Austin Peay State University to have reading by Poets Nancy Eimers and Karen Skolfield October 3rd
October 1, 2013
Clarksville, TN – In early 2012, award-winning poet Nancy Eimers read a poetry collection that was tender and serious, but also deeply funny and playful.
“This is a poet who pays attention to small wonders, who marvels that ‘sticks / can walk’ and ‘the roots of trees gather / forgotten rains,’ who takes to heart ‘the river’s stillness behind a fallen log,’ and yearns over human fragility, a child’s hand with its ‘twiggish bones, the little covering of skin,’” Eimers later wrote. “In and around and under the wit these poems are enormously tender.”
Karen Skolfield
Clarksville Parks and Recreation gives Billy Dunlop Park a facelift
October 1, 2013
Clarksville, TN – On Saturday, September 28th, 2013 the City of Clarksville Parks and Recreation partnered with Freudenberg Filtration Technologies of Hopkinsville, Kentucky to complete a Company Service Project at Billy Dunlop Park.
The project consisted of replacing the gravel that covers the playground with a softer wood mulch, clearing out brush near the walking bridge and painting a fence.
Billy Dunlop Park receives a facelift Saturday
Clarksville’s Indoor Aquatic Center opens for the season today
October 1, 2013
Clarksville, TN – The City of Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department invites you to enjoy the Indoor Aquatic Center at New Providence, located at 166 Cunningham Lane, this fall and winter!
The Indoor Aquatic Center opened its doors for the Indoor Season today, October 1st. Enjoy a day of free admission, refreshments and free Wibit and Aqua Climb access on Opening Day from 6:30am to 12:00pm and 3:00pm until 8:00pm.
The Indoor Aquatic Center at New Providence.
Clarksville Community Concert Association kicked off 2013-14 Community Concert Series with a performance by the Toomai Quintet
September 30, 2013
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Community Concert Association (CCCA) held this season opener at the George and Sharon Mabry Concert Hall on Austin Peay State University Friday evening. The concert featured the Toomai String Quintet and what was the first quintet to be featured in a Clarksville community concert series event.
The program was entitled songs without words and featured a selection of choral music played with their five instruments performing the role of the voices. It was sublime. These five performers were able to draw the emotional complexity from the music with apparently effortless ease.
The Toomai Qunitet at the George and Sharon Mabry Concert Hall
Clarksville’s First Thursday Art Walk to be held October 3rd
September 30, 2013
Clarksville, TN – The October Art Walk will be held October 3rd from 5:00pm to 8:00pm at the shops and galleries on Public Square, Franklin Street, and Strawberry Alley.
Produced by The Downtown Clarksville Association, First Thursday Art Walk is a free, self-guided tour spanning a 5-block radius that combines visual art, live music, engaging events and more in the heart of Downtown Clarksville. [Read more]
Clarksville Downtown Market one of Top 100 Farmers Markets in America and ranked #1 in Tennessee
September 30, 2013
Clarksville, TN – American Farmland Trust’s summer long celebration of farmers markets has ended and the Clarksville Downtown Market has been named as one of the Top 100 Most Celebrated Farmers Markets in America for 2013. The Clarksville Downtown Market was also recognized as the top three farmers markets in Tennessee.
The I Love My Farmers Market Celebration encouraged consumers to pledge to spend $10.00 at their local farmers market. Each pledge honored our nation’s hardworking farmers, our community, and the Clarksville Downtown Market. This year’s celebration helped put more than $250,000 directly into the pockets of family farmers.
Clarksville Downtown Market
APSU celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with “Migration is Beautiful” series
September 30, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Visual artist Favianna Rodriguez will visit Austin Peay State University this October and provide a presentation and poster design workshop as part of programming for Hispanic Heritage Month.
In preparation for her visit, students created several eye-catching posters that incorporated Rodriguez’s artwork. Students in APSU associate professor of art Mark DeYoung’s class, Design Center, created 19 posters.
Favianna Butterfly Wings
Clarksville Parks and Recreation kicks off the Walk with Me Tennessee Program Tuesday, October 1st
September 30, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Walk your way to health and prizes this fall and winter with the Walk with Me Tennessee Program and the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department! The Walk with Me Tennessee walking program challenges Clarksvillians to walk across the state using a series of challenges featuring trails in Clarksville.
Participating in this program is easy; just create a free account on www.healthwalkers.com and you are set to begin completing challenges listed on the Health Walkers website!
Clarksville Weekly Market Snapshot from Frazier Allen for the week of September 29th, 2013
September 29, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Next week, the markets will be interested in the ISM Manufacturing Index, but the focus should be on the September Employment Report. Seasonal adjustment is an issue in September.
We can expect to add more than 1.4 million education jobs (public and private) before adjustment, with hundreds of thousands of seasonal job losses in other areas. So it seems a little silly to worry about the nearest 20,000 or so in the adjusted payroll figure. The unemployment rate is expected to hold steady (at 7.3%) or edge a bit lower
Frazier Allen
Austin Peay State University to host workshop on working with veteran students and their children
September 29, 2013
Clarksville, TN – At 6:00pm on October 8th, local educators and community members who work with veterans are invited to attend a special workshop, “Stand In Their Boots: Beyond the Battlefield,” at the Austin Peay State University Morgan University Center.
The program will feature Rebecca Townsend, a senior licensed psychological examiner and licensed professional counselor, discussing ways university and public school teachers and staff members can better serve students who are veterans or the children of active duty service members. [Read more]
