Week of July 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.

Bowling Green has hosted an All-American Soap Box Derby race for many years, but this week, a new event for these young competitors is rolling into town. National Derby Rallies, Inc. selected the city to host its 2012 and 2013 National Championships and over 200 participants are arriving in town for a full week of races. Organized in 1977, NDR sanctioned races are held across the United States and Canada nearly every weekend from Easter to Thanksgiving with racers gaining points to qualify for the Nationals.

Qualifying races begin at 7 a.m. Tuesday- Thursday in AA Masters, Stock and Super Stock classes followed by Glass-Wrapped car races on Wendesday & Thursday. An adult race is scheduled for Thursday at 6 p.m. followed by races to the Top 12 Friday morning. Championships begin bright and early at 7 a.m. on Saturday morning.

Spectators are welcome, so come out and support this family-oriented event! Follow the link below for a full schedule of activities and more information.

Gearheads, racers and fans of the NHRA know the name Holley Performance Products. Now the folks at Holley are joining Crawl Off-Road Magazine in bringing an off-road truck event to Bowling Green this weekend. Taking place at the Wishbone Ranch OHV park, the 2nd CRAWL Reader's Ride in the South is sure to test the skills of these daredevil drivers! Open trail riding will take all weekend with the highlight of the weekend Saturday at 10 a.m. as the most extreme trucks, known as rock crawlers, participate in the Bounty Hill Climb.

Ian Johnson, host of Xtreme 4x4 TV on the Spike Network, will be there holding autograph sessions on Saturday and Sunday. Musical guests Andy and the Rockers will entertain Saturday evening and food vendors will be onsite all weekend. Tickets can be purchased at the gate for $25 for the weekend or $20 for a two day pass. Proceeds benefit The Center for Courageous Kids in Scottsville!

Follow the link below to learn more or call 270-843-2663.

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

Ongoing - Sept. 3 The Makings of a Master: Kentucky Folk Art Apprenticeships, SKyPAC, 11am- 6pm, theskypac.com

July 22- 28 Southern Kentucky Fair, Southern Kentucky Fairgrounds, admission $10/person, carnival, ag exhibits, crafts, livestock shows, horse show, demo derby, truck/tractor pull, mud slide, 842-7980, sokyfair.org/

July 23 Bowling Green Hot Rods vs. Clinton LumberKings, BG BallPark, 7:05pm, 901-2121, bghotrods.com

July 24 Beaver Tuesday Night Drags Fun Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, gates open at 6 pm, 781-7634, beechbend.com

July 24 Warren County Public Library Hosts William Paul Young, author of The Shack, Christ Episcopal Church Hall, 6 pm, 782-4882, warrenpl.org

July 25 Stuff the Bus Benefit, Tidballs, live music with proceeds benefiting school supply drive, 9 pm, 793-9955

July 25 United Way Day of Caring, community-wide volunteer project event, 843-3205, unitedwaydayofcaring.com

July 25-29 KY ASA Girls Fast Pitch 10 "A", 10 "B", 18 "B" Northern Nationals, Buchanon Park, bpettyasa@aol.com

July 26-28 KY Junior Livestock Expo, WKU Brown Ag Expo Center, 745-3976, wku.edu/expo

July 27 Concerts in the Park, Friday Nights Live Series, Featuring Peace of Mind/Culture of Creatures at Fountain Square Park & Fat Box at Circus Square Park, 6:30pm & 7:30pm, 782-0222, downtownbg.org

July 27 Stock Car Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, gates open 5pm, racing at 8pm, $10, 781-7634, beechbend.com

July 27-28 Ice Cream & A Moovie, Chaney's Dairy Barn, Cars 2, movies start at dusk, free, no outside drink or beverage, 843-5567, chaneysdairybarn.com

July 28-29 Vette City Big Birds, SKYMAC Stahl Field, $5 per carload for spectators, concessions on site, skymacrc.com

July 28-30 Bowling Green Hot Rods vs. West Michigan Whitecaps, BG BallPark, 901-2121, bghotrods.com

July 28 All Aboard Series: L&N in the Civil War, Dan Lee speaker, Historic Railpark and Train Museum, 8:30am, 745-7317, historicrailpark.com

July 28 KRU Vodka and 103.7 The Point Presents Comedians Bob Zany and Donnie Baker, The Warehouse at Mt. Victor, 8 pm, 904-6677, brownpapertickets.com/event/253385

July 28 O'Reilly Saturday Night Fun Racing plus Super Stock/Stock Combo, Beech Bend Raceway, gates open at 5pm, 781-7634, beechbend.com

July 29 NHRA Drag Racing plus Super Stock/Stock Combo, Beech Bend Raceway, gates open at 10am, 781-7634, beechbend.com

July 31 Kenny Loggins, SKyPAC

August 3 Concerts in the Park, Featuring Buelers Day at Fountain Square and Skip Bond & the Fugitives at Circus Square

August 3-5 11th Annual NMCA Hot Rod & Muscle Car Nationals, Beech Bend Raceway

August 4-Oct. 28 September 11, 2001 A Global Moment Exhibit, National Corvette Museum

August 4-5 CASA of South Central Kentucky Annual Tennis Tournament, Keriakes Park

August 10 Concerts in the Park, Friday Nights Live Series, Featuring Felonius Funk at Fountain Square Park & Andy and the Rockers at Circus Square Park

August 10-11 Duncan Hines Festival, Circus Square Park, Kentucky Museum

August 10-11 Ice Cream & A Moovie, Chaney's Dairy Barn

August 11 South Eastern Paintball Series Tournament, N-tense Sports

August 11 Second Saturdays Street Fair, Fountain Square Park

August 11 Kentucky Motorsports Hall of Fame 2012 Induction Ceremony, National Corvette Museum