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2018 Winter Olympics

Valentine’s Day from a Distance

Area Live Music

V.I.C.E. Night

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February is shaping up to be at least a little warmer than January with live music, sports and Valentine’s Day right around the corner!

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It’s Winter Olympics season so check out page 8 for a full schedule of Olympic events and even learn about a few prior service members competing in South Korea.

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We’ve also compiled all the best places you can find a karaoke singalong or a performance by your favorite local acts on pages 11 and 12. And who could forget about Valentine’s Day? It can be difficult to let your Valentine know just how much you love them from an ocean away, so for those with currently deployed service members or those who may have to spend the holiday apart in the future, check out our ideas for how to make the day special on page 10.

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The XXIII Winter Olympic Games have brought the best of figure skating, curling and skiing among other sports to a national stage for almost a century, and this year South Korea will host the games for the first time in the history of the multi-sport event. The games will take place in PyeongChang County, South Korea, from February 9 through February 25, with an estimated 90 nations taking part in the challenges.

Each contest will be broadcasted live to viewers in the U.S., instead of a delayed rebroadcast. Since PyeongChang is 15 hours ahead of the Clarksville-Hopkinsville area, this means you may have to wake up at 2 am to watch your favorite events! The games will be broadcast live on NBC, NBCSN, CNBC, USA as well as 24/7 news and highlights on the Olympic Channel. There will be live streaming online at NBCOlympics.com and on the NBC Sports App. This year there are four new events to watch out for: big air snowboarding, freestyle skiing, mass start speed skating and mixed doubles curling. Nigeria also looks to be the first tropical climate nation to win a medal at the Winter Olympics with their debut in South Korea. The African nation will be sending a three-piece team of female bobsledders, Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere and Akuoma Omeoga, and one women’s skeleton athlete, Simidele Adeagbo. Ghana will also send Akwasi Frempong, 32, to compete in the men’s skeleton competition for the first time in the nation’s history. The curling and ski jumping competitions will kick off the games on February 8, the day prior to the opening ceremony, and the finals for bobsleigh, cross country skiing, curling and ice hockey will be the final events on February 25. 6

PyeongChang is about 80 miles east of the South Korean capital of Seoul, which hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics, and 60 miles south of the North Korean border. Soohorang, the mascot of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, took its motif from the white tiger. In selecting a tiger as mascot, the PyeongChang 2018 Organizing Committee chose an animal closely associated with Korean mythology and culture. The tiger has been a familiar figure in Korean folk tales as a symbol of trust, strength and protection. For more information about this year’s games, visit the Winter Olympics’ website at Olympic.org/PyeongChang-2018.

Military athletes...Olympic athletes

Sgt Taylor Morris

Sgt Emily Sweeney

Three Army sergeants will be competing with Team USA in PyeongChang, South Korea, in the luge event during February’s 2018 Winter Olympics. The first Soldier to claim an Olympic spot this year is Sgt. Emily Sweeney who will compete in the women’s singles event. Sweeney, who gained the seat because of her strong performances at top-level events throughout 2017, missed qualifying for the Olympics in 2010 and 2014 when her sister Megan qualified. The sergeant learned she made the squad after receiving a text message from her mother, according to Army.mil. “I’m so fortunate to have all these people,” Sweeney said. “And I'm so lucky. I really don't know what I did to deserve all this. They’re amazing. And to have this experience with them … I know they fully support me no matter what I do.” 7

Sgt Matt Mortensen

After Sweeney, Sgts. Taylor Morris and Matt Mortensen solidified their spots with strong performances at qualifying rounds in Lake Placid, New York. Morris finished a career-best fifth in the men’s singles international field to claim the third and final Team USA solo spot, while Mortensen and civilian teammate Jayson Terdiman broke a track record in their first doubles run before settling for a fifth-place overall finish, enough to claim an Olympic spot. All three Soldiers are part of the Army’s World Class Athlete Program, which allows Soldiers to continue active or reserve-component service while training for elite-level athletic competition. Another WCAP member, Staff Sgt. Jake Hyrns, missed out on a spot in the men’s doubles event and will serve as an Olympic alternate.

