Week of February 27- March 4

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.

The Who, Pink Floyd, The Moody Blues... the 1960s saw an influx of English pop and rock legends into the United States, and Orchestra Kentucky brings us their hits this weekend in the newest Retro Series concert, British Invasion. Featured will be songs from Dusty Springfield, Lulu, Tom Jones, The Hollies, Petula Clark, The Who, The Animals, and more.

"Groups like Pink Floyd, The Moody Blues, and the Rolling Stones are great for us, because they used big orchestrations on the recordings," said Orchestra Kentucky Music Director Jeffrey Reed. The concert will be the orchestra's last at Van Meter Hall before moving to their new home at the Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center.

Tickets can be purchased by calling 270-846-2426 or visiting the link below.

Explore ideas that will help turn your home improvement, remodeling and design dreams into reality this weekend. The Builders Association of South Central KY presents Home Expo 2012 featuring products and services from builders and designers to landscapers and many more. With over 100 booths, you will walk away with tons of ideas. Returning this year is a scavenger hunt where guests can answer a series of questions about some of the exhibitors for a chance to win a KindleFire!

Admission is $8 per adult, or 2 for $15, and children are free when accompanied by an adult. Call 270-781- 3375 or follow the link below for more information.

Get there early on Saturday for Junior Achievement's Penguin Plunge and watch community members make a splash to benefit literacy programs for area students. The costume parade starts at 10:30 a.m. with the plunge beginning at 11.

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. 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. 10 4th Public Art Hanging of Photography, The Gallery at 916, M-F 11am-5pm, 843-5511

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

Ongoing - Mar. 31 US Bank Celebration of the Arts, Kentucky Museum, M-Sat 9am- 4pm, 745-2592, wku.edu/museum

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

Feb. 27 Awakening the Dreamer, WKU Institute for Citizenship and Social Responsibility, Garrett Conference Center 109, 5:30pm, multimedia symposium, 745-3218, wku.edu/icsr/programs/events.php

27-28 Am I Blue & Women and Wallace, WKU Theatre & Dance, Gordon Wilson Lab Theatre, Mon-Tues 8pm, 745-5845, wku.edu/theatre-and-dance

28 Black Classics Film Series: Race is the Place, WKU DUC 340, 7pm, 745-2715, wku.edu

28- Apr. 10 Jennifer Anderson Engram Exhibit, WKU Ivan Wilson FAC 2D Corridor Gallery, art exploring the vulnerable, delicate nature of life, wku.edu/art

March 1 WKU Concert Band and Wind Ensemble Concert, Van Meter Auditorium, 7:30 pm, $5, 745-3751, wku.edu/music

1 WKU Kentucky Live Speaker Series, The Buffalo Trace Distillery, Barnes & Noble, 7pm, free and open to the public, 745-6121, wku.edu/library

2 2nd Annual Organic Conference: Cultivating Organics in the Commonwealth, WKU Ag Expo Center, 8am- 4pm, keynote speaker Jerry Brunetti, 745-3976, oak-ky.org

2 Songwriter's Round Benefit Concert, Chaney's Dairy Barn, featuring Nashville & BG songwriters, recording artist Amber Hayes, 6-8pm, free, donations for Community Education accepted, 843-5567

2-4 WKU Baseball vs. Kent State, Nick Denes Field, Fri 3pm, Sat 2pm, Sun 1pm, 1-800-5-BIG RED, wkusports.com

2-4 Kiss Me, Kate, Bowling Green HS Spring Musical, Capitol Arts Center, Fri & Sat 7pm, Sun 3pm, $12/ $8, 782-2787

3 Penguin Plunge, Sloan Convention Center, 10am, fundraiser for Junior Achievement, 782-0280, jaforkids.org

3 Test & Tune Drag Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, Noon-5pm, 781-7634, beechbend.com

3 L&N Railroad Luncheon, South Union Shaker Village, reservations required, 800-811-8379, shakermuseum.com

3-4 Southern KY Team Penning Assn. , WKU Brown Ag Expo Center, 745-3976, wku.edu/expo

March 5- April 30 "A House Divided: Civil War Money" Exhibit, Historic Railpark & Train Museum

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

March 12 From Russia With Love, Orchestra Kentucky VIP Series, SKyPAC

March 15-18 I'll Be In The Locker, Zen and The Act of Empathy, PTK After Hours Production, Phoenix Theatre

March 16 East Meets West, The Symphony at WKU, Van Meter Auditorium

March 16 Tobymac 'Stories and Songs' Tour, Hillvue Heights Church

March 16 BG Gallery Hop, various studios & galleries around town

March 17 BG Hot Rods Fan Fest, Bowling Green Ballpark

March 17 Rated K for Kids, Orchestra Kentucky, SKyPAC

March 18 Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center Open House