Solar Eclipse Viewing Party at Beachaven Vineyards & Winery
Clarksvillenow.com and 5 Star Media will host a Blackout at Beachaven Vineyards & Winery August 21, 2017.
That’s the day, a total Solar Eclipse moves through Clarksville and you can experience it with hundreds of others, during a daylong event at this award winning winery.
Though the actual eclipse will only last around two minutes, the fun will go all day with live music, food trucks, games, and of course wine.
General admission tickets for the viewing party are $40, which includes free parking, a 15 x 15 space and 4 pairs of viewing glasses. The VIP packages are SOLD OUT.
Additional wine and shirts will be available for purchase on a first come, first served basis.
Due to the hazards of looking directly at the sun during the eclipse, specialty viewing glasses are recommended at all times. This is most important for children (Additional glasses will be available for purchase.)
Viewing Event at Liberty Park
The City of Clarksville will host an eclipse viewing event at Liberty Park where spots will be on a first come, first served basis.
A guest speaker from Austin Peay State University will make a presentation before the eclipse and there will be refreshments available from several food trucks.
Admission is free. Protective eyewear is required.
For ADA Assistance, please call 931-645-7476.
Liberty Park is located at 1188 Cumberland Drive.
Experience total solar eclipse at APSU’s Fortera Stadium
Austin Peay’s Fortera Stadium will open to the public at 11:30 a.m. that day for the public to view the eclipse. The cost is $5 to park, with each vehicle receiving a free pair of viewing glasses.
The stadium’s scoreboard will display a live feed from the APSU observatory. Members of APSU’s Department of Physics and Astronomy will provide scientific and historical information about the phenomenon. Attendees can watch the event on the scoreboard and through telescopes set up with the solar protection.
To purchase tickets or for additional information, visit www.apsu.edu/eclipse, or contact the APSU Advancement Office at 931-221-7127.
Eclipse in Hopkinsville/Christian County
Hopkinsville, which has rebranded itself as Eclipseville has many events planned. Being at the epicenter, the city is offering assistance to groups of 50 or more. As a community, Eclipseville is planning over 20 festivals and events that will take place Eclipse weekend, leading up to the event itself on that second-to-last Monday in August. As the designated Point of Greatest Eclipse, Hopkinsville is designated by NASA as the point where the moon’s axis is closest to the earth, which makes us especially appealing to astronomy enthusiasts around the world.
Solar Eclipse at Hopkinsville Community College (720 North Drive Hopkinsville)
Hopkinsville Community College will be open on eclipse day from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. with lawn viewing area sold by the vehicle-load. Groups from educational organizations attending in buses can reserve space for $150. Contact jeff.horton@kctcs.edu
Viewing at Burdoc Farms
Burdoc Farms is located only a few miles from the point of longest totality when viewing the solar eclipse.
Not only will Burdoc Farms have a viewing section for the solar eclipse but festivities throughout the whole weekend for their visitors. Don’t miss the first ever ‘Bluegrass at Burdoc’ Saturday night. This will be an amazing Bluegrass Festival.
Other activities include: Family outdoor movie night, line dancing, ‘Sunrise Church Service’ (non-denominational) in the Chapel Barn- catered breakfast option available, ‘Kentucky Proud Product’ vendor fair, food trucks AND primitive camping all weekend long.
Book your camping early-spots will fill up fast! To find out more and to purchase tickets for any of these visit Burdoc Farms online.
MB Roland Distillery hosting Bourbon Eclipse Experience
MB Roland Distillery is hosting their Bourbon Eclipse Experience, August 18-21 at 137 Barkers Mill Rd. in Pembroke, Kentucky.
For those interested only in day passes for this unique, once-in-a-lifetime event, the follow is available for purchase beginning July 1. $5/person for eclipse-viewing day pass which includes eclipse-viewing glasses and $25 car parking day pass which includes up to 5 admissions/glasses.
There is limited availability so book your spot today. To learn more and to purchase event tickets visit mbroland.com.
Hopkinsville spots available for viewing eclipse
The City of Hopkinsville has sold out 400 spots available at its second viewing location at Ruff Park, at 733 North Drive. City officials have announced that the next viewing location that will be open is Tie Breaker Park, 9503 Eagle Way.
Tie Breaker Park will accommodate 400-500 reservations and the spots will be available on a first-come first-serve method with approximately 100 reservations sold per field. The City of Hopkinsville will announce the next viewing location when Tie Breaker Park is filled
Each city designated viewing location will have access to portable restroom facilities, food vendors, and an unobstructed view of the sky for $30. Additionally, each reservation will receive one parking pass for the lot adjacent to their viewing location.
All viewing locations will be open at 6:00 a.m. on Monday, August 21 and will be staffed with first aid stations, law enforcement and city representatives.
