Rivers and Spires continues tonight in Downtown Clarksville
April 17, 2015
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville’s Rivers and Spires Festival begins tonight, Friday, April 17th at 5:00pm. Come out and music, artistic exhibits, thrilling competitions, and vendor booths.
The Northeast High School Exit One and JV Show Choirs will start things off on the Courthouse Stage at 5:00pm. Also at 5:00pm, Khamsin will be on the Strawberry Alley Stage, Few Miles On will play on the Public Square Stage and The Art of Hula will be on the Main and Third Stage.
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Rivers and Spires Festival rocks hard with KISS Tribute Band, Mr. Speed
April 17, 2015
Clarksville, TN – The 13th annual Rivers and Spires Festival kicked off Thursday afternoon, April 16th in downtown Clarksville. Rain that morning had left the area, clouds parted and the sun dried up the streets. There was a cool breeze to go with the blue skys. Perfect weather for the start of the event.
Everything got started at 5:00pm with the opening of the Quilts of the Cumberland exhibit at Madison Street United Methodist Church. The winning quilts had their awards pinned next to the quilt. At 5:30pm, there was a Trunk Show with Charlie Rehea entitled “Quilting Through the Years with Jamie and Charlie.”
KISS Tribute Band Mr. Speed kicks Rivers and Spires into high gear Thursday night.
Rivers and Spires’ Quilts of the Cumberland Exhibit ready for opening night
April 16, 2015
Does Your Quilt Have a Sleeve?
Clarksville, TN – The hanging of the quilts for the Quilts of the Cumberland Quilt Show was held on Wednesday night April 15th at the Madison Street United Methodist Church in preparation for this year’s Rivers and Spires Festival.
There are a lot of terms used by quilters that you may be strange to you, but if you are attending the quilt show, you will probably hear many of them used in reference to the quilts you will view.
Quilts being hung for the Rivers and Spires Quilts of the Cumberland Quilt Show.
Rivers and Spires Festival begins tonight with KISS tribute band Mr. Speed
April 16, 2015
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville’s Rivers and Spires Festival begins tonight, April 16th with musical entertainment for everyone. The free festival will have musicians of all genres. Tonight’s hours are from 5:00pm-10:00pm.
Driven, a local pop group, will kick things off at 5:00pm on the Strawberry Alley Stage. Driven boasts smooth harmony with high energy show.
Gamers Get Their Own Area At Rivers and Spires’ Gig City Gaming Area
April 15, 2015
Clarksville, TN – Video game aficionados have a place to unite, unwind and show their gaming skills at this year’s Rivers and Spires Festival.
For the second year, the Festival will be bringing a free, fully interactive gaming area to the underground parking garage located on Franklin Street. Gig City Gaming, presented by CDE Lightband, will feature over 50 titles and will cater to over 30,000 gamers. Tons of gaming will be available for everyone to enjoy on systems including the Xbox 360, Xbox One, Play Station 3 and Play Station 4.
Kids enjoying the gaming experience provided by CDE Lightband’s new gigabit service offering at the Gig City Gaming Area
Rivers and Spires Festival Road Closures
April 14, 2015
Clarksville, TN – The 13th Annual Rivers and Spires Festival, April 16th-18th in downtown Clarksville, is free and open to the public. The Festival features five stages of music and entertainment, arts and crafts, marketplace, food vendors and activities for all ages.
Road closures for this week have been announced for the Rivers and Spires Festival in downtown Clarksville.
Rivers and Spires Festival begins Thursday, April 16th
April 14, 2015
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville’s award winning Rivers and Spires Festival returns with a packed three day schedule of free entertainment for everyone April 16th-19th.
Long considered Clarksville’s largest event, the Festival has an estimated 40,000 in attendance annually. Festival goers enjoy expertly combined dynamic music, artistic exhibits, thrilling competitions, and intriguing vendor booths.
A young girl enjoys one of the Inflatables at the Rivers and Spires Festival
Downtown Clarksville Association to hold “13” Sale during Rivers and Spires Festival
April 14, 2015
Clarksville, TN – To commemorate the 13th year of the Rivers and Spires Festival, local business owners in Historic Downtown Clarksville will be offering “13” specials during the festival starting on Thursday, April 16th through Saturday April 18th.
The Downtown Clarksville Association, made up of business owners in the downtown area, is excited to welcome back the Rivers and Spires Festival for the 13th year, and encourages all festival-goers to continue the festivities by checking out these great deals at the businesses that make up the unique shopping experience of Historic Downtown Clarksville.
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Rivers and Spires Sports Zone Returns for the Second Year
April 13, 2015
Clarksville, TN – For the second year, the Festival is pleased to offer a zone geared especially for the sports enthusiast. From novice to semi-pro, the Sports Zone is for you!
Come on out to the Festival on Friday, April 17th, 5:00pm-9:00pm and Saturday, April 18th, 10:00am-8:00pm, to try your hand at everything from games of agility to games of sports knowledge. There’s no reason to be shy about working up a sweat and showing off your mad skills at this year’s Festival!
APSU students watch as a young boy demonstrates his basketball skills at the Rivers and Spires Festival Sports Zone
Quilts Of The Cumberland Brings Exhibit and Trunk Show To Rivers and Spires
April 10, 2015
Clarksville, TN – This year during the Rivers and Spires Festival, make your way to the Madison Street United Methodist Church and take in the amazing Quilts of the Cumberland display.
The exhibit will take place all three days of the Festival, April 16th-18th. The show will display local artisans with a variety of quilts from traditional to one-of-a-kind art quilts.
A young lady looks at a quilting machine at Quilts of the Cumberland.
