|
Recent Articles
- Nashville Sounds Homestand Kicks Off Friday
- Fort Campbell 101st Combat Aviation Brigade “Wings of Destiny” Soldiers Return Home
- Land Between the Lakes Golden Pond Planetarium brings back Lasers and Music
- EA Announces Battlefield 4 for Xbox One and PlayStation 4
- NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft data suggests Wild Weather for Saturn’s Moon Titan this Summer
- Nashville Sounds Rally comes up short in 5-4 loss to Tacoma Rainiers
- APSU Track and Field has Two Lady Govs ready for NCAA East Preliminary Championship
- Fort Campbell Blanchfield Army Community Hospital observes Memorial Day
- Austin Peay State University’s 16th Annual APSU Ladies Golf Tournament a success
- Clarksville Parks and Recreation facilities observe Memorial Day Holiday
- APSU Governors Baseball set to begin Second Round of OVC Tournament Thursday
- Clarksville Police take Two Juveniles into Custody for Robbery
- Clarksville-Montgomery County School System gets Grant to Cover Dual Enrollment Costs for STEM Academy, Middle College Students
- Evening Programs Return to LBL’s Golden Pond Planetarium and Observatory
- Clarksville Police Department looking for the whereabouts of John Wesley Carney, III
- Clarksville to hold first-ever Civil War Summer Camp at Fort Defiance Interpretive Center
- Tim Shaw appointed Director of Montgomery County Human Resources
- Fort Campbell Warrior Transition Battalion Soldiers highlighted on Great American Country Memorial Day weekend
- Austin Peay State University Baseball’s Craig Massoni, Tyler Rogers sweep OVC Postseason Awards
- Tennessee Department of Health says managing exposure to Asthma “Triggers” can prevent or reduce Attacks
Official Sites
- City of Clarksville, TN
- Clarksville Arts & Heritage Development Council
- Clarksville Department of Electricity
- Clarksville Gas and Water Department
- Clarksville Montgomery County School System
- Clarksville Police Department
- Clarksville, Montgomery County Economic Development Council
- Clarksville, TN Ordinances
- Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library
- Fort Campbell, Ky
- Montgomery County Animal Control
- Montgomery County, Tennessee
- Montgomery County, Tennessee Sheriff's Office
- Parks after Dark
Topic: Central America
Frist Center Presents Exhibition of Ancient American Art
January 21, 2013 | 
Exploring Art of the Ancient Americas: The John Bourne Collection opens March 1st, 2013
Nashville, TN – The Frist Center for the Visual Arts welcomes an impressive array of nearly 125 ancient American art objects in Exploring Art of the Ancient Americas: The John Bourne Collection. Opening Friday, March 1st, 2013 in the Center’s Upper-Level Galleries.
This exhibition provides a compelling overview of the art made in Mesoamerica, Central America and Andean South America between the years of 1200 B.C. and A.D. 1520, when the Spanish conquest of the New World began.
Exploring Art of the Ancient Americas: The John Bourne Collection
«Read the rest of this article»
NASA funded researchers report on the Fall of the Maya Civilization, “They Did it to Themselves”
Written by Dauna Coulter
Science at NASA
Washington, D.C. – For 1200 years, the Maya dominated Central America. At their peak around 900 A.D., Maya cities teemed with more than 2,000 people per square mile — comparable to modern Los Angeles County.
Even in rural areas the Maya numbered 200 to 400 people per square mile. But suddenly, all was quiet. And the profound silence testified to one of the greatest demographic disasters in human prehistory — the demise of the once vibrant Maya society.
Mayan ruins in Guatemala. (Photo by Tom Sever)
«Read the rest of this article»
Popular Hummingbird Festival Returns to Land Between The Lakes’ Woodlands Nature Station
Golden Pond, KY – Come out to Land Between The Lakes (LBL) National Recreation Area and witness the migration of the Ruby-throated hummingbird during the annual Hummingbird Festival Saturday & Sunday, August 4th-5th, at Woodlands Nature Station.
“Hummingbird migration in this area is at its peak in August,” said Nature Station Interpreter Carrie Szwed. “A large number of hummingbirds stop here on their journey south to Mexico and Central America. During this time, up to 200 hummingbirds visit our feeders in a single day. The festival is an opportunity to be a part of this awesome event.”
Brainard Palmer-Ball, Jr. bands a hummingbird as a young visitor watches.
«Read the rest of this article»
Now playing at the Movies
- 42
- Fast & Furious 6
- Iron Man 3
- Iron Man 3 3D
- Oblivion
- Pain & Gain
- Peeples
- Star Trek Into Darkness
- Star Trek Into Darkness 3D
- The Croods
- The Great Gatsby
- The Great Gatsby 3D
- The Hangover Part III
Archives
Local Community
- Clarksville Community Concert Association
- Clarksville Family Magazine
- Clarksville Kiwanis Club
- Comedy on the Cumberland
- Dunbar Cave State Natural Area
- Friends of Dunbar Cave
- Gateway Chamber Orchestra
- Leadership Clarksville
- Magic at the Museum
- Tennessee Alliance for Progress
- The Customs House Museum
- The Leaf Chronicle
- The Roxy Regional Theatre
Affiliated Web Sites
Full