Magic at the Museum
March 28, 2011
Clarksville, TN – On Saturday, March 26th 2011, at 2:00pm, the first Magic at the Museum as held at the Customs House Museum. There was face painting and balloon animals created by Roger Patton. Later, Russ Nowack of Hocus Pocus Entertainment performed a magic show.
The first Magic at the Museum was a success
March 28, 2011
Clarksville, TN – On Saturday, March 26th at 2:00pm, Bonehead Promotions held their first Magic at the Museum magic show at the Customs House Museum. The show featured the extremely talented Russ Nowack of Hocus Pocus Entertainment.
Other activities included a balloon animals created by Roger Patton Magician and Balloon Artist, and face painting.
Magician Russ performs a trick with the assistance of an audience member
Magic at the Museum
March 19, 2011
Clarksville, TN – The Customs House Museum becomes “magical”, Saturday March 26th, as “Magic at the Museum” launces a series of magic shows for charity. Better Homes and Garden real estate presents a wonderful afternoon of magic, featuring balloon tricks, face painting for the children, illusions and more. [Read more]
Youth Art Month Begins Tuesday
February 26, 2011
Montogmery County, TN – National Youth Art Month is March and the K-8 art programs with CMCSS will again have the art show at the Public Library during March beginning Thursday, March 3rd from 4:00pm–6:00pm at the Customs House Museum and DAC Gallery (Downtown Artist’s Co-op on Public Square).
MCHS, KHS, NEHS, WCHS and the Clarksville Academy will be participating in the high school art show beginning next week.
East Montgomery Elementary students in teacher Catherine Jackson's art classes enjoy creative moments.
The Clarksville art scene is alive and thriving at Riverfest
September 15, 2010
A former resident of the Boston and Washington, D.C. areas, I have been fortunate to see some great artworks in my life. I’ve also witnessed the recent “Emperor’s New Clothes” variety (otherwise called “modern art” by some). My feelings towards some of the obscenities fostered on the public in recent years as “art” cannot be printed in this format. One only has to walk through the National Art Gallery where the display is chronological to see how talent somehow was replaced with publicity stunts to see how some artists have sold their souls to pure unadulterated “selling a bill of goods to the unsuspecting” to see what I mean.
Art from the Tour D' Art on display at the Smith Trahern Mansion.
Clarksville Architectural Heritage Tour Features Treasures in Our Midst
August 2, 2010
Whose backyard was reported to have a small plane crash when a new work of art was installed? What local church outgrew its beautiful Gothic sanctuary and renovated its gymnasium into the present-day area of worship? What local home now for sale was the previous residence of the ticket agent for the train station in the early 1900s? What local museum may be named in a Viet Nam era protest song?
If you had been a participant on Day 2 of the Architectural Heritage Tour, you’d know the answers to these questions.
The second day of the Architectural Heritage Tour, part of the Sixth Annual Clarksville Writer’s Conference, presented eight locations that tell more tales of Clarksville history. An additional six members of the Clarksville community joined the previous participants on a bus tour never to be forgotten for its variety and beauty (in addition to that of the ladies on the bus!).
The bus was packed for Day 2 of the Architectural Heritage Bus Tour
Supporting the arts in our city
June 6, 2010
A comment made by someone at Thursday’s art walk struck me as really quite insightful, they pointed out just how much the arts community in Clarksville, TN has grown.
Indeed with events like the First Thursday Art Walk, the Customs House Museum, the D.A.C. Gallery, the new APSU Downtown Gallery, Jammin’ in the Alley, Beachaven’s Jazz on the Lawn, Silke’s Old World Bread’s Evening with the Artist, the professional performances conducted by the Roxy Regional Theatre, the Community Concert Association’s Concert Series, Rivers & Spires, Riverfest, and the many events sponsored by the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, they have a point!
New Military Exhibit at the Customs House Museum
May 26, 2010
The Customs House Museum presents Call to Arms, a new exhibit honoring the military men and women of Montgomery County. Focusing on the Civil War through Vietnam, the installation features weapons, badges, and uniforms respective to these eras.
The museum partnered with the Kiwanis Club’s Service and Sacrifice committee to produce the display of portraits representing service men and women of Montgomery County. These black and white images framing the uniforms were taken from Faces of Valor: Veterans of Montgomery County. A project of the Kiwanis Club of Clarksville, the original display of portraits was unveiled on November 13th, 2004. The panels can be seen in the restored Montgomery County Court House. A few faces on view in Call to Arms will be featured in an upcoming new edition. [Read more]
Trainfest 2010 comes to Clarksville
April 28, 2010
The model train layouts at Clarksville’s Customs House Museum always draw a crowd. Once a year, the museum and the Montgomery County Historical Society (MCHS) host TRAINFEST, where people who like model trains will find much more to enjoy.
Trainfest 2010 will be held May 1st and 2nd at the Customs House Museum and the L&N Depot in Clarksville, Tennessee.
C. David Elliott surveys the world of trains as he prepares for TrainFest 2010. (Joe Filippo)
Lecture on Folk artist ET Wickham – Part 2
January 16, 2010
Dr. Dixie Webb, Professor of Art History, presented on January 14th at 2:00pm a slide show and lecture on local folk artist ET Wickham, at the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center auditorium, on the corner of Commerce and South 2nd Streets in historic downtown Clarksville, TN. This lecture is part of the Winter Salon Series, a once-a-month artistic interlude put on by the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts of Austin Peay State University. [Read more]
