This Week at Austin Peay: Happy Spring Break, Govs!
(Posted on Monday, March 7, 2022)
Hard to believe, but Spring Break is this week. Happy Spring Break, Govs! We hope you enjoy the week.
If you’re still in town, here are some of the events happening at Austin Peay State University this week.
Veteran Service Day at Newton Military Family Resource Center
The Montgomery County Veterans Service Organization will be at the Newton Family Resource Center, 426 College St., from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 9.
Representatives will help with Veterans Affairs questions. No appointment is required.
‘Listening: The Fourth String’ closes for Spring Break, will reopen March 14
Listening: The Fourth String by visual artist Raheleh Filsoofi and musician Reza Filsoofi continues an engaging 2021-22 exhibition season at The New Gallery.
The exhibit will close this week for Spring Break but will reopen March 14 and run through March 25 at The New Gallery, located in the Art + Design building at Austin Peay.
A large Nowruz (Iranian New Year) Celebration will take place at 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 19, in the Art + Design building. This event will include Iranian food and a musical performance by Reza Filsoofi, Raheleh Filsoofi, Charlie Gilbert and Carlos Duran.
The exhibit and events are free and open to the public.
A virtual tour of the exhibition will be available soon and can be found at .
This project is supported with funding from CECA, APSU, the Tennessee Arts Commission and Vanderbilt University.
Hours for The New Gallery are 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, closed on weekends and holidays, and follows the university’s academic calendar.
For more information on this exhibition contact Dickins at dickinsm@apsu.edu.
APSU 2022 World Film Festival pauses for Spring Break, continues next week
The APSU 2022 World Film Festival will continue each Monday (except during Spring Break) through March 21 with another film, all in Room 120 of the Art + Design building. Here’s the remaining schedule:
- 5 p.m. Monday, March 14: “Once Upon Anatolia” introduced by Dr. Dzavid Dzanic.
- 5 p.m. Monday, March 21: “Hirak Rajar Deshe” introduced by Dr. Somaditya Banerjee.
For more information, email konkoboc@apsu.edu.
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