Week of October 1-7

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 will be the center of the Commonwealth's high school golf activity this week as boys' and girls' individual and team champions will be crowned. For the 7th consecutive year, the Bowling Green Country Club will play host to the Leachman Buick-GMC-Cadillac/KHSAA State Golf Championships.

Participants consist of the top two teams plus the top four individuals not on a qualifying team from each of the girls' eleven regions, and the top two teams plus the top three individuals not on a qualifying team from each of the boys' twelve regions.

Following a practice round on Monday, the girls' tournament takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday. The boys' practice round occurs on Thursday, followed by a 36-hole tournament on Friday and Saturday. For more information, visit the link below. Fans also can follow live scoring from each tournament at www.khsaa.org/golf/2012.

As the final stanza to the 2012 NMRA points-earning race season, the 14th Annual NMRA All-Ford World Finals commence in Bowling Green this weekend. This event wraps up the points battles in all of the NMRA's racing classes, and brings the most awesome All-Ford and Mustang action to the quarter-mile dragstrip at Beech Bend Park - the site of many incredible feats in the Mustang world. The first World Ford Challenge was held here in Bowling Green!

You'll witness the best in Ford street legal racing action all weekend, or bring your Ford muscle car, hot rod, truck, or specialty vehicle for a chance to win one of over 50 awards each day in the Car Show. A Manufacturer's Midway and Swap Meet, Jet Car Shooting, Burnout Contests, King of the Street Competition and more round out the motor action. Three-day or single day spectator tickets are available with kids 12 and under free. Call 270-781-7634 or visit the link below for more details.

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

All phone numbers are area code 270 unless otherwise noted.

Ongoing - Oct. 14 Fall Break Bash, Lost River Cave, open 10am-4pm, 393-0077, lostrivercave.com

Ongoing - Oct. 16 "The Presidential Image" Exhibit, WKU Mass Media & Technology Hall, 70 years of the best in White House photography, opening reception & lecture 9/27 at 5:30pm, 745-2067, wku.edu/journalism

Ongoing - Oct. 20 WKU Alumni Exhibition, SKyPAC Main Gallery, featuring George Vitorovich, Faye McClellan, Heath Seymour and Todd McCutcheon, Regular gallery hours: 11am-6pm Mon-F, 904-1880, theskypac.com

Ongoing - Oct. 21 Chaney's Corn Maze, Chaney's Dairy Barn, open daily, 843-5567, chaneysdairybarn.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

Oct. 1-2 Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Russell H. Miller Theatre, FAC 8pm, adults $15/Students $12, 745-5845, wku.edu/theatre-and-dance

1-5 Fall Break Art Camp, Kentucky Museum, grades 1-5, 8am-12pm daily, $120, 745-2594, wku.edu/museum

1-31 World Premier John Carpenter Movie Premier Poster Art Exhibit, Artistic Soul Studio, Gallery hours: Thur. & Fri. 1-5pm; Saturday 12-4pm, 991-0614, artisticsoulstudio.com

1-31 Invasion of the Scarecrows, downtown square in Scottsville, Ky., 239-5000, heartofscottsville.org

2 Taste of Home Cooking School, Knicely Conference Center, doors open at 4:30pm, show time: 6pm-9pm, tickets: $11 each cash or check only, 843-0107, tasteofhome.com

2, 4, 7 'Finding Your Way Around the Autumn Sky', WKU Hardin Planetarium, 7pm Tues & Th, 2pm Sun, free admission, no late entrance, 745-4044

2 "The Hiding Place", Author David Bell, Warren County Main Public Library, 6pm, 781-4882, warrenpl.org

3 American Heart Association Benefit, Chuy's Restaurant, 10% of all sales donated, 11am-10pm, 846-5061

4-6 R8C/ Xperience Reunion, National Corvette Museum, 800-53-VETTE, corvettemuseum.org