2018 PyeongChang Olympic Schedule Feb 8 Curling 6pm - 8pm 5am-7am

Feb 9 Opening Ceremony 5am-7am

6:30am-7:40am

Feb 12

Feb 13

Biathlon

Alpine Skiing

5:15am-6:45am

8pm-10:05pm

7:15pm-8:55pm 10:45pm-12:35am

8:30pm-10:10pm midnight-1:25am

Biathlon

Cross-Country Skiing

Biathlon 5:15am-6:45am

1:15am-2:20am

Curling

midnight-2:10am

6:05pm-8pm 5:05am-7am

7pm-10:30pm

Ice Hockey Women’s

Figure Skating

7pm-10:25pm

7pm-11:40pm

Ice Hockey Women’s

Freestyle Skiing

1:40am-4am 6:10am-8:30am

Freestyle Skiing

1:40am-4am 6:10am-8:30am

7pm-7:45pm 8:45pm-9:30pm

4:10am-7:20am

5:35pm-7:30pm 10:35pm-12:20am Figure Skating

Luge Speed Skating 4am-6:50am 5am-6:50am

Curling

Freestyle Skiing 4:30am-5am 6am-7:40am

Ice Hockey Women’s 1:40am-4am 6:10am-8:30am

Luge

Feb 15

Ski Jumping

3:50am-6:35am

Alpine Skiing

6:35am-8:20pm

Snowboard

8pm-10:10pm

Feb 14

Snowboard

Biathlon

7:15pm-11:30pm

7pm-8:45pm 10:30pm-12:30am

Alpine Skiing

5:30am-7am

7:15pm-8:50pm 10:45pm-12:25am

Cross-Country Skiing

Biathlon

12:30am-2:15am

5:05am-7am

Curling

6:05pm-9pm 11:05pm-2am 5am-8am

6:05pm-9pm 11:05pm-2am 2:05am-8am

Figure Skating

7pm-10:35pm

Freestyle Skiing

Ice Hockey Men’s

5am-6:15am

6:10am-8:30am

Ice Hockey Men’s

Ice Hockey Women’s

9:10pm-7:30am

1am-3:15am

Cross-Country Skiing

Feb 17

midnight-1:50am

Curling 6:05pm-9pm 11:05pm-2am 5:05am-8am

Figure Skating 7pm-11:30pm

Freestyle Skiing

Snowboard

6:30am-7:40am

8pm-9:35pm 10:35pm-midnight

Snowboard

Luge

7:30pm-9;10pm

6:30am-7:45am

Speed Skating

Skeleton

Feb 21

Feb 22

Alpine Skiing

Biathlon Bobsleigh 5:50am-7:45am

Curling 6:05pm-9pm 11:05pm-2am 5:05am-8am

Figure Skating 7pm-10:45pm

Freestyle Skiing 7:30pm-8:55pm 10pm-11:45pm

Ice Hockey Men’s 9:10pm-7:30am

8pm-9:50pm

9:10pm-4am

Nordic Combined 4am-7:45am

Speed Skating 4am-6am

5:20am-7:40am

8:30pm-11:55pm

Nordic Combined

Ice Hockey Men’s

1:30am-2:10am 4:20am-5:20am

Ice Hockey Women’s 1:40am-4am

Snowboard

Speed Skating 4am-6:45am

6:30am-8:15am

Ice Hockey Women’s

Ice Hockey Women’s 9:10pm-4am

9:10pm-4am

Speed Skating

Biathlon 5:15am-6:45am

Curling 12:35am-3:30am 5:05am-8am

Figure Skating 7pm-11:15pm

Freestyle Skiing

4am-6:55am

Feb 24 Alpine Skiing 8pm-9:55pm

10:10pm-12:30am 6:10am-8:30am

Ski Jumping

Bobsleigh

Curling 12:35am-3:55am 5:05am-8am

Snowboard

6:30pm-8:15pm

Speed Skating 4am-5:35am

Cross-Country Skiing 12:15am-2:20am

Curling

6:30pm-9pm

11pm-2:05am

6:10am-9am

Snowboard

Bobsleigh 6:30pm-9:30pm

Figure Skating

1:40am-4am 6:10am-8:30am

9pm-10:50pm

Feb 25

Cross-Country Skiing

Ice Hockey Men’s

6:30pm-9:45pm

5am-7am

6:05pm-9:25

Ice Hockey Men’s

Snowboard

6:30pm-9pm

8:30pm-9:15pm 10:15pm-11:55pm

Speed Skating 5am-7:50am

Ice Hockey Women’s

Ice Hockey Men’s 9:10pm-7:30am

6:05pm-9pm 5:05am-8am

10:10pm-1am

Curling

Ski Jumping

2am-5:20am

Freestyle Skiing

12:15am-2:10am

7pm-8:25pm

Speed Skating

4am-6:55am

8pm-9:25 11:30pm-12:45am

Ice Hockey Women’s

Cross-Country Skiing

Freestyle Skiing

7pm-9:05pm 10:15pm-11:50pm 5am-6:20am

Alpine Skiing

7pm-11:30pm

5:05am-7:45am

7pm-10:45pm

6:30pm-9:25pm

Curling

Figure Skating

Bobsleigh

Freestyle Skiing

9:10pm-7:30am

Cross-Country Skiing

8:30pm-10pm

5:15am-6:15am

Curling

Ice Hockey Men’s

7:15pm-12:40am

Freestyle Skiing

Feb 19

6:30am-8:15am

Feb 23

6:05pm-9pm 11:05pm-2am 5:05am-8am

Speed Skating

6:05pm-9pm 11:05pm-2am 5:05am-8am

Biathlon

Curling

7pm-8:45pm 10:30pm-12am

7pm-8:40pm 10pm-1:30pm

7pm-8:40pm 10pm-11:35pm 5am6:15am

5:15am-6:45am

Bobsleigh 5:40am-8am

9:10pm-7:30am

Ice Hockey Women’s

Curling

Skeleton

Feb 20

Snowboard

Figure Skating

Speed Skating

7pm-9:25pm

Snowboard

Biathlon

3:30am-4:45am

Speed Skating

4am-5:30am

Ski Jumping 6:50am-8:20pm

7:15pm-9:10pm 10:45pm-12:45am

5:15am-6:10am

Cross-Country Skiing

7pm-8:25pm 9:15pm-10:15pm 5am-6:30am

4am-6:30am 5am-6:45am

6:05pm-9pm 11:05pm-2am 5:05am-8am

Freestyle Skiing

12am-12:55am 2:45am-3:45am

4:50am-7:20am

Alpine Skiing

6:30pm-9:10pm 5:20am-7:10am

Nordic Combined

Speed Skating

Luge

Biathlon

Skeleton Ski Jumping

Luge 4:30am-6:25am

1:40am-4am 6:10am-8:30am

Bobsleigh

7pm-11:25pm

5am-7:10am

Ice Hockey Women’s

5:15am-8am

Figure Skating

5:20am-7:25am

4:30am-5am 6am-7:40am

Curling 6:05pm-8pm 5:05am-7:20am

Feb 18

9:10pm-7:30am

Speed Skating

