Week of August 29- September 5

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 been 17 years since the iconic yellow dome and red spire has overlooked Bowling Green and the National Corvette Museum throws a party each year to commemorate its beginning! The 17th Anniversary Celebration kicks off Thursday with a celebrity car show, seminars, and the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Participants hit the road Friday for scenic tours, a poker run, and golf cart autocross followed by a Lifetime Member/VIP Dinner.

Saturday is packed with more tours, seminars, the Ladies' Oasis, a live auction and a walk-around of the 2012 Corvette before the weekend wraps up with an old fashioned Sock Hop! Non-member registration is only $25 per person, so go ahead and be a part of the Corvette family this weekend. View full event details at the link below or call 270-781-7973 for more information.

There are only two more weekends to enjoy Chaney's Ice Cream & a Moovie, so head on out this Friday or Saturday for Gnomeo & Juliet. Take advantage of this free showing and the cooler temperatures by spreading out the blanket or lawn chairs out at the Chaney's! Movies start at dusk, but get there early because this is one of the summer's hottest tickets around!

Enjoy the best of both summer and fall while at Chaney's by exploring this year's Corn Maze, open through October 31. Come out after dark with a flashlight to make it even more challenging! The maze is available during normal business hours but everyone must be out by 10 pm. It costs just $7 and includes a scoop of ice cream (children 4 and under are free, but ice cream is sold separately.) Visit their site at the link below or call 270-843-5567 to learn more.

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. 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 - Oct. 31 Chaney's Dairy Barn Corn Maze, M-Sat 7am- 9pm, Sun 12-8pm, $7, 843-5567, chaneysdairybarn.com

Ongoing - Nov. 11 Yours for the Carters: The Vintage Sound Collections of Freeman Kitchens Exhibit, Kentucky Museum, 745-2592, yoursforthecarters.tumblr.com/

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

29 Fall Card Party & Game Day, Eloise B. Houchens Center, 9am - 4pm, $12, reservation req'd, games, food, & door prizes, 842-6761, houchenscenter@yahoo.com

29 BG Hot Rods v. Great Lakes, 6:35pm, 901-2121, bghotrods.com

29-Sept.24 Harold Winslow Exhibit, Una Vision de la Mexicanidad, WKU FAC Main Gallery, wku.edu/art

30 BG Hot Rods v. Great Lakes, 6:35pm, 901-2121, bghotrods.com

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

31 Welcome Back WKU Festival, WKU South Lawn, 11am- 3pm, 781-3200, bgchamber.com

31 BG Hot Rods v. Dayton, 6:35pm, 901-2121, bghotrods.com

31 British and American Jazz- Influenced Clarinet Music, WKU FAC Recital Hall, 7:30pm, 745-3751, wku.edu/music

1 "The Cooking Class", Riverview at Hobson Grove, 1pm, reading of Louisa May Alcott's short story, reservations req'd, 843-5565, bgky.org/riverview

1 WKU Football v. University of Kentucky, 8:15pm, LP Field, Nashville, TN, wkusports.com

1 BG Hot Rods v. Dayton, 6:35pm, 901-2121, bghotrods.com

2 Stock Car Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 5pm, 781-7634, beechbend.com

2 BG Hot Rods v. Dayton, 7:05pm, 901-2121, bghotrods.com

3 Beech Bend Superstar Finale, see all the season's winners compete for the grand prize, 2:45pm, included with Beech Bend admission, 781-7634, beechbend.com

3 O'Reilly Saturday Night Fun Race with Wild Street & LTX Shootout, Beech Bend Raceway, 5pm, 781-7634, beechbend.com & ltxshootout.com

3-5 Apple Festival, Jackson's Orchard, Sat & Mon 8am -6pm, Sun 1pm - 6pm, 781-5303, jacksonsorchard.com

4 NHRA Drag Racing and Stock Car Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 11am & 4pm, 781-7634, beechbend.com
br> 4 WKU Soccer, WKU vs. Memphis, WKU Soccer Complex, 1pm, 745-5222, wkusports.com

5 22nd Annual 5K Run for Sight and Two Mile Walk, Covington Woods Park, 7:25am Wheelchair 5K, 7:30am 5K, 8:30am Two mile walk, 991-5457

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

September 12 On the Town, Orchestra Kentucky VIP Series, Van Meter Hall

September 15-17 Z06 Fest, National Corvette Museum

September 15-17 2011 Parade of Homes, Builders Assn. of South Central KY

September 16 Jonell Mosser Concert, Capitol Arts Center

September 16-17 Ice Cream & a Moovie, Featuring Toy Story 3, Chaney's Dairy Barn

September 16-17 Festival of Sand, Kids on the Block, Bowling Green Ballpark

September 17 150 Years: Remembering the Civil War in Bowling Green, multiple locations