For more information on the 2017 Solar Eclipse, contact Brooke Jung, Solar Eclipse Marketing & Events Consultant at 270-887-4290 or brooke.jung@hopkinsvilleky.us
NASA Astronaut PeayClipse celebration
Dr. Rhea Seddon will deliver a free talk on her experience as one of NASA’s first female astronauts at 7 p.m. on Sunday, August 20, the day before the Total Solar Eclipse, at the Dun Center on Austin Peay State University.
An hour before the talk, at 6 p.m., Seddon will sign copies of her book, “Go for Orbit.”
The lecture and book signing are part of the University’s PeayClipse celebration, commemorating the historic solar eclipse. For information on her talk or additional APSU PeayClipse events, visit
www.apsu.edu/eclipse.
Clarksville Regional Airport holding Solar Eclipse event
The Clarksville Regional Airport is hosting the public and fly-in traffic for the historic solar eclipse on Monday, August 21.
Food trucks will be on site selling food, drinks and desserts. There is a paved lot and grassy area available for parking. Those attending should secure their own viewing glasses and are welcome to bring coolers, blankets or tents for shade and are responsible for removing their own trash.
The event will go from Noon-3 p.m. on August 21 at the Clarksville Regional Airport, 200A Outlaw Field Rd. For more information visit www.clarksvilleregional.com/solar-eclipse-2017, or call 931-431-2080.
Port Royal State Historic Site Great Solar Eclipse
The Great Solar Eclipse event will be held Monday August 21, 2017 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Free solar Eclipse glasses will be available.
There will be ranger-led programs throughout the day as well as kid’s activities. Totality occurs at 1:25pm, but activities will continue into the afternoon.
To register for this event visit Port Royal’s website at http://tnstateparks.com/parks/about/port-royal and navigate to the upcoming events screen. Or call the office at Dunbar Cave at (931) 648-5526.
Lakes open for public viewing of the Eclipse
Lake Barkley
Tailwater Right Bank Day Use Area – Duration of Totality: 2 minutes 35 seconds
8439 U.S. Highway 62 West, Kuttawa, KY 42055
Cheatham Lake
Right Bank Day Use Area – Duration of Totality: 1 minute 51 seconds
1798 Cheatham Dam Road, Ashland City, TN 37015
Old Hickory Lake
Laguardo Recreation Area – Duration of Totality: 2 minutes 35 seconds
7609 Highway 109 North, Lebanon, TN 37087
Rockland Recreation Area – Duration of Totality: 2 minutes 31 seconds
5 Power Plant Road, Hendersonville, TN 37075
J. Percy Priest Lake: Stones River Greenway – Duration of Totality: 2 minutes 15 seconds
3778 Bell Road, Hermitage, TN 37076
Cordell Hull Lake
Defeated Creek Day Use Area – Duration of Totality: 2 minutes 35 seconds
140 Marina Lane, Carthage, TN 37030
Donaldson Park (also near Dale Hollow Lake) – Duration of Totality: 1 minute 1 seconds
1110 Jackson Street, Celina, TN 38551
Center Hill Lake: Center Hill Dam – Duration of Totality: 2 minutes 35 seconds
270 Lancaster Road, Lancaster, TN 38569
Camp at the Clarksville Speedway
Clarksville Speedway, located right in the heart of Clarksville, Tennessee has dry camping spots available.
NOTE – All spots available are DRY CAMPING spots meaning that they do not have electric power, or water and sewer hook-ups. Restroom facilities are available.
Concession stands will be open daily 10 am til 7 pm, serving pizza, hamburgers, hot-dogs, nachos, soft drinks, beer, and more.
Rates:
General Bleacher seats: FREE (subject to availability)
Tent Camping: $25 per day
Pop-Ups and travel trailers less than 24′: $35 per day
Motorhomes & Travel Trailers over 24′: $45 per day
More information at http://www.clarksvillespeedway.com/solar-eclipse-2017/
Events and viewing spots at Land Between the Lakes
The Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area in western Kentucky is offering prime viewing spots for the upcoming total solar eclipse next month.
The park is planning a series of programs to educate about the eclipse scheduled to happen on Aug. 21. “Sun and Moon Days” will go from Aug. 16 to 23.
Park officials say the duration of the eclipse at a spot near Eggner’s Ferry Bridge will be two minutes. Eye protection, free parking and food vendors will be at the bridge location.
The Golden Pond Planetarium and Observatory will host an eclipse party on Aug. 19 and solar viewing the next two days. The Homeplace 1850s Working Farm and the Woodlands Nature Station will offer related activities.
For more information, visit www.landbetweenthelakes.us
Total Eclipse Night at the Grand Ole Opry
As the biggest star in the universe goes dark on Monday, August 21 during the historic Total Eclipse 2017, the Grand Ole Opry will bring out some of music’s biggest stars to brighten one of the most famous stages in the world.