Figure Skating

2:30am-3:45am 5am-7am

8pm-9:25pm

Alpine Skiing

Ice Hockey Men’s

Luge

Curling 6:05pm-9pm 5:05am-7am

6:30am-8:10am

6:05pm-9pm 11:05pm-2am 5:05am-8am

5am-6:20am

Ice Hockey Women’s 9:10pm-4am

Speed Skating

Feb 16

9:10pm-11:30pm 1:40am-4am

5:15am-6:45am

4:10am-5am 6am-6:55am

Cross-Country Skiing

Curling Ski Jumping

Feb 11

Feb 10

Ice Hockey Men’s 10:10pm-1am

Closing Ceremony 5am-7am

7pm-8:45pm 9pm-10:30pm

Speed Skating 5am-7:40am

4 tips for Valentine’s Day from a distance Valentine’s Day can be one of the hardest holidays to celebrate with a deployed significant other. But with a little planning, you can let your significant other know just how much you care even with an ocean between you. Here’s a list of four ideas you can use to celebrate the holiday on February 14 with your significant other from afar.

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There’s live music around here! The area surrounding Fort Campbell may not be world famous for its musical offerings, but that doesn’t stop the parties from happening every day of the week at different spots in the area. Whether it’s dueling pianos, blues or a little rock ‘n’ roll, there’s a place for everyone to indulge their musical side throughout the year. Without further ado, here’s a list of all the different ways you can check out the live music in the Clarksville/Hopkinsville area in 2018.

Clarksville Venues Old Glory Distilling In its inaugural season in 2017, Old Glory Distilling Co.’s Dueling Piano show put on 6 consecutive sold out performances, and they are keeping it going in 2018 with Fri/Sat shows scheduled for February and March. 451 Alfred Thun Road • Fri and Sat in February and March from 6:30 pm until 10 pm • $20, Lower Level Private Table: $160, Balcony Hight Top Table: $80 • OldGloryDistilling.com The Gilroy A hot spot for locals, college students, military, and live music fans. They host open mic nights every Tue starting at 8 pm for locals with a musical talent, and occasionally karaoke for locals without musical talent. 140 University Avenue • Open mic night every Tue at 8pm, karaoke is scheduled at different days • Free • 21+ • Facebook.com/TheGilroyClarksville O’Neals O’Neals brings in local musicians multiple days out of the week to their Madison Street location. With rotating event days, watch their social media for the updated information. 1979 Madison Street • Mon - Thur 1pm until 3am, Fri - Sun 11am until 3am • 21+ Facebook.com/ONealsBarAndGrill O’Connors Irish Pub Just ten minutes away from post, O’Connors offers fun, food and drinks for military service members and residents of Clarksville alike. O’Connors hosts live bands throughout the year and karaoke every Wednesday. Calendar of their live music shows available online. 1198 Tylertown Road • Karaoke on Wed 5pm to 7pm, Regular hours Sun - Thur 5pm to 3am and Fri - Sat 3pm to 3am • Free • 21+ • OConnorsFun.com

Overtime Sports Bar Overtime Sports Bar is a Clarksville destination for all things sports during the day, and live music, cornhole and trivia at night. They have karaoke nights every Thursday - Saturday. 3025 Mr C Drive • Karaoke on Thur - Sat 10pm until midnight, Regular hours 11am to 1am on Sun, Tues and Wed, and 11am until 3am on Mon, Thur, Fri and Sat.• All Ages • OvertimeBG.com/Clarksville Electric Cowboy The Electric Cowboy has been bringing their brand of late nightlife since June 2012. They have karaoke on Sunday nights with DJ Cricket with $1 drinks until 10pm. 690 N. Riverside Drive Ste. A-1 • Karaoke Sun nights, regular hours Wed - Sun, 7pm until 3am • 21+ • Free on Sun, cover charge other nights • ElectricCowboy.com/Clarksville The River Club One of Clarksville’s favorite entertainers, Mike Bryant, plays at The River Club Golf every Wed and Fri. Listen to Mike Bryant while enjoying food from the buffet on Fri. 1150 Warfield Blvd. • Mike Bryant takes the stage at 6pm on Wed and Fri, updated times posted to social media • All ages TheRiverClubGolf.com, Facebook.com/TheRiverClubGolfLearningCenter Mike’s Bar and Grill Mike’s attracts all kinds of singer/songwriters and DJs to their Lowe’s Drive location. They host multiple live music events throughout the week. 2207 Lowe’s Drive • Tue - Sat 3pm - 3am, Sun noon til 3am, Closed Monday • Free • 21+ Facebook.com/MikesBarInClarksville

