Clarksville Parks and Recreation Report for September 8th, 2013
September 8, 2013
Clarksville, TN – 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.
This weeks highlights include: I Love My Farmers Market Celebration, Money Management Fair, Sevier Days, L.E.A.P. Mentorship Program, Cumberland Arts Experience, and Dream Chasers. [Read more]
Clarksville Riverfest’s Tour d’Art begins Thursday with the Senior Division
September 4, 2013
High School and Amateur/Professional Exhibits go on display Friday, September 6th
Clarksville, TN – One of the highlights of Clarksville’s Riverfest every year is the Tour d’Art exhibits that feature the artistic talents from the Clarksville-Montgomery County area.
There are three divisions; the Senior (Downtown Artists Co-op), the High School (Customs House Museum) and the Amateur and Professional Divisions (Smith-Trahern Mansion). The Senior exhibits go on display Thursday from 12:00pm until 8:00pm.
Artists and Patrons at the Smith Trahern Mansion during the the Tour d’Art at the 2012 Riverfest Celebration
Catch a free showing of “Gone with the Wind” at Clarksville’s Movies in the Park this Saturday
August 29, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Join Clarksville Parks and Recreation this Saturday, August 31st, at Liberty Park for this week’s Movies in the Park event, featuring the epic historical romance film, “Gone with the Wind,” adapted from Margaret Mitchell’s Pulitzer-winning 1936 novel.
“Gone with the Wind” is about a manipulative Southern belle, Scarlett O’Hara, who lives on her family’s cotton plantation in Georgia, carries on an affair with a blockade runner, Rhett Butler, during the American Civil War.
“Gone with the Wind” this Saturday at Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s Movies in the Park
Clarksville’s Fort Defiance Interpretive Center to hold book signing featuring author Beverly Fisher
August 21, 2013
Clarksville, TN – The Fort Defiance Interpretive Center, located at 120 Duncan Street, will host a book signing event on Saturday, September 7th from 3:00pm to 5:00pm.
Author Beverly Fisher will be available to sign copies of her novella, “Grace Among the Leavings” which gives a wonderful insight of the life of a young girl living in the south during the Civil War.
“Grace Among the Leavings” by Beverly Fisher
Book Review: “Grace Among the Leavings” by Beverly Fisher
August 18, 2013
Clarksville, TN – “Ms. Grace, you ask hard questions.”
The little girl living on a farm in rural Sumner County, Tennessee does ask hard questions. Innocent and inquisitive, Grace lives in a world where the Civil War has just ended and the devastated South is entering Reconstruction. Grace directly questions why she is surrounded by death and suffering.
Her grandmother tells Grace, “I want you to not think of the evil in this world, honey, because there is plenty of that. You don’t have to look too hard or far for that. Look for the good. Be the good.”
“Grace Among the Leavings” by Beverly Fisher
Clarksville Civil War Roundtable’s next meeting is August 21st, 2013
August 16, 2013
The 113th meeting.
Clarksville, TN – The next meeting of the Clarksville (TN) Civil War Roundtable will be on Wednesday, August 21st, 2013 at the Bone & Joint Center, 980 Professional Park Drive, right across the street from Gateway Medical Center. This is just off Dunlop Lane and Holiday Drive and only a few minutes east of Governor’s Square mall.
The meeting begins at 7:00pm and is always open to the public. Members please bring a friend or two – new recruits are always welcomed.
Topic: “Serving Uncle Sam in the 50th Ohio Infantry”
The Civil War Memoirs of Corporal Erastus Winters
Clarksville Civil War Roundtable’s next meeting is July 17th, 2013
July 13, 2013
The 112th meeting.
Clarksville, TN – The next meeting of the Clarksville (TN) Civil War Roundtable will be on Wednesday, July 17th, 2013 at the Bone & Joint Center, 980 Professional Park Drive, right across the street from Gateway Hospital. This is just off Dunlop Lane and Holiday Drive and only a few minutes east of Governor’s Square mall.
The meeting begins at 7:00pm and is always open to the public. Members please bring a friend or two – new recruits are always welcomed.
Topic: “Sterling Price’s 1864 Missouri Campaign”
Confederate Army Major General Sterling Price
Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s Movies in the Park to show “Lincoln” at Liberty Park Saturday
June 27, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Join Clarksville Parks and Recreation this Saturday, June 29th, at Liberty Park for this week’s Movies in the Park event, featuring the recent blockbuster, “Lincoln,” which is rated PG-13.
The movie “Lincoln” is about the America’s president struggles with continuing the civil war and his battles with own cabinet.
Movie-goers can also enjoy a special appearance by Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln.
Movies in the Park to show “Lincoln” Saturday, June 29th at Liberty Park
Clarksville Civil War Roundtable’s next meeting is June 19th, 2013
June 14, 2013
The 111th meeting
Clarksville, TN – The next meeting of the Clarksville (TN) Civil War Roundtable will be on Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 at the Bone & Joint Center, 980 Professional Park Drive, right across the street from Gateway Hospital. This is just off Dunlop Lane and Holiday Drive and only a few minutes east of Governor’s Square mall.
The meeting begins at 7:00pm and is always open to the public. Members please bring a friend or two – new recruits are always welcomed.
Topic: “The Tullahoma Campaign And its Effects on the War, June-July 1863”
Union General William S. Rosecrans
Clarksville Parks and Recreation along with Friends of Fort Defiance to hold “March to the Past” at Fort Defiance Interpretive Center
June 3, 2013
Clarksville, TN – The City of Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department and the Friends of Fort Defiance will host the “March to the Past” event on Saturday, June 8th from 10:00am to 5:00pm and Sunday, June 9th from 1:00pm to 5:00pm at the Fort Defiance Interpretive Center, located at 120 Duncan Street.
Cannon firing demonstration
