This Week at Austin Peay: Family-focused bird count and ‘Macbeth’ at Trahern

(Posted on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022)

Here are some of the events happening at Austin Peay State University this week.

Austin Peay to host family-focused Great Backyard Bird Count event

Austin Peay State University is inviting the public to campus to participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count, an international citizen science project to monitor and track birds.

The family-focused event will start at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 19, at the Outdoor Education Center (530 York St.) on campus. The day will include:

Informational booths on how to make your backyard more attractive to birds.
Expert tips on identifying birds.
Limited pinecone feeder crafts.
A short bird walk (about 2/3 of a mile) at 11:30 a.m. at Austin Peay’s entry to the Clarksville Greenway (at Robb Avenue and Farris Street near the outdoor education center).

Participants should bring binoculars and download the eBird mobile app before arriving. Free parking is available along York Street and in parking lot No. 2 at Forbes and Robb avenues.

For more information, email Alexandra Wills, director of APSU’s Community Engagement & Sustainability, at willsa@apsu.edu or visit www.apsu.edu/volunteer/oec.

Professor Darren Michael leads student performers through "Macbeth" rehearsals.

‘Macbeth’ coming to Trahern

APSU’s Department of Theatre and Dance is teaming with the Nashville Shakespeare Festival to perform “Macbeth” from Feb. 17-20 at the Trahern Theatre.

Denice Hicks, executive artistic director of the Nashville Shakespeare Festival, is directing the play.

Shows will be at 7:30 p.m. from Feb. 17-20 and at 2 p.m. on Feb. 19 and 20.

For ticket information, call 931-221-7379 or visit www.apsu.edu/theatre-dance.

Duo Cylindre to visit campus

Duo Cylindre – a flute and clarinet duo who also expands to use other instruments – will perform at 12:45 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 17, at the George and Sharon Mabry Concert Hall. The performance is free and open to the public.

APSU 2022 World Film Festival starts on Monday

The APSU 2022 World Film Festival will begin at 5 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 14, in Room 120 of the Art + Design building.

The festival begins with a showing of “Binti,” a 2021 drama from Tanzania. The film will be introduced by Dr. Christophe Konkobo of the Department of Languages & Literature.

The festival will continue each Monday (except during Spring Break) through March 21 with another film, all in Room 120 of the Art + Design building.

5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 21: “Parasite” introduced by SoSeul Park.
5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 28: “Rashomon” introduced by Dr. David Major.
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.

Black History Month events this week

100 Black Women & Men in Suits from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 14, at the Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center (WNDAACC), Clement Room 120.
Home Cooked History: The History of Soul Food from 5-6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 16, at WNDAACC.

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.

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