Week of August 27- September 3

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.

While folks across the country head out this weekend to celebrate Labor Day and the end of summer, hundreds of Corvette enthusiasts will make the trek to Bowling Green for the National Corvette Museum's 18th Anniversary Celebration and Hall of Fame Induction. Annually celebrating the opening of the Museum, the event continues to be a popular member-focused event which unites friends, family and fans for a look back on the Museum's history and forward to the future.

Participants will enjoy three days of activities in and around the Museum including interesting and unique road tours, special video presentations, seminars, raffles, the annual open Membership meeting and more. Other events include Thursday evening's "Corvette Hall of Fame" Induction Ceremony, Friday's Ambassador Breakfast Luncheon & Evening Lifetime/VIP dinner, and Saturday's 10/15/20-year member recognition.

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

The first glimpse of changing colors on the trees, the first home football game, the Labor Day holiday, the beginning of apple harvest... must mean fall is on the way! Kick off the apple and fall season this weekend with the 2012 AppleFest at Jackson's Orchard. Enjoy the flavors we've all missed like Fresh Apple Cider, Cider Slushes, Fried Pies, and Caramel Apples! Apple varieties now available include Jonathan, Gala and Golden Delicious.

Free kid's activites include The Cider Slider, a 60- foot Children's Slide, The Goat Ranch petting area, and The Tire Maze. You can also get an early start on holiday shopping with tons of baking, soup, and dip mixes, dressings, honey, preserves, and more available in the barn. Visit the link below or call 270-781-5303 for more information.

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

All phone numbers are area code 270 unless otherwise noted.

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

Ongoing - Oct. 28 September 11, 2001: A Global Moment Exhibit, National Corvette Museum, 8am- 5pm, includes rare & important artifacts from the World Trade Center, 781-7973, corvettemuseum.org

27 Where's Waldo? Party, Warren Co. Public Library Main Branch, 4pm, for ages 5+, registration required, 781-4882 x.212, warrenpl.org

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

28 WKU Volleyball vs. Austin Peay, E.A. Diddle Arena, 7pm, 1-800-5-BIG RED, wkusports.com

30 Game Day & Card Party, Houchens Center, 9am-4pm, $15 includes snack, lunch, prizes, 842-6761

30- Sept.1 The Little Mermaid Jr., Art Education Task Force, WKU Van Meter Hall, 799-2185, aetf-inc.com

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

31- Sept. 1 Sept. 11 Special Guest Presentation, National Corvette Museum, FBI Special Agent Wesley Wong, 10am Fri, 9am Sat, free & open to public, 781-7973, corvettemuseum.org

31- Sept. 2 Purples Classic Soccer Tournament, Lovers Lane Soccer Complex, 782-5996

Sept. 1 LTX Shootout, Beech Bend Raceway, Gates open at 8 am, 781-7634, beechbend.com, ltxshootout.com

1 WKU Football V. Austin Peay, Houchens-Smith Stadium, LIVE UNITED 'White-Out' Night, first 4,000 fans receive free t-shirt, 6 pm, 800-5 BIG RED, wkusports.com

1 Southern Gospel Music At Its Best Concert Series, featuring The Greesons, Stillwater Quartet and Firm Foundation, Capitol Arts Center, 7:30 pm, 782-2787, capitolarts.com

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

1-3 Bowling Green Hot Rods vs. Fort Wayne TinCaps, BG BallPark, 901-2121, bghotrods.com

2 NHRA Drag Racing (last day for Indy points), Beech Bend Raceway, gates open at 10am, 781-7634, beechbend.com

September 6 Candlebox, SKyPAC

September 6 2012 Midwest League Playoffs, Game 2 featuring the BG Hot Rods, Bowling Green Ballpark

September 6-8 US Bank Balloons, Tunes & BBQ, BGWC Regional Airport

September 7-8 Ice Cream & A Moovie, Happy Feet 2, Chaney's Dairy Barn

September 7-9 Special Olympics Softball State Championships, Buchanon Park

September 7-9 Holley LS Fest, Beech Bend Raceway

September 7-9 48th Annual Antique Show & Sale, Knights of Columbus Hall

September 8 5th Annual Delafield Homecoming Festival, Sugar Maple Square

September 8 Second Saturdays Street Fair, Fountain Square Park

September 8 SOKY Kids Expo, Jackson's Orchard

September 13-16 Parade of Homes, presented by Builders Assn. of South Central Ky.

September 14 Festival of Sand, Kids on the Block fundraiser, grass lot behind Chamber of Commerce

September 14-16 Friends of the Library Used Book Sale, Historic Railpark and Train Museum

September 15 10th Annual Fall Festival, Potter Children's Home & Family Ministries

September 15 Symphony Day, Jackson's Orchard

September 15 Music in the Barn, South Union Shaker Village

The Bowling Green Area Convention & Visitors Bureau will be closed Monday, September 3, 2012 in observance of Labor Day. If you need information about Bowling Green, please visit our office on Three Springs Road for materials available on our front porch rack or see our information specialists at the National Corvette Museum's tourism kiosk.