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Clarksville Parks and Recreation Report for January 4th, 2015

Clarksville Parks and RecreationClarksville, 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: Queen City Road Race T-shirt contest for kids, 3rd Annual Chocolate Affair and Indoor Aquatic Center now offers private swim lessons.

2015 Queen City Road Race Art Contest

Queen City Road Race T-shirt contest for kids

Calling all budding artists in grades 1st through 5th: Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s Queen City Road Race T-shirt design contest is back and the best drawing will be featured on the official 2015 Queen City Road Race T-shirt!

First prize: An official Queen City Road Race T-shirt featuring your design, framed poster of your drawing, $100.00 and a Subway party for your art class, art supplies and certificate.

Finalists (3): Subway party for your art class, art supplies and certificate.

Semi-finalists (2 per participating school): Art supplies and certificate.

For a detailed list of the Queen City Road Race T-shirt design contest rules, please visit www.cityofclarksville.com/qcrr but here are a couple of really important bits of information to help you get started:

  1. Your drawing must be submitted by January 9th — so get going.
  2. Your drawing may be done using any medium, although there is a 5 color use maximum.
  3. Drawing must be on 8 ½ x 11 paper or canvas; no construction paper, please.

Tickets on sale now for the 3rd Annual Chocolate Affair

2015 Chocolate AffairJoin the City of Clarksville and Planters Bank for the 3rd Annual Chocolate Affair, Saturday, February 7th at the Wilma Rudolph Event Center. The event will feature sweet and savory treats from local businesses.

Family-friendly entertainers and activities will fill the 2:00pm to 4:00pm event, while an adult soiree with dancing will round out the evening from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.

Tickets are $15.00 per person and may be purchased online at www.cityofclarksville.com/chocolate or in person at the Clarksville Parks and Recreation main office located at 102 Public Square.

For more information about the Chocolate Affair, contact the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department at parksrec@cityofclarksville.com or 931.645.7476 or online at www.cityofclarksville.com/chocolate .

Indoor Aquatic Center now offers private swim lessons

2015 Homeschool Swim Days

Would you or someone you know like to improve your swimming skills but think you’d benefit more from one-on-one instruction? The Indoor Aquatic Center at New Providence, located at 166 Cunningham Lane, now offers private swim lessons!

Private Swim Lessons are available by reservation only and include a minimum of four, 45-minutes sessions for $110.00. Additional sessions may be purchased for an additional $30.00 per session. To reserve a private session, please contact Ashlee Burris or Kim Gilbert by calling 931.472.3380.

If private lessons aren’t for you, the Indoor Aquatic Center also offers five comprehensive levels of public swim lessons as well as Mommy & Me, Preschool, Adult and Adaptive swim lessons. Two-week sessions are held monthly and cost $35.00 per session, or $15.00 with a pool pass. Registration is currently underway for these lessons at recpro.cityofclarksville.com.

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