CLARKSVILLE, Tenn (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Austin Peay State University’s International Night offers the community an opportunity to explore different countries through cuisine, décor and demonstrations. This event is free and open to the public.

This year’s International Night will be held on Tuesday, November 12, is 6-7:30 p.m. in the Memorial Health Building, also known as the Red Barn, on APSU’s campus. Guests are encourages to wear their cultural attire. The event coincides with International Education Week.

This year, the Zuzu African Acrobats from America’s Got Talent will perform. Zuzu Acrobats are a five-person Kenyan Acrobatic show that embodies the Bantu Culture of East Africa.

The show features fast pyramid building, limbo, chair balancing, comedy, fast skip rope and juggling to high-energy Lingala music.

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Governor’s to face rival Murray State on Saturday

The Governors continue their march to an OVC title by traveling to nearby Murray, Kentucky, where they will take on the rival Murray State Racers noon Saturday.

The Governors win last Saturday over UT Martin helped Austin Peay gain a foothold in their race for the OVC title. It the team beats Murray State and Eastern Illinois, the Governors win the OVC regular-season title and an automatic bid to the Football Championship Series playoffs.

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The volleyball team also travels to Murray for a 6 p.m. Nov. 13 matchup. The Governors have clinched a berth in the OVC tournament.

 Collage artist Deborah Roberts to speak on campus

Nationally recognized collage artist Deborah Roberts will deliver a lecture – free and open to the public – at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, at Austin Peay State University’s Art + Design building, Room 120.

Roberts is a mixed-media artist whose work challenges the notion of ideal beauty. Her work has been exhibited internationally across the United States and Europe.

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 “Do it” exhibit continues

Austin Peay State University’s 10-week run of the international “do it” exhibit continues at The New Gallery in the Art + Design building on campus. The exhibit runs through Dec. 6.

“Do it” is a 26-year global phenomenon that is a compendium of 400 written instructions by artists interpreted anew every time they are enacted. The New Gallery will have 22 sets of instructions by artists such as Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Adrian Piper, Yoko Ono, Alison Knowles, Sol LeWitt, David Lynch and Joan Jonas.

For more about “do it,” go to www.apsu.edu/news/september-2019-do-it.

Other APSU happenings this week include:

  • Veterans Day Celebration 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, at Morgan University Center Room 120. Click here for more.
  • Military-Affiliated Stipend and More 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at Austin Peay Center at Fort Campbell lobby. Click here for more.
  • Keys to the World Showcase 8 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at Morgan University Center’s Third Floor. Click here for more.
  • For more campus events, click here.