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 2009 calendar features works of local artistsThe Clarksville Arts and Heritage Development Council has produced a 2009 cultural calendar, featuring works by local artists along with dates of historical interest to city residents as well as activities planned for the community in the coming year. It is currently on sale at Seasons, the gift shop for the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center, and at the Downtown Artists Co-op, 96 Franklin St. At $5 each, the calendars make great stocking stuffers or holiday gifts for friends and co-workers. Artwork in the desk calendar points to the diversity of the local arts community by showcasing pieces in stained glass, fabric, acrylics, photography and oil. Artists whose works are featured in this juried publication are Lorene Hutcheson, Betty Liles, Gail Meyer, Jim Hancock, Gabriele Wardeiner, Billy Renkl, Debbie Schmidt, Susan Bryant, Beverly Parker, Terri Jordan, Leo Adames, Cheryl Hardy, Dixie Webb and Bruce Childs. Juror George Anderjack selected the 14 published pieces from numerous submissions. Anderjack has served as executive director for the Tennessee Art League, Santa Barbara Historical Society, Andrew Jackson's Hermitage, Ventura County Museum of Art and History and the Nez Perce County Historical Society in Lewiston, Idaho. The Clarksville AHDC promotes the city's vibrant art community and rich historical heritage through sponsoring help with grants, an annual writers' conference, a historical tour of homes, local art exhibits, and literary and musical performances. The calendar was printed by Jostens Printing and Publishing. For more information about the council or the calendar, please contact Executive Director Diane Batson-Smith at 931-551-8870 or 2009 chairwoman Ellen Kanervo at 931-648-1956.
 Downtown Art Walk-Jan. 8Art Walk this month is this Thursday, January 8th from 5-8 PM. Patrons will find artists displaying their work at the Downtown Artists Co-op, Hodgepodge, The Roxy and ARTifacts. The Downtown Artist Co-op will host their new show Les Fauves. The opening reception is from 5-7 PM. There will be works from the following artists: Terri Jordan, Tammy Dohner, Malcolm Glass, Mitzi Cross, Peggy Bonnington, Gail Meyer, Heidi Hopkins, Connie Livingston-Dunn, Winnie Bagley, Lynn Stanley, Kathleen Chute, Martha Yanchyshyn, Eunice Kern, Betty Liles, and Nada Fuqua. The show will hang through the 31st of this month. Hodgepodge will be hosting Pat and Cathy Finney. Pat and Cathy are glass artists primarily concentrating on fused and slumped glass. Pat is a full-time glass artist while Cathy is a full-time kindergarten teacher and part-time glass artist. They practice many forms of warm glass including fusing, slumping, combing sandblasting, cold working and others. At their home in Clarksville, TN, they operate 3 glass kilns and have separate studio, kiln and gallery areas. Visions Metaphysical Boutique will host three artists this month. Deborah Chandler who specializes in landscapes in oil; Afton Chandler who works in acrylics for her modern, expressive works; and Amanda Harrison, who also works in acrylics. Patrons will also find the works of Judy Lewis on display at Rogate's Boutique. Many businesses will remain open late in support of Art Walk. The Roxy is featuring a show by Cindy March entitled "Hollywood Stars," which is hanging in the Peg Harvill Gallery. While at The Roxy, be sure to pick-up your tickets for Pinocchio and The Vagina Monologues. ARTifacts Emporium, the newest addition to Strawberry Alley, is featuring 2 local artists for this event—John Glass and Gabriele Wardeiner. Both artists are full-time vendors at ARTifacts, along with approximately 40 other artists, artisans and antique dealers. John Glass is a wood worker who has created beautiful boxes for display, storage and heirloom pieces for your family. Madison Street United Methodist Church. Of special interest and popularity are the boxes John has made using salvaged paneling from Madison Street United Methodist Church. Gabriele Wardeiner, getting her inspiration from the surrounding Tennessee landscape, works mainly in watercolors and colored pencil. Gabriele has just redone her booth to display many new items; come see what she’s added for your enjoyment. Check out both artists and our featured antique dealer at our website www.artifactsemporium.com
 Roxy Regional Theatre 26th Season
The Roxy Regional Theatre, located in historic downtown Clarksville, Tennessee, has announced its 26th season lineup. Featuring the world premiere of ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, the hit musicals RENT, CATS and ALTAR BOYZ, a rare staging of Broadway's Bluegrass Musical THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM, the Roxy season promises to challenge the mind and enrich the senses. Season tickets are on sale by calling the Roxy box office at 931-645-7699, and individual tickets are available by phone and on the Roxy website.
November 28,29, December 3,4,5,6*,10,11,12,13,17,18,19,20
Adapted for the stage by Artistic Director John McDonald, this rollicking holiday morsel will sweeten your taste buds and warm even the hardest of hearts. Ebenezer Scrooge meets the spirits of Christmas while rediscovering its true meaning.
