Week of August 22-28

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.

Ahoy! Join the Capitol Arts Youth Theatre for a swashbuckling comedy this weekend and enjoy "A Pirate's Life For Me!" Come watch as aristocrat Roger Goodman gets his heart set on marrying the wealthy Sarah Huffington until he finds out she thinks he is boring and would rather marry a brave and adventurous pirate! Determined to prove himself to his beloved, Roger hires Long John Silver to tutor him in the field of piracy.

Meanwhile, Sarah dubs herself the Pirate Queen and sets sail with her own crew. With rumors of treasure and kidnapping floating around, Treasure Island is soon crowded with retired pirates, lady pirates and other pirate wannabes.

Performances are Friday and Saturday at 7 pm and again on Sunday afternoon at 3 pm. Follow the link below for ticket information or call 270-782-2787.

Let's give back to our children and ourselves what we don't even realize we've lost and reconnect with the GREAT outdoors! A great place to start is by celebrating an all American tradition with family and friends at the Great American Campout at Lost River Cave and Valley this Saturday. Trade screen time for green time and get in touch with your wild side by spending a night under the stars, allowing children to understand and experience why it's called the GREAT outdoors.

Learn effective camping techniques like proper campfire management, open-fire cooking, and crafts that utilize natural elements and recreate man's historic use of nature. Share camp fire stories, play flashlight games and gather together with other campers at the ice cream social.

Activities begin at 4 p.m. and campers must be out of the valley by 10 a.m. Sunday. Registration is required by August 25 for only $15 per family. More information and the registration form is available at the link below. Call 270-393-0077 for more information.

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 - Aug.23 David Jones and Jenny Morehead Gallery Exhibition, Capitol Arts Center, 9am- 5pm, 782-2787, capitolarts.com

Ongoing - 26 Duncan Hines Festival Art Exhibition, Kentucky Museum, 745-2592, duncanhinesfestival.com

Ongoing - Aug. 31 Dinosaur World Double Dino Days, Pay full admission in August & get a free ticket for any day in December except Christmas Day, Cave City, 773-4345, dinosaurworld.com

Ongoing - Sept.17 The ART of PRINT MAFIA, The Gallery at 916, 843-5511, thegalleryat916.com

Ongoing - Dec. 31 100 Years of Chevrolet Exhibit, National Corvette Museum, 8am- 5pm daily, 781-7973, corvettemuseum.org

22-24 ASA Qualifying Softball Tournament, Buchanon Park, bpettyasa@aol.com

22- Nov. 11 Yours for the Carters: The Vintage Sound Collections of Freeman Kitchens Exhibit, Kentucky Museum, opening reception 8/27 3-6 pm, 745-2592, yoursforthecarters.tumblr.com/

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

23 KHSAA Student Leadership Conference, Sloan Convention Center; bcope@khsaa.org, khsaa.org

24 WKU Physics Night, Thompson Complex Lobby, 8 pm, free physics demonstrations & hands on activities, 745-5940, physics.wku.edu

24-27 Duck Duck Goose Consignment Sale, Potter Children's Home, children's clothing sale, 10am- 8pm, 779-5307, dkdkgoose.com/bowlinggreen

25 "A Pirate's Life for Me," Capitol Arts Center, School Day Performance, 782-2787, capitolarts.com

25 American History Speaker Series: Speaker John F. Baker Jr., Warren Co. Public Library Main branch, 6 pm, The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation, 781-4882, warrenpl.org

26 Concerts in the Park-J.D. Shelburne, Fountain Square Park, 6:30pm, The Fender Benders, Circus Square Park, 7:30, 782-0222, downtownbg.org

26-28 NHRA Lucas Oil Series, Beech Bend Raceway, 781-7634, beechbend.com

26-28 TNT Sports Baseball tourney, White & Griffin Parks, all day, 791-3573

27 International Bat Night, Mammoth Cave National Park, daytime activities, evening program and monitoring stations, 758-2422, yearofthebat.org/events/north-america/

27 BG Hot Rods v. Great Lakes, 7:05 pm, 901-2121, bghotrods.com

27 3rd Annual WKU Football Family Fun Day!, WKU Houchens- Smith Stadium, 4- 6 pm, meet the team, autographs, punt pass & kick contest, 1-800-5-BIGRED, wkusports.com

27-28 Softball USGF Tournament, Buchanon Park, all day, bpettyasa@aol.com

28 BG Hot Rods v. Great Lakes, 2:05 pm, 901-2121, bghotrods.com

August 31 Welcome Back WKU Festival, WKU South Lawn

September 1-3 National Corvette Museum 17th Anniversary Celebration

September 2-3 Ice Cream & a Moovie, Gnomeo & Juliet, Chaney's Dairy Barn

September 3-5 Apple Festival, Jackson's Orchard

September 8-11 U.S. Bank Balloons, Tunes & BBQ, BG/WC Regional Airport

September 9-11 47th Annual Antique Show & Sale, Knights of Columbus Hall

September 9-11 Holley LS Fest 2011, Beech Bend Raceway

September 10 Second Saturdays Street Fair, Downtown Fountain Square

September 10 Kids Expo of SOKY, Jackson's Orchard