Tippers Neighborhood Pub For years, Tippers Neighborhood Pub has been the local pub of choice, with great drinks, food and times to Clarksville and beyond. Tippers has live music most weekends as well as offering frequent events and specials. 1471 Tiny Town Road • Mon - Sat 10am until 3am, Sun 11am until 3am • Free • 21+ TippersPub.com Journey’s Eye The Journey’s Eye studio is usually reserved for exhibiting their unusual home furnishings, some of which are crafted from repurposed car and airplane parts. But on the last Saturday of each month they invite a singer/songwriter out for a performance at the studio. 131 Franklin Street • Tue - Wed 10am -6pm, Thur - Sat 10am -9pm Tickets for live shows $25, available for purchase online through Facebook • JourneysEyeStudio.com Facebook.com/JourneysEyeStudio

The Money Pit Hoptown’s Money Pit is a relaxed local hangout for a beer after work or a few cocktails with friends with live music on the weekends, a wi-fi juke box and karaoke throughout the week. 1133 West 7th Street • Live music and karaoke on the weekends, regular hours Mon - Tue 10am - 11pm, Wed - Sat 10am - 1am, closed on Sun • Free, 21 Facebook.com/TheMoneyPit.Hoptown Hopkinsville Brewing Company Hopkinsville Brewing Company is the city and county’s’ first craft beer brewery. They offer a variety of craft beers brewed and served in the nano-brewery located in the heart of downtown Hopkinsville. They host live music on the third Saturday of each month. 102 East 5th Street • Live music on the third Sat of each month, regular hours Wed - Thur 4pm - 8pm, Fri - Sat 2pm - 8pm • Free, all ages HopkinsvilleBrewingCompany.com, Facebook.com/HopkinsvilleBrewingCompany

Beachaven Winery Clarksville’s own Beachaven Winery does more than just serve up a selection of wines throughout the year. During the summer months, Jazz on the Lawn fills the vineyard with music from different local bands and puts their wines out for sale for visitors to the event. DJ on the Dock is the winery’s other live music opportunity, and this one happens on Thursdays in the Spring.

Casey Jones Distillery Spirits are the main export of the Casey Jones Distillery just north of Hopkinsville, but they frequently open up their event venue to different musical artists and events. Announcements of upcoming music events are posted on facebook.

1100 Dunlop Lane • DJ on the Dock begins on Thurs in Apr 5pm to 8pm, Jazz on the Lawn is on selected Saturdays in the Summer from 6:30pm until 9:30pm • Free • all ages BeachavenWinery.com

2815 Witty Lane • Live music events hosted throughout the year, regular hours on Mon - Sat 10am - 6pm and Sun 1pm - 6pm • Free, all ages CaseyJonesDistillery.com, facebook.com/caseyjonesdistillery

Tennessee Valley Brewing Co. One of the newest spots in Clarksville to grab a pint of stout is at Tennessee Valley Brewing Company, and they host live music every Friday beginning at 7pm. 2088 Lowes Drive Site H • Live music at 7pm every Fri, Regular hours Sun - until 9pm, Mon - Thur 3pm - 9pm and Fri and Sat from noon until midnight Free • TNValleyBrewing.com

Hopkinsville Area Venues M.B. Roland Since 2009 Hopkinsville’s M.B. Roland Distillery has been keeping the area stocked with moonshine and Kentucky bourbon. Their most popular event during the year is “Picking on the Porch”, for a night of live music on Saturdays in the summer. The 2018 lineup will be updated online. 137 Barkers Mill Road • Picking on the Porch happens on Sat during the summer 6pm - 9pm, Regular hours Mon - Thur 10am - 6pm, Fri - Sat 9am - 6pm and Sun 1pm - 6pm • Free, all ages MBRoland.com, Facebook.com/MBRDistillery Main Street Tavern The 8th Street Café and Main Street Tavern hosts live music most weekends at their Main Street location and karaoke contests every Friday through March 30.

Fort Campbell Venue USO Fort Campbell A new series of events are being hosted by USO Fort Campbell, called “Artist of the Month” Each month a performer will perform live at the USO building. The performances are free and open to all active duty military and Families. Follow on Facebook for artist and performance times. 6145 Desert Storm Ave. • Live music events hosted monthly • Open 8am - 8pm Mon - Thur 8am - 1am Fri 10am - 1am Sat noon - 6pm • Free, all ages fortcampbell.uso.org/fort-campbell, facebook.com/usofortcampbell

One of Clarksville’s favorite performers Mike Bryant on the deck of The River Club.

