Imagination Library’s Grown-Up Spelling Bee tickets are on sale now
September 13, 2022
Clarksville, TN – Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Montgomery County will host its Grown-Up Spelling Bee fundraiser on Tuesday, September 27th, 2022 from 6:00pm-9:00pm at the Customs House Museum, located at 200 South 2nd Street in Clarksville.
The event is presented by Two Rivers Electric. Proceeds from the event will support early childhood literacy in Clarksville-Mongomery County by providing free books to children under five.
During this adults-only event, guests can watch teams of grown-ups compete to be the top spellers in Montgomery County! Bee prepared for a night of laughs when bribes are made as the words get more and more difficult.
Emcee Valerie Guzman addresses the crowd at Imagination Library of Montgomery County’s last Grown-Up Spelling Bee. This year’s event will be held September 27 at the Customs House Museum, presented by Two Rivers Electric.
Montgomery County Parks and Recreation to hold 100 Year Celebration for South Guthrie Community Center
September 2, 2022
Montgomery County, TN – Montgomery County Parks and Recreation Department will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Warfield School, presently known as South Guthrie Community Center, from September 8th through September 10th.
On the first day of the 100-year celebration, September 8th, from 5:00pm – 7:00pm, Executive Director of the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center Frank Lott will share his extensive knowledge of the architecture of Rosenwald Schools and the renovation to revive the South Guthrie Community Center.
South Guthrie Community Center 100 Year Celebration
Clarksville’s First Thursday Art Walk to be held August 4th, 2022
August 4, 2022
Clarksville, TN – 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.
The First Thursday Art Walk in Clarksville is the ultimate opportunity to savor and support local creative talent.
First Thursday Art Walk
The August Art Walk will be held August 4th, 2022 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm at the shops and galleries on Public Square, Franklin Street, and Strawberry Alley. The participating businesses are listed below as well as a description of the work they will be exhibiting and services they will be offering during the event.
Clarksville’s Customs House Museum August 2022 Exhibits, Activities
July 21, 2022
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.
Some of the events in August at the Museum include Bold Expressions: Illumination: The Art of Dr. John Stanton, Thomas Adams: Pen & Inks from the Collection, 4th Annual Cohen Clinic at Centerstone Community Art Show, Touching History, Family Art Saturday: Make a Paper Kite, Blue Star Museums.
Customs House Museum and Cultural Center
Clarksville’s First Thursday Art Walk rescheduled to July 13th, 2022
July 13, 2022
Clarksville, TN – Because of the 4th of July holiday last week, the First Thursday Art Walk has been rescheduled for Thursday, July 14th, 2022.
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.
Clarksville’s First Thursday Art Walk.
Custom House Museum’s Flying High unveils Signature Artwork, Kitty Harvill’s Painting “Peg’s Pony”
June 28, 2022
Clarksville, TN – Every year for Flying High, the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center’s largest fundraising gala, one local artist is commissioned to be the “Signature Artist” to produce a unique and original work of art to be sold as the highlight of the event’s live auction.
This year, recently-returned Clarksvillian Kitty Harvill has provided an emotionally-charged watercolor that makes a lasting impression, while also paying homage to her mother’s legacy with the Museum.
Executive Director Frank Lott stands with the Flying High 2022 Signature Artwork, artist Kitty Harvill and husband, Christoph.
Tennessee Watercolor Society 50th Anniversary Exhibition Will Culminate at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center
May 11, 2022
Clarksville, TN – The statewide artist membership organization, Tennessee Watercolor Society (TnWS), is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its first exhibition held in Chattanooga in 1972 by staging its 2022 Juried Biennial Exhibition at the Association for Visual Arts (AVA) in Chattanooga from May 14th to June 24th, arranged by Tim Goldsmith, Curator and Director of Education.
Frank Lott – Big Oak at Grace Chapel
Clarksville’s Customs House Museum May 2022 Exhibits, Activities
April 17, 2022
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.
Customs House Museum and Cultural Center
Customs House Museum & Cultural Center Hosts Breaking Through: The Rise of American Women Artists
March 30, 2022
Clarksville, TN – Continuing their celebration of women in the arts, the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center is currently hosting the exhibit Breaking Through: The Rise of American Women Artists. This juried show includes 124 paintings and sculptures by members of American Women Artists (AWA).
AWA is a nonprofit membership organization made up of women artists, patrons, and gallery owners throughout the United States and Canada.
Since its inaugural exhibition in 1990, AWA has worked to increase the number of professional opportunities for women in the visual fine arts through museum shows, symposiums, workshops, international exhibitions, and juried competitions in leading galleries around the country.
Breaking Through: The Rise of American Women Artists
Customs House Museum and Cultural Center hosts “Magic of the Mind” March 18th & 19th
March 3, 2022
Clarksville, TN – It’s a classic story: a city boy falls in love with a country girl and moves her to the big city in California. But this story is a little more… magical. Jeff Bornstein was born and raised in California before he met Kimberly online in 2008.
Ever since they have been making a name for themselves within the magical entertainment world.
Jeff and Kimberly Bornstein
