Clarksville-Montgomery County Christmas Parade to be held Saturday

Clarksville, TN – The annual Christmas parade, hosted by the City of Clarksville and Montgomery County Government, will take place at 5:00pm on Saturday, December 4th, 2021 in downtown Clarksville. Long-time local reporter and radio personality, Lee Irwin, will honorably serve as this year’s parade grand marshal and was selected for his many years of announcing the parade and ongoing support of the Clarksville community.

The parade route will begin on Eighth Street on the Austin Peay State University (APSU) campus. From Eighth Street, the parade will progress to College Street and then to University Avenue. From there the route is the same as years past, proceeding around Public Square, the Historic Courthouse, and back to Franklin Street. From Franklin, the route will turn onto Eighth Street and then return onto the APSU Campus. A map of the route can be found at https://bit.ly/3G8m97H

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APSU 2019: A Year in Review

Clarksville, TN – Earlier this month, the Austin Peay State University (APSU) associate provost for research and dean of the College of Graduate Studies Dr. Chad Brooks summed up the year 2019 in a single sentence.

“It’s a very optimistic time for Austin Peay,” he said.

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Internationally renowned Gomalan Brass Quintet to visit APSU

Austin Peay State University (APSU)

Clarksville, TN – Internationally renowned brass group the Gomalan Brass Quintet is making its first tour stop of 2019 – and its first and only scheduled stop in America – at Austin Peay State University (APSU).

The Italy-based group will perform 7:30pm Saturday, January 26th at APSU’s George and Sharon Mabry Concert Hall, at Eighth and Marion streets.

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Entries sought for Clarksville Christmas Parade

Clarksville Christmas Parade

Clarksville, TN – Be a part of a Clarksville tradition by participating in this year’s annual Christmas parade, hosted by the City of Clarksville and Montgomery County Government. This night-time, lighted Christmas parade is scheduled for 5:00pm Saturday, December 1st, 2018 in downtown Clarksville.

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Clarksville’s Queen City Road Race set for this Saturday, May 5th

Runners can register for the 5K or One Mile Event

Clarksville, TN – The 40th Annual Queen City Road Race, scheduled for Saturday, May 5th, 2018 is quickly approaching and there is still time to register in person or online.

Online registration can be completed at www.cityofclarksville.com/parksrec and is available until noon on Friday, May 4th. Participants registering in person may come by the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Office, 102 Public Square, through Friday, May 4th or register on-site at Austin Peay’s Foy Center the morning of Saturday, May 5th.

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Entries sought for Clarksville Christmas Parade

Deadline to register for 58th annual event is Wednesday, November 29th

Clarksville, TN – Be a part of a Clarksville tradition by participating in this year’s annual Christmas parade, hosted by the City of Clarksville and Montgomery County Government.

This night-time, lighted Christmas parade is scheduled for 5:00pm Saturday, December 2nd in downtown Clarksville.

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Clarksville kicks off the Christmas Season with annual Lighted Parade

Clarksville, TN – On Saturday, December 3rd, 2016, the 57th Annual Clarksville Lighted Christmas Parade was held in Downtown Clarksville. The theme this year was “Christmas Trees & Memories”.

Caroling on the courthouse steps began before the parade at 4:00pm. The Montgomery Central Elementary School Choir; Clarksville Academy Choirs; Northeast High School Exit One, JV Exit One & Concert Choirs; and West Creek High School Choir sang Christmas carols and performed to the delight of the crowd before the start of the parade.

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Lawrence Brownlee in concert at APSU’s Mabry Concert Hall, March 3rd

Clarksville, TN – The celebrated tenor Lawrence Brownlee will be in concert at the George and Sharon Mabry Concert Hall on the campus of Austin Peay State University in the Music/Mass Communication Building, Eighth and Marion Streets, Clarksville, Tennessee this Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015 at 7:30pm.

It is phenomenal to have Brownlee in Clarksville between engagements in Europe, the Metropolitan Opera and Carnegie Hall. He is the most in-demand American tenor in the world singing the bel canto repertoire. Brownlee sings with “elegance and grace” and has a voice that has been described as astonishingly beautiful and powerful.

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Clarksville Community Concert Association brings Lawrence Brownlee to APSU’s Mabry Concert Hall, March 3rd

Clarksville, TN – The most in-demand American tenor in the world, Lawrence Brownlee comes to Clarksville between engagements at the Metropolitan Opera House and Carnegie Hall.

Audiences continue to be astonished by the power and extraordinary agility of his warm, heroic voice; his singing has been praised for its sweet tone, fastidious pitch, and poetic phrasing.

A familiar presence in the world’s great opera houses, Brownlee delights audiences with the effortless beauty of his voice.

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APSU Growth rate brings need for Crosswalks, Campus Physical Plant finds Solar Solution

Clarksville, TN – Most people don’t think in terms of solar power when it comes to campus traffic issues, but APSU Physical Plant Director, Tom Hutchins was thinking solar was a perfect solution to remedy a growing traffic related issue around campus — pedestrian safety.

As the campus has grown, nearly doubling in size during the last decade, and the paths people took from classroom to classroom changed, so did the places where pedestrians cross streets.

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