Week of May 23-29

Welcome to our weekly "What's Happening" email, designed to provide you with a glance at opportunities for an unbridled good time in the Bowling Green area.

It's time for another Corvette community gathering at the annual Corvette Forum Cruise-In this weekend, providing the on-line Corvette family a chance to meet up in person. Participants are representative of the full spectrum on Corvette enthusiasts covering all generations and all kinds of interests, the common threads being Corvette and fun in combination.

This year's program continues with a wide range of seminars, local and long distance road tours and on-site activities including a presentation of the 2012 Corvette and the new BG Assembly Plant Manager. New for 2011 will be the American Warrior Recognition day as part of Thursday's activities when participants will drive to nearby military bases to escort wounded soldiers back for special tours.

Visit the link below or call 800-53-VETTE for more information.

Come out to celebrate the silver anniversary of the NHRA SPORTSnational Open at Beech Bend Raceway this weekend featuring the JEGS Super Quick Series. This year's race will consist of competitors in all the NHRA sportsman classes: Super Comp, Super Gas, Super Street, Super Stock, Stock, Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman, and Jr. Dragster.

As in the past, the JEGS Super Quick race will take place on Saturday night along with the NitroPlate Shootout, a $5,000 to win SS/S Combo race! There will also be a Jr. Dragster race on both Saturday night and on Sunday. Spectator admission is $30 for all weekend or $20 per day. Call Beech Bend at 270-781-7634 or visit the link below for a full event schedule.

To view the complete calendar of upcoming events, click here and visit our Events section.

All phone numbers are area code 270 unless otherwise noted.

Ongoing - May 31 Jared Daugherty & Jared Weaver Gallery Exhibition, Capitol Arts Center galleries, 9 am-5 pm, www.capitolarts.com, 782-2787

Ongoing - June 19 American Muscle Cars, National Corvette Museum, M-Sun 8am- 5pm, 781-7973, corvettemuseum.org

Ongoing - June 24 "The Artist Within" Exhibition, VSA ArtsACCESS Gallery, M-F 8:30 am-4:30 pm, 781-0872

24 Beaver Tuesday Night Drag/Oval Fun Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, gates open at 6 pm, 781-7634, www.beechbend.com

25 National Senior Fitness Day: Healthy Aging Conference, Carroll Knicely Conference Center, 8 am- 12 pm, free, pre-register at 782-3162

27 BG Hot Rods v. Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 pm, 901-2121, www.bghotrods.com

27-30 Southern Navion Airplane Group, Regional meeting, 18 airplanes, flights to different locations each day, www.navionsociety.org

28 Free Gospel Music Concert, Capitol Arts Center, Sponsored by J C Kirby Funeral Homes, Bring a canned food item, 7 pm, 843-3111

28 All Aboard Series, "Riding the Rails," Historic Railpark & Train Museum, 8 am, 745-7317, www.historicrailpark.com

28 BG Hot Rods v. Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 pm, 901-2121, www.bghotrods.com

28-29 American Bluegrass Series, Ballance MotoX, 792-7223, www.ballancemotox.com

28-29 Softball USGF Tournament, Buchanon Park, all day, bpettyasa@aol.com

29 BG Hot Rods v. Lansing Lugnuts, 5:05 pm, HOTEL INC food drive at gates to support struggling residents, 901-2121, www.bghotrods.com

June 1 Concerts in the Park-Shawn Hammonds, Fountain Square Park

June 1-5 JEGS US Open Bracket Championship, Beech Bend Raceway

June 2-4 SKyMAC Bluegrass Jet Jam, Stahl Field

June 2-5 400 Mile Sale, across Kentucky from Paducah to Maysville

June 3 Bowling Green Gallery Hop, galleries, museums and studio centers around town

June 4 'i love bg" Day, specials from businesses around town and BG Hot Rods

June 8 Concerts in the Park-Cotton Creek, Fountain Square Park

June 10 Civil War Civilian Tea, Riverview at Hobson Grove

June 11 Second Saturdays Street Fair, Downtown Fountain Square