801 Main Street • Live music on weekends, Karaoke every Fri through March 30, Regular hours Tues 11am - 2pm, Wed - Fri 11am - 2pm and 5pm - 9pm, Sat 5pm - midnight, closed on Sun - Mon • Free, 21+ • Facebook.com/MainStreetTavern801 12

V.I.C.E. Night The Fort Campbell Spouses Club nonprofit organization is gearing up for their largest annual fundraiser with this year’s V.I.C.E. Night held on March 17. The fundraiser will be held at the Wilma Rudolph Event Center from 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm and President of the Spouses Club Erin Walsh said there will be silent auctions, live auctions and will have a ‘40s theme focusing on the 101st’s involvement in World War II. “We’re going to have an amazing night just having a lot of fun,” Walsh said. V.I.C.E. Night, or Very Important Charity Event, supports the spouses club and their initiatives throughout the year like scholarships and welfare grants offered to local charitable organizations. Walsh said they work with charitable organizations in the community, not just with monetary donations, but with their time and physical effort as well. “I think it’s best that if we keep doing that, then we know exactly what groups need help,” she said. “I think it’s the best way to connect with our community.

“We’re going to have an amazing night just having a lot of fun.” This is the 35th annual V.I.C.E. Night and Walsh said support from organizations like F&M Bank, Keller-Williams and other organizations has been instrumental to the success of the charity night and the spouses club overall. “I believe that if we are not getting out there (getting support from the community), then we are obviously just a social club,” Walsh said. “That’s not what this group is about.” The night will highlight two charities in particular, YAI Packs and the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. YAI Packs is a nonprofit organization that works to impact the homeless population across the United States by providing them with basic life necessities for all homeless, but women and children especially. The Dolly Parton Imagination Library is an international charitable organization that mails free, high-quality books to children throughout their adolescence, according to the Imagination Library website. Walsh said this was the first V.I.C.E. Night where they are spotlighting charities and all the money made with the Live and Silent auctions will go to benefit the organizations. Tickets for the event went on sale in January, and they will be sold through March. Individual tickets are $40, and full table tickets which include a 10-ticket pack are $400. Tickets are available for purchase at the spouses club website at: 14 FTCampbellSpousesClub.com/vice-night.

You Might be a NASCAR Fan if.... What’s the next best thing to being at the DAYTONA 500 in person? Being invited to watch it on the big screens at Warrior Zone! Did I mention that there’s no cover to get in, there will be great door prizes and FREE food and soft drinks? All thanks to our sponsors, FOX Sports Network and Toyota. Wear Civilian attire and show your support for your favorite driver because FOX Sports Network will have a TV crew here to live broadcast our viewing party. Our viewing party participants may become part of the televised race day activities! This event is open to everyone who is at least 18 years old and we expect to fill up quickly. Doors open at 11am – our building capacity is limited by Fire Codes so come early. Let’s show the FOX TV Crew a full venue! Dale Earnhardt Jr., a two-time DAYTONA 500 Winner, is returning to Daytona International Speedway in his first year of retirement to serve as the Grand Marshal for the 60th running of “The Great American Race.” Each February, this event kicks off the Sprint Cup Series and it includes the largest purse of the racing season. The winner of the 500-mile, 200-lap race is presented with the Harley J. Earl Trophy in Victory Lane and the winning car is displayed in race-winning condition for one year at Daytona 500 Experience, a museum and gallery adjacent to Daytona International Speedway The inaugural DAYTONA 500 was held in 1959 and since 1982 has been the season opening of the Cup series. It is regarded as the most important and prestigious race on the NASCAR calendar. Warrior Zone is a high energy entertainment facility located at 3910 Indiana Avenue. You must be 18+ to enter Warrior Zone and 21+ to purchase and consume alcohol. For additional information, please call 270.461.0603 and watch our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/FortCampbellMWR.

Toddler Splash New Providence Swimming Pool - Clarksville facebook.com/events/1553549438098013 10 am Children can enjoy water games and seasonal crafts while getting acquainted with the water or practice previously learned water safety skills. Program takes place the first Friday of each month.

Chocolate Affair Wilma Rudolph Event Center - Clarksville 2 -8 pm cityofclarksville.com Join the City of Clarksville for another Chocolate Affair at the Wilma Rudolph Event Center. The event will feature sweet and savory treats from local businesses.The afternoon session, happening from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., is more casual (kids are permitted), while a more upscale affair with dancing and a cash bar will round out the evening from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Be My SweetART The Hopkinsville Art Guild Gallery 4pm - 7pm facebook.com/Hopkinsville-Art-Guild-109276135776669 Be My SweetART atThe Hopkinsville Art Guild Gallery. Join us and choose delicious treats to celebrate Valentines Day. Enjoy live music, art, appetizers, register to win door prizes, and take home a box of sweetness to enjoy on Valentines Day! Visit our Selfie Photo Booth and take your picture!

JMAM Chocolate Affair Janice Mason Art Museum - Cadiz 4pm-8 pm gocadiz.com Enjoy an amazing evening of chocolate all the while supporting the Janice Mason Art Museum. The event is held at Fairholme (the John Street house) on Main Street in Cadiz. There will also be live music and a fun photo booth! A fun time to mingle even if you are single. If you’re taking your Valentine out for dinner, come have dessert first.