January 9,10,15,16,22,23,24,29,30,31 Spread the word! We're back for the seventh year! This touching, often hilarious series of monologues about women and performed by women has played to packed houses around the country.
2pm January 17,24,31 Geppetto carves a puppet named Pinocchio! However, he must earn the right to be a real boy by proving that he is brave, truthful, and unselfish. Joining the Cat and the Fox on a hilarious journey, learning life lessons along the way, he risks his own life to save Geppetto, who has been swallowed by a whale!
February 6,7,11,12,13,14*,18,19,20,21,25,26,27,28 Book by Kevin Del Aguila Music and Lyrics by Gary Adler and Michael Patrick Walker ALTAR BOYZ is a foot-stomping, rafter-raising, musical comedy about a fictitious Christian boy-band on the last night of their national "Raise the Praise" tour. The Boyz are five all-singing, all-dancing heartthrobs from Ohio: Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan and Abraham. As they perform their signature hits such as "Rhythm In Me," "The Calling," and "I Believe," the Boyz question their loyalty to each other and ask whether or not faith is really holding them together. They finally deliver a message of unity, that "there is no star as bright as its constellation, no harmony in a single voice."
March 6,7,11,12,13,14* An anatomy of the relationship between ambition and corruption, Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s most bloody and fear-filled tragedies. Often regarded as archetypal, the play tells of the dangers of the lust for power and the betrayal of friends. Based loosely on the historical account of King Macbeth of Scotland many superstitions are centered on the belief the play is "cursed?, referring to it instead as "The Scottish play".
March 20,21,25,26,27,28* A young soldier faces profound disillusionment in the soul-destroying horror of World War I. First published in German in 1929, it sold 2.5 million copies in twenty-five languages in its first eighteen months in print. In 1930 the book was turned into an Oscar-winning movie of the same name. Now in these uncertain times of war All Quiet on the Western Front will speak to a new generation from the stage.
April 10,11,14,15,16,17,18*,21,22,23,24,25,28,29,30 May 1,2 Based on the universally popular poetry of T.S. Eliot, CATS tells the story, in song and dance, of the annual gathering of Jellicle cats at which time one special cat is selected to ascend to the Heaviside layer. A true musical theatre phenomenon, featuring the classic "Memory" CATS opened in London on May 11, 1981 and ran for a record-setting 21 years and was nearly matched on Broadway where it ran for just over 18 years.
2pm May 9,16,23 "Honk!" is the story of Ugly, whose odd, gawky looks instantly incite prejudice from his family and neighbors. Separated from the farm and pursued by a hungry Cat, Ugly must find his way home. Along his rollicking and harrowing journey he not only discovers his true beauty and glorious destiny, but also finds love and acceptance in all its forms. Witty and hilarious, but also deeply moving, Honk!(s) charm, humor and message of tolerance is perfect for a family audience. . .and every audience.
6pm May 29,30 June 3,4,5,6*,10,11,12,13* The timeless fairy tale meets the magic of Disney in this adaptation of the treasured animated film. Poor Cinderella is endlessly mistreated by her wicked stepmother and stepsisters, and denied a chance to go to the Royal Ball. With a little help from her mice friends, and a lot of help from her Fairy Godmother, Cinderella goes to the ball, meets the Prince, and falls in love! With a beautiful score including "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" and the classic "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo," this musical will charm its way into your heart, and remind you that dreams really can come true. (Presented by The Roxy Regional School of the Arts)
June 12,13,17,18,19,20*,24,25,26,27 Mistaken identities, madcap comedy and the greatest music of the 1940's fill this hilarious new musical. Three soldiers find themselves giving the performance of a lifetime when a certain singing trio of siblings fail to arrive at the USO gig. "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", "Slow Boat to China", "Shoo Shoo Boy", "Stuff Like That There", and "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree" are but a few of the favorites in this valentine to the heroes of World War II.
6pm June 19,20, 24,25,26,27*, July 1,2,3* Travel back to the legendary, story-telling days of ancient China with this action-packed stage adaptation of Disney's Mulan. The Huns have invaded, and it is up to the misfit Mulan and her mischievous sidekick Mushu to save the Emperor! Including favorites like "Reflection," "Honor to Us All," "I'll Make a Man Out of You" as well as new songs that will get your audience up on its feet, Mulan JR. is a heartwarming celebration of culture, honor and a fighting spirit. (Presented by The Roxy School of the Arts)
July 10,11,14,15,16,17,18*,21,22,23,24,25,28,29,30,31 Jonathan Larson's rock musical is the joyous, breathtaking and inspiring story of a group of New York City East Village artists struggling to find their voices and find love in today"s tough times. Based on Giacomo Puccini's classic 1896 opera, La Boheme, Rent broaches controversial themes like homelessness, AIDS and drug addiction with compassion, and thrills audiences of all ages with its moving tale of hopes and dreams.
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