{"id":14736,"date":"2013-04-18T08:00:01","date_gmt":"2013-04-18T13:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=14736"},"modified":"2013-04-18T04:42:33","modified_gmt":"2013-04-18T09:42:33","slug":"rivers-and-spires-festival-kicks-off-tonight-in-downtown-clarksville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2013\/04\/18\/rivers-and-spires-festival-kicks-off-tonight-in-downtown-clarksville\/","title":{"rendered":"Rivers and Spires Festival kicks off tonight in Downtown Clarksville"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>2013 Rivers and Spires Festival | April 18th-20th | Clarksville, TN<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-165461\" title=\"Rivers and Spires Festival\" alt=\"Rivers and Spires Festival\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Rivers-and-Spires-Festival2-200x142.gif\" width=\"200\" height=\"142\" \/><strong>Clarksville, TN<\/strong> &#8211; The Rivers and Spires Festival begins this afternoon at 5:00pm in downtown Clarksville, TN. This three day event includes live music, art, food and activities for the kids.<\/p>\n<p>The music kicks off at 5:30pm on the Public Square Stage with Uncle Lenny. Uncle Lenny is cover band from Clarksville. Their music variety ranges from rock, to country, to some blues.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_172774\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Cowboy-Mouth.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-172774\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-172774 \" title=\"Cowboy Mouth closes out tonight's River and Spires Festival at 8:30pm on the Public Square Stage.\" alt=\"Cowboy Mouth closes out tonight's River and Spires Festival at 8:30pm on the Public Square Stage.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Cowboy-Mouth-480x319.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"319\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-172774\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cowboy Mouth closes out tonight&#8217;s River and Spires Festival at 8:30pm on the Public Square Stage.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more-->Tonight&#8217;s headliner, Cowboy Mouth hits the Public Square Stage at 8:30pm. Crowd participation is a must at a Cowboy Mouth show. The bands performances are high-energy and extraordinarily intense, usually leaving audiences as drenched and spent as the band.<\/p>\n<p>So come out for some food and fun at tonight&#8217;s River Fest Festival.<\/p>\n<h3>For more on the upcoming Rivers and Spires Festival, see:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/2013\/04\/17\/rivers-and-spires-festival-this-weekend-has-something-for-everyone\/\"  target=\"_blank\">Rivers and Spires Festival this weekend has something for everyone<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/2013\/03\/12\/rivers-and-spires-festival-april-18th-20th\/\"  target=\"_blank\">Rivers and Spires Festival April 18th-20th<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Thursday Event Schedule<\/h3>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border-color: #333;\" width=\"400\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#993300\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Thursday, April 19th<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#eeeeee\"><strong>Uncle Lenny<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5:30pm | Public Square Stage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#eeeeee\"><strong>Last Band Standing<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6:00pm | Strawberry Alley Stage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#eeeeee\"><strong>Radiation Blues<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6:00pm | Strawberry Alley Stage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#eeeeee\"><strong>Kopecky Family Band<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7:00pm | Public Square Stage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#eeeeee\"><strong>Artifas<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7:00pm | Strawberry Alley Stage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#eeeeee\"><strong>Sideshow Romance<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8:00pm | Strawberry Alley Stage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#eeeeee\"><strong>Cowboy Mouth<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8:30pm | Public Square Stage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#eeeeee\"><strong>Naked Animals<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9:00pm | Strawberry Alley Stage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h3>About the Rivers and Spires Festival<\/h3>\n<p>The 11th annual Rivers &amp; Spires Festival will be held April 18th-20th, 2013 in Historic Downtown Clarksville. This event has five stages of entertainment with over 100 entertainers performing all three days.<\/p>\n<p>From children\u2019s activities, arts &amp; crafts, car shows, military exhibits, BrewFest, shopping and so much more this is truly an event for the whole family. Admission to the Festival is free including all concerts and many of the games and activities.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Rivers &amp; Spires visit their website at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.riversandspires.com\" >www.riversandspires.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2013 Rivers and Spires Festival | April 18th-20th | Clarksville, TN Clarksville, TN &#8211; The Rivers and Spires Festival begins this afternoon at 5:00pm in downtown Clarksville, TN. This three day event includes live music, art, food and activities for the kids. 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