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Franklin Street ‘Frolic’ to showcase artists and entertainment
By Christine Anne Piesyk | September 3, 2007 | 
Franklin Street will come alive on September 22 as area artists, musicians and dancers converge on the 100 block in historic downtown in a Celebration of the Arts in Clarksville.
The 2nd annual Frolic on Franklin features over 40 local artists and craftspeople marketing hand-made and often one-of-a-kind jewelry, ceramics, wood and fiber art products in indoor sales and outdoor booths. The days’ events include demonstrations of pottery-making, woodworking, letterpress and painting.
Frolic is the brainchild of the Downtown merchants Association (DCA) and is designed to merge two events into one celebratory festival of the arts that will start in the Morning and run through the evening performance at the Roxy.
There are no “vendor fees” since the program, sponsored by local merchants, is designed to support struggling artists in promoting their work. Local merchants will offer special “sidewalk sales” for the increased flow of pedestrian traffic. Children will be able to participate in interactive activities such as sidewalk chalk and face painting.
Frolic on Franklin is designed to coincide with the 25th season premiere of the Roxy Theater’s production of the rock-and-roll musical Grease, starring reality TV personality Matt Nolan as the leather-jacketed Danny Zucko. The Roxy gala includes a dinner with “chocolate bar” (not the convenience store candy bar kind) and Sangria and Mango Slush Punch. For more information on the Roxy performance and gala, call 931-645-7699.
About Christine Anne Piesyk 
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With 40 years behind me (Huh? What? How did that happen?) as a journalist, feature writer, investigative reporter, editor, and film/theater/arts critic, I brought my liberal New England activism to Tennessee several years ago. having completed a midlife undergraduate degree in community organizing and women's studies, and an MA in Interdisciplinary Arts. I am currently an MFA student at Goddard College. I served on Future Search Commissions for two colleges and an issue-specific commission for the City of Northampton, MA, and did minor undergraduate work in studies in urban planning and community development. I am a community volunteer and a member of FreeThinkers for Peace and Civil Liberties. I am a certified storm spotter. In my spare time (define spare time please?) I am a voracious reader, obsessive movie buff, classical music junkie; I also and design and make sci-fi/fantasy and renaissance costumes. I have an unquenchable interest in just about everything. I see life as an ongoing opportunity for learning and adventure, with the best things still to come. All posts by Christine Anne Piesyk as presented on Clarksville Online are copyright ©2006, 2007 to the author.
Email: womanspeak@yahoo.com
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September 21st, 2007 at 9:14 pm
[...] Frolic on Franklin Street is a FREE outdoor art festival which is held every year in Clarksville TN to showcase local artists and entertainers. Sponsored by the Downtown Clarksville Association, F&M Bank and Planters Bank the event will feature live music and dance performances for all to enjoy. In addition, potters, jewelry makers, artists, photographers and wood turners will be amont the 40 plus participators available at teh exhibition. The artists themselves will be available to demonstrate how they created the wide selection of art on display. You can even learn how to make quilts if your so inclined. Children will have the opportunity to get their faces painted by the Art Students from Austin Peay State University. Come on out because it’s shaping up to be a beautiful day. Barry D. Steele Clarksville TN Realtor®. Click to see Clarksville TN Homes For Sale. [...]