Cupid’s Undie Run BB Kings Blues Club 12 noon cupids.org/city/nashville

This February, be part of something great. Cupid’s Undie Run is a “brief” fun run that takes place in the middle of a BIG party. That’s right: party, run (a mile-ish, at your own pace), party – all to find a cure to Neurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder that affects 1 in every 3,000 children born. We encourage undies, but we get that it’s not for everyone, maybe costumes are more your style? So whether you start a team with your friends, join a team, or run solo, just come out, have a blast, and raise some money for NF research! Music at Grace Concert Series Eastern European Dance Troop Band Grace Lutheran Church Clarksville 4pm-5:30pm

Tantsova grupa (Bulgarian for “dance group”) is a Nashville musical ensemble to accompany the Nashville International Folk Dancers. Their repertoire includes village dance from Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Armenia, Russia, Hungary, France, and Israel. 19

Valentines Day Lunch Eagle Cruise Land Between the Lakes • 11am-2pm lbl.org Step on board the CQ Princess, a 96-foot luxury yacht, for a guided eagle viewing experience, while you relax in the comforts of its indoor heated cabin. Wraparound windows ensure good views from either inside or out on deck. As we cruise down Kentucky Lake and enjoy a hot, freshly prepared brunch, we will scan the shores for bald eagles. Our naturalists will tell the bald eagle’s recovery story, as well as answer questions during the trip.

Wine in the Winter Hilton Nashville Downtown 4pm-8pm • wineinthewinter.com The 3rd Annual Wine in the Winter is modeled after its sister event, Wine on the River. Take a break from the cold and sample over 30+ wine, beer and spirits in a Winter Wonderland setting in the heart of downtown Nashville.

Fisk Jubilee Singers Alahambra Theatre Hopkinsville 7:30pm-10pm facebook.com/events/131515440791530 The Fisk Jubilee Singers are vocal artists and students at Fisk University in Nashville, TN. who sing and travel worldwide. The original Jubilee Singers introduced ‘slave songs’ to the world in 1871 and were instrumental in preserving this unique American musical tradition known today as Negro spirituals. The Fisk Jubilee Singers continue the tradition of singing the Negro spiritual around the world.

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Clarksville Chamber Home and Garden Show Wilma Rudolph Pavilion 9am-5pm facebook.com/events/339246963205349 Winter has set in and the last thing you are thinking about is spring and summer home improvments, Share the Love Dinner but the warm weather is just Valor Hall Event Center Oak Grove around the corner. The 6th Home 6pm-10pm • facebook.com/events/810161779171246 and Garden show provides the Enjoy a romantic evening with friends and community. Make a perfect opportunity to start donation with your ticket purchase and get planning the home and garden special gifts to enjoy the same evening. ideas for spring. Vendors will be Dance like no one’s watching, and while on hand to help you with your projects. Free admission to all doing so know that your efforts will go a active duty military. long way for the many families and children 10th Annual Empty Bowls we help during the holiday seasons. 8 Clarksville area churches facebook.com/ClarksvilleEmptyBowls Dry Creek Trail Races This provides support for Loaves & Fishes Cheatham Wildlife Management and Urban Ministries Food Pantry. The meals and food that they Ashland City Area • 7am provide go to struggling families and individuals in need. Trinity nashvillerunning.com/dry-creek Episcopal Church, Grace Lutheran Church and Dry Creek Trail Races includes 3 distance New Providence United Methodist Church will options – a marathon, half marathon, and 10K+. serve lunch from 11am – 1 pm and dinner will be This race is run entirely through the Cheatham Wildlife served from 4:30pm – 7 pm at Immaculate Management Area – a 20,000-acre natural Conception Catholic Church, Church of Jesus environment just northwest of Nashville. Christ of Latter–day Saints, Sango United With sections of fast, soft packed jeep Methodist Church, First Presbyterian Church and Salem United roads, single track trails in the deep woods, Methodist Church. Attend the Empty Bowls fundraiser and you a stream crossing, and only one can enjoy a meal of delicious hot soup, bread, desert and a drink. significant climb this is the perfect course You’ll also be able to take home a unique, hand painted bowl. for trail pros and novices alike! 20

Time to get cozy with your sweetheart. Here are some drinks to light the romance fire. The Creamy Chocolate Raspberry Cocktail 1 1⁄2 ounces vanilla vodka 1 ounce Godiva chocolate liqueur 1 ounce Chambord 1 ounce half-n-half Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice. Pour in all ingredients, and shake until chilled. Rim a martini glass with pink sugar (you can make your own pink sugar by mixing sugar with a couple drops of red food coloring). Strain the mixture into the glass, and serve.

Strawberry Blonde Drink Recipe with Champagne 2 ounces champagne 2 ounces Stoli Strasberi vodka 1 1⁄2 ounces pineapple juice 1 ⁄2 ounces strawberry daiquiri mix Pour the ingredients into a shaker filled with ice, and shake gently to mix. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with a strawberry.

