{"id":6907,"date":"2011-06-19T06:00:49","date_gmt":"2011-06-19T11:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=6907"},"modified":"2011-06-19T02:57:37","modified_gmt":"2011-06-19T07:57:37","slug":"the-clarksville-parks-and-rec-report-for-june-19th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2011\/06\/19\/the-clarksville-parks-and-rec-report-for-june-19th\/","title":{"rendered":"The Clarksville Parks and Rec Report for June 19th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><strong>Billy Dunlop Park will be closed to the public July 10th-15th for Girl Scouts Day Camp and July 16th-22nd for Boy Scouts Day Camp.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-20425\" title=\"Clarksville Parks and Recreation\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/parksandrec1-200x66.jpg\" alt=\"Clarksville Parks and Recreation\" width=\"200\" height=\"66\" \/><strong>Clarksville, TN<\/strong> &#8211; The weekly Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department Recreation Report provides Clarksvillians with a glimpse at the activities and events that are available from the Parks and Recreation Department for them to enjoy together as a family.<\/p>\n<p>This weeks highlights include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Clarksville Downtown Market<\/li>\n<li>Visit Fort Defiance<\/li>\n<li>Party in the Park<\/li>\n<li>Movies in the Park<\/li>\n<li>Tree Identification Class<\/li>\n<li>Annual Independence Day Celebration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Clarksville Downtown Market<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-20963\" title=\"Clarksville Downtown Market\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/downtownmarket-logo.jpg\" alt=\"Clarksville Downtown Market\" width=\"90\" height=\"145\" \/>Come down to Public Square from 8:00am to 1:00pm Saturday for the Clarksville Downtown Market. The market will feature fresh, locally grown produce, nursery stock, handmade craft items and other seasonal commodities. You can also find baked goods, home d\u00e9cor items, seasonal flowers and more!<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget to stop at the Parks &amp; Recreation booth to cast your vote to select Clarksville\u2019s Downtown Market as \u201cAmerica\u2019s Favorite Farmers Markets\u201d.<\/p>\n<h3>Movies in the Park<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-76166\" title=\"Movies in the Park\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Movies-in-the-Park-200x132.jpg\" alt=\"Movies in the Park\" width=\"200\" height=\"132\" \/>Join us for the next Movies in the Park event, featuring the hit movie, \u201cMegamind,\u201d on Saturday June 25th at Heritage Park Soccer Fields. All movies start at dusk with pre-show activities beginning an hour prior. Admission is free.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to visit, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.parksafterdark.com\" >www.parksafterdark.com<\/a>, now until July 30th to vote on the People\u2019s Choice movie. The movie with the most votes will be shown October 8th.<\/p>\n<h3>Visit Fort Defiance<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-58508 alignleft\" title=\"Fort Defiance Interpretive Center, Clarksville TN.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_0646-200x133.jpg\" alt=\"Fort Defiance Interpretive Center, Clarksville TN.\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Fort Defiance Civil War Park and Interpretive Center, located at 120 Duncan Street, is open to the public Monday through Saturday from 10:00am to 5:00pm and Sunday 1:00pm to 5:00pm. All ages are welcome to visit and explore the new Interpretive Center, featuring several multi-media interpretive exhibits and learn more about the fascinating chain of events that unfolded on this very site during the Civil War era. For more information, visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fortdefianceclarksville.com\" >www.fortdefianceclarksville.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Tree Identification Class<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-64796\" title=\"A Snow Goose Cherry Tree\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Cherry_Snowgoose-153x200.jpg\" alt=\"A Snow Goose Cherry Tree\" width=\"122\" height=\"160\" \/>Join us at the Clarksville Greenway on Saturday, June 25th, for a tree identification class led by the City of Clarksville\u2019s Forester Bill Mitchell. The activities begin at 8:00am at the end of Pollard Road, just off Peachers Mill Road.<\/p>\n<p>For information on other outdoor activities in the Clarksville area, visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.outdoorclarksville.com\" >www.outdoorclarksville.com<\/a>. This new website features a monthly blog, calendar of upcoming events and links to outdoor groups.<\/p>\n<h3>Annual Independence Day Celebration<\/h3>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/IMG_9875.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-39682\" title=\"Fireworks light up the River Front during the City of Clarksville's fireworks show last year.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/IMG_9875-200x133.jpg\" alt=\"Fireworks light up the River Front during the City of Clarksville's fireworks show last year.\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" \/><\/a>The City of Clarksville, Aetna Insurance and U.S. Bank invite you to celebrate our nation\u2019s Independence Day on July 3rd at McGregor Park. This year\u2019s FREE festivities are set to kick off at 6:00pm with the music of local favorites Tina Brown and Chris Robertson and the Country Music Band, followed by country music recording artist John Anderson.<\/p>\n<p>Other activities include a watermelon eating and seed spitting contest. The conclusion of the evening\u2019s events will take place at 9:30pm as we honor our nation with Clarksville\u2019s largest fireworks display. With the food, music and fun, everyone is sure to have a great time.<\/p>\n<h3>Party in the Park<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-79253\" title=\"Party in the Park\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Party-in-the-Park.jpg\" alt=\"Party in the Park\" width=\"194\" height=\"82\" \/>Summer is here and school is out, so grab your friends and come \u201cParty in the Park\u201d from 5:00pm to 9:00pm July 23rd at Heritage Park Skate Park. This event is part of our summer series just for teens! Each month from June to August, an event is held at different location for teens to enjoy music, games and more in a safe environment.<\/p>\n<p>The events are free and open to teens 15 to 18.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billy Dunlop Park will be closed to the public July 10th-15th for Girl Scouts Day Camp and July 16th-22nd for Boy Scouts Day Camp. 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