Customs House Museum Announces Award Winners in the Southern Watercolor Society Juried Exhibition
May 21, 2015
Clarksville, TN – The Customs House Museum hosted the awards reception for the Southern Watercolor Society’s 38th Annual Juried Exhibition on May 16th. The show features eighty-seven paintings. This year’s juror Kathleen Conover awarded 32 artists cash or merchandise prices.
The Best in Show was awarded to Z.L. Feng for In the Wood. Feng is an artist-signature member of the American Watercolor Society, the National Watercolor Society, and the Pastel Society of America (as master pastelist).
Z.L. Feng won Best in Show for In the Wood
Affiliate Broker Heather Flowers Joins Crye-Leike’s St. Bethlehem Office
May 15, 2015
Clarksville, TN – Crye-Leike is pleased to welcome affiliate broker Heather Flowers to its Clarksville-St. Bethlehem office. Practicing real estate for the past six years, Flowers transfers to Crye-Leike from Keller Williams.
Heather Flowers joins Crye-Leike Office in St. Bethlehem.
Southern Watercolor Society Presents Its Juried Exhibition at the Customs House Museum
April 15, 2015
Clarksville, TN – The Customs House Museum is pleased to host the Southern Watercolor Society’s 38th Annual Juried Exhibition this May. The show features eighty-seven paintings, eleven coming from Tennessee artists.
Exhibits Curator, Terri Jordan, states “I am honored to have the Southern Watercolor Society (SWS) present its 38th Annual Juried Exhibition here at the Customs House Museum. We have featured the talents of some of the best artists living in the South and I am happy to add the SWS to that list.”
Bill Bailey – Fly Creek
Clarksville’s Jostens marks Five Star Food Service’s 400th Micro-Market
March 19, 2015
Chattanooga, TN – Eight months ago became one of the nation’s first independent vending operators to surpass the 300 micro-market threshold. Last week Five Star celebrated the opening of its 400th micro-market at a Jostens production facility in Clarksville, TN.
The Jostens installation marks the 133rd micro-market Five Star has opened this fiscal year which ends this month.
Five Star Food Service Micro-Market at Clarksville’s Jostens.
Oasis Café Earns National Recognition for CMCSS
March 18, 2015
Montgomery County, TN – Clarksville-Montgomery County School System (CMCSS) will be among a small handful of districts nationwide to receive an honorable mention at the National School Boards Association Magna Awards ceremony this week.
CMCSS joined four other districts in Georgia, California, South Carolina and Louisiana in being honored for “taking bold and innovative steps to improve the lives of their students and their communities.”
Two students participating in the Oasis Café program met with State Education Commissioner Candice McQueen and CMC School Board Chairman Jimmie Garland. (CMCSS)
Clarksville Civil War Roundtable’s next meeting is March 18th, 2015
March 13, 2015
Our 132nd meeting.
Clarksville, TN – The next meeting of the Clarksville (TN) Civil War Roundtable will be on Wednesday, March 18th, 2015 at the Bone & Joint Center, 980 Professional Park Drive, right across the street from Gateway Hospital. This is just off Dunlop Lane and Holiday Drive and only a few minutes east of Governor’s Square mall.
The meeting begins at 7:00pm and is always open to the public. Members please bring a friend or two – new recruits are always welcomed.
Topic: “The 1st Michigan Engineers & Mechanics in Middle Tennessee”
Col. William P. Innes – Commanding Office, 1st Michigan Engineers. October 1861 – November 1864
Marco’s Pizza opens today in Clarksville
February 2, 2015
Clarksville, TN – On Monday, February 2nd, 2015, owners Matthew Buehrle and Ben Diquattro will be opening Clarksville’s first Marco’s Pizza at 1761 Tiny Town Road. Marco’s is the only national pizza chain founded by a native Italian and takes pride in making fresh ah!thentic italian handmade pizza.
“I saw a need in the Clarksville market for better pizza,” stated Buehrle. “We chose the Exit 1 area because of the growth in this part of town. Also, other pizza places have to drive from Exit 4 and we are here to service them direct.”
Marco’s Pizza located at 1761 Tiny Town Road, Clarksville, opens today.
Clarksville Broker Deb Wilson Joins Crye-Leike, REALTORS
February 1, 2015
Clarksville, TN – Deb Wilson, a broker with 12 years of experience joins Crye-Leike, REALTORS at its Clarksville-St. Bethlehem office. Wilson comes from Platinum Realty and Auction where she was a principle broker.
Wilson has built a career building a business based on exceptional client service and continuous education.
Clarksville Broker Deb Wilson
Austin Peay State University student wins $100,000 scholarship from Dr. Pepper
November 4, 2014
Clarksville, TN – Claudia Delgadillo had just worked a late shift at the restaurant, so when her cell phone rang around noon the next day, she almost didn’t answer it. The fact that the cell phone rang at all was a surprise to her because it was about to be disconnected.
The person on the other end of the phone was from Dr. Pepper, and as Delgadillo slowly woke up, she heard them say they were sending her to the Cotton Bowl for a chance to win a $100,000 college scholarship.
APSU Student Claudia Delgadillo wins Dr. Pepper Scholarship.
Clarksville’s Customs House Museum October 2014 Exhibits and Activities
October 2, 2014
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.
In the month of August, the Museum will feature Leslie Shiels: Dizygotic, Women Painting Women, Recent Works by Susan Bryant and Billy Renkl, Richard Hogan: My View, Margaret Evangeline: From the Collection, Aletha Carr: New Connections, Children’s Room: The Wonders of Light, Family Day: Bubble Blast in the Courtyard, Let’s Find: Bugs, Fall Break Model Trains, Art & Lunch Film: Man Ray: Prophet of Avant-Garde, and Pumpkin Palooza.
Assemblage with Marbles by Aletha Carr.
