Topic: event

“Meet the Photographer” Event

April 18, 2009 |

On Friday, April 24th, David Farmerie will be holding a lecture and discussion in the museum auditorium at 7 pm. This event, sponsored in part by the Arts and Heritage Development Council, is free to the public. The subject of David’s talk will be his Seven Deadly Sins series. Farmerie says,” When I was asked to create this series I was virtually unaware of the Seven Deadly Sins other than a vague recollection from my youth while attending Catholic school. After researching, I was amazed at what I discovered. They were not the oppressive doctrine that I was expecting. In fact, they seemed to have a profound place in our society today…and that was the beginning of the conceptualization”. «Read the rest of this article»

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Toastmasters Club plans Open House

April 12, 2009 |

The Tennessee Talkers Toastmasters Club is holding an Open House informational meeting at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library on April 18th at 10am.The meeting is being held to determine interest in expanding the membership of the existing club. Those who are interested but unable to attend should contact Jimmie Roberts at (931) 648-3648 for information.

The open house will feature Toastmaster Tiffany Steele, who will speak about the history and goals and benefits of Toastmasters. Ms. Steele is currently the club’s sergeant at arms. Club members will be present to discuss what occurs during typical club meetings, where members give impromptu speeches and other members offer their critiques. «Read the rest of this article»

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Groundbreaking planned for Fort Defiance Interpretive Center

December 3, 2008 |

The City of Clarksville will break ground on an interpretive center planned for Fort Defiance Park on Tuesday, December 9 at 3 p.m.

Fort Defiance Park, located at 120 A Street in New Providence, is the site of a Civil War-era fort used by the and later occupied by the Union Army. Today the earthworks (mounds) of the original fort are all that remain. The new interpretive center will illustrate through images and artifacts the story of Fort Defiance and the significance of the fort’s position as a controlling point on the Cumberland River.

The interpretive center will also feature exhibits depicting the history of the New Providence area starting with the Frontier Era (1780-1819), to the Steamboat Era (1819-1843), The Civil War Era (1861-1864), and through the Reconstruction Era (1865-1876).

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