sale Fundraiser.
Austin Peay State University’s Kristofer Ray named visiting scholar to University of Michigan’s Eisenberg Institute
May 28, 2014
Clarksville, TN – Dr. Kristofer Ray, Austin Peay State University associate professor of history, was recently named a visiting scholar to the University of Michigan’s Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies.
He will spend the summer at the Institute, working on his next book, titled “Cherokees, Europeans and Empire in the Tennessee Corridor, 1670-1763.”
APSU associate professor of history Dr. Kristofer Ray.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s Dreamchasers program to host end-of-the-year Dreamchasers Olympics
May 28, 2014
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s Dreamchasers program will host the first-ever Dreamchasers Olympics on Saturday, May 31st from noon to 4:00pm at the Kleeman Community Center, located at 166 Cunningham Lane. [Read more]
City of Clarksville presents Mayor’s Summer Night Lights
May 27, 2014
Clarksville, TN -Beat the summertime blues this year! The City of Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department will be offering lots of great activities as part of the Mayor’s Summer Night Lights program once again this year! Summer Night Lights is free and open to youth and families of all ages.
Clarksville’s Customs House Museum June 2014 Exhibits and Activities
May 27, 2014
Clarksville, TN – The Customs House Museum and Cultural Center is located in historic downtown Clarksville, Tennessee. Come explore an entire city block featuring large gallery spaces filled with fine art, science and history.
In the month of June, the Museum will feature The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, There’s No Place Like Oz, Anne Bagby: Layered Expressions, Figuratively Speaking: National Juried Exhibition, Serving Abroad: Through Their Eyes by Lincoln Schatz, Greg Williamson: With the Troops, It’s All in Your Head, Draw Me a Story, and The Tin Woodman Gets His Heart.
Serving Abroad: Through Their Eyes by Lincoln Schatz.
New City of Clarksville Concert Series “Liberty Live” kicks off June 21st
May 27, 2014
Clarksville, TN – The City of Clarksville’s Parks and Recreation Department will introduce a new, outdoor concert series on Saturday, June 21st, at Liberty Park, 1188 Cumberland Drive, Clarksville.
“Liberty Live” Concert Series starts June 21st.
Little Shop of Horrors takes root at Clarksville’s Roxy Regional Theatre, May 30th – June 28th
May 27, 2014
Cult classic sets up shop on corner of Franklin and First in downtown Clarksville on Friday, May 30th, at 8:00pm
Clarksville, TN – A deviously delicious Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash musical, “Little Shop of Horrors” has devoured the hearts of theatre goers for over 30 years. This summer, the Roxy Regional Theatre brings the hilarious cult classic back to the corner of Franklin and First in downtown Clarksville, May 30th – June 28th.
Ryan Bowie stars as meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn, who stumbles across a new breed of plant he names “Audrey II” after his coworker crush, played by Alicia Jayne Kelly.
Ryan Bowie and Alicia Jayne Kelly star in “Little Shop of Horrors” at the Roxy Regional Theatre, May 30th through June 28th.
Registration open for Austin Peay Community School of the Arts’s summer programs
May 26, 2014
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University Community School of the Arts is gearing up for a busy summer of creative arts classes and camps for children and adults in the Clarksville community.
For more than two decades, the CSA has provided top-notch music, art, drama, creative writing and dance lessons. This summer, the CSA will offer classes, lessons, camps and workshops throughout June, July and August. Registration is now open. [Read more]
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 396 holds annual Memorial Day Candle Light Vigil
May 26, 2014
Clarksville, TN – It is a solemn occasion when a nation gathers together to honor its soldiers, those who lived to come home, but even more importantly those who did not. The body of U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Lawrence Woods was buried in Arlington National Cemetery on March 21st of this year. There are 27 remaining missing POW/MIA’s from the State of Tennessee. Each one was honored in a ceremony held in front of the William O. Beach Civic Center at Veterans Plaza in Clarksville Tennessee on Sunday evening.
he Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 396 holds this Memorial Day Vigil each year to remember the men and women who were left behind in Vietnam when American forces left that country in 1975.
State Senator Mark Green delivering the keynote address at the 2014 Vietnam Veterans of America Candle Light Vigil
