Week of October 22- 28

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 time to get our spooky on, and no other haunted attraction in southern Kentucky does it quite like Skeleton's Lair Scream Park, celebrating "13 Years of Fear" in 2012. This outdoor Halloween attraction on Cemetery Road is a high energy, specialty themed event featuring a haunted hayride, haunted woods, 3D Zone, and the all-new Monster Paintball Adventure.

Ride through the Ravencraft Haunted Saw Mill then scream past creepy characters and scary scenes all throughout the Haunted Woods. Next enter the Skeletal Visions 3D Zone before you get even on the interactive ride that lets you shoot the monsters! General admission for the three main attractions is only $22, and the Monster Paintball Adventure is an additional $15. Call 270-622-8171 or visit the link below for more information.

Several times a year, Bowling Green is fortunate to welcome the best in Kentucky high school programs and this weekend marks another state championship. WKU's Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium will host the 2012 Kentucky Music Educators Association State Marching Band Championships on Saturday. The state finals begin at 6 p.m. with 20 bands competing - four finalists in five classifications.

Semi-final competitions will take place during the day at several area locations beginning at 10 a.m. The event is the culminating performance for more than 8,500 students from 122 high school bands from 84 of Kentucky's 120 counties. For information or to purchase tickets, contact KMEA at 859-626-5635 or visit the link below. Parking information also available.

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. 28 September 11, 2001: A Global Moment Exhibit, National Corvette Museum, 781-7973, corvettemuseum.org

Ongoing - Oct. 31 World Premier John Carpenter Movie Poster Art Exhibit, Artistic Soul Studio, 991-0614, artisticsoulstudio.com

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

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

22 Paws for a Cause, Montana Grille Restaurant, 100% of proceeds donated to BGWC Humane Society, 746-9746, montanagrille.com

24 Food Day, WKU Ag Expo Center, 9am-8pm, foodday.org/bowlinggreenky

25 Fiddler On the Roof, Broadway Series, SKyPAC, 7:30 pm, 904-1880, theskypac.com

25 Kentucky Live! Speaker Series, "Butler County (Images of America)", Nancy Richey & Roger Givens, 7pm, Butler County Library in Morgantown, Ky., free and open to the community, 745-6121, wku.edu/library

25- Nov. 4 Blood Money, PTK Mainstage Theater, Phoenix Theater, Thurs 7pm, Fri/Sat 8pm, Sun 3pm, 781-6233, ptkbg.org/

26 Jim Rutledge Master Distiller of Four Roses at Chuck's Liquor Outlets, Louisville Road location 2-4pm, Three Springs Road location 4:30-6:30pm, 781-5923

26-28 KY High School Rodeo, WKU Brown Ag Expo Center, 745-3976, wku.edu/expo

26-28 KY ASA Halloween Havoc Girls Fast Pitch Softball Tournament, Buchanon Park, bpettyasa@aol.com

27 All Aboard Series: Railroad Folklore/ Ghost Stories, Stephanie Baker speaker, Historic Railpark and Train Museum, 8:30am, 745-7317, historicrailpark.com

27 Jim Gill's Family Room Tour, Capitol Arts Center, 10:30am, free and open to the community, 781-4882, warrenpl.org

27 Museum Monster Mash, National Corvette Museum, 1-3pm, 781-7973, corvettemuseum.com

27 Wedding Party Reunion, Lost River Cave, 2-4pm, free admission, 393-0077, lostrivercave.com

27 Zombie Walk presented by the Kiwanis Club of Bowling Green, Hot Rods Stadium, registration 4 pm, walk begins 5 pm, facebook.com/bgzombiewalk

27 Monster Dash 5K Run/Walk, Keriakes Park, fundraiser for Joseph's Hope Foundation, registration 4:30pm, run/walk 7pm, trick or trail fun walk for kids, 535-2430, joeshope.org

27 Country Boy Demolition Derby, Lampkin Park, 3pm, modified & small cars, lawnmowers, 776-0181

27 Oktoberfest at Christ Episcopal Church, 5:30pm, German fare & music, benefiting nursery makeover, $15 per person/ $30 per family, 843-6563

27 Saturday Day Fun Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, gates open at Noon, 781-7634, beechbend.com

27-28 Pumpkin Festival, Jackson's Orchard, 8am- 6pm Saturday, 1pm- 6pm Sunday, 781-5303, jacksonsorchard.com/

27-28 Kick or Treat Classic, Lovers Lane Soccer Complex, sokysoccer.org

28 NHRA Drag Racing plus Super Stock/Stock Combo & Super Pro Bracket King of Track, Beech Bend Raceway, gates open at 10am, 781-7634, beechbend.com

October 30-31 Slaughter Hil Penitentiary, Hospital Hill at E. Main Ave.

October 31 Skeleton's Lair Scream Park, Cememtery Rd. to 48 Locketts Dream

October 31 Scare on the Square, Downtown Bowling Green

November 1-3 Holiday Hop, Downtown Bowling Green

November 1-4 Blood Money, The Phoenix Theatre

November 3 Shower the People: The Music of James Taylor, Orchestra Kentucky Retro Series, SKyPAC

November 3 A Shaker Breakfast, Shaker Tavern at South Union Shaker Village

November 3-4 The World's Greatest Studio Tour, various locations

November 4 BG 26.2 Half Marathon Race, begins at Bowling Green Ballpark

November 8 Holiday Charity Bash presents Ronnie Dunn, "Let the Cowboy Rock Tour, SKyPAC

November 8 Lysa TerKeurst, CEC Parish Hall next door to the Warren County Main Library

November 8-10 Vets 'n Vettes, National Corvette Museum

November 8-11 Malinois Nationals Dog Competition, Ephram White Park

November 10 Veteran's Day Parade, begins 6th and College St.

November 10 Shrek The Musical, Southern KY Performing Arts Center