Week of April 9-15

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.

Corvette owners have another couple of weeks before rolling to Bowling Green for event season, but Vette City welcomes another car group to town for ChallengerFest 3 this weekend! Presented by ModernMoparForum and touted as THE Challenger event of the year, these auto buffs will be cruising around the area Friday afternoon before returning for a car show at the Hilton Garden Inn from 7 to 9 p.m.

Then the track at Beech Bend Raceway will be nothing but Challengers on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Race classes include Index, 6 Speed Shootout, Unlimited, and Fastest Female Racer. Spectators are welcome and admission is just $5, kids 12 & under are free. Call 270-781-7634 or visit the link below for more information.

Photo courtesy Indie Images.

Head to the heart of town on Saturday for the family-friendly, outdoor community celebration known as Second Saturdays Street Fair. Kicking things off for the year this weekend, the free event offers tons of local entertainment and shopping options that will keep your money right here in our community. Visit vendor booths featuring Kentucky craftspeople, jewelry, artists, stained glass, and more, or stop by Sunny Point Gardens produce stand on Main Street.

Entertain the kids with the Fountain Square Choo Choo, inflatables, and horse carriage rides from Rockin' B. Sharpen your skills with The WKU Chess Club then dance away to the sounds of Jas Patrick Band (bands play at noon and 2:30 p.m.) And certainly check out the Fountain Square sidewalk sales, extended hours, and specials throughout the day. Call 270-843-6103 or visit their Facebook page at the link below 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. (Sam Bush Photo by David Clister)

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

Ongoing - April 18 Erin Carlyle & Leslie Nichols Exhibit, Capitol Arts Center Houchens Gallery, M-F 9am-5pm, 782-2787

Ongoing - April 30 "A House Divided: Civil War Money" Exhibit, Historic Railpark & Train Museum, 745-7317, historicrailpark.com

Ongoing - April 30 Discovering the Me I Want to be Exhibit, SKyPAC Children's Gallery, M-F 11am-6pm, 904-5000, theskypac.com

Ongoing - May 8 Paintings by Myra Dwyer, Capitol Arts Center Mezzanine Gallery, M-F 9am-5pm, 782-2787, capitolarts.com

9 Cultural Enhancement Series, Ntozake Shange, WKU Van Meter Hall, 7:30 pm, 745-5204, wku.edu/culturalenhancement

9-12 Spring Camp, Historic Railpark and Train Museum, 9am- 12pm daily, ages 9-12, 745-7317, historicrailpark.com

9-13 Spring Break Art Camp, Kentucky Library & Museum, 8am-12pm daily, 745-2594, wku.edu/library

10 WKU Percussion Ensemble Concert, WKU Music Hall: Instrumental Hall, 7:30pm, 745-3751, wku.edu/music

10 Blues Brothers Review, Octane Series, Southern KY Performing Arts Center, 7:30pm, 904-1880, theskypac.com

10, 12 Spring Break Farm Tours, Chaney's Dairy Barn, 1pm, families & individuals, $7 per person includes scoop of ice cream, reservations requested, 843-5567, chaneysdairybarn.com

10, 12, 15 Planetarium Show: Interpreting the Narrative of our Ancient Earth, WKU Hardin Planetarium, 7pm Tu & Th, 2pm Sun, 745-4044, wku.edu/physics

11 YERT - Your Environmental Road Trip, WKU MMTH Auditorium, screening/ Q&A with film-makers, 7pm, free, wku.edu/sustainability, 745-2508

11 WKU Guitar Ensemble, WKU Music Hall: Choral Hall, 7:30pm, 745-3751, wku.edu/music

12 WKU Far Away Places Series, "Big Game Parks of South Africa," Dr. Michael Trapasso, Barnes & Noble, 7pm, 745-6121, wku.edu/library

12-17 Stop Kiss, WKU Theatre & Dance, WKU Gordon Wilson Lab Theatre, Thurs-Sat, Mon & Tues at 8 pm, Sun at 3 pm, 745-5845, wku.edu/theatre-and-dance

13-14 2nd Annual Hats, Horses, & The Derby, Barbara Stewart Interiors, fundraiser for Rainhill Equine Facility Rescue and Sanctuary, door prizes, Derby hats, Kentucky crafted accessories, silent auction, 777-3164

13-15 ASA Girls Fast Pitch Softball Tournament, Buchanon Park, bpettyasa@aol.com

13-15 Total Fitness 5th Annual Spread and Flex, Ephram White Park

14 "I Remember Her" 5K Run/Walk, Kereiakes Park, 8:30am, 678-314-7313, irememberher5k@gmail.com, onestoprace.com

14 Southern KY Farmers Market Opening Day, 5th & High St., 7am- noon, skyfarmersmarket.com

14 WKU Jazz Band Concert, Van Meter Auditorium, gust vocalist Liza Kelly, 7:30pm, VPAL performance, 745-3751, wku.edu/music

14 Music in the Studio, Austin Webb and the Good Company, Southern KY Performing Arts Center, 9pm, 18 & up, 904-1880, theskypac.com

14 Vette City Roller Derby, The Skate Box, BG Hot Broads vs. Scenic City Roller Derby 5pm, Vette City Vixens vs. Nashville Roller Girls Brawl Stars 6:30pm, vettecityrollerderby.org

14 Test & Tune Drag Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 781-7634, beechbend.com

14-15 WKU Softball vs. FIU, Double-header, 5pm and 7pm, WKU Softball Field, 1-800-5-BIG RED, wkusports.com

14-15 Southern KY Ranch Horse Association, WKU Brown Ag Expo Center, 745-3976, wku.edu/expo

14-15 Big Kickoff Event, Lost River Cave, Discovery Cave Crawl Tour, $25 per child, Nature's Trading Post, 393-0077, lostrivercave.com

14-15 WKU Softball vs. FIU, WKU Softball Field, 1 & 3pm Sat, 12pm Sun, 800-5-BIG RED, wkusports.com

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

15 Two Girls and A Guy, Choral Hall, 3 pm, Faculty recital, 745-3751, wku.edu/music

April 16 Camelot, Orchestra Kentucky VIP Series, SKyPAC

April 18 Young Frankenstein, Broadway Series, SKyPAC

April 19 Great Gatsby Gala and Murder Mystery, Historic Railpark and Train Museum

April 19 WKU Kentucky Live Speaker Series, Travel Writer Gary West, Barnes & Noble

April 20 WKU Earth Day Festival, DUC Centennial Mall

April 20-21 SOKY Book Fest, Knicely Conference Center

April 20-21 South Union Seminar, South Union Shaker Village

April 21 Mike Super Magic & Illusion, Family Fun Series, SKyPAC

April 21 Derby Garden Festival, Riverview at Hobson Grove

April 21-22 Earth Day Weekend Race, Ballance Moto X

April 26-28 NCM Bash, National Corvette Museum

April 26-30 An Evening of Dance, WKU Russell H. Miller Theatre

April 26-May 6 Herb Festival, Wild Bird and Nature Store

April 26-May 13 Becky's New Car, Public Theatre of Kentucky, Phoenix Theatre

April 27-29 AMRA Harley Spring Rally & Drags, Beech Bend Raceway

April 28 Leon Russell, Legends Series, Southern KY Performing Arts Center

April 28 Spring Antique and Garden Market, South Union Shaker Village

Look for next week's What's Happening on Tuesday, April 17 rather than Monday! Happy spring!