| May 16 - 22, 2022 Newsletter
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'Teacher Appreciation Week' WorkshopsDuring Teacher Appreciation Week, CECA proudly sponsored 6 professional development workshops for nearly 100 CMCSS arts educators. The sessions were led by regional presenters as well as APSU faculty.
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Talented APSU freshman awarded hand-crafted concert guitarAustin Peay State University freshman Chaz Privette, a music performance major, was recently named the second national recipient of an expensive, hand-crafted concert guitar by the nonprofit organization GiftedGuitar.
“At first, I thought, this can’t be happening,” Privette said, ‘but it felt amazing when I realized it actually was happening.” Read more apsu.edu/news/may
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Roxy Regional Theatre purchases Backstage Costume RentalAfter more than 30 years in business, George Terrell, founder of Backstage Costume Rentals, has retired from the costume business. In an effort to preserve his hard work and continue to provide exceptional costume services for Clarksville-Montgomery County and the surrounding communities, the Roxy Regional Theatre has recently taken over stewardship and ownership of Backstage Costume Rentals.
The entire Backstage Costume Rentals collection now resides in the Roxy Regional Theatre in downtown Clarksville. "The purchase of Backstage Costume Rentals has been years in the making. When the opportunity presented itself, it was a no-brainer to add this service under the umbrella of Roxy Productions, Inc., and integrate these items into our already extensive stock of costumes, wigs and props." said Ryan Bowie, Executive Director for the Roxy. Read more roxyregionaltheatre.org/roxy-regional-theatre-purchases-backstage-costume-rentals/
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Tennessee Watercolor Society 50th Anniversary Exhibition Will Culminate at the Customs House Museum & Cultural CenterThe statewide artist membership organization, Tennessee Watercolor Society (TnWS), is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its first exhibition held in Chattanooga in 1972 by staging its 2022 Juried Biennial Exhibition at the Association for Visual Arts (AVA) in Chattanooga from May 14 to June 24, arranged by Tim Goldsmith, Curator and Director of Education. For more information, visit customshousemuseum.org
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CSA June ClassesRegistration is now open for CSA June Classes. CSA is offering the hugely popular Art for Children and Advanced Art for Children classes taught by Rachel Qualls. There is also a class for adults. The Writing for Military and Families class is taught by Shana Thornton. This is a free class, open to active duty and veteran military personnel and military family members. The Writing for Military and Families course will offer opportunities to explore writing about the life experiences of military families. To learn more, visit apsu.edu/csa/classes
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