Downtown Clarksville’s First Thursday ArtWalk June 7th
June 2, 2012
Written Kendall Welsh
Clarksville, TN – The Downtown Clarksville Association invites you join us on Thursday, June 7th from 5:00pm to 8:00pm to celebrate local artists. This is a free event that takes place at shops along Public Square, Strawberry Alley, Main Street, Second Street and Franklin Street.
Participating merchants include: Hodgepodge, The Framemaker, Ingredients and more!
Visit with artists, Mitzi Cross, Malcolm Glass, Monica O’Neill, Kristina Waters and others. [Read more]
Clarksville’s Summer Youth Program to begin June 4th
May 28, 2012
Clarksville, TN – The City of Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department Summer Youth Program will begin June 4th with the opening of program sites and will end July 13th.
Parents of Summer Youth Program participants are encouraged to speak with the site director upon registration for a brief orientation of the program. [Read more]
Roxy Regional Theatre brings ’80s Tunes to life with the Musical Comedy “The Wedding Singer” Opening this Friday, May 25th, at 8:00pm
May 22, 2012
Clarksville, TN – Starting May 25th, let the Roxy Regional Theatre’s “The Wedding Singer” take you back to a time when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up, and a wedding singer might just be the coolest guy in the room.
It’s 1985, and rock-star wannabe Robbie Hart is New Jersey’s favorite wedding singer. He’s the life of the party, until his own fiancée leaves him at the altar. Shot through the heart, Robbie makes every wedding as disastrous as his own. [Read more]
Roxy Regional Theatre’s 30th Anniversary Season to begin with Dolly Parton Musical 9 to 5
May 18, 2012
Clarksville, TN – The Roxy Regional Theatre, Clarksville’s oldest live theatre and only professional theatre, unveils its 30th Anniversary Season.
Under the direction of Tom Thayer, executive director, and John McDonald, artistic director, the theatre will kick off the 2012-2013 season with the Dolly Parton musical 9 to 5: The Musical. Starring Bailey Hanks of Broadway’s Legally Blonde, it will open on September 14th. [Read more]
7th Annual Frolic on Franklin Applications now Available
May 8, 2012
Clarksville, TN – Applications are now being accepted for booth space at the 7th annual “Frolic on Franklin: A Celebration of the Arts.” The event will be held on Saturday, September 15th from 9:00am-4:00pm in the 100-block of historic Franklin Street.
Coordinated by the Roxy Regional Theatre, the street event offers 30 vendor spaces where artists can showcase and sell fine arts and hand-crafted items, such as photography, paintings and drawings, pottery, jewelry, glass items, and more. The event also includes a variety of entertainment and kids’ activities throughout the day. [Read more]
High-Energy Musical “13” Explores Ups and Downs of Growing Up at the Roxy Regional Theatre beginning May 11th
May 7, 2012
Clarksville, TN – Roxy Regional School of the Arts students explore the ups and downs of growing up in the high-energy musical “13,” opening Friday, May 11th, at 6:00pm in the Roxy’s TheOtherSpace.
When his parents get divorced and he’s forced to move from New York to a small town in Indiana, thirteen-year-old Evan Goldman just wants to make friends and survive the school year. Easier said than done.
With an unforgettable rock score from Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown, “13” is about discovering that cool is where you find it, and sometimes where you least expect it. [Read more]
Last show of “Schoolhouse Rock Live!” at the Roxy Regional Theatre is Saturday afternoon
May 4, 2012
Clarksville, TN – On Saturday, at 2:00pm, the Roxy Regional Theatre is presenting the last showing of Schoolhouse Rock Live! A live action musical that brings the entertaining and educational cartoons from Saturday Morning TV that we fell in love with as children back to life so that our own children can fall in love with them as well.
Whenever you can touch someone’s childhood memories in theatrical production, you are sure to have a hit on your hands; and this is the case with this wonderful Roxy production. Kids and their parents will fall in love with the fast paced musical numbers in this show.
Schoolhouse Rock Live! at the Roxy Regional Theatre
May 4, 2012
Clarksville, TN – Class is in session this spring at the Roxy Regional Theatre! For three Saturday afternoons beginning April 14th, the Roxy instructs a whole new generation to “Unpack Your Adjectives,” “Do the Circulation” and meet up at “Conjunction Junction” with the pop-culture phenomenon “Schoolhouse Rock Live!”
The energetic cast of characters are portrayed by Melanie Beck, Josh Bernaski, Ryan Bowie, Hannah Church, Matt DuMont, Regan Featherstone, Ashley Laverty, Rob Rodems, Cassie Thompson and Kendall Anne Thompson.
“Spring Awakening” at the Roxy Regional Theatre
May 3, 2012
Clarksville, TN – John McDonald and Tom Thayer have brought together the perfect cast for their production of “Spring Awakening”. The result is a powerful, passionate performance that draws the audience in and sends them on an emotional journey with the characters they are portraying.
“Spring Awakening” is set in a 19th century German village that is socially and sexually repressed. The musical follows a group of teenagers through their own self discoveries as they become young adults.
Matt DuMont (as Melchior), Hannah Church (as Wendla) and Gregory Pember* (as Moritz) put on a strong, emotional performance that really lets the audiance feel what their characters are going through.
The rest of the cast, Melanie Beck, Josh Bernaski, Ryan Bowie, Regan Featherstone, Humberto Figueroa, Leslie Greene, Erin Keas, Ashley Laverty, John McDonald, Hollie Morse, Sean Ormond, Rob Rodems, Cassie Thompson and Kendall Anne Thompson are equally impressive.
Spring Awakening at the Roxy Regional Theatre a powerful must see Musical
May 3, 2012
Clarksville, TN – John McDonald and Tom Thayer have brought together the perfect cast for their production of “Spring Awakening”. The result is a powerful, passionate performance that draws the audience in and sends them on an emotional journey with the characters they are portraying.
There are only three shows (Thursday, Friday, Saturday) remaining for “Spring Awakening” at the Roxy Regional Theatre. This is one show you do not want to miss. Get to the theatre early, as the last shows will most certainly sell out.