4-6 Slaughter Hill Penitentiary hosted by Cancer Cops, 707 E. Main Ave, Th 7-9pm, Fri-Sat 7-11pm, $10, 535-1088

5 Tea Leaf Readings, Tea Squares, 2pm, $5 for one question, $10 for short explanation or $15 for a full reading, 904-3889, teasquares.com

5-7 Friends of the Library Used Book Sale, Historic Railpark and Train Museum, $1 admission with book purchase, 745-7317, historicrailpark.com

5-7 Skeleton's Lair Scream Park, Cemetery Road to 48 Locketts Dream, opens at dusk, 622-8171, skeletonslair.com

6 South Central Kentucky Heart Walk & 5k Run presented by The Medical Center, Kereiakes Park, 8am-12pm, live bands, silent auction, breakfast, Kids Zone, Dog Zone, & more, 846-5061, heartwalk.kintera.org/bowlinggreenky

6 2nd Annual Rob Talley Memorial Golf Scramble, Crosswinds Golf Course, 792-3112

6 Webb Fest 7, featuring Webb Wilder & Band, The Warehouse at Mt. Victor, 8pm, 904-6677, thewarehouseatmtvictor.com

6 Twilight Thunder Cruise, fundraiser for Kids on the Block, Harley-Davidson BG to downtown Circus Square Park, 5:30pm, 842-2259, kykob.org

6 Smiths Grove Community-Wide Yard Sale, I65 exit 38 to historic downtown Smiths Grove, 270-563-4014

6 50's and 60's Night Festival, downtown square in Scottsville, Ky., 4pm, 239-5000, heartofscottsville.org

6 2012 Walk in the Park, Mammoth Cave National Park, choose from 4-mile Hike & Bike Trail Trek, ¼-mile Roll and Stroll or the Big Woods Hike, $15 adults, $10 children under 12, proceeds benefit Friends of Mammoth Cave, 758-2152

6-7 Topper Fall Classic, College Fast Pitch Softball Tournament, WKU Softball Field

6-7 Pumpkin Festival, Jackson's Orchard, kids' activities, hayrides to pumpkin patch, concessions available, 8am- 6pm Sat 1pm- 6pm Sun 781-5303, jacksonsorchard.com

6-7 Pumpkin Pickin' Festival, Chaney's Dairy Barn, Sat 11am-5pm & Sunday 12pm-5pm, $1/ticket or $5/6 tickets, 843-5567 chaneysdairybarn.com

6-31 Scarecrow Trail, Lost River Cave, walk the trails to view displayed scarecrows, 393-0077, lostrivercave.com

Ongoing every October weekend:Jackson's Orchard Pumpkin Festivals, Skeleton's Lair Scream Park,Slaughter Hill Penitentiary

October 12 Bowling Green Gallery Hop, various studios & galleries around town

October 12-13 The Medical Center 10k Classic, race begins at Western Kentucky University

October 12-13 Pioneer Cemetery Lantern Tour, downtown cemetery across from SKyPAC

October 12-14 Tenn-Tuck Big Bucks & Little Bucks Race, Beech Bend Raceway

October 13 Vettes, Pets and Families, Annual Charity Car Show, BG Corvette Assembly Plant

October 13 The Mane Event- New Beginnings Horse Show, WKU Ag Expo Center

October 13 Pam Tillis & Lorrie Morgan: Grits & Glamour Tour, SKyPAC

October 14 WKU Choirs Fall Choral Concert, Van Meter Hall

October 15 Death on the Downbeat: An Orchestra Kentucky Whodunit, , SKyPAC

October 17-20 32nd Buick GS Nationals, Beech Bend Raceway

October 18 Cirque Mechanics' Birdhouse Factory, SKyPAC

October 18 WKU Homecoming Concert Headlined by Dierks Bentley, E.A. Diddle Arena

October 19-21 Bluegrass World Cup, SKYMAC Stahl Field

October 20 Get the Led Out "The American Led Zeppelin", SKyPAC