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.

Come in from the cold during the winter months and warm up to the area's community theatre troupes. The Public Theatre of Kentucky invites you to experience Our Town this weekend for a look at the lives of people living in a small, quintessentially American town. Written by Thorton Wilder, it was first produced in 1938 and received the Pulitzer Prize for Literature.

The story follows the small town of Grover's Corners through three acts: "Daily Life," "Love and Marriage," and "Death and Eternity." Narrated by a stage manager and performed with minimal props and sets, audiences follow the Webb and Gibbs families as their children fall in love, marry, and eventually-in one of the most famous scenes in American theatre-die.

Performances run for the next three weekends on Thursday at 7pm, Friday-Saturday at 8pm, and Sunday at 3pm. Call 270-781-6233 or visit the link below for ticket information.

Taking the whole clan to visit a museum or cave can get pretty costly, so five area attractions have teamed up to offer Six Dollar Sundays this winter. Mention the promotion at the participating locations and everyone in your party will receive the special discounted admission of just $6. In Bowling Green, enjoy the discount at the National Corvette Museum, Lost River Cave and the Historic Railpark and Train Museum.

Guests will enjoy the special traveling exhibit It's a Nano World on display at the National Corvette Museum in addition to more than 70 Corvettes on display. At the Railpark and Train Museum, visitors can view the Civil War and the Railroad exhibit and climb aboard real railcars while the mild temperature underground at Lost River Cave feels great on a blustery winter's day!

You can also take advantage of the discount at Diamond Caverns and Dinosaur World in Cave City. Call the BG Visitors Bureau at 270-782-0800 or the individual attractions 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

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

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

23- Feb. 22 Arturo Rodriquez Transformations and Journeys, WKU Ivan Wilson FAC Main Gallery, art ranging from painting to sculpting, 745-3944, wku.edu/art

23-Feb. 22 Visual Anthropology, Life in Dhrangadrha, WKU Ivan Wilson FAC 2D Corridor Gallery, thematic explorations of life in India, photos from study abroad trip in 2011, 745-3944, wku.edu/art

26 Introduction to Fly-fishing, free workshop presented by WKU Dept. of Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport, Gander Mountain, 6:30pm, pre-registration required, 745-1912, wku.edu/ce/flyfishing

27 PRISM Concert, WKU Van Meter Auditorium, 8 pm, a smorgasbord of student ensembles, 745-3751, wku.edu/music

28 SCKY Walking Horse Colt Preview, WKU Brown Ag Expo Center, 745-3976, wku.edu/expo

29 Kidz on Stage Auditions, Capitol Arts Center, 1- 4 pm, 781-6714, familyenrichmentcenter.com/fundraisers.asp

29 Faculty Trombone Recital, featuring Lee K. Blakeman and Deanna Catlett, piano, WKU Ivan Wilson FAC Recital Hall, 3pm, free, 270-745-3751, wku.edu/music

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

February 9 Cabin Fever Author Series, The ABA Kentucky Colonels: The Real Story of a Team Left Behind, Warren Co. Public Library Main Branch

February 9-12 Our Town, Public Theatre of Kentucky, Phoenix Theatre

February 10-12 Lone Star Championship Rodeo, WKU Ag Expo Center

February 10-12 Macy's Used Book Sale, Historic Railpark and Train Museum

February 11 Powder Puff Mechanics, National Corvette Museum

February 11 "Harmony of the HeART" Symphony Soiree, Old Stone

February 11 Cupids Chase 5k Race, Bowling Green High School

February 12 Hospice Chocolate Festival, Sloan Convention Center