Week of January 9-16

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.

As more and more Americans become interested in where our food comes from, we're also faced with thoughts on how to keep it safe. That's why the 2011 FIRST LEGO League Challenge is "Food Factor: Keeping Food Safe." This Saturday, about 400 children on 42 teams will gather at WKU's Diddle Arena for the Kentucky FIRST LEGO League State Robotics Competition focusing on this national challenge.

Not only can you support these bright and talented children by coming out, you can also enjoy a fun-filled atmosphere of creative competition. The FLL challenge is judged in four areas: project presentation; robot performance; technical design and programming of the robot; and teamwork, with a consideration of the FLL Core Values.

Spectator admission is free and more information can be found at the link below or by calling 270-745-3048.

Photo courtesy Clinton Lewis

With new year's resolutions on everyone's mind, chances are health and fitness are top priorities in 2012. The Medical Center and WBKO invite everyone to make a healthy start to the New Year by attending the Health & Wellness Expo this Saturday at the Sloan Convention Center. Healthcare service providers, safety agencies and many others will provide free health screenings and information on healthy living including special presentations and demonstrations.

A few of the screenings that will be available include blood sugar, glaucoma, hearing, lung health, skin cancer, and vision. There will also be blood pressure checks, body fat analysis and colorectal cancer screening kits. In addition, door prizes will be awarded and a special performance will be given by BG Rockerz. The event is free and open to the public. Visit the link below or call 270-745-1010 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 - Jan. 31 Angie Alexieff and Bob Gregory Exhibit, Capitol Arts Center, Houchens Gallery, 9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 782-2787, capitolarts.com

Ongoing - Jan. 31 Deborah Eaton Exhibit, Capitol Arts Center, Mezzanine Gallery, 9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 782-2787, capitolarts.com

Ongoing - Feb. 18 History to Practice Graphic Design Exhibit, KY Museum, M-Sat 9am-4pm, 745-2592, wku.edu/museum

10 Harlem Globetrotters, WKU E.A. Diddle Arena, 7-9pm, $17- $37, 745-4042, ticketmaster.com

14 2012 Winter Antique Tractor Show, WKU Ag Expo Center, 9 am-2 pm, 745-3976, wku.edu/expo

14 Chris Knight Acoustic Duo, The Warehouse at Mt. Victor, thewarehouseatmtvictor.com or 904-6677

14-16 Martin Luther King Jr. Southeastern Regional Council Basketball Challenge, BG Parks & Rec, boys' tournament, 13 teams from NC, AL, TN & KY, 467-7142

14-16 Free Mammoth Passage Tours, Mammoth Cave National Park, pick up free tickets at Visitor Center, tours depart every hour beginning at 9:45am, 270-758-2180

14- Mar. 30 Side by Side Art Exhibit, Kentucky Museum, featuring works by VSA Kentucky, opening reception 1/14 2-4pm, 745-2592, vsartsky.org

14-April 15 It's A Nano World Exhibit, National Corvette Museum, 8am-5pm, Learn about biological wonders of the nano world that are too small to see with your eyes, 781-7973, corvettemuseum.org

15 The 2012 Wedding Celebration, Sloan Convention Center, 11am-4pm, presented by Party 1 Superstore, 843-8711

15 Martin Luther King Legacy Calendar Program, State Street Baptist Church, 4pm, free and open to the public, speaker Mr. Al Moses, 782-7900

16 Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Breakfast, Parker Bennett Curry Elementary School, 7:30am, $10, followed by Symbolic March from Warren Co. Justice Center to State Street Baptist Church for Main Program, 11am, Keynote Speaker Dr. Eugene White, 782-7900 or 843-6071

January 19 Desserts First, Knicely Conference Center

January 20 Newgrass Series Concert, John Cowan Band, WhaBah Steakhouse

January 20-21 Nature Watch Weekend- Sandhill Cranes, Barren River Lake State Resort Park

January 21 Big Band Blast, Orchestra KY Big Band and Dorsey Sisters, Capitol Arts Center

January 21 Fur Ball, Sloan Convention Center

January 26-29 Our Town, Public Theatre of Kentucky, Phoenix Theatre

January 27 PRISM, WKU Van Meter Auditorium

Our office will be closed Monday, January 16, 2012 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Look for the next issue of What's Happening to land in your inbox on Tuesday, January 17!