Week of July 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.

It's no surprise that a progressive town like Bowling Green has artistic talent flowing through it. The community theatre troupe of Fountain Square Players is a shining example of that talent! To close out its 2011-2012 season, FSP presents "Suessical the Musical" this weekend at WKU Van Meter Hall. Based on the works of Dr. Seuss and one of the most performed shows in America, "Seussical" is a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza!

Tony winners Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty have lovingly brought to life all of our favorite Dr. Seuss characters, including Horton the Elephant, The Cat in the Hat, Gertrude McFuzz, lazy Mayzie, and a little boy with a big  imagination--Jojo. "Oh, the Thinks You Can Think" captures the show's spirit of imagination, as the colorful characters transport us from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus to the invisible world of the Whos.

Call 270-782-3119 or visit the link below for more information.

Bringing back the glory days of its underground nite club, Lost River Cave holds an annual fundraising party on the ballroom floor in the mouth of the cave. This year, its time to get down with some good 'ole Southern rock at the Lost River Southern Summer Music Festival. Croon your favorite tune with non-stop Southern Rock on two stages or kick back and cool off with a tall one on the Riverwalk.

The award-winning Lost River Pizza Co. will sell pizza, appetizers, beer and wine. The two stages will feature music from headliner Salvage Town, Black Cat Cadillac, Shady Jake and the Upsetters, Kenton Bryant and other local artists. Tickets are $20 per person or $35 per couple in advance, or $25 per person at the door. Free boat tours will be offered from 6pm- 9pm. All proceeds go directly to funding Lost River Cave's new Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom.

Call 270-393-0077 or visit the link below to learn more.

To view the complete calendar of upcoming events, visit our Events section here.

All phone numbers are area code 270 unless otherwise noted.

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

July 9-14 Missoula Children's Theatre Camp: Red Riding Hood, SKyPAC, ages 8-17, 904-5000, theskypac.com/education

July 9-22 Cram the Corvette School Supply Drive, National Corvette Museum, BOGO free admission with supply donation, 781-7973, corvettemuseum.com

July 10 Beaver Tuesday Night Drags Fun Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, gates 6 pm, 781-7634, beechbend.com

July 10 WCPL Hosts writer/actress Mary McDonough, Warren Co. Main Library, 6 pm, 781-4882, warrenpl.org

July 10-11 Bob Pitchford Aviation Summer Camp, BG/WC Regional Airport, ages 10-15, 842-1101, bgwcairport.org

July 11 Summer Workshop Series: Cultural Sensitivity Training / Working with Diverse Communities, WKU ALIVE Center, 9-11am, $10, 782-0082, wku.edu/alive

July 12-13 Jim Bohannon III Aviation Summer Camp, BG/WC Regional Airport, ages 10-15, 842-110, bgwcairport.org

July 13 Concerts in the Park, Friday Nights Live Series, Jenny Lu & Klassic Krew at Fountain Square; The Experiment at Circus Square Park, 6:30pm & 7:30pm, 782-0222, downtownbg.org

July 13-14 Ice Cream & A Moovie, Chaney's Dairy Barn, Kung Fu Panda 2, movies start at dusk, free, no outside drink or beverage, 843-5567, chaneysdairybarn.com

July 13-14 Rocky Mountain Horse Show, WKU Brown Ag Expo Center, 745-3976, wku.edu/expo

July 13-15 KY ASA All Ages Girls Fast Pitch State Softball Tournament, Buchanon Park, bpettyasa@aol.com

July 13-15 Total Fitness 5th Annual Late Summer Swing & Finish boys baseball tournament, Ephram White Park

July 13-15 TENN-TUCK Big Bucks & Little Bucks, Beech Bend Raceway, 781-7634, beechbend.com

July 14 Second Saturdays Street Fair, Fountain Square Park, 10am- 5pm, kids' activities, vendors, art, music, 782-0222, downtownbg.org

July 14 Southern Gospel Music At Its Best Concert Series, featuring Southern Sound Quartet, Southland Quartet and Mark Mudd, Capitol Arts Center, 7:30 pm, 782-2787, capitolarts.com

July 14 Sounds of Summer, Orchestra Kentucky Retro Series, SKyPAC, 8pm, 846-2426, orchestrakentucky.com

July 14 Red Riding Hood, SKyPAC, presented by Missoula Children's Theatre, 1pm, 3pm AND 5pm, $10 adults, $5 children, 904-5000, theskypac.com

July 15 Southern KY Team Penning Association, WKU Ag Expo Center, 745-3976, wku.edu/expo

July 19 Billy Joe Shaver Band, The Warehouse at Mt. Victor

July 19-21 National Corvette Homecoming, Sloan Convention Center

July 19-21 2012 Shooting Master Industry Event, Rockcastle Shooting Center

July 19-22 KY ASA Girls Fast Pitch 6-U & 8-U Softball Tournament, Buchanon Park

July 20 Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, The Warehouse at Mt. Victor

July 22-28 Southern Kentucky Fair, Southern Kentucky Fairgrounds

July 24 Warren County Public Library Hosts William Paul Young

July 27 Concerts in the Park, Friday Nights Live Series, Fountain Square & Circus Square Parks

July 27-29 Crawl Magazine Readers Ride South, Wishbone Ranch

July 27-28 Ice Cream & A Moovie, Chaney's Dairy Barn

July 28-29 Vette City Big Birds, SKYMAC Stahl Field

July 28 All Aboard Series: L&N in the Civil War, Dan Lee speaker, Historic Railpark and Train Museum

July 28 KRU Vodka and 103.7 The Point Presents Comedians Bob Zany and Donnie Baker, The Warehouse at Mt. Victor