The Grand Ole Opry, positioned to be in the direct path of the upcoming once-in-a-lifetime Total Eclipse on August 21, 2017, will celebrate the historic event with a special Sunday Night Opry show August 20 featuring reigning CMA and ACM vocal group of the year Little Big Town as well as Darius Rucker, Wynonna, and more.
More info: https://www.opry.com/eclipse
Roxy Regional Theatre supporters to host ECLIPSE PARTY!
ECLIPSE PARTY! will be hosted at the home of longtime supporters Dr. John and Cathy Stanton. The event takes place at 1550 Hazelwood Road (approximately 0.8 miles off Trenton Road on the left) and runs from 11:30am to 3:00pm on Monday, August 21.
Food is provided and Old Glory Distillery Vodka will be available at special Bloody Mary Bar. Musical entertainment will be provided by Murph & The Starliters.
Solar eclipse glasses will be provided to ensure safe viewing. Telescopes and binoculars with solar filters will also be available for those who desire a closer look.
Tickets to the ECLIPSE PARTY! are $50 and may be reserved online at www.roxyregionaltheatre.org, by phone at (931) 645-7699, or at the theatre during regular box office hours (9:00am to 2:00pm, Monday through Friday, and one hour prior to performances). Reservation deadline is August 5.
Roxy Regional Theare pre- eclipse events
• To kick off the event and offer insight into this spectacle in the sky, Dr. John Stanton will be holding a pre-eclipse talk at the Roxy Regional Theatre (100 Franklin Street) on Sunday, August 20, at 6:00pm. The lecture is included as part of the ticket cost for the ECLIPSE PARTY!
• Steven Spielberg’s classic sci-fi tale about ordinary people and their extraordinary meetings with extraterrestrials, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, will be shown on Sunday, August 20, at 2:00pm.
• A special evening screening of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey will cap off the solar eclipse festivities on Monday, August 21, at 6:00pm.
• Tickets for each of the films are $5 (cash or check only) and will go on sale at the Roxy Regional Theatre box office on August 13.
Old Glory Distilling Company hosts All-American Total Solar Eclipse Party
Tennessee Crafted Spirits, Joel Brown Band and Food Trucks
The event begins at 9:00 a.m. and concludes at 4:00 p.m. The moon will begin to eclipse the sun at 11:57 a.m., and the total solar eclipse is expected to occur in Clarksville at 1:26 p.m.
The party provides attendees with the option to rent a private 15’ x 15’ VIP Lawn Space; sufficient in size to comfortably seat four. Multiple spaces can be reserved together for larger groups. Included with each reservation will be one special recipe limited edition bottle of Solar Shine, one commemorative All-American Total Solar Eclipse tee-shirt, one parking pass, four pairs of solar eclipse viewing glasses, and four drink special wristbands for attendees (age 21 and up).
Outside alcohol is prohibited. Coolers may be brought to the event but are subject to inspection. The VIP Lawn Space is $75 and available for purchase at at the distillery or through Eventbrite.com.
Solar Eclipse viewing at Historic Cherry Farms and The Mill
Located at the intersection of Dover Road and Liberty Church Road.
Historic Cherry Farms
848 South Liberty Church Road
Clarksville, Tennessee 37042
Email jerryrosssgt@hotmail.com
Cell Jerry Ross 931.801.4370
The Mill
1101 Dover Road
Clarksville, Tennessee 37042
931.338.2600
Cell Debbie 850.960.8041.
Email themill.clarksville@gmail.com
Historic Cherry Farms
Dry Camping on site is $25 a night starting August 18th through the 22nd
No electricity or sewer (limited water is on site) Call to reserve a campsite.
Day of the eclipse the cost to view is $5 per person and $5 per car. (Folding chairs and canopies allowed in viewing area)
Viewing area is a large flat grassy field with very little modern intrusions. Viewing site opens at 8am.
Concessions will be available.
History tours of farm on Saturday and Sunday at 1pm, 3pm and 5pm ($5)
The Mill
The Mill will have the following; food trucks, arts and crafts vendors, eclipse T-shirts, eclipse-viewing glasses.
Dry Camping on site is $25 a night starting August 18th through the 22nd
No electricity or sewer (limited water is on site) Call to reserve a campsite.
Solar Eclipse Party at Tilted Kilt
Price includes reserved outdoor seating, eclipse eyeglasses, inflatables, burgers and hotdogs, water and sodas, and a chance to win several door prizes including two telescopes. Adults $20, Kids $10
August 21 from 11 am to 4 pm
Guthrie Solar Eclipse Weekend
Pancake Breakfast from 7 a.m. until 10 a.m. at Guthrie United Methodist on Saturday 19, 2017.
Kids area will have bouncers, water slide and gaming bus open 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. There will also be live music and vendors from 2 p.m. until 10 p.m. with fireworks to follow.
