Week of January 17-22

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.

Girl Scout Cookie season is upon us, so kick in the new year by sampling delicious creations featuring the iconic cookies while supporting a great organization at Desserts First on Thursday. At this annual fundraiser, the finest restaurant chefs create original desserts using the well-known Girl Scout Cookie varieties as the key ingredient and present them for tasting.

This signature event is open to the public and will create an opportunity in which guests may network and enjoy an evening with friends, while sampling delicious, one-of-a-kind desserts created for this event. The evening will also include hors d'oeuvres, silent auction tables, a judging crowning the best dessert of the event, and many more surprises! Visit the Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana link below or call 270-842-8138 for more information.

It can be tough to find productive ways for children to spend their time during winter weekends. On Saturday, make it a one-stop day at the National Corvette Museum as they host Family Fun Day and kick off a new kid-friendly exhibit. It's a Nano World (on display through April 15, included with museum admission) explores the biological wonders of the nano world that are too small to see with your own eyes.

Family Fun Day is a FREE event including arts & crafts stations, face painting and inflatables, vendor booths featuring games and activities, and DJ Tim Livingston spinning family-friendly tunes. Come out even earlier to enjoy a separate, ticketed Character Breakfast and dine with your favorite "characters" including Big Red, Axle the Hot Rods Bear, Yogi Bear and Boo Boo, Cinderella and more! Follow the link below or call 270-781-7973 for more details.

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

Ongoing - Mar. 30 Side by Side Art Exhibit, Kentucky Museum, featuring works by VSA Kentucky, 745-2592, vsartsky.org

Ongoing - April 15 It's A Nano World Exhibit, National Corvette Museum, 8am-5pm, 781-7973, corvettemuseum.org

17 WKU Women's Basketball vs. Tennessee Tech, E.A. Diddle Arena, 7 pm, 745-5222, wkusports.com

20 Newgrass Series Concert, John Cowan Band, WhaBah Steakhouse, 9pm, 782-6400, newgrassfest.com

20-21 Nature Watch Weekend- Sandhill Cranes, Barren River Lake State Resort Park, see 1,000's of the migrating birds, registration required, 646-2151, parks.ky.gov/parks/resortparks/barren-river/default.aspx

20- Feb. 29 Acrylic Paintings by Teri Bybee and The Student/ Teacher Exhibit, VSA Kentucky Arts Access Gallery, opening reception 1/20 from 5-7pm, M-F 8:30am- 4:30pm, 781-0872, vsartsky.org

21 WKU Men's Basketball vs. UALR, E.A. Diddle Arena, 1pm, 745-5222, wkusports.com

21 Junior Naturalist Program, Lost River Cave, 2-4pm, ages 6-12, $50 for all 6 programs, $10 individual session, 393-0077, lostrivercave.com/kidsactivities.html

21 Fur Ball, Sloan Convention Center, fundraiser for the BGWC Humane Society, cocktail hour begins at 6pm, 7-midnight dinner & dancing, black tie optional, entertainment by Familiar Faces, $75 per person, silent & live auctions, 783-9404, lorric143@aol.com

21 Big Band Blast, Orchestra KY Big Band and Dorsey Sisters, Capitol Arts Center, 7:30pm, 846-2426, orchestrakentucky.com

21-22 Miss Kentucky USA and Miss Kentucky Teen USA Pageant, WKU Van Meter Hall, 615-545-8357, misskentuckyusa.com

21-22 Southern KY Ranch Horse Association, WKU Ag Expo Center, 745-3976, wku.edu/expo

22 WKU Women's Basketball vs. UALR, E.A. Diddle Arena, 2 pm, 745-5222, wkusports.com

22 Six Dollar Sundays, National Corvette Museum, Lost River Cave, Historic Railpark, must mention promotion to receive special admission rate, every Sunday through February

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

January 27 PRISM, WKU Van Meter Auditorium

January 28 SCKY Walking Horse Colt Preview, WKU Ag Expo Center

February 2 Cabin Fever Author Series, The Deliberation, Warren Co. Public Library Main Branch

February 2-5 Our Town, Public Theatre of Kentucky, Phoenix Theatre

February 3 Toyota Presents: An Evening with Leigh Anne, Capitol Arts Center

February 3-4 Motownmadness, Orchestra Kentucky Retro Series, WKU Van Meter Hall