Archive for ◊ November, 2015 ◊

Posted: Tuesday, November 24th, 2015

Kick off December by attending or participating in Clarksville’s annual Christmas Parade, December 4th at 6:30 pm. What’s more fun than marching December in with a Christmas Parade, cant think anything? Me either. So come enjoy the floats, bands, & see Santa in his sleigh!

Clarksville-Christmas-ParadeIt’s time to register for the Clarksville Christmas Parade ENTRY FORM must be received in the Clarksville Lake Country Chamber Office by Tuesday, December 2, to be eligible for the December 4th event.  We are seeking participants—beauty queens, businesses, community clubs, organizations, churches, antique vehicles and others interested in making this the best parade to date.

The parade will be fun-filled with no competitions and each entry is required to adhere to the parade regulations below.  The parade is hosted and sponsored by the Clarksville Chamber and the Town of Clarksville.  For more info, contact the Chamber at (434) 374-2436.

Rules & Regulations

  • Registered entries only—deadline December 2nd; NO Santa on any entry, Line-up format is provided when registering is completed.
  • All entries must be decorated in a Christmas theme for the Holiday and abide with these parade rules and regulations
  • No candy may be thrown from entries; walkers alongside may hand candy to the children.
  • No sirens, horns or air-horns may be used.
  • Drivers of all entries must have a valid driver’s license.
  • No entry may halt the parade (only exception will be marching bands).
  • Participants must be in line by 6:15 p.m. sharp; specific line-up location is provided with the registration form.
  • The Parade Committee reserves the right to reject any and all entries for any reason before and during the parade.  No inappropriate actions or displays will be tolerated.

Please be aware that Highway 58 Business will be closed to truck traffic (trucks will need to utilize the Highway 58 Bypass) from 6-8 pm.  During this same time, Virginia Avenue (2nd to 9th Streets) will be closed to vehicle traffic.  So parade preparations may be completed, parallel parking along the parade route will be eliminated beginning at 5 pm through the duration of the parade.


 

Posted: Friday, November 20th, 2015

Art is a wonderful, timeless gift for anyone, so why not support local artists this Christmas? Shop Downtown Clarksville is sponsoring their first Art Crawl during this year’s Christmas in Clarksville Open House. Below you will see the list of participating local artists and where you can find them on the Art Crawl Map.

  1. Art-Crawl-MapSNAPS booth, Heather Labone, Traci Watson, Kricket DeOrnellas
  2. Dr. Robert Ah
  3. Lynn Baron Goodwin
  4. Randie Felts
  5. Jody Bohannon, Mike Jancart & Company
  6. Andrea Veseth Burke

Be sure to stop by the S.N.A.P.S. table to purchase a raffle ticket! Winner will receive 50% of the amount received for all tickets and the other 50% will go to S.N.A.P.S. spay/neuter program to reduce the population of stray and unwanted pets in Mecklenburg County. Perfect time to win some $$ to help you with holiday shopping and to help out a great cause! Tickets are $10 each or 5 for $40. There will also be S.N.A.P.S. tshirts on sale for $15.

For more information visit the Art Crawl Event page on facebook.