Week of Dec. 31- Jan. 6

Welcome to our "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 ring in the new year and give 2012 a great sendoff at some great New Year's Eve bashes around Bowling Green this week. Don't miss the Tyrone Dunn & The Kin Foke concert at the Sloan Convention Center on Dec. 31. Featuring Hypnotist and comedian Ross Dillon, this party will be rockin' until 2 a.m. For details and ticket prices, please call 270-784-9560 or visit www.facebook.com/HolidayInnBG. But if you'd rather spend your New Year's Eve in downtown BG, then check out the party at Tidball's at 10 p.m. with Heavy Chase and 00 The Rabbit performing all night long. Free champagne toasts are at midnight! For more information, please call 270-793-9955.

But that's not all! For all those Elvis fans, KOA Campground is hosting a special Tribute to the Gospel Music of Elvis Presley. The party starts at 7:30 p.m. For ticket prices and more information, call 270-393-8820. Head out to Wha Bah's Steakhouse for another New Year's Eve concert with Wide Open Road! The show starts at 9 p.m. and visit www.wahbah.com for details. You could also celebrate New Year's Greek Style at Anna's Greek Restaurant with live entertainment, belly dancing and free champagne toasts and dessert literally all night. The fun starts at 5 p.m. New Year's Eve and lasts until 10 a.m. January 1. For more, call 270-846-2662 or visit www.bggreek.com.

One of the most important parts of a child's life is learning to read and experience the human imagination. Help children discover reading at the 15th Annual Southern Kentucky Book Fest by donating old books to the Macy's Used Book Sale Donation Drive. All the proceeds benefit the 2013 SOKY Book Fest and promote the importance of reading.

Drop off old books, DVDs, and videos at the Macy's in Greenwood Mall, Barnes & Noble, any WKU Library or any Warren County Public Library location anytime from January 1 to February 1. The Used Book Sale will be held at the Historic Railpark & Train Museum February 8-10, 2013. The start of the new year is the perfect time to declutter your house and get rid of those old books. Why not make a difference in a child's life, too? For details, please call 270-745-4502 or visit www.sokybookfest.org/MacysUsedBookSale.

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. 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. 31 Starry Tales for a Winter Night, WKU Hardin Planetarium, free, Tues/Thurs 7pm, Sun 2pm, 745-4044, wku.edu/physics

Jan. 1- Bowling Green Hang Over Classic 5k & Relay, Keriakes Park, 12pm, bgjwc.com/hangover5k

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

January 7- April 30 History of the Capitol Exhibit, Capitol Arts Center

January 9- February 16 Hands of the Hill Exhibit, Capitol Arts Center Houchens Gallery

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

January 12 12th Annual sHOw Modular Railroad Club of Southern Kentucky Train Sale & Show, Historic Railpark & Train Museum

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 12th Annual Wedding Celebration, Sloan Convention Center

January 13 Classic Bridal Showcase, Carroll Knicely Conference Center

January 14 Cook Up a Story, Warren County Public Library Main Branch

January 14 Globetrotters "You Write the Rules" World Tour, E.A. Diddle Arena

January 16 Better U Series: Smart Spending with Nashville's Ms. Cheap, Warren County Public Library Main Branch

January 16 WKU Lady Toppers Basketball vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 1980s Throwback Night, E.A. Diddle Arena

January 17 Better U Series: Healthy Foods, Warren County Public Library Kirby Branch

January 17 WKU Men's Basketball: WKU vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 1970s Throwback Night, E.A Diddle Arena

January 18 Show Your Stuff, Phoenