Week of June 25- July 1

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.

Get more bang for your buck at Beech Bend Park these next two weeks as Kids Festival 2012 takes place featuring the Kent Family Magic Circus. Included with admission will be special kid-friendly entertainers, balloon artists, stilt walkers and more.

The very talented Kent Family Magic Circus will amaze you with magic and illusions, out-of-this-world juggling, stilt-walking, unicyling, bullwhipping, trapeze routines, dog tricks and so much more! And between all the amazing stunts, there's a lot of laughs. Every show is a little bit different, so catch them all! The Kent Family will be performing three shows daily in the Magnolia Pavillion next to the Haunted House.

For more information, call 270-781-7634 or visit the link below.

Congratulations to the Bowling Green Hot Rods for clinching their second consecutive playoff appearance! The Hot Rods will represent the Eastern Division as the First Half Wild Card team in the 2012 Midwest League Playoffs in September! The team will begin the home portion of their second half schedule when a six-game homestand kicks off this Thursday night.

The first series is against the Lansing Lugnuts with special promotions like Dairy Night, t-shirt giveaways and post-game fireworks Saturday night followed by a three-game series against the Dayton Dragons. Special promotions Sunday through Tuesday include Smucker's Uncrustables Fun Run, All-You-Can-Eat Tuesday and post-game fireworks BOTH Monday and Tuesday.

So much more than a baseball game, attendees will experience fan interactive games and contests, musical performers, post-game fireworks, and zany mascots are all part of the fun. The ballpark is be a place where families can spend quality time together and communities can connect. Visit the link below for more information or call 270-901-2121.

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 - June 28 Mixed Media, Photography and Ceramics Exhibit, featuring works by Shanna Paul, Cathy Waugh, and Meghan Muir, Houchens Gallery, Capitol Arts Center, 9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 782-2787, capitolarts.com

Ongoing - June 28 Paintings by Catherine Lehman Exhibit, Mezzanine Gallery, Capitol Arts Center, 9am- 5pm Mon-Fri, 782-2787, capitolarts.com

Ongoing - June 30 John S. Hockensmith: Spanish Mustangs Exhibit, SKyPAC Main Gallery, M-F 11am-6pm, 904-1880, theskypac.com

Ongoing - July 27 Callaway Corvettes & 50th Anniversary of Z06 Exhibit, National Corvette Museum, 781-7973, 8am-5pm daily, corvettemuseum.org

Ongoing - July 30 Camp Big Red, Western Kentucky University, One Week Sessions, ages 6-12, 7:30am - 4:30pm, $125, wku.edu/campbigred

June 25 Miss Glimmer Appreciation Day, Chaney's Dairy Barn, 10am- 9pm, free ice cream scoops, 843-5567, chaneysdairybarn.com

June 25-29 Guitar Camp, WKU FAC, 8:30-11:30am for ages 7-11, 1-4:30pm for ages 12-18, wku.edu/guitar

June 25-30 Missoula Children's Theatre Camp: Rumpelstiltskin, SKyPAC, ages 6-17, 904-5000, theskypac.com/education

June 26 Beaver Tuesday Night Drags Fun Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, gates open at 6 pm, 781-7634, beechbend.com

June 27 Concerts in the Park, Noon in June Series featuring Rhythm Recycled (rock & roll covers), Fountain Square Park, 12pm, 782-0222, downtownbg.org

June 28 Twilight Concert Series, Southern KY Concert Band, WKU Ivan Wilson FAC Amphitheater, 7pm, free, bring blankets or lawn chairs, 745-3751

June 29 Stock Car Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, gates open at 5pm, racing at 8pm, $10, 781-7634, beechbend.com

June 29 2012 Middle School Friday Night at SKY, Lovers Lane Soccer Complex, Boys and Girls entering into 6th - 8th grade in the Fall of 2012, $40 per player, 846-1010, sokysoccer.org/

June 29-30 ASA College Showcase Girls Fast Pitch Softball Tournament, Buchanon Park, bpettyasa@aol.com

June 29-30 Ice Cream & A Moovie, Chaney's Dairy Barn, Despicable Me, movies start at dusk, free, no outside drink or beverage, 843-5567, chaneysdairybarn.com

June 30 All Aboard Series: The Railroad Hour, speaker Nolan Porterfield, host of WKYU-FM "Old Scatchy Records," Historic Railpark and Train Museum, 8:30am, 745-7317, historicrailpark.com

June 30 Alex's Lemonade Stand, presented by BG Parent Magazine, BG Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, 10am- 2pm, 270-237-0840, bgparent.com

June 30 Rumpelstiltskin, SKyPAC, presented by Missoula Children's Theatre, 3pm AND 5pm, $10 adults, $5 children, 904-5000, theskypac.com

June 30 Mark Whitley Band, The Warehouse at Mt. Victor, 8pm, $15, $20 reserved table, 904-6677, thewarehouseatmtvictor.com

June 30 O'Reilly Saturday Night Fun Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, gates open at 5pm, 781-7634, beechbend.com

June 30- July 1 The Actor's School Grand Opening, SKyPAC, 2-day acting workshop, 10am-2pm Sat, 1-5pm Sun, 615-500-7661, actorsschoolusa.com

July 1 NHRA Drag Racing plus Jr. Dragster Challenge, Beech Bend Raceway, open at 10am, 781-7634, beechbend.com

July 3 2012 Citizens First Thunderfest Independence Day Celebration, National Corvette Museum Amphitheatre

July 4 Fourth of July Celebration, Barren River Lake State Park

July 6 Concerts in the Park, Friday Nights Live Series, Fountain Square & Circus Square Parks

July 6-7 ASA Girls Fast Pitch 6-U/8-U State Softball Tournament, Buchanon Park

July 9-22 Cram the Corvette Supply Drive, National Corvette Museum

July 10 WCPL Hosts writer/actress Mary McDonough, Main Library

July 13 Concerts in the Park, Friday Nights Live Series, Fountain Square & Circus Square Parks

July 13-14 Rocky Mountain Horse Show, WKU Brown Ag Expo Center

July 13-15 KY ASA All Ages Girls Fast Pitch State Softball Tournament, Buchanon Park

July 14 Red Riding Hood, SKyPAC, presented by Missoula Children's Theatre

July 14 Lost River Southern Summer Music Festival, Lost River Cave