Weeks of December 17-December 30

Welcome to our special 2-week edition of the "What's Happening" email, designed to provide you with a glance at opportunities for an unbridled good time in the Bowling Green area.

Now you've been enjoying tidings of good cheer with holiday festivities for the past few weeks, the day is finally here! Several Christmas events are still in full swing this week leading up to the big day. Find special activities for the kids! They can meet Santa and take a souvenir photo at the Warren County Public Library Main Branch on Tuesday night or eat Breakfast with Santa on Saturday at Chaney's Dairy Barn.

Christmas celebrations will be happening this weekend in downtown Bowling Green, too. If you missed it last weekend, check out the State Street Christmas Village on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for some holiday vendors, treats, caroling and cornhole tournaments. For more information, please call 270-782-0222. Try a taste of old Bowling Green on downtown carriage rides being offered from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For details, call 270-792-3838. For a list of even more holiday events happening in Bowling Green this week, visit the link below.

Holidays ending got you down? Don't worry because there's plenty happening in Bowling Green the week after Christmas to get your mind off those post-holiday blues. Head out to one of the biggest concerts of the year! It's time for the 13th Annual Jambodians Holiday Bash at the Sloan Convention Center.

Featuring more than 20 bands this year, the Jambodians will be rocking out on Friday, Dec. 28 and Saturday, Dec. 29 at 5:30 p.m. Everyone's favorite homegrown groups will jamming the night away--headliners include Sleeper Agent, Morning Teleportation, the Kentucky Headhunters, Buffalo Rodeo and tons more. Advance tickets for Friday are $15 and advance tickets for Saturday are $25. For more information, please call 270-745-0088 or visit the website below.

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. 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.23 "2012 Doomsday! Predicting an End, or Just a Cycle?"WKU Hardin Planetarium, 7pm Tues/Th, 2pm Sun, 745-4044, physics.wku.edu/planetarium

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

17Cook Up a Story, Warren County Public Library Main Branch, 4pm, Gingerbread Men, ages 7+, registration required, 781-4882, warrenpl.org

18 Miracle on 34th Street The Musical, SKyPAC, 7:30 pm, 904-1880, theskypac.com

21 The Last Waltz, PTK at the Phoenix Theatre, concert by From the Barn with the Blue Moon Brass Band, doors open 7:30pm, show starts 8pm, $15 ticket, 781-6233, ptkbg.org

21 Mt. Victor Revue Concert, Mellow Mushroom, 8pm-10pm, facebook.com/MtVictorRevue, 393-1800

24 Candlelight Lord's Supper Service, First Baptist Church, 5pm, 842-0331, firstbaptistbg.org

27 WKU Men's Basketball vs. FIU, E.A Diddle Arena, 7pm, 745-5222, wkusports.com

28 Todd Snider, The Warehouse at Mt. Victor, 8pm, 904-6677, $25 general, $50 reserved table, $20 standing, thewarehouseatmtvictor.com

28 8th Annual Night at the Apollo, UAW Hall, 7:30pm, advance tickets $20, at the door $25, 781-5358

29 All Aboard Series, Trains of Discovery: Railroads and the Legacy of our National Parks, Dave Spence of Mammoth Cave National Park speaker, Historic Railpark & Train Museum, 8:30am, 745-7317, historicrailpark.com

29 WKU Lady Toppers Basketball vs. North Texas, E.A. Diddle Arena, 4pm, 800-5-BIGRED, wkusports.com

29WKU Men's Basketball vs. North Texas, E.A Diddle Arena, 7pm, 745-5222, wkusports.com

December 31 Celebrate New Year's Eve-Greek Style, Anna's Greek Restaurant

December 31 Tribute to the Gospel Music of Elvis Presley, KOA Campground Convention Center

December 31 Tyrone Dunn & The Kin-Foke Concert, feat. Hypnotist & Comedian Ross Dillon, Sloan Convention Center

December 31 New Years Eve Party at Wha Bah's Steakhouse feat. Wide Open Road

December 31 New Years Eve Party at Tidball's, feat. Heavy Chase and 00 The Rabbit

January 1 Bowling Green Hang Over Classic 5k & Relay, Keriakes Park

January 1- February 1 Macy's Used Book Sale Donation Drive, benefiting Southern Kentucky Book Fest

January 7 Cook Up a Story, Warren County Public Library Main Branch

January 12 Frozen 4 mile run and 2 mile walk, Ephram White Park

January 12 WKU Lady Toppers Basketball vs. Florida Atlantic, E.A. Diddle Arena

January 12 WKU Men's Basketball vs. Florida Atlantic, E.A Diddle Arena

January 12 Juice Newton, SKyPAC

January 13 Classic Bridal Showcase, Carroll Knicely Conference Center

The BG Area CVB will be closed for the holidays, Dec. 24-25. For your convenience, a bulletin board of events and a full brochure rack are located on the front porch of the Visitors Bureau if you need information over the holidays when the main office is closed. Look for one more 2012 edition of What's Happening a few days before New Year's.