Planters Bank Presents: “Fences” at the Roxy Regional Theatre, Friday
“Some people build fences to keep people out — and other people build fences to keep people in.”
Clarksville, TN – Come out to the Roxy Regional Theatre this Friday evening for one of the finest examples of live performance retaining its power in the translation from the stage to the screen. Starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis, Planters Bank Presents… the Academy Award-winning “Fences” on the Roxy big screen this Friday, September 18th, 2020 at 7:00pm.
Set in 1950s Pittsburgh, this film adaptation of August Wilson’s Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning play takes a passionate look at former baseball player turned garbage collector Troy Maxson. Bitter about his lot in life, Maxson frequently takes out his frustrations on his loved ones as he fights to provide for them in a world that threatens to push him down.
Fences
Riverfest to come to a close Saturday with Fireworks Display
Clarksville, TN – With the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic still having a widespread impact, the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department adapted the traditional three-day Riverfest celebration into nearly two weeks of in-person and virtual events.
Riverfest 2020 will come to a close on Saturday, September 12th with a fireworks display from 9:00pm-9:15pm near Kings Run Bark Park inside Liberty Park. The park gates will be closed until 6:00pm on September 12th in preparation for the event.
Riverfest Fireworks display to be held this Saturday night.
Sevier Day to be held at Fort Defiance, Saturday
Clarksville, TN – On Saturday, September 12th, 2020, the Fort Defiance Interpretive Center will hold it’s annual Sevier Day from 10:00am to 3:00pm.
The event focuses on the frontier and colonial history of Clarksville. Native American and frontier re-enactors will demonstrate activities such as flint knapping, an authentic blacksmith operation, frontier camp life, ax throwing, and flintlock musket firing.
“Valentine Sevier and his family settled this area in 1790 and built a compound and station at the confluence of the Cumberland and Red Rivers,” said William Parker, Historical Interpreter at Fort Defiance.
Frontier life will be on display at Fort Defiance’s Sevier Day this Saturday, September 12th.
Planters Bank Presents: “Yankee Doodle Dandy” at the Roxy Regional Theatre, Friday
“Get ready to laugh, to sing, to shout … for here comes Uncle Sam’s Star-Spangled Yankee Doodle Dandy!”
Clarksville, TN – Films have returned to the Roxy Regional Theatre at thecorner of Franklin Street and First Street in Historic Downtown Clarksville. Kicking off the Planters Bank Presents… Film Series this fall is the star-spangled classic “Yankee Doodle Dandy”, showing on the Roxy big screen this Friday, September 11th, 2020 at 7:00pm.
James Cagney danced and sang his way to a well-deserved Oscar for his outstanding portrayal of vaudeville composer and performer George M. Cohan in this Oscar-nominated biography.
Yankee Doodle Dandy
APSU Department of Art + Design releases 2020-21 Exhibition Season
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University (APSU) Department of Art + Design is excited to announce its 2020-21 season of exhibitions and visiting speakers. Generously supported by the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts (CECA), the APSU Department of Art + Design can bring nationally/internationally recognized artists and thinkers directly to Clarksville with programming that is free and open to the public.
Roxy Regional Theatre School of the Arts Registration deadline is Saturday, September 5th
Clarksville, TN – Now that school is back in session and you’re looking for more ways to get back into the swing of things, we hope you or the budding young performer in your life will keep in mind our Roxy Regional Theatre School of the Arts. A few slots still remain for those interested in honing their craft or discovering a new passion … but time is running out!
Registration for the Fall 2020 session of the Roxy Regional School of the Arts ends this Saturday, September 5th, 2020.
Roxy Regional Theatre School of the Arts students performing in 2019’s production of Disney’s Alice in Wonderland, Jr.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department announces Digital Activity Guide this Fall
Clarksville, TN – As the weather cools down and indoor activities become more popular, the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department is releasing a new Activity Guide that brings a catalog of those activities into the palm of your hand.
The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Activity Guide, released every three months, details all events and activities and provides information about the City’s parks and trails systems.
The guide, traditionally available in printed form, will only be available in a digital version this Fall due to the fluidity of the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s Digital Activity Guide will allow all activities to be current and up to date.
Wilma Rudolph’s Olympic Gold Medal Runs Still Inspire 60 years later
Clarksville, TN – Destined to a life of immobility, a child who suffered from severe illnesses grew up to become the fastest woman in the world, a civil rights activist, educator and an inspiration to a world of admirers.
Now, 60 years after winning three gold medals at the 1960 Rome Olympics, we once again celebrate the woman who shattered barriers and overcame the impossible. That woman was Wilma Glodean Rudolph.
Wilma Rudolph Parade
APSU’s Community School of the Arts announces new fall virtual classes
Clarksville, TN – The Community School of the Arts (CSA) at Austin Peay State University (APSU) has announced its class lineup for fall – incorporating new virtual classes. The instruction will continue to be top-notch and personable, but with the added safety and comfort of home.
Community School of the Arts at Austin Peay State University to add Virtual Classes this Fall. (APSU)
Patrons can visit Austin Peay State University’s Spectacle exhibit virtually
Clarksville, TN – Anyone wishing to see the Austin Peay State University (APSU) recently reopened Spectacle exhibit at The New Gallery can do so without having to visit campus.
“Spectacle” at Austin Peay State University.