Hanky Panky Cocktail 1 1⁄2 ounces gin 1 1⁄2 ounces sweet vermouth 2 dashes Fernet-Branca Put some ice in a mixing glass and pour in all three ingredients. Stir to chill, and strain the mixture into a chilled glass. Twist an orange peel over the surface of the drink. Garnish with the orange twist. Drink recipes and photos courtesy of mixthatdrink.com

Margaret’s Closet

One of the most nerve-wracking situations a new parent can experience is the uncertainty that comes with the ill health of their newborn child. If there’s any small gesture that can ease the stress of a parent forced to visit the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), it’s knowing their caretakers are genuinely committed to the children’s wellbeing, and that’s exactly what the Fort Campbell Spouses Club is trying to do with their partnership with Margaret’s Closet. Margaret’s Closet is a charity at the Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital that works to dress children in baby booties, bows and other articles of clothing after surgeries. This helps to ease the parents’ stress after their child’s medical procedure by seeing the child with real clothing. This charity is important to the Spouses Club because many parents visit the Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital when their children have health issues, according to organization President Erin Walsh. “This is something we hold close to our hearts because the Blanchfield Army Community Hospital doesn’t have a NICU,” Walsh said. “We are doing our best to help the families during their trying times.” The Spouses Club will be spotlighting the charity during their Spoil Me Rotten luncheon on February 21. The luncheon will feature a chocolate fountain and different vendors for visitors to browse. The Spouses Club will be accepting money and newborn clothing and accessory donations at the luncheon to benefit both Margaret’s Closet and Tymeless Hearts, another charity whose mission is to help families with children born with congenital heart defects. The partnership between the Spouses Club and Margaret’s Closet began after the Spouses Club’s Community Outreach Chair Candace Woodbury spent time in Vanderbilt’s NICU after her son was born with a heart defect. There she met a nurse involved with Margaret’s Closet and she brought the idea to sponsor the charity back with her to the Spouses Club after her experience at Vanderbilt. For more information about the Fort Campbell Spouses Club and the charity event on February 21, visit their website at www.FTCampbellSpousesClub.com. 24

USO Pre-Prom & Mom Last November, Pamela Holz, the Center Operations & Programs Manager for USO Fort Campbell/Nashville had an idea for a program that would give teen girls and their moms an opportunity to work together to earn fun prizes while getting ready for Prom. The idea was shared with USO’s partners, UnderArmour and FXWell, and it has gotten quite a boost! The new USO Wellness Program, “Pre-Prom & Mom” will be launching here at Fort Campbell on February 17, but it’s going USO wide! The teenage years can be awkward for everyone, and the different generations can find it tough to talk to each other about all of life’s ups and downs. The goal of this program is to help open a conversation both between the parent and teen but also with other parents and teens. Sometimes it helps to know that you are not alone in your struggle to stay involved, offer guidance, love and friendship while still maintaining the parent/child relationship. Depending on whom you listen to, there can be dozens of stages to get ready for Prom. FXWell has narrowed it down to four and they use the acronym SENSE, standing for Sleep, Exercise, Nutrition and Stress (the last “E” is for Enjoy Life). Each mother/daughter team will work together to make healthy choices and earn points toward fun prizes. (Points will be entered into an App that will be introduced at the program launch on February 17). Keeping the SENSE model in mind - points can be earned for things like getting a full night’s sleep, choosing a healthy snack, walking around the block...just to name a few. Every activity is designed to be positive - to promote a positive body image, positive reinforcement, positive self-talk, self-esteem and confidence, self-love and acceptance, positive Family relationships, kindness and the list goes on. Even though this program is called “Pre-Prom & Mom” - dads, grandparents, and others who fill the positive adult role are welcome to participate. For Families with more than one teen, just sign up as a separate team with each teen (2 teens equals 2 teams). The adult can be on more than one team. Watch the USO Fort Campbell Facebook page for the most up-to-date information on this and other programs. facebook.com/USOFortCampbell

An impermanent division that left a permanent footprint As the first of the Nazi Concentration Camps, the Dachau site wasn’t always intended to harbor the more than 65,000 prisoners it held by the end of World War II. It began based out of the ruins of an emptied munitions factory in the city of Dachau in 1933 with a comparatively measly capacity of around 6,000. But with the help of the 20th Armored Division who were housed at Camp Campbell from March 1943 through December 1944, the Allies liberated the forced labor camp and its prisoners on April 29, 1945. The 20th Armored Division was activated at the then impermanent Camp Campbell on March 15, 1943, after a grueling slog from Fort Knox, Kentucky, which was the original home of the 8th Armored Division. The division was formed from the remnants of Fort Knox’s 8th Armored Division with the 20th’s leadership coming from Camp Polk, Louisiana, according to John O’Brien’s “A History of Fort Campbell.” “The 20th trained more than 30,000 replacements for the armored forces in 1943-44,” O’Brien’s book reads. “The work was grueling, and the cycles were repetitive.”

After their first few years of preparation in the states, the 20th was deployed to the European Theatre of war, arriving in France on February 18, 1945. They bounced from camp to camp in Europe, even assisting the 101st Airborne Division near Delhoven, Germany, before arriving in Dachau in the days leading up to the liberation of the camp. The 20th, alongside the 45th and 42nd Infantry divisions, ultimately liberated the concentration camp on April 29. Dedicated to the valiant service of the 20th Armored Division, this monument sits in the outdoor park across from the Don F. Pratt Museum, constructed out of the division’s shoulder patch and nickname, Liberators. The monument was dedicated on May 30, 1999. In addition to the monument in the states, there is also a permanent plaque in Dachau commemorating the service of the 20th that was dedicated on April 28, 1996, the day before the 51st anniversary of the camp’s liberation. Though the 20th Armored Division had a relatively short history between their installation in 1943 and deactivation in 1946, their service left a large footprint on the European theatre during World War II to the tune of close to 70,000 lives saved during the liberation of Dachau.

