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- School closings for Tuesday February 9th, 2010
- Peer support network for area mothers created
- Daymar Institute Launches Physical Therapist Assistant Program
- APSU sports psychology professor has 6th best-seller in nation on The Washington Post list
- The Clarksville Parks and Rec Report
- Contemporary kinetic sculpture of Korean artist U-Ram Choe opening at the Frist Center
- Masterpieces of European painting opening at the Frist Center
- APSU Hosts Annual Guitar Festival
- City Charter Video – A Follow Up
- Road-wary Lady Govs continue treacherous road trip with visit to inhospitable Murray State
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School closings for Tuesday February 9th, 2010
Due to the inclement weather, the public schools will be closed today in Montgomery County.
Due to inclement weather, APSU main campus, Center @ Ft. Campbell and APSU at the Renaissance Center will be closed on Tuesday, Feb. 9.
Clarksville Christian School is closed. Giving Tree Child Care & Miss Patsy’s Daycare are opening 2 hours late. No word yet on Clarksville Academy
Stewart County Schools, Houston County Schools, Robertson County Schools, and Cheatham County Schools are closed as well.
In Kentucky, Christian County Schools are closed. While Fort Campbell Schools and the Post will be opening 2 hours late.
Editor’s Note: The headline should have read Tuesday, sorry for any inconvenience!
Peer support network for area mothers created
New web forum provides Clarksville mothers with a much needed peer support resource.
Blythe Belenky
Blythe Belenky was a member of TriangleMommies.com while living in Raleigh, NC,and felt completely lost without it when she moved to Tennessee. She did not know how to find the answers to simple questions, such as what preschool is the best, where to get a haircut, which park will be the most fun, or where to buy the best produce. In September 2009, she started ClarksvilleMommies.com to share her experiences and to offer other moms the advantages of a Mommies Network site and the ability to make friends. It is wonderful resource for finding out about the area and finding friends, many of whom she knows will be life-long.
Members chat online in a private forum – discussing everything from the best photographers to the worst temper tantrums and all that lies between – and meet-up regularly at member-driven events around town. Whether it’s a late night commiseration on a crying baby (there are 4AM posts to prove it), or a Mom’s Night Out, ClarksvilleMommies provides what local moms need, when and how they need it. «Read the rest of this article»
Daymar Institute Launches Physical Therapist Assistant Program
The Daymar Institute has gained approval to begin offering the high-demand Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) associate degree program to the Clarksville community, through the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapist Education (CAPTE). PTA classes are slated to begin in April 2010.
Draughons Campus Director Katharine Purnell
Katharine Purnell, Campus Director, announced that the application process is now in progress. “We encourage people interested in this specialized healthcare career to visit our campus at 1860 Wilma Rudolph Blvd., or call us at 931-552-7600 to set an appointment and submit their application,” said Purnell. Purnell also revealed that a Physical Therapist Assistant Program Information Session is planned for Thursday, February 11, with a 5:30 PM reception, followed by a 6:00 PM Information Session. The public is cordially invited to attend. «Read the rest of this article»
APSU sports psychology professor has 6th best-seller in nation on The Washington Post list
Dr. Gregg Steinberg
A noted sports psychologist and faculty member at Austin Peay State University now has the sixth national best-selling nonfiction book, according to The Washington Post.
Dr. Gregg Steinberg, an associate professor of health and human performance, is the author of “Full Throttle: 122 Strategies to Supercharge Your Performance at Work,” which made the national newspaper’s best-sellers list for the first time.
The book, released last summer, discusses how to build emotional toughness for business and life through entertaining and informative stories.
The Washington Post rankings published Jan. 24, 2010, reflect sales for the week ending Jan. 17, 2010. «Read the rest of this article»
The Clarksville Parks and Rec Report
The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department’s weekly 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:
- Facility rental
- Youth League meetings
- Following Parks and Recreation on Social Networks
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Contemporary kinetic sculpture of Korean artist U-Ram Choe opening at the Frist Center
Works in U-Ram Choe: New Urban Species exhibition mimics living organisms
NASHVILLE – The Frist Center for the Visual Arts will feature seven works by Korean kinetic artist U-Ram Choe in an exhibition opening to the public Feb. 19, 2010. U-Ram Choe: New Urban Species will be on view in the Gordon Contemporary Artists Project Gallery through February 19th-May 16, 2010.
