Week of February 6- 12

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.

Grab the boots and kick up your heels, partner, for a wranglin' good time this weekend at the Lone Star Championship Rodeo. These cowboys and cowgirls put on a show the whole family will enjoy with events including bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, calf roping, steer wrestling, cowgirl's breakaway roping, barrel racing and bull riding. New this year will be specialty act Bert Davis, The Coppertown Clown. His 'Muttley Crew' of rescued dogs will wow you with their tricks.

The action begins Friday night at 8 pm, then continues Saturday with a 2 pm and 8 pm show, and finishes up Sunday with another 2 pm show. Admire the duds in the Best Dressed Cowboy & Cowgirl contest for kids 10 and under, and watch the antics of Rodeo Clown of the Year Mike Wentworth. General admission tickets are $14 and reserved seats are $18 with children under 3 free. Tickets can be purchased through the WKU Ag Expo Center by calling 270-745-2578 or visiting the link below.

Valentine's Day may not be until next week, but you can get your chocolate on this Sunday at the Hospice Chocolate Festival! Local restaurants, caterers, and businesses provide all you can eat desserts and sweet treats for one low admission price. New this year is the kids zone with cookie toss, face painting, and candy store at no extra cost.

In addition, local vendors and artists will be on site with items for sale plus the silent auction returns this year with exciting items up for bid. Hospice is a care-giving organization that provides support and care for terminally ill patients by enabling them to spend their final days where they would feel most comfortable and secure.

Tickets are just $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 6-12 with under 6 free. Visit the link below or call 270-782-3402 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 - Feb. 18 History to Practice Graphic Design Exhibit, KY Museum, M-Sat 9am-4pm, 745-2592, wku.edu/museum

Ongoing - Feb. 22 Arturo Rodriquez Transformations and Journeys, WKU Ivan Wilson FAC Main Gallery, Visual Anthropology: Life in Dhrangadrha, FAC 2D Corridor Gallery, 745-3944, wku.edu/art

Ongoing - 23 Black History Month Activities, Parker Bennett Community Center, Thursdays 4-5pm, free, 393-3310

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

7 Black Classics Film Series: Scarred Justice, WKU Downing University Center 340, 7pm, 745-2715, wku.edu

9 Cabin Fever Author Series, The ABA Kentucky Colonel: The Real Story of a Team Left Behind, Gary West, Warren Co. Public Library Main Branch, 6pm, 781-4882, warrenpl.org

9 WKU Creative Writing Series, featuring Poet/ essayist Sarah Gorham, Cherry Hall, Rm 125, 7pm, free and open to the public, 745-5721, sarahgorham.net

9 WKU Kentucky Live Speaker Series, "Georgia Powers: A Grassroots Civil Rights Leader in Kentucky," Barnes & Noble, 7pm, free and open to the public, 745-6121, wku.edu/library

9-12 Our Town, Public Theatre of Kentucky, The Phoenix Theatre, Th 7pm, Fri-Sat 8pm, Sun 3pm, 781-6233, ptkbg.org

10-12 The Dance Project, WKU Theatre & Dance, Gordon Wilson Lab Theatre, Fri.-Sat. 8pm, Sun. 3pm, $6, 745-5845, wku.edu/theatre-and-dance

10-12 Cabaret Fundraiser for Capitol Arts Youth Theatre, Capitol Arts Center, 7pm, 782-2787, capitolarts

10-12 Macy's Used Book Sale, Historic L&N Depot, Fri. 7am-7pm, Sat. 8am-5pm, Sun.1-5pm, 745-4502, warrenpl.org

10-12 Honeymooner's Weekend, Barren River Lake State Resort Park, 800-325-0057, parks.ky.gov

11 Powder Puff Mechanics, National Corvette Museum, seminars on basic car care geared towards young women, 10am-2pm, 467-8852

11 "Harmony of the HeART" Symphony Soiree, Old Stone, annual fundraiser, 745-5222, thesymphonyatwku.org

11 Special Olympics Kentucky Region I Basketball Tournament, Kummer/ Little Recreation Center, 393-3484

11 Cupids Chase 5k Race (run or walk), Bowling Green High School, $35, registration 8 am, race 10 am, benefiting Community Options helping people with disabilities, comop.org/cupidschase or 780-9330

11 Jackie Fox Band Valentine's Dance, BG Moose Lodge, 7pm, $10, smoke-free, 792-9140

12 The Pursuit of Happiness, WKU Rehearsal Hall, Rm 111, 3pm, Faculty recital with Nancy Cron and Beth Hope, 745-3751, wku.edu/music

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

February 13 The Sounds of Music, Orchestra Kentucky VIP Series, WKU Van Meter Hall

February 14 Romance on the Rails, Historic Railpark and Train Museum

February 14 Valentine's Day Tea, Riverview at Hobson Grove

February 16 The Yankees are Coming, and They Have Coffee!, Civil War Sesquicentennial Event, Historic Railpark and Train Museum

February 17 SpellABration 2012!, Sloan Convention Center

February 18 WKU Coach Willie Taggart Dinner & Roast, National Corvette Museum

February 18 11th Annual Train Show & Sale, Historic Railpark and Train Museum

February 18 KAPOS Cheerleading State Championships, WKU E.A. Diddle Arena

February 18 Kidz on Stage Show, Capitol Arts Center

February 21 Black History Month Keynote Address: Hill Harper, WKU Downing University Center Auditorium

February 23- Mar.4 The Little Princess, The Phoenix Theatre

February 23 & 25-26 Bowl for Kids' Sake, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Southern Lanes

February 24-26 Oklahoma!, WKU Theatre & Dance, Van Meter Auditorium

February 25 6th Infantry Musters In, Riverview at Hobson Grove

February 25- Mar. 31 US Bank Celebration of the Arts Exhibit, Kentucky Museum