City votes on Clarksville’s Best for the March of Dimes
October 8, 2010
Clarksville, Tenn -The Best of Clarksville fundraiser for the March of Dimes is eagerly awaited each year by both businesses and area residents. The fundraiser this year featured 140 businesses in 65 categories; each one looking to score the votes of area residents to be declared The Best of Clarksville. The event consists of local vendor booths, silent auctions, dance performances, free give-a-ways, and a fireworks show by Allen’s Fireworks. All of the money raised is donated to the March of Dimes.
Matthews Nissan Suzuki was the presenting sponsor. Other sponsors included Five Star Radio, Sango Village Florist, US Bank, Cumberland Bank and Trust, FedEx, Allen’s Fireworks, Ad One Advertising, WJZM 1400 AM, and The Leaf-Chronicle.
The 2010 Best of Clarksville event
Drink Deep of the New Dracula Musical at the Roxy Regional Theatre
October 4, 2010
Clarksville, TN – At twilight you will drink deep … and by the new moon live forever! One of the most frightening novels ever written comes to life upon the stage of the Roxy Regional Theatre with the opening of Frank Wildhorn’s DRACULA: The Musical at 8:00pm on Friday, October 8th.
Following Dracula’s lust for new blood and a small band of mortal men and women who must face his overwhelming seduction and mesmeric supernatural powers, this musical eclipses all other horror stories. Presented in the vein of the “Twilight” series and “True Blood,” the Roxy Regional Theatre’s production of DRACULA brings a modern spin to the Bram Stoker classic. [Read more]
Take a trip through the 1960’s with Shout! at the Roxy Regional Theatre
September 27, 2010
The Roxy Regional Theatre is currently putting on a production of Shout! The Mod Musical. Featuring five beautiful women who are identified by the colors that represent their individual personalities; Orange, Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow.
The musical follows their lives and loves during the 1960’s which was wonderfully illustrated by using the music, dance, fashion, and via pop culture references from those tumultuous times. Only four performances remain (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday) so you need to make your plans to see this wonderful show as soon as possible!
Shout! at the Roxy Regional Theatre
Award-winning Ying Quartet Brings Music to Clarksville
September 25, 2010
Clarksville, TN – In the early 1990s, four highly trained classical musicians moved to a small farming town in Iowa and set up shop as the community’s resident quartet. The Ying Quartet, as the group was known, received a National Endowment for the Arts grant for the groundbreaking experiment of integrating music and creative activities into the everyday life of the town of Jesup.
Residents heard the group perform haunting and powerful classical works at schools, churches, banks and inside their own homes. They viewed the arts differently after those two years, and the experiment went on to become a model for future NEA projects.
Ying Quartet
Planters Bank Nissan Cube Finalists Total Five
September 24, 2010
Clarksville, TN – Two additional finalists were selected this week for the Planters Bank 2010 Nissan Cube Giveaway. Finalist number four, Renee Hampton of Clarksville, was selected from more than 1,200 entries received at the bank’s Downtown market booth.
Hampton graduated from Montgomery Central High School in May and is an employee at the Sango Wal-Mart. As a semi-finalist, she received a $100.00 gas card from Mathews Nissan.
Candy Peters from Hopkinsville was selected as a fifth finalist from entries during the Christian County Salute Week. Peters received a $100.00 gas card from Garland Nissan in Hopkinsville.
Renee Hampton of Clarksville Tennessee
Austin Peay State University cuts the ribbon on the Hemlock Semiconductor Building
September 17, 2010
Austin Peay State University held a ribbon cutting for its new Chemical Engineering Technology Facility yesterday. The facility which has been designated the Hemlock Semiconductor Building will train Austin Peay Students to fill the skilled labor needs for the new Polysilicon plant being built in North Clarksville. The ribbon cutting was attended by area dignitaries along with HSC officials, and was open to the general public.
President Tim Hall and Hemlock Semiconductor CEO Rick Doornbros cut the ribbon while surrounded by area dignitaries along with other HSC officials (APSU)
Riverfest was truly bigger and better than ever!
September 15, 2010
It’s been several days after the end of the 2010 Riverfest Celebration, and for those who worked the two day festival, life is returning to normal. The hard working folks with the Clarksville Department of Parks & Recreation along the entertainers, and hundreds of volunteers ensured that the visitors could simply enjoy some good wholesome family fun.
This was the first year that Clarksville Online and Discover Clarksville was selected to document the festival as much as was humanly possible. Roland Woodworth, Ashley and Meghan Hamilton, and Bill Larson were given the job of photographing everything in the tiniest of detail, while Mark Haynes shot hours and hours of raw video footage, and Sue Culverhouse took it all in to get material for her wonderful articles!
Intermittent rain plagued Riverfest early on Friday afternoon.
Comedy on the Cumberland to return the the Roxy Regional Theatre
September 13, 2010
Fast becoming one of Clarksville’s most popular fundraisers, Comedy on the Cumberland is set to return to the Roxy Theatre on Tuesday October 12th at 7:00pm. The headliner will be Nashville comedian Keith Alberstadt. The October show will raise money and awareness for the Clarksville-Montgomery County Humane Society.
Alberstadt has appeared on David Letterman and is a former Nashville comic who has taken his career to New York. “We were fortunate to get Alberstadt who is in high demand, and was coming through Nashville on his way to South Carolina to do a show”, said Bonecutter. Former Comedy on the Cumberland headliner Rik Roberts said “You don’t want to miss Keith — I promise!”
Come out and Celebrate Riverfest 2010
September 3, 2010
Join the City of Clarksville and Budweiser along the banks of the Cumberland River as they celebrate Clarksville’s river heritage at the 23rd annual Riverfest Celebration, September 10th-11th, 2010. This FREE, two day music and arts festival features three stages of a variety of local, regional and nationally-known entertainers, delicious food, and fun for the entire family. [Read more]
Gateway to Stardom Winners
September 2, 2010
After three weeks of intensive auditioning, the winners of the Gateway to Stardom have been chosen to perform at this year’s Riverfest event. Judges, Kelly Maselli, Art Conn, Rene Ross, Justin Byrk, Samantha Maselli and Chris Monholland, saw talented youngsters from age 6 to 21, sing and dance their way through the audition process to be named to perform for the annual event.
Maselli of Gateway Realty and Investment Group, started the Gateway to Stardom several years ago to showcase the young talent of Clarksville. Raising two teenage daughters, her house was quite often filled with talented younsters who she felt needed a venue to be seen and heard. Since Gateway Realty has sponsored a stage each year for Riverfest, Maselli felt compelled to give these talented young people that much needed outlet. [Read more]
