Week of March 5-11

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 best girls' high school basketball teams from across the state are rolling into Bowling Green for the 12th consecutive year this week, marking the 51st Anniversary of the Tournament! Wednesday kicks off the 2012 Houchens Industries/ KHSAA Girls' Sweet 16 State Basketball Tournament with four days of championship action.

For a look at the full tournament bracket, click here, then keep up with the latest scores and updates on KHSAA's website at the link below!

Tickets are available at the door and are only $16 for lower level and $11 for upper level per session. Visit this link for parking information and map. Call the WKU ticket office at 270-745-5222 for more information.

Join us Wednesday morning at 11:30 am at Diddle Arena as we kick things off by officially 'proclaiming' March 2012 as Houchens Industries/ KHSAA Girls' Sweet 16 Month in BGWC! Reply to this email for information on parking and gates.

After years of planning, construction and anticipation, the Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center will enact its mission of opening hearts and minds to the arts when it opens its doors this Saturday evening! Don't miss the historic event as An Evening with LeAnn Rimes joined by Orchestra Kentucky sets the inaugural season in motion. SKyPAC is rolling out the red carpet for all guests as doors open at 6 pm followed by a Patriotic set from Orchestra KY then the performance from Grammy-winning LeAnn Rimes.

But that's not the end of SKyPAC's Opening festivities! Orchestra KY, SKyPAC's resident orchestra, returns Monday for a performance of "From Russia with Love" featuring the Cirque de la Symphonie. Then on Friday, March 16, they welcome the 101st Airborne Division Band followed by a double feature on Saturday with Orchestra KY's "Rated K for Kids" performance and "Music in the Studio" featuring Canago that night. A Free Community Day follows on Sunday, March 17, from 1 to 5 pm.

Call 270-904-1880 or visit the link below for more information about these events.

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

Ongoing - Mar. 25 BGWC Youth Exhibition, Capitol Arts Center Galleries, M-F 9am-5pm, 782-2787, capitolarts.com

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 - Apr. 10 Jennifer Anderson Engram Exhibit, WKU Ivan Wilson FAC 2D Corridor Gallery, wku.edu/art

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

5 Special Olympics Benefit, Denny's of Bowling Green, 20% of sales donated, 2-10pm, 782-9827

5- April 30 "A House Divided: Civil War Money" Exhibit, Historic Railpark & Train Museum, on loan from National Money Museum, 745-7317, historicrailpark.com

6-7 The Leader in Me Symposium, Knicely Conference Center, 7am- 4pm, 615-483-4327, theleaderinme.org/symposium

7 WKU Baseball vs. Evansville, Nick Denes Field, 6pm, 1-800-5-BIG RED, wkusports.com

7 Dine-In to Help Out, Anna's Greek Restaurant, 10% of sales benefiting Hope Harbor, 4- 10pm, 846-2662, bggreek.com

8 3rd Annual Chili Cook-Off, First Christian Church, fundraiser for Community Action's Foster Grandparent Program, 11am- 1:30pm, $5 in advance, $7 at door, 782-3162, casoky.org

9 WKU Baseball vs. Western Illinois, Nick Denes Field, Fri 6pm, Sat 3pm, Sun 1pm, 1-800-5-BIG RED, wkusports.com

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

10 17th Annual BRIMS Regional Bridge Building Championships, Stupp Bridge Company, 9am, 792-0142, brimsbg.org

11 NHRA Drag Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, gates open at 10am, 781-7634, beechbend.com

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 Free Community Day, SKyPAC

March 19 Cultural Enhancement Series: Jerry Greenfield of Ben & Jerry's, WKU Van Meter Hall

March 19 Damn Yankees, Broadway Series, SKyPAC

March 19-20 [title of show] & Hard Candy, WKU Gordon Wilson Lab Theatre

March 20 "Kentucky's Abraham Lincoln" History Mobile, Historic Railpark & Train Museum

March 21-24 Duck-Duck-Goose Consignment Sale, Potter Children's Home Gymnasium

March 22 Taste of Bowling Green, benefitting The Dream Factory, Sloan Convention Center

March 23 The Hundred Dresses, Art Education Task Force, WKU Van Meter Auditorium

March 24 Spring Awakenings, 2nd Stage Production, Capitol Arts Center

March 24 WWE SmackDown: Road to WrestleMania 28, WKU E.A. Diddle Arena