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Customs House Museum Unveils Karsh Exhibit

November 11, 2009 |

The exhibit Yousuf Karsh: Master of the Photographic Portrait opened at the Customs House Museum this month in the Orgain Gallery. The suite of fifteen portraits by Karsh has never before been available for public viewing. The collection, which is available for purchase, is on loan from Haynes Galleries, Franklin, Tennessee.

Yousuf Karsh was known as the master of studio lighting. He had a gift for capturing the essence of his subject. Throughout his career, Karsh used a 1940’s 8 x 10 bellows Calumet camera. One of his trademark techniques was to light the subject’s hands separately.

Picasso - Karsh Yousuf

APSU student Collins opens ‘Beauty and Obese’ show at Trahern Gallery

November 10, 2009 |

Rayven Collins’ solo senior art show, “Beauty and OBESE,” will open Nov. 16, from 7 to 9 p.m., in Trahern 106 at Austin Peay State University.

Collins’ show, which runs from Nov. 16-20, will feature beautifully executed drawings and paintings in a photorealistic manner. She depicts full figured women at obscure angels with interesting compositions, as well as showing “thick” women in the most beautiful and classical pictorials.

“My show is about thick women and how society views them,” Collins said. “Beauty is something I’ve been questioning since I can remember. I portray thick women in the best of the light and the worst of light to make a statement on how different our ideals of beauty are.” «Read the rest of this article»

APSU alumnus to promote new book, ‘Hidden History of Nashville’

November 8, 2009 |

A longtime journalist who penned a history column that enjoyed a seven-year run in The Tennessean will return to his alma mater, Austin Peay State University, to promote and sign his new book about the less familiar side of Nashville.

George R. Zepp

George R. Zepp (’72), a Clarksville native, will sign copies of “Hidden History of Nashville” from 4-6 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 18 at the Pace Alumni Center at Emerald Hill. A reception in his honor also will be concurrent with the book signing. He will make brief comments at 5 p.m.

The book signing is sponsored by the APSU National Alumni Association. The event is free and open to the public; however, RSVPs are encouraged by calling (931) 221-7979. Books will be available for purchase at the event for $20 each, cash or check only accepted.

In “Hidden History of Nashville,” readers can learn the secrets of Timothy Demonbreun, one of the city’s first residents who lived with his family in a cliff-top cave; Cortelia Clark, the blind bluesman who continued to perform on street corners after winning a Grammy award; and Nashville’s own Cinderella story, which involved legendary radio personality Edgar Bergen and his ventriloquist protégé. «Read the rest of this article»

APSU’s Downtown Art Gallery opening was the highlight of November’s Art Walk

By Bill Larson | November 7, 2009 |

The Austin Peay State University Department of Art working together with the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts (CECA) opened a new art gallery in the heart of historic Downtown Clarksville Thursday evening during the Monthly First Thursday Art Walk.

The new facility provides a much needed exhibition space for APSU faculty and alumni in what has rapidly become the focal point of the Arts community in our town. “It’s a way to help our alumni who are out there trying to build their careers,” said Gregg Schlanger, APSU professor of Art. “It gives them a line on their resume and allows us to brag about our program.”

Critiquing the art

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Patton to be portrayed at APSU library Athenaeum

November 6, 2009 |

To commemorate Veterans Day, Austin Peay State University Woodward Library will host a historically accurate theatrical performance of Gen. George Patton at 2 p.m., Nov. 10 in the Clement Auditorium, located on the University campus. The event is free and open to the public.

The portrayal, titled “General Patton’s Christmas Prayer Miracle,” will be performed by Larry Gates, a Brentwood securities investment adviser and 1952 APSU graduate. «Read the rest of this article»

Home-Canned Apple Pie Filling

By Sylvia Britton | November 6, 2009 |

Apple season is pretty much over in Clarksville, but you can still find a few bushels of apples here and there for sale.  If you find them for a great price, you can do lots of things to preserve them.  Some of the ways I preserve apples are:

1. Drying
2. Wrapping and storing fresh
3. Apple Butter
4. Canning with a pie filling

I’ll show you how to dry apples, make apple butter and even make decorations with dried apples in future articles and how to store fresh apples all winter in another. Today I want to share this delicious pie filling recipe. You’ll love having it in your pantry this winter.

If you have never canned anything at home, you will want to find and purchase a Ball Bluebook Guide to Preserving before you attempt these instructions. Home canning is fun and helps save money, but it must be done correctly to keep your family safe from botulism and to keep yourself from getting burned or injured in the process. «Read the rest of this article»

APSU student Costello debuts photography and collage exhibit at Trahern

November 5, 2009 |

Austin Peay State University studio art major Janelle Costello’s senior thesis exhibition “Play” will open in the Trahern Student Gallery at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 9 and will be on display until Friday, Nov.13. The exhibit will feature an array of charming curiosities and whimsical characters created by Costello through the art of collage and photography.

“The title ‘Play’ bears a myriad of connotations, meant to allude to both theatre and the act of innocent recreation, as well as the suggestion to simply play,” she said.

Costello’s diorama-like objects are compiled of paper images cut from retired texts to illustrate scenes of imagined narratives.

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Clarksville radio personality Hank Bonecutter performs at Zanies

November 5, 2009 |

Local radio personality Hank Bonecutter is best known for “The Bone Show,” the morning radio program he hosts on WJZM 1400 AM. What many people may not know about him is that he is also an aspiring comedian.

Bonecutter was among a number of up and coming comedians that performed at an open mic night at the Nashville Zanies Comedy Club last night. This was not his first appearance on Zanies stage, he made his comedy debut there in late September.

His performance drew frequent laughs from the crowd and touched on a wide variety of topics: his age, jokes about his name, how married couples relate, fashion, weight, and viagra, Being from a broadcasting background, he knows how to make his voice into a comedy tool.

Hank Bonecutter at Zanies in Nashville

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“Streetcar” Arrives At Roxy

November 3, 2009 |

Blanche DuBois brings her Southern charm to historic downtown Clarksville.

CLARKSVILLE, TN – Feel the air sizzle with tension as sparks fly. A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE opens at the Roxy Regional Theatre Friday, November 6^th.

Blanche DuBois arrives by streetcar at the home of her sister Stella. Claiming to have taken time off from her job as a teacher, Blanche settles in, oblivious to the strain her presence will cause Stella and her husband, Stanley. Stanley Kowalski, an alpha-male in every way, is a force to be reckoned with.  As Blanche’s stories of her genteel Southern lifestyle begin to dissolve beneath Stanley’s brutal scrutiny, she attempts to elevate herself through greater self-deception. «Read the rest of this article»

Harvest Table Decoration

By Sylvia Britton | November 3, 2009 |

Do you decorate your home for Autumn?  I just love the Autumn colors, and I like to bring those colors into my home to add warmth and beauty.  I begin in September full of anticipation and hope that the trees in Clarksville will provide a gorgeous show of color.  Then, I bring that color into my home with inexpensive, easy decorating ideas.

These little gourd candle holders are easy and look great sitting on my dining room table or across the mantle. They’re easy to make; my 11 year old had a great time making them and didn’t want to stop.  They are inexpensive too.  One bag of those little gourds costs about $5 at local markets.  You could split the cost with a friend and both have several gourds to make into candle holders for your Thanksgiving table. «Read the rest of this article»

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