Austin Peay State University 2020 Betty Joe Wallace Memorial Lecture to feature Expert on 19th Amendment
Clarksville, TN – At 4:00pm on March 26th, 2020, Paula F. Casey, a 19th Amendment expert, will give the 2020 Betty Joe Wallace Memorial Lecture in rooms 303-305 of the Austin Peay State University (APSU) Morgan University Center. Casey particularly focuses on the 72-year struggle for women to be included in the U.S. Constitution.
Dr. Betty Joe Wallace
Clarksville Christmas Parade delights thousands
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville’s 60th annual Christmas parade, hosted by the City of Clarksville and Montgomery County Government, took place Saturday, December 7th, 2019 delighting thousands as it worked its way from the APSU campus through the streets of downtown.
Leading this year’s parade, which featured about 180 entries, was the family of the late Mike Robinson. His wife Rhonda, and children Bryce, Bayleigh and Carly, were this year’s grand marshals. A beloved local music legend and family man, Mike Robinson lost his long battle with cancer in August of 2019.
Clarksville held its 60th annual Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 7th, 2019.
SpiritFest kicks off Christmas Season in Downtown Clarksville
Clarksville, TN – Downtown Commons, along with First Presbyterian Church and Trinity Episcopal Church teamed up once again to bring SpiritFest to downtown Clarksville.
2019 marked the fifth year of the event which precedes the annual Clarksville Christmas Parade. Guests were invited to come downtown early and enjoy a variety of activities.
Clarksville’s annual SpiritFest featured live music, a live nativity scene, food trucks, ice skating and more.
Nominations sought for APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts Advisory Board’s 2020 Ovation Awards
Clarksville, TN – Nominations are being sought for the 2020 Ovation Awards, presented by the Advisory Board of the Austin Peay State University (APSU) Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts (CECA, or “seek-ah”).
The Ovation Awards will take place at 2:00pm on Sunday, March 29th, 2020 in the George and Sharon Mabry Concert Hall.
Austin Peay State University Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts’s 2020 Ovation Awards set for March 29th. (APSU)
APSU’s Community School of the Arts announces Dawn Dickins as new coordinator, Spring 2020 classes
Clarksville, TN – The Community School of the Arts (CSA) at Austin Peay State University (APSU) has announced the hiring of a new coordinator – Dawn Martin Dickins.
Dickins, a visual artist with a concentration in drawing, has worked for the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts (CECA, or “seek-ah”) at Austin Peay State University for two years as the programs manager.
Community School of the Arts (CSA) at Austin Peay State University coordinator Dawn Martin Dickins. (APSU)
Planters Bank Presents… “White Christmas” at Roxy Regional Theatre, Sunday, December 15th
Clarksville, TN – This Sunday, December 15th, 2019, get yourself in the Christmas spirit with one of the most beloved musical romantic comedies of all time! For our final movie of 2019, Planters Bank Presents… Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” on the Roxy Regional Theatre’s big screen this at 2:00pm.
Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye play singers Bob Wallace and Phil Davis, who join sister act Betty and Judy Haynes (Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen) to perform a Christmas show in rural Vermont.
“Planters Bank Presents…” film series to show “White Christmas” this Sunday at Roxy Regional Theatre.
Artist Hunt Slonem at Customs House Museum and Cultural Center:
Clarksville, TN – Currently residing within the brightly colored gallery walls of the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center are birds, and bunnies, and Abraham Lincoln, just to name a few.
The Museum is featuring the paintings of internationally acclaimed artist Hunt Slonem through January 3rd in the exhibition Hunt Slonem: Both Sides of the Brush.
Bayou Teche – Hunt Slonem
Clarksville Christmas Parade set for this Saturday
Clarksville, TN – This Saturday, December 7th, 2019, the annual Christmas parade, hosted by the City of Clarksville and Montgomery County Government, will begin at 5:00pm in downtown Clarksville.
The family of the late Mike Robinson, wife Rhonda Robinson and children Bryce, Bayleigh and Carly Robinson, will be this year’s grand marshals. Mike Robinson passed in August from cancer. He was a popular local musician, coach and most importantly a husband and father.
Annual Clarksville Christmas Parade in Downtown Clarksville.
Planters Bank Presents… “It’s A Wonderful Life” at Roxy Regional Theatre, Sunday, December 8th
Clarksville, TN – This Sunday evening, join the Roxy Regional Theatre for a perennial holiday favorite as Planters Bank Presents… Frank Capra’s “It’s A Wonderful Life” on our big screen this Sunday, December 8th, 2019 at 6:00pm. (Please note the later start time, due to the previously scheduled concert by Red River Breeze.)
With the endearing message that “no one is a failure who has friends,” Frank Capra’s heartwarming masterpiece continues to endure, and after 70 years this beloved classic still remains as powerful and moving as the day it was made.
The film “It’s A Wonderful Life” to play this Sunday at the Roxy Regional Theatre as part of the Planters Bank Presents … film series.
Holiday hit comedy “A Tuna Christmas” returns to the Roxy Regional Theatre’s theotherspace, December 2nd-17th
Clarksville, TN – A holiday treat chock full of quick changes, outrageous costumes and funny-bone-tickling delights is returning to the corner of Franklin and First in Historic Downtown Clarksville this season.
Following last year’s sold-out performances, Ryan Bowie and Brian Best will once again bring nearly two dozen colorful characters to life in the holiday hit comedy “A Tuna Christmas”, playing December 2nd through December 17th in theotherspace, the 50-seat black-box theatre located upstairs at the Roxy Regional Theatre.
Ryan Bowie and Brian Best star in “A Tuna Christmas” in the Roxy Regional Theatre’s theotherspace, December 2nd – December 17th.
