Austin Peay State University to host Great STEM Challenge Exposition on April 3rd
March 29, 2012
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) Center will host the Great STEM Challenge Exposition from 6:30pm to 8:30pm on April 3rd in the campus’ Dunn Center.
The University’s science, engineering and mathematics faculty will interview the student teams from STEM classes in local elementary and middle schools. [Read more]
Indoor Aquatic Center to host “Wettest Egg Hunts”
March 28, 2012
Clarksville, TN – New this year, the Indoor Aquatic Center, located at 166 Cunningham Lane, has partnered with Sango Pool & Spa and the YMCA to host two not-so-typical egg hunts.
On Saturday, March 31st, thousands of colored eggs will be floating or sunk in the center’s pools, each good for candy and prizes. [Read more]
Austin Peay State University to hold Community nonprofit Leadership Conference
March 28, 2012
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University School of Technology and Public Management, the APSU Department of Public Management and Criminal Justice, Hands on Clarksville and the Clarksville Montgomery County Nonprofit Partnership Network are all teaming up on Friday, April 13th for a Nonprofit Management and Leadership Conference at the Morgan University Center. [Read more]
Rivers and Spires Festival announces 2013 Poster Contest Winner
March 27, 2012
Clarksville, TN – The Rivers and Spires Festival is pleased to announce Austin Peay State University Junior, Lucas Freeze as the winner of the 2013 Festival Poster Design project.
Freeze was a part of a class project, through the APSU Design Center, that came up with several comps of artwork for the 2013 Festival poster.
Representatives from the Rivers & Spires Festival present Lucas Freeze with a check for his winning piece of artwork. (L-R) Robin Burton, VP Marketing City-County Economic Development Council; Kell Black, Chairman Austin Peay Department of Art; Lucas Freeze; Mark DeYoung, Assistant Professor; Doug Barber, Festival Director.
COGS / Riverside Bicycle racers take 1st, 2nd places
March 27, 2012
Clarksville, TN – Eight racers from COGS / Riverside Bicycle racing team competed in the Chickasaw Trace Classic mountain bike race in Columbia, TN.
The 17th annual event was held Sunday, March 25th and featured races for over 300 riders of different age groups and skill levels. COGS / Riverside Bicycle had four riders in the podium ceremony.
COGS / Riverside Bicycle racing team
Austin Peay State University student to study physics at Louvre in Paris this summer
March 27, 2012
Clarksville, TN – The art world, it turns out, can use a good physicist. When it comes to restoring priceless works, identifying forgeries or discovering long lost masterpieces painted over centuries ago, curators at the world’s top museums and galleries turn to their colleagues in the sciences for help.
This summer, officials at the Louvre Museum in Paris might look to Austin Peay State University physics student Drew Kerr to assist them in making discoveries about the famed works in their collection.
APSU student Drew Kerr working with a Raman Spectrometer in the APSU Sundquist Science Complex’s laser lab. (Photo by Beth Liggett/APSU staff)
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department and the Downtown Clarksville Association businesses celebrate National Walk in a Park Day
March 27, 2012
Clarksville, TN – The City of Clarksville’s Parks & Recreation Department along with the Downtown Clarksville Association businesses will walk from the courtesy boat dock at McGregor Park to the North Extension and back, Friday, March 30th, 2012, in celebration of National Walk in a Park Day.
The walk will begin at noon and the public is invited to participate. [Read more]
Customs House Museum and Cultural Center has Activities for Spring Break
March 26, 2012
Clarksville, TN – On March 27th, 28th, and 29th, from 10:00am to 1:00pm, and March 30th, from 12:00pm to 3:00pm, the Customs House Museum will have Spring Break activities for the kids.
Although the Explorers’ Gallery may still be closed, there will be fun things to do at the museum while the kids are out of school this week. [Read more]
Clarksville Boy Scouts recruit NBA Legend Rick Barry for Local Fundraiser
March 26, 2012
Rick Barry to be Featured Speaker at the Breakfast Event
Nashville, TN – The Middle Tennessee Council of Boy Scouts of America is thrilled to welcome NBA Hall of Famer Rick Barry to Montgomery County, where he will be the featured speaker at the 10th Annual Clarksville “Friends of Scouting” Breakfast.
A chance for business and community leaders to come together in support of local Scouting programs and the young men and women they serve, the early morning fundraiser will be held at the Water Street Event Center on Thursday, April 12th. [Read more]
Roxy Regional Theatre Commemorates Civil War Sesquicentennial with Stephen Crane’s “The Red Badge of Courage”
March 26, 2012
Clarksville, TN – The Roxy Regional Theatre continues its commemoration of the Civil War Sesquicentennial with a limited run of Stephen Crane’s classic tale of heroism, “The Red Badge of Courage”, opening Friday, March 30th, at 8:00pm.
Eighteen-year-old Henry Fleming dreams of the thrill of battle as a young recruit, but his illusions are shattered when he comes face to face with the bloodshed and horrors of The Civil War.Telling of the experience of war from the point of view of an ordinary soldier, “The Red Badge of Courage” is considered the first modern war novel. [Read more]
