Week of July 18-24

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.

Grab the kids and a blanket or the lawn chairs and head out to Chaney's Dairy Barn this weekend for Ice Cream & a Moovie. If you don't want to stand in the long lines and empty out your pockets for a movie in the theater, this is the place for you. It is completely kid friendly with some of the best movies the entertainment world has to offer. This weekend's movie is "Shrek Ever After", the final chapter in the Shrek saga.

Not only can you enjoy a great movie but you can enjoy some great food and Chaney's delicious, homemade ice cream. There are so many flavors and varieties you won't know which one to enjoy as you kick back during the movie. The best part, Ice Cream & a Moovie continues throughout the summer giving you lots of chances to see a great movie and try all the ice cream, so get mooving to Chaney's! For more information call 270-843-5567 or visit the link below for the schedule.

It's that time of year again, time for the SOKY Fair and tons of fun all throughout the week! This Sunday's opening day festivities kick off with beauty pageants at the Warren Central Auditorium. Monday the fun starts with the lawn mower demolition derby where you can get down and dirty with your favorite lawn mower, then Tuesday night is the Compact Car Figure 8 race and a concert with the Lost River Cavemen at the race tracks.

Wednesday night welcomes the KTPA Tractor Pull and karaoke followed by Thursday's Compact Car Demolition Derby and KIC concert. Friday is the 1980 & Newer Demo Derby and music from BeyonDuplication while Saturday's final event is the Modified Truck Pulls and a concert by Salvage Town. See 4-H shows Monday- Wednesday and enjoy Inflatable City through Thursday. And don't forget about the carnival rides and food!

For more information call 270-842-7980 or visit the link below.

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 - July 25 Kids Festival 2011!, Beech Bend Park, featuring Kent Family Circus, 781-7634, beechbend.com

Ongoing - July 26 Memphis Marsha Artists Gallery Exhibition, Capitol Arts Center galleries, 9-5pm, 782-2787, capitolarts.com

Ongoing - July 26 Untraditional Kentucky Artists Gallery Exhibit, Capitol Arts Center galleries, 9 am - 5 pm, 782-2787, capitolarts.com

Ongoing - July 29 Chaney's Summer Family Farm Tours, Mondays & Fridays, 11am & 1pm, $7 per person, call in advance, 843-5567, chaneysdairybarn.com

Ongoing - July 29 Artworks, Inc. Members 4th Annual Fine Arts Exhibition, WKU Fine Arts Center, artworksinc.org

Ongoing -July 30 Chevrolet Nova Exhibit, National Corvette Museum, M-Su 8am- 5pm, 781-7973, corvettemuseum.org

Ongoing - Aug. 5 "Observations: Real & Imagined", Memphis Marsha's Art Gallery, 392-0188, memphismarshas.com

19 Beaver Tuesday Night Drag/Oval Fun Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 6 pm, 781-7634, beechbend.com

19-22 String Explosion!, WKU Fine Arts Center, 9:30- 11am & 1-4:30 pm, 745-5146, wku.edu/continuinged/strings/

20 Civil War Soldier's Life, Riverview at Hobson Grove, 1:30 pm, 843-5565, bgky.org/riverview

20-22 BG Hot Rods v. Burlington, 7:05 pm each night, 901-2121, bghotrods.com

21 Stuff the Bus 6, school supply drive with Tony Rose of SAM 100.7 FM, in front of Bluegrass Cellular, Campbell Lane, 846-0222, bowlinggreensam.com

21 Bike Safety Day, Parker Bennett Community Center, 10 am- 2 pm, bgky.org/bgpr

21 95 Live! With Bradley Gaskin & Leah Seawright, Beech Bend Park, 5 pm - 9 pm, 781-7634, wggc.com

21-22 BG Hot Rods Baseball Camp, Bowling Green Ballpark, ages 6-13, registration req'd, 901-2121, bghotrods.com

21-23 KY Junior Livestock Expo, Brown Ag Expo Center, 745-3976, wku.edu/agexpocenter

21-24 FMG Shooting Industry Conference, Rockcastle Shooting Center at Park Mammoth, 270-749-4101

22 Stock Car Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, gates open at 5 pm, 781-7634, beechbend.com

22 Concerts in the Park-Savage Town, Fountain Square Park, 6:30pm, Blue Light Special, Circus Square Park, 7:30, 782-0222, downtownbg.org

22 ASA Softball Tourney, Buchanon Park, all day, bpettyasa@aol.com

22 Broken Hearts & Broken Water, Public Theatre of Kentucky, 7 pm, staged reading of play, ptkbg.org

22-23 SKyMAC Vette City Big Bird 2011, Stahl Field, 783-4004, skymacrc.com

23 BG Hot Rods v. Peoria, 7:05 pm, Holley car parade & fireworks, 901-2121, bghotrods.com

23 O'Reilly Saturday Night Fun Racing with Super Gas & Dixie Door Slammers, Beech Bend Raceway, 5 pm, 781-7634, beechbend.com

23-24 Aspire, a Weekend of Revitalization, WKU, teen summit, workshops, concert, 339-0717, lightofchance.org

23 July Jam!, The Capitol Arts Center, live music from four bands, 7 pm, 782-2787

24 NHRA Drag Racing with Super Gas, Beech Bend Raceway, gates open at 11 am, 781-7634, beechbend.com

24 BG Hot Rods v. Peoria, 5:05 pm, 901-2121, bghotrods.com

July 27 United Way Day of Caring, community wide volunteer day

July 28-31 ASA Girls' Class A 14-Under Northern National Fast Pitch Tournament

July 29 Concerts in the Park-Ernie Smalls Blues Band & Easy Street

July 29-30 Civil War Day Camp, South Union Shaker Village

July 30 Country Music Legend Ronnie McDowell Presents: The Elvis Story, Capitol Arts Center

July 30 Kentucky Hall of Fame Nostalgia Nationals, Beech Bend Raceway

July 31 IGA Hometown Kids Fest, Beech Bend Park

August 5 Concerts in the Park-Poison Karma, Exit 4

August 6 Grateful Gathering, Wha Bah Steakhouse

August 6 Alex's Lemonade Stand, all day stands throughout town