Week of December 3 - December 9

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.

Tell the kids that St. Nicholas is making a few extra appearances in Bowling Green this week! Bring the whole family to Chaney's Dairy Barn this Saturday for Breakfast with Santa--sit down to a hearty breakfast of eggs, sausage, bacon, biscuits and fruit with the jolly old elf himself! Breakfast times are 8-9:30 a.m. and 10-11:30 a.m. Plus, Farmer Carl will be leading a storytime of the classic 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. Advance tickets are required--$10.95 for adults, $6.95 for children ages 3-10, and children 2 and under are free. Additional breakfasts will be held December 15 and 22. For more information, call 270-843-5567 or visit chaneysdairybarn.com.

Where else can you find Santa in Bowling Green this week? Drop by the National Corvette Museum for Sleigh Rides with Santa on Sunday! Ride around the museum grounds with St. Nick and enjoy some holiday treats and craft activities along the way. A limited number of tickets remain, so hurry and purchase your advance tickets now! Sleigh rides run from 1-3 p.m. and tickets are $10 for riders and $5 for non-riders. Call 270-781-7973 or visit corvettemuseum.org for details.

There is a great lineup of holiday performances over the next week in Bowling Green guaranteed to get you in the holiday spirit! Catch the classic Little Women performed by the SKyPAC Youth Theatre at the Capitol Arts Center Thursday through Saturday nights at 7:30 p.m. or on Sunday afternoon at 3:00. Call 270-904-1880 for more! From Thursday to Sunday, you can catch The Best Christmas Pageant Ever from Public Theatre of Kentucky at the Phoenix Theatre. Visit www.ptkbg.org for showtime details.

Friday night is The Symphony at WKU's 7:30 pm performance of Holiday Pops at Van Meter Hall. Reserve your seats by calling 270-745-7681. Don't miss the Nutcracker for Kids on Saturday at 2:00 p.m., also presented by The Symphony at WKU at Van Meter Hall. Call 270-745-7681 for details.

A couple of area churches are presenting live nativities this weekend as well!

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

All phone numbers are area code 270 unless otherwise noted.

Ongoing - Dec. 13 Henderson: A Week in the Life of a Kentucky County Exhibit, WKU Mass Media & Technology Hall Gallery, M-F 9am- 5pm, 745-4144

Ongoing - Dec. 22 Trees of Christmas "Let's Enjoy an International Christmas", Eloise B. Houchens Center, 9am-3pm, 842-6761

Ongoing - Dec. 22 ArtWorks All Kentucky Juried Exhibition, Thoroughbred Sq. behind Rafferty's, artworksinc.org

Ongoing - Dec. 31 Creating a Barn Quilt: Drakes Creek Middle School Exhibit, SKyPAC Children's Gallery, 904-5000, theskypac.com

Ongoing - Dec. 31 Ed Nash: Terrains Exhibit, SKyPAC Main Gallery, 904-5000, theskypac.com

Ongoing - Dec. 31 Country Music Stars and Cars Exhibit, National Corvette Museum, 8am- 5pm, 781-7973, corvettemuseum.org

Ongoing - Dec. 31 VSA Kentucky Family of Artists, Houchens Gallery at Capitol Arts Center, M-F 11am-6pm, 904-7019, vsartsky.org

Ongoing - Jan. 2 Christmas at the Kentucky Museum, Christmas tree display, Mon.-Sat. 9am-4pm, 745-2592, wku.edu/kentuckymuseum/

3 Last Chance to Dance, Van Meter Hall, 4pm, free admission, 745-5845, wku.edu/theatre-and-dance

3 Quaternity Christmas Concert, Living Hope Baptist Church, 7pm, free, 270-843-9462

3-6 Polar Express Storytimes, Historic Railpark & Train Museum, 270-745-7317, historicrailpark.com