Elk & Bison Prairie Drive a 3.5-mile paved loop amongst elk and bison that roam free within a 700-acre prairie. Open Daily $5 per vehicle

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by Sean McCully The Robert F. Sink library holds their Baby and Me Lapsits on Wednesdays at 10 am, Preschool storytime on Thursdays at 10:30 am and 1:30 pm and craft time on Thursday at 11 am and 2 pm. “A vital part of our mission is to get children involved with libraries and get them excited about coming to the library,” Moore said. “If you capture a child while they’re young, you’ll have a library user for life.” In Clarksville, Martha Hendricks, director of the Montgomery County Library, said the library’s services have evolved over the years with new services that previously hadn’t existed. “The library is not just a repository for books anymore,” she said. “There’s a number of things you would be surprised we do at the library that haven’t been done before.”

If there’s one thing that libraries aren’t doing in the 21st century with rise of digital media and the internet, it’s dying.. In the last year alone, Director of the Robert F. Sink Library James Moore said the library on post served more than 184,000 visitors. “Digital media is never going to replace the book as an alternative way of accessing media,” he said. “Plenty of people of all ages still want the book. You would really be surprised at all the different avenues we have of accessing information.” With February being National Library Lovers’ month, libraries across the U.S. will be receiving more attention to their programming that has adapted to the needs of their 21st century audiences. Moore said one of the most important pieces of programming the library offers is tailored specifically to the younger audiences.

If you go Robert F. Sink Library 38 Screaming Eagle Boulevard Campbell.ArmyMWR.com/Programs/Robert-F-Sink-Library Fri - Mon: 9am – 5pm Tue - ur: 9am – 8pm

Montgomery County Library 350 Pageant Lane • MCGTN.org/Library Mon - ur: 9am – 8pm, Fri - Sat: 9am – 6pm, Sun: 1 pm – 5 pm

Hopkinsville-Christian County Library 1101 Bethel Street • HCCPL.org Hours: Mon, Wed, Fri: 9am – 6pm, Tue, ur: 10am – 7 pm, Sat 9am – 5pm, Sunday: Closed

The Montgomery County Library offers easily accessible services like book holds you can make at the mobile mcgtn.org site, publicly accessibly internet connectivity at the 350 Pageant Lane location and a wide range of audiobooks available on the website. The library also hopes to open a branch in north Clarksville in part to better serve the community’s military population, according to Hendricks. “We found that 41 percent of our new members were either active duty or veteran service members and their families so we know how much the military values the library, and we would love to have a location closer to Fort Campbell,” she said. “One library for a community of 200,000 people is just not enough.” Up north in Hopkinsville, the Hopkinsville-Christian County Public Library has experienced success with their different events that serve all ages like their local author event from October, the Harry Potter book night on Feb. 1, and their adult knitting class on Thursdays at 5:30 pm throughout February. There will be many ways to love your library this month and Interim Director of the Hopkinsville library Lee Ann Fisher says you’ll be able to continue loving your library for years to come. “I think everyone kind of thinks libraries are going away but I don’t think so and I’ve been in this business 30 plus years,” Fisher said. “I think we just evolve to meet the needs of the current day, whatever they are.” 30

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Your Way to Fitness Who gets excited about an exercise class that leaves them bored and unmotivated? Not me - and I bet you don’t either! Leave boring behind and let Estep lead you through an exciting, rhythmic, music-filled, high energy POUND® class. In this unique class, each participant uses a set of weighted drum sticks to pound the floor as they squat, jump and lunge, while they sweat and sculpt. POUND® is an alternative group fitness class with a full-body workout that combines cardio, conditioning and strength training with yoga and Pilates-inspired movements. POUND® is designed to help you attain and maintain your physique in ways that are fun, safe, do-able and extremely effective. Class participants have been overheard using words like motivating, obsessed with and outstanding. Instructors empasize that if you love music, like to have fun and want to get a good work out then you will love POUND®. Either way you look at it – it’s a great way to find your inner drummer and get an amazing work out at the same time!

Estep Wellness Center believes in strength and wellness inside and out. Different from the seven Physical Fitness Centers on Fort Campbell, the goal of Estep staff is to inspire and motivate patrons and clients on a daily basis. Estep is a fee-based facility that is a hybrid of health and fitness. Estep Wellness Center is open to all Active Duty, Retirees, National Guard, DoD Civilians, Contractors, Family Members and Guests. Each class is $5 or it’s included in your Weekly, Monthly or Family Facility & Class Pass or 14 Visit Fit Pass. Estep Wellness Center 2270 Kentucky Avenue, Fort Campbell, KY 270.798.4664 Open 5pm to 9pm, Monday thru Friday, 7am to 5pm on Saturday 10:30am to 4pm on Sunday.