U-Ram Choe’s kinetic sculptures are made of delicately curved sections of wrought metal, joined together in movable parts that are driven by motors to expand, contract, or otherwise suggest the autonomic motions—such as breathing or swimming—of such primitive life forms as plants and single-celled aquatic creatures. The intricate workmanship and graceful movements of these mechanical sculptures offer viewers an unparalleled visual delight.
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Masterpieces of European painting opening at the Frist Center
Works from the Museo de Arte de Ponce
Catalog, Gallery Guide and Wall Text Offered in English, Spanish
NASHVILLE – The Frist Center for the Visual Arts will open Masterpieces of European Painting from Museo de Arte de Ponce on Friday, Feb. 19, 2010. This exhibition, composed of 60 of the greatest highlights of the Museo de Arte de Ponce, located in Ponce, Puerto Rico, will be on view in the Ingram Gallery of the Frist Center through February 19th-May 16, 2010.
The gallery guide, family guide and labels for the exhibition are written in Spanish and English. The fully illustrated exhibition catalog is also bilingual and includes entries by Katie E. Delmez and Trinita Kennedy, curators at the Frist Center, and Frist Center Executive Director and CEO Susan H. Edwards, Ph.D.
Roman Widow (Dîs Manibus) 1874 by Dante Gabriel Rosetti (English, 1828–1882, Oil on canvas, 41 ¾ x 36 9/16) from the Museo de Arte de Ponce, Ponce, Puerto Rico
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APSU Hosts Annual Guitar Festival
Austin Peay State University and the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts present their annual guitar festival featuring guest artist concerts and master classes.
The concerts take place at 7.30 p.m., Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 8-9 in the Music/Mass Communication Building Concert Hall and are free and open to the public.
The first concert will feature APSU adjunct guitar professor Roger Hudson and guest artist Stephen Aron in a performance of original compositions for the guitar. Tuesday’s concert will feature guest artist Lily Afshar. «Read the rest of this article»
Road-wary Lady Govs continue treacherous road trip with visit to inhospitable Murray State
Fresh off a disappointing loss in the first game of its current road trip, Austin Peay women’s basketball team will have little time to regroup before visiting Murray State in a 5:15 p.m., Saturday contest at the Regional Special Events Center.
Austin Peay has found success infrequently away from the Dunn Center this season, winning two of its 10 true road games this season, including Thursday’s 79-70 loss at Tennessee Martin. However, the Lady Govs will have to shake their road woes as four of their remaining six regular-season games will be away from the Dunn Center.
The Lady Govs also will have to get off to a better start than they have in their last two outings. Austin Peay has trailed by more than 20 points in the first half of its latest two losses. The offense has sputtered in the opening half, making just 33.3 percent from the field in both outings. «Read the rest of this article»
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City Charter Video – A Follow Up
First, I found the video clip while researching an article I am working on highlighting current bills before the legislature. Like many of you, I was shocked after viewing the video and I thought it should be shared. However, I did not want to revisit every twist and turn that has occurred in the multiple year journey of the charter revisions. I simply did not have the time, and the local paper has published numerous articles on the topic. My first thought was to merely post the video without commentary. But since local elections occur this year, I decided to loosely tie the video into a quick pitch for citizen’s to get educated on local issues and cast an informed vote.
Not reporting all the exhaustive details of the charter’s legislative journey has led a city council person to accuse me of “duping” readers using Michael Moore sound bite type tactics, failing to tell “the rest of the story.” To those readers, I say I cannot fail at what I did not attempt. I clearly state in the article and in my subsequent comments, that the article is not addressing the charter’s legality. To imply that I conscientiously left out information because I wanted to paint the local administration is just poorly constructed political spin. «Read the rest of this article»