4 Revusicals, Lab Theatre, WKU Gordon Wilson Hall, Sun. and Tues. at 7pm, free, 745-5845, wku.edu/theatre-and-dance

4 WKU Lady Toppers Basketball vs. Vanderbilt, E.A. Diddle Arena, 7pm, 800-5-BIGRED, wkusports.com

4 20th Annual Bowling Green Area Prayer Breakfast, National Corvette Museum, Keynote speaker Colonel Paul Longgrear, benefiting HOTEL INC., 6:30-8am, $35, 467-8815, prayerbreakfast.com

4, 6, 9 "2012 Doomsday! Predicting an End, or Just a Cycle?", WKU Hardin Planetarium, 7pm Tues/Th, 2pm Sun, 745-4044, physics.wku.edu/planetarium

5 WKU Men's Basketball vs. Southern Illinois, E.A Diddle Arena, 7:00 pm, 745-5222, wkusports.com

6 Make the Season Bright, Medical Center at Bowling Green, 5:30pm, $10 donation to Commonwealth Health Free Clinic/Dental Clinic, caroling, refreshments, visit Santa, 745-1000

6 Kentucky Authors Discuss New Christmas Book, Warren County Public Library, 6pm, free, 781-4882, warrenpl.org.

6 Malcolm Holcomb Solo Acoustic, The Warehouse at Mt Victor, 8pm, tickets $20, 904-6677, thewarehouseatmtvictor.com

6-9 Walk Through Bethlehem, Grace Baptist Church, Available 6-9 pm, Free, 781-5355

7 Smiths Grove Christmas Parade "A Small Town Christmas", 6 pm, 563-4014, smithsgrove.org

7-8 Nativity Festival, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 6-9pm, free, Nativity Festival

7-8 Trees of Christmas Craft Show, Eloise B. Houchens Center, 9 am-3 pm, 842-6761

7-9 Barnes & Noble Bookfair, 9am, benefitting Dolly Parton Imagination Library, 843-3205

7-9 Greek Gods, WKU Theatre & Dance Children's Season, Gordon Wilson Lab Theatre, Fri. 4pm/Sat. 1pm and 3pm/Sun. 3pm, $5 tickets, 745-5845, wku.edu/theatre-and-dance

8 Carriage Rides, Downtown Bowling Green starting at 601 State Street, 11am-4pm, 792-3838

8 State Street Christmas Village, 601 State St., 10am- 4pm, indoor and outdoor vendors, holiday festivities, 782-0222

8 WKU Men's Basketball vs. IUPUI, E.A Diddle Arena, 3:00 pm, 745-5222, wkusports.com

8 Candlelight Christmas Celebration, Riverview at Hobson Grove, 4-7pm, 843-5565, bgky.org/riverview

8 2nd Annual Craft Fair Pancake Breakfast & Picture with Santa, Briarwood Elementary, 265 Lovers Lane, 8am-3pm, 782-5554

8 Kids Only Christmas Shopping, Wildflower Gifts at Lost River Cave, 11am- 3pm, Santa's helpers on hand to assist, 393-0077, lostrivercave.com

8-9 Monica Abbott Girls Fast Pitch Softball Clinic, Western Kentucky University, registration required, 745-3211, wkusoftballcamps.com

8-9 18th Annual Bowling Green Woman's Club Christmas Home Tour, multiple homes around town, 5-8pm Sat., 1-5pm Sun., tickets: $12 in advance at Werner-Lowe, $15 day of, 796-2683

13 Tea with Mrs. Claus, Riverview at Hobson Grove

14 Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, SKyPAC

14-15 Madeline's Christmas, WKU Van Meter Theatre

15-16 A Down Home Christmas, Eastwood Baptist Church

15 WKU Fall 2012 Commencement Ceremonies, E.A. Diddle Arena

15 and 22 Breakfast with Santa, Chaney's Dairy Barn

15 State Street Christmas Village, 601 State St.

15 Carriage Rides, Downtown Bowling Green starting at 601 State St.

15 Caveman Chorus presents "Christmas is Coming," SKyPAC

16 WKU Lady Toppers Basketball vs. Southeast Missouri State, E.A. Diddle Arena

18 Miracle on 34th Street The Musical,SKyPAC

22 State Street Christmas Village, 270-782-0222

22 Carriage Rides, Downtown Bowling Green