{"id":678,"date":"2009-02-23T11:48:37","date_gmt":"2009-02-23T17:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=678"},"modified":"2009-02-23T12:08:16","modified_gmt":"2009-02-23T18:08:16","slug":"water-street-event-center-makes-stunning-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2009\/02\/23\/water-street-event-center-makes-stunning-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Water Street Event Center makes stunning debut"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The soft glow of tea lights sets the mood at Water Street's debut event<\/p><\/div>\n

The\u00a0 Chamber of Commerce ‘Business After Hours’ social\u00a0 introduced local business leaders to a premiere events venue\u00a0 in Clarksville.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

A new events center and gathering enterprise has joined the Clarksville business landscape. In a robust, rollicking fun-filled after sunset networking gala, the Water Street Event Center, 804 South Riverside Drive, opened its doors to a gathering of business professionals and curious community members.<\/p>\n

The new enterprise made its public debut as\u00a0 host of the Chamber of Commerce\u2019s February \u2018Business After Hours\u2019 mixer and networking showcase.<\/p>\n

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Amanda and Clay Powers<\/p><\/div>\n

Introducing itself as Clarksville\u2019s Premier Events Center, the 8,000 square feet facility, owned and managed by Clay and Amanda Powell,\u00a0 can accommodate up to 500 guests, with a seating capacity for 400, offering a breathtaking view of the Cumberland River, gorgeous hardwood floors, a multi-tiered deck,\u00a0 gas log fireplace and ample parking. Water Street comes with a large kitchen equipped with\u00a0 commercial appliances, a self-proclaimed caterer\u2019s dream.<\/p>\n

Guests\u00a0 took full advantage of the diverse\u00a0 offerings provided by The Chopping Block, including\u00a0 a Chocolate Fountain station where fruits, breads and baked items were offered for your chocolate dipping delight. Cheese cubes, smoked meats, broccoli salad,\u00a0 smoked meat-filled dinner rolls, caramel glazed bread pudding, wafer crackers, a veggie and dips station, a wine and beer bar were positioned through out the spacious floor space of this warm and welcoming facility.<\/p>\n

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A view of the Cumberland River from the center's multi-level deck<\/p><\/div>\n

Chamber members representing local businesses of all categories were present to take in this newest addition to the city\u2019s business inventory: Charlie Koon from Cumberland Bank and Trust, Norris C. Ming of NCM Financial Services, Latisha Clifton of Travel With Me Travel Services, Judge Charles Smith and Cindy Chambers of Bethel College, Sheriff Norman Lewis and his wife, Theresa Green of Hattitude, Health and Safety Director for the American Red Cross Trish Brown,\u00a0 and James Bland of Surplus Warehouse.<\/p>\n

\"img_1906.jpg\"<\/a>Also on hand were Amy Carroll, executive director of Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Clarksville, City Council Representatives Geno Grubbs and Bill Forrester, Richard George of Staff Partners; Jim Durrett, Chief of Staff for Office of the City Mayor, Carole Dorris and Melinda Shepard \u2014 just a few of the many business enterprises and community members on hand to view the city\u2019s\u00a0 new business jewel.<\/p>\n

Amanda Powers is the facility director for Water Street. She can be reached at\u00a0 931-206-9100 or by Email at\u00a0 Amanda@WaterStreetEvents.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0 Chamber of Commerce ‘Business After Hours’ social\u00a0 introduced local business leaders to a premiere events venue\u00a0 in Clarksville. A new events center and gathering enterprise has joined the Clarksville business landscape. In a robust, rollicking fun-filled after sunset networking gala, the Water Street Event Center, 804 South Riverside Drive, opened its doors to a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[610,26640,611,108,612,613,614,615],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4xGYI-aW","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=678"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":686,"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678\/revisions\/686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}