Week of November 7- 13

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.

With the community buzzing over the announcement of SKyPAC's inaugural season this spring, you'll want to take advantage of some great community theater this weekend as two different shows are being offered.

Fountain Square Players presents "Blood Relations," a re-imagining of events surrounding a notorious murder where Lizzie Borden was accused of murdering her parents with an axe, at the Phoenix Theatre. Show times are Thursday through Saturday at 8 pm and Sunday afternoon at 3 pm. Visit Fountain Square Players' website or call 270-782-3119 for ticket information.

Just down the road at the Capitol Arts Center, the Capitol Arts Youth Theatre will be performing "Tartuffe," Moliere's classic comedy where disaster and hilarity ensue when Orgon, a misguided aristocrat, takes the fake "holy man" Tartuffe into his trust and into his house. Show times are at 8 pm both Friday and Saturday nights with a 3 pm matinee on Sunday as well. Follow the link below or call 270-782-2787 for more information and to order tickets.

Holiday Season 2011 has officially begun and this weekend marks the first of many Holiday Happenings around Bowling Green! Kicking things off is the 19th Annual Old Fashioned Christmas Walk at Christ United Methodist Church, 716 Cave Mill Road, from 8 am- 3 pm. This year's Walk will include a display of quilts and vintage items, craft booths, a bake sale, Grandma's Attic, and a silent auction. Breakfast and lunch will be served. For more information, call 270-842-4343. Proceeds will benefit missions of all kinds.

Then head over to St. James Methodist Church at 575 Winfield Drive for its Holiday Bazaar from 8 am- 2 pm. Featuring crafts, homemade baked goods, and more, you can also enjoy breakfast from 8-10 am or lunch from 11 am- 2 pm. Call 270-842-4949 to learn more. For something new this year, check out Briarwood's 1st Ever Craft Show at 265 Lovers Lane from 9 am until 3 pm. For more information, call 270-782-5554.

Make your holiday plans while taking a look at our roundup of this year's Holiday Happenings on our Holiday micropage at 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 - Nov. 11 Yours for the Carters: The Vintage Sound Collections of Freeman Kitchens Exhibit, Kentucky Museum, 745-2592, yoursforthecarters.tumblr.com/

Ongoing - Nov. 28 Christopher Olszewski Paintings, WKU FAC Main Gallery, Native American artist, 745-3944, wku.edu/art

Ongoing - Nov. 30 Military Appreciation Month, National Corvette Museum, free admission with Military or service ID, 781-7973, corvettemuseum.org

Ongoing - Dec. 6 Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War, traveling exhibit, Kentucky Museum, 745-2592, wku.edu/museum

Ongoing - Dec. 10 Preserving the Past, Sustaining the Future, Juried Quilt Show Celebrating FACS, Kentucky Museum, 9am-4pm, 842-0686

Ongoing - Dec 22 Annual Holiday Art Sale, VSA Arts Access Gallery, M-F 8:30-4:30pm, 781-0872, vsartsky.org

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

7 "Lincoln, Civil Liberties, & Habeas Corpus," special program, Patricia Minter, Kentucky Museum, 7pm, 745-2592, wku.edu/museum

9 Astronomy Night, Thompson Complex Lobby, 8-9pm, use telescope, discover space, free, 745-5940, physics.wku.edu

9 Percussion Ensemble, WKU FAC Recital Hall, 7:30 pm, VPAL performance, 745-3751, wku.edu/music

9 "Lincoln and Secession," special program, Dr. Glenn LaFantasie, Kentucky Museum, 7pm, 745-2592, wku.edu/museum

10 Grand Opening Celebration & Ribbon Cutting, The New Crossroads Bar and Grille at Ramada Inn, 4-8 pm, food, drink specials, music, giveaways, after party until midnight, 781-3000

10 Miss Kentucky 2011 Reception, benefit for Alzheimers Research, Barbara Stewart Interiors, 5-9pm, 782-1747

11 Hospital Car Open House, Historic Railpark & Train Museum, 11am- 7pm, 745-7317, historicrailpark.com

11 WKU Men's Basketball vs. St. Joseph's, E.A. Diddle Arena, 7pm, 745-5222, wkusports.com

11-13 Roots in the Cave, Mammoth Cave National Park, annual fall event exploring area family histories, 758-2192

11-13 Mammoth Cave Free Discovery Tours, all day, Mammoth Cave National Park, 758-2192, nps.gov/maca/index.htm

11 Free Veterans Admission, Dinosaur World, Proper ID required, 773-4345, dinosaurworld.com

11 Bowling Green Western Choral Society Fall Concert, WKU Van Meter Auditorium, 7:30 pm, 745-3751, wku.edu/music

12 WKU Lady Toppers vs. Towson, E.A. Diddle Arena, 5 pm, 745-5222, wkusports.com

12 Saturday Day Fun Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, gates open at Noon, 781-7634, beechbend.com

12 Jazz Band Concert, WKU Van Meter Auditorium, 7:30pm, VPAL performance, 745-3751, wku.edu/music

12 Charity Ball 2011! benefit for Commonwealth Health Free Clinic, Sloan Convention Center, 796-6519, commonwealthhealthfoundation.org

13 Dinosaur World Grandparents' Sunday, One free Grandparent with each fully paid child, 773-4345, dinosaurworld.com

13 West KY Horse Sale, WKU Ag Expo Center, 745-3976, wku.edu/expo

13 NHRA Drag Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, gates open at 10 am, 781-7634, beechbend.com

13 Franz Liszt 200th Anniversary Celebration, WKU Van Meter Auditorium, 3 pm, Faculty Recital with Sylvia Kersenbaum and Sarah Berry, 745-3751, wku.edu/music

November 16-Jan. 3 Holiday Tree Exhibit, Kentucky Museum

November 17 Classic Christmas Open House, Riverview at Hobson Grove

November 17 NY Times Bestselling Author Will Lavender, Christ Episcopal Church

November 17-20 Amahl and the Night Visitors and The Gift of the Magi, WKU FAC Russell H. Miller Theatre

November 25-26 Old Fashioned Christmas in the Country, Rock Garden Farm, Woodburn

November 25-27 Thanksgiving Bracket Nationals , Beech Bend Raceway

November 26 Breakfast with Santa and Mrs. Claus, National Corvette Museum

November 28 Messiah Meets Mancini, Orchestra KY, WKU Van Meter Hall