Austin Peay This Week: Unity, educational and spooky events highlight busy week ahead
(Posted on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022)
Hunker down, Govs, for another busy week on campus. Here is a sampling of events, including a bunch of spooky Halloween stuff to do.
Visiting Artist Speaker Series: Carlos Barberena
The Department of Art + Design, with support from The Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, is pleased to welcome celebrated printmaker Carlos Barberena to kick off the 2022-23 CECA Visiting Artist Speaker Series season.
“This marks the sixth year that I have been at the helm of the Visiting Artist Speaker Series Committee,” said Michael Dickins. “And this year is just as exciting as the others. It is an honor to be able to bring world-class artists to Clarksville on a regular basis. We’re kicking off this season with Carlos Barberena, a contemporary Nicaraguan printmaker known for his relief prints and his use of images from pop culture, as well as from political and cultural tragedies.”
Barberena’s lecture will be at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 18, in Heydel Hall (Room 120 of the Art + Design building). The lecture is free and open to the public.
He will also work with Austin Peay students during his visit to create new pieces.
Unity walk planned for Tuesday evening
Austin Peay will host a unity walk at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at the Fortera Stadium parking lot. Participants will share stories and perspectives of inclusivity in all aspects of life, and all backgrounds, cultures, ethnicities and races are welcome.
SAAC, APSU Athletics, the Office of Equity, Access & Inclusion, and the Govs Programming Council is sponsoring the event.
Abortion in Tennessee panel discussion
The APSU Peacemakers will host a free panel discussion titled “Abortion in TN: Post-Dobbs/Trigger Ban Ramifications, featuring Chloe Akers” from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19, in Morgan University Center Rooms 303 and 305.
Criminal defense attorney Chloe Akers, obstetrician-gynecologist Dr. Tracy Coffey, emergency medicine Dr. Ashley Huff and director of health law studies Deborah R. Farringer will be on the panel.
Choir and Chamber Singers to perform
Austin Peay’s University Choir and Chamber Singers will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19, in the George and Sharon Mabry Concert Hall in the Music and Mass Communication building. The concert is free and open to the public.
American Red Cross Blood Drive
The American Red Cross and the Newton Military Family Resource Center will host a blood drive from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21, at the Newton Center, 426 College St.
Chris Friday’s ‘One More River’ continues
Multidisciplinary artist Chris Friday’s “One More River” will run through Oct. 28 at The New Gallery in the Art + Design building. Friday’s work offers itself as a contemplative reflection of and counternarrative to the pervasive under/misrepresentations of Blackness in mainstream media and popular culture.
HALLOWEEN EVENTS
Austin Peay has a bunch of Halloween events planned this week. Here is a sampling:
Hauntings of Austin Peay: Ghost Hunt
The Adult, Nontraditional and Transfer Student Center will host a spooky tour around campus to explore Austin Peay’s haunted history from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21. The tour will meet on the first floor of Harned Hall.
Each team – or brave single souls – will get a map, flashlight and list of haunts with the challenge of finding the missing pieces to the ghost stories of Austin Peay.
CSA classes – including a Halloween makeup workshop this weekend – to start soon
The Community School of the Arts (CSA) at Austin Peay State University has unveiled its second fall term of classes, including a workshop on theatrical makeup in time for Halloween.
Registration is open for the classes, and the term begins on Oct. 25 and runs through early December. Visit the CSA classes page to register.
Charlie Krantz, the technical director in APSU’s Department of Theatre and Dance, will lead the Theatrical Halloween Makeup Workshop for ages 8-15 from 2-5 p.m. on Oct. 22. Spots are limited.
Pumpkin painting and best pumpkin contest
Bring your family or come alone to paint pumpkins! The Adult, Nontraditional and Transfer Student Center will provide pumpkins and paint from noon to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 18, for pumpkin painting.
The center also will host a best pumpkin competition. Participants must email their photos to antsc@apsu.edu by Oct. 24 to enter. The center will post the photos on Facebook, and the one to receive the most likes will win.
The center also is hosting a horror movie trivia night from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19.
Drive-in Movie: ‘Scream’
Pull up. Park. Hold on to your seats.
“Scream” will start at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 17, in this week’s drive-in movie at the Foy Fitness and Recreation Center parking lot.
The Govs Programming Council and the Adult, Nontraditional and Transfer Student Center are sponsoring the drive-in movie night.
Cupcakes and Canvas for Halloween
Cupcakes and Canvas (Halloween Edition) will be from 3 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19, in the Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center. Limited spots are available, and sign-ups are at Peaylink.
For more
- For student events, visit peaylink.com.
- For music events, visit the APSU Music Facebook page.
- For theater and dance events, visit the APSU Theatre and Dance Facebook page.
- For athletic events, visit letsgopeay.com.
