Week of April 23-29

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.

This weekend kicks off the Corvette event season here in Vette City as the National Corvette Museum hosts the 2012 NCM Bash featuring new models, new tours and new activities. Not just for Corvette owners, this event serves as the perfect introduction to the Corvette family with seminars, demonstrations, 2013 Corvette Walk-Around, rides in the Museum's 1963 vintage racer Z06, Ladies' Oasis, poker runs, road tours, car shows and more!

Explore the region with trips to Nashville and the Grand Ole Opry, Park Mammoth Resort's Cave Valley Winery, Rough River State Park, Glendale and the Maker's Mark Distillery, and even local Civil War sites. Festivities wind down Saturday evening with the Bash Banquet at the Sloan Convention Center featuring BG Assembly Plant Manager Dave Tatman.

Visit the link below or call 800-53-VETTE for more information.

The Southern KY Performing Arts Center welcomes the legendary Leon Russell on Saturday, but if you're looking to experience another segment of performing arts this weekend, head up on the Hill for the WKU Department of Dance Evening of Dance. This concert features the WKU Dance Company performing an array of dance styles and top notch artistry with choreography by WKU dance faculty and guest artist Carlos dos Santos, Jr.

Mr. dos Santos, an internationally known dancer, choreographer and teacher, has performed as a principal dancer with major Brazilian and U.S. dance companies, including the Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble, Complexions, and DanceBrazil. You don't want to miss this exhilarating evening of dance to close the Mainstage season. Tickets are just $10 per person.

Visit the link below or call 270-745-5222 for more information.

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 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

Ongoing - May 12 Spring Graduating Seniors Exhibition, WKU Ivan Wilson FAC 2D Corridor Gallery & Main Gallery, wku.edu/art

21-29 National Park Week, Mammoth Cave National Park, free Mammoth Passage & Discovery Tours, special activities all week including Jr. Ranger Day 4/28, 758-2192, nps.gov/maca

23 Community Education Summer Activities Fair, BG High School Arena, 5:30pm, Pre-school-12th grade, 842-4281

22-24 Bowling Green Hot Rods vs. Quad Cities River Bandits, BG BallPark, 901-2121, bghotrods.com

23- July 27 Callaway Corvettes & 50th Anniversary of Z06 Exhibit, National Corvette Museum, 781-7973, corvettemuseum.org

24 WKU Baseball vs. Lipscomb, Nick Denes Field, Tues 6pm, 1-800-5-BIG RED, wkusports.com

24 WKU Steelband Concert, WKU Music Hall: Instrumental Hall, 7:30pm, 745-3751, wku.edu/music

24, 26, 29 Planetarium Show: Interpreting the Narrative of our Ancient Earth, WKU Hardin Planetarium, 7pm Tu & Th, 2pm Sun, 745-4044, wku.edu/physics

25 WKU Baseball vs. Austin Peay, Nick Denes Field, Wed 6pm, 1-800-5-BIG RED, wkusports.com

26 Author Georgette Jones, daughter of Tammy Wynette & George Jones, Christ Episcopal Church, 6pm, 781-4882, warrenpl.org

26 Wizard of Oz Musical, performed by Lost River Elementary, SKyPAC, 6pm, free event, 904-1880, theskypac.com

26 Chocolate Blues & Business Networking Festival, Knicely Conference Center, 11am-5pm, 615-812-9158, bizfestival.com

26-May 6 Herb Festival, Wild Bird and Nature Store, 9am-6pm, variety of special programs daily, 746-0203

26-May 13 Becky's New Car, Public Theatre of Kentucky, Phoenix Theatre, Th 7pm, Fri-Sat 8pm, Sun 3pm, 781-6233, ptkbg.org

27 Concert Band with Wind Ensemble, WKU Van Meter Hall, 7:30pm, VPAL performance, 745-3751, wku.edu/music

27 Arbor Day 2012, Basil Griffin Park, 9am, drinks provided, bring a lunch, 843-6665

27 DOE Clean Cities/ National Park Partnership Celebration, Mammoth Cave Visitor Center, 10:15-10:45am, nps.gov/maca

27-28 Jacksonian Days 2012, Scottsville Public Square, shopping, food vendors, kids activities, music, cruise-in, quilt show and more, 237-4782, scottsvilleky.info

27-29 AMRA Harley Spring Rally & Drags, Beech Bend Raceway, 781-7634, beechbend.com

27-29 WKU Baseball vs. ULM, Nick Denes Field, Fri 6pm, Sat 3pm, Sun 1pm, 1-800-5-BIG RED, wkusports.com

27-29 ASA Northern National Girls Fast Pitch Qualifier, 10-12 U, Buchanon Park, bpettyasa@aol.com

27-29 Campers Appreciation Weekend- Nature Fest, Barren River Lake State Resort Park, activities for all ages, 800-325-0057, parks.ky.gov

27-29 Hill Toppers Hoopfest, Blue Chip College Tour Tournament, girls & boys 2nd-11th grades, Kummer Little, bluechipallstars.com

28 March for Babies, fundraiser for March of Dimes, Phil Moore Park, 9am, 746-5411, marchforbabies.org

28 Bicycle Ride to benefit New Beginnings Therapeutic Riding, begins at Chaney's Dairy Barn 8am, 792-5300, nbtr-bg.org

28 Leon Russell, Legends Series, Southern KY Performing Arts Center, 7:30pm, 904-1880, theskypac.com

28 IMTA Music Rally, WKU Music Hall: Choral Hall & Instrumental Hall, 7am, 745-3751, wku.edu/music

28 Big Dawg Goat Sale, WKU LD Brown Ag Expo Center, 745-3976, wku.edu/expo

28 Spring Antique and Garden Market, South Union Shaker Village, 800-811-8379, shakermuseum.com

28 Girls' Day Out, Sloan Convention Center, vendor booths, door prizes, samples, shopping, 10am-4pm, 791-4873

28 The River of Stars Astronomy Program, Barren River Lake State Resort Park, 11am observation, 6:30pm lecture, 8pm night observation, 1-800-325-0057, parks.ky.gov

29 Pre-College Studio Recital, WKU FAC 3rd Floor, Studio 318, 3pm, 745-3751, wku.edu/music

29 Choral Concert, WKU Van Meter Hall, 4 pm, VPAL performance, 745-3751, wku.edu/music

May 1 The Symphony's Concerto Concert, WKU Van Meter Hall

May 4 The Before Broadway Series Presents: Ordinary High, WKU Gordon Wilson Lab Theatre

May 4 Golden Dragons Acrobats, Family Fun Series, Southern KY Performing Arts Center

May 4-6 An Arthurian Tale, Capitol Arts Center

May 4-6 KY International Barrel Racing Association Show, WKU Ag Expo Center

May 5 Beech Bend Amusement Park Opening Day

May 5 18th Annual Mini Corvette Challenge, National Corvette Museum

May 5-6 NMA 2012 Kentuckiana Regional Qualifier, Ballance Moto X

May 11-12 WKU Commencement Weekend, E.A. Diddle Arena

May 12 Second Saturdays Street Fair, Fountain Square Park

May 12 Olde Stone Run for PRIDE, The Club at Olde Stone

May 12 National Train Day, activities at Historic Railpark and Train Museum

May 13 CATS, Broadway Series, Southern KY Performing Arts Center