Week of February 20-26

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.

WKU Department of Theatre and Dance opens their 2012 Mainstage Season this weekend with Oklahoma, one of the world's most popular musicals. Come be transported to the early days of Oklahoma's history as you watch WKU students kick up their heels and entertain with a story of young love. You're sure to leave the theatre humming such favorites as "Surrey with the Fringe on Top" and "People Will Say We're in Love."

Oklahoma is being directed by WKU Alum Jeremy Benton who was last seen on Broadway playing Billy Lawlor in the classic musical 42nd Street. Performances take place at Van Meter Hall on Friday and Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 3pm. Admission is $15 for adults and $12 for students. Call 1-800-5BIG-RED for advance tickets or purchase them at the door.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central Kentucky is certainly putting the 'fun' in this year's Bowl for Kids' Sake fundraiser with a "Totally Awesome 80s" theme! Bowlers will enjoy 80s decorations, music, a costume contest, and can even earn an 80s-themed t-shirt as a prize. New this year is a special Night Bowl on Thursday evening from 7 p.m. to midnight. The festivities continue on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and again on Sunday from 12:30 to 4 p.m. before the fun rolls to Glasgow on March 3.

This is the agency's largest fundraiser, providing a major portion of the budget and allowing them to serve over 350 children in Warren, Barren and Allen counties. You can still register your team of five at the link below or pop in as a spectator and donate on site. For more information about the organization and the event, follow the link below or call 270-781-1180.

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

Ongoing - Feb. 26 The Regional Scholastic Arts Exhibition, Capitol Arts Center, Houchens and Mezzanine Galleries, 782-2787

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

21 Cabin Fever Author Series, Greyhound to Vegas: The Odyssey of Hilda Reynolds Krause, Robert Dickey, Warren Co. Public Library Main Branch, 6pm, 781-4882, warrenpl.org

21 Black History Month Keynote Address: Hill Harper, WKU DUC Auditorium, 7pm, 745-2459

21 Black Classics Film Series: Trouble Behind, WKU Zacharias Hall, 10pm, 745-2715, wku.edu

22 WKU Women's Basketball vs. Arkansas State, E.A. Diddle Arena, 7:30 pm, 745-5222, wkusports.com

23- Mar.4 The Little Princess, PTK Sunburst Youth Theatre, Phoenix Theatre, Th- Sat 7pm, Sun 3pm, $10 adults, $8 students, seniors, children under 12, 781-6233, ptkbg.org

23 WKU Men's Basketball vs. Arkansas State, E.A. Diddle Arena, 7pm, 745-5222, wkusports.com

23 Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice, Dr. Dorothea Browder, WKU Cherry Hall 125, 6:30pm, 745-5725

24 Elizabeth Richardson Quilt Gallery Opening, Kentucky Museum, 2pm, 745-2592, wku.edu/museum

24- Mar. 31 US Bank Celebration of the Arts Opening Reception & Awards Ceremony, Kentucky Museum, 6:30pm, exhibit continues through March 31 M-Sat 9am- 4pm, 745-2592, wku.edu/museum

24-26 Warren Central Showstopping Showcase, WCHS, Fri. & Sat. 7pm, Sun. 2:30pm, free, 842-7302

24-26 WKU Baseball vs. So. Illinois, Nick Denes Field, Fri 3pm, Sat 2pm, Sun 1pm, 1-800-5-BIG RED, wkusports.com

25 6th Infantry Musters In, Riverview at Hobson Grove, reenactment drill, 1pm, Civil War speaker Nancy Baird, 2pm, free, 843-5565, bgky.org/riverview

25 "Snowball Special" Hilltopper Rescue Reunion, Historic Railpark and Train Museum, 2-9pm, tours, WKU Basketball game, dinner, reservations required, 745-7317, historicrailpark.com

25 WKU Men's Basketball vs. Middle Tennessee, E.A. Diddle Arena, 5pm, 745-5222, wkusports.com

25 All Aboard Series: Chapel Car, Historic Railpark and Train Museum, 8:30am, 745-7317, historicrailpark.com

26 WKU Women's Basketball vs. Middle Tennessee, E.A. Diddle, 2 pm, 745-5222, wkusports.com

26 Six Dollar Sundays, National Corvette Museum, Lost River Cave, Historic Railpark, Dinosaur World, Diamond Caverns, must mention promotion to receive special admission rate

February 27-28 Am I Blue & Women and Wallace, WKU Gordon Wilson Lab Theatre

March 2 2nd Annual Organic Conference: Cultivating Organics in the Commonwealth, WKU Ag Expo Center

March 2-3 The British Invasion, Orchestra Kentucky Retro Series, Van Meter Hall

March 2-4 Home Expo 2012, Sloan Convention Center

March 3 Penguin Plunge, Sloan Convention Center

March 3 Test & Tune Drag Racing, Beech Bend Raceway

March 6-7 The Leader in Me Symposium, Knicely Conference Center

March 7-10 Houchens Industries KHSAA Girls' Sweet 16 Basketball Tournament, WKU Diddle Arena

March 8 3rd Annual Chili Cook-Off, First Christian Church

March 10 SKyPAC Grand Opening featuring LeAnn Rimes and Orchestra Kentucky, Southern KY Performing Arts Center