Clarksville Parks and Recreation Report for March 1st, 2015
March 1, 2015
Clarksville, TN – The weekly Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department Recreation Report provides Clarksvillians with a glimpse at the activities and events that are available from the Parks and Recreation Department for them to enjoy together as a family.
This weeks highlights include: Clarksville Downtown Market Vendor Applications, Toddler Splash Pool Party, and Young Champions Cheerleading.
Customs House Museum hosts Go Figure! exhibit
February 27, 2015
Clarksville, TN – Storybooks present enjoyable, meaningful, interactive math explorations to children and adults in Go Figure! – a national traveling exhibit that opens March 1st at the Customs House Museum.
Go Figure! transforms charming children’s books into a kid-sized world where children and adults can have fun exploring math with familiar characters such as Arthur, Frog and Toad, and the Three Bears.
Go Figure! exhibit coming to Clarksville’s Customs House Museum Monday, March 1st.
Registration is now open for the 37th Annual Queen City Road Race
February 19, 2015
Clarksville, TN – It’s that time of year again to lace up those running shoes and begin preparing for the 37th Annual Queen City Road Race scheduled for Saturday, May 2nd, 2015.
The Queen City Road Race event is a Clarksville tradition promoting fitness and fun for all ages. The 7K and 5K race route takes runners through the streets of Historic Downtown Clarksville, beginning at Austin Peay State University’s Foy Center and ending inside the new Governors Stadium, while the One Mile Movement takes you on an exciting tour of a portion of the APSU campus.
For over thirty years, hundreds of Clarksville-Montgomery County and Fort Campbell school students, teachers and family members have participated in this Clarksville tradition.
Queen City Road Race .
Clarksville’s First Thursday Artwalk to be held February 5th, 2015
February 2, 2015
February ArtWalk to benefit American Heart Association
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.
With February being American Heart Month, several businesses will be supporting the American Heart Association with donations or a percentage of sales going to the association. In addition, we encourage people to participate in National Wear Red Day on February 5th and wear red to promote awareness of heart disease in women.
Legendary Ronnie Milsap, Sanctus Real make up part of Clarksville’s Rivers and Spires Free Concert Weekend
January 30, 2015
Clarksville, TN – The Rivers And Spires Festival, brought to you by Coors Light and Agero, is pleased to announce Grammy award-winning and multi-platinum selling country music superstar, Ronnie Milsap, will take the Public Square Stage on Friday, April 17th. The concert is free and open to the public.
One of the biggest and most sought-after country music artists of the 70s and 80s, Milsap will perform some of his biggest hits that have made him a legend. Songs such as “Smoky Mountain Rain”, “(There’s) No Gettin’ Over Me”, “I Wouldn’t Have Missed It for the World”, “Any Day Now” and “Stranger in My House” will make up a concert you don’t want to miss.
Country music superstar, Ronnie Milsap to play at 2015 Rivers and Spires Festival.
Clarksville Downtown Artists Cooperative to hold 4th Annual Juried Photography Expo, February 5th
January 28, 2015
Clarksville, TN – Downtown Artists Co-op (DAC) is proud to announce our 4th Annual Juried Photography Exhibition. This Photography Expo will feature the best photography from local and regional photographers.
All photography will be juried into the show by three experienced jurors and professional photographers; our impartial jurors for the show are Keely Moore, Tony Aldridge and Johnnie Welborn Sr. The DAC Photography Expo gets better every year, so expect to see the best DAC Photo Expo ever!
Nashville Artist Guild Commemorates the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War at the Customs House Museum
January 22, 2015
Clarksville, TN – The Customs House Museum is currently showcasing the art of the Nashville Artist Guild in its Kimbrough Gallery through February with the exhibit “Divided Loyalties.”
The show represents the artistic interpretations of the many different aspects of the War Between the States within a variety of media.
Divided Loyalties by Garry Hornbuckle
Clarksville’s First Thursday Art Walk moved because of Holiday to January 8th, 2015
January 5, 2015
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.
With 10+ venues, bars and businesses participating each month, the First Thursday Art Walk in Clarksville is the ultimate opportunity to savor and support local creative talent.
First Thursday Art Walk in downtown Clarksville scheduled for July 3rd.
Downtown Clarksville New Year Cheer Sale
December 30, 2014
Clarksville, TN – The businesses in Historic Downtown Clarksville invite you to their 1st Annual Downtown New Year Cheer Sale event this Friday, January 2nd and Saturday, January 3rd, 2015, during regular business hours.
After a very successful holiday season, the downtown businesses would like to continue our holiday cheer with two days of sales and incentives.
Take advantage of this special weekend to enjoy the unhurried pace of shopping, where you will find some of Clarksville’s most unique, independently owned shops. [Read more]
First Annual Illuminating Dog Hill event to take place December 20th
December 16, 2014
Clarksville, TN – The residents of Dog Hill Historic District in downtown Clarksville, Tennessee announce the First Annual Illuminating Dog Hill holiday event.
You are invited to visit the district on the evening of December 20th to enjoy the candlelit luminaries which the residents of Dog Hill will have on display from dusk until 8:00pm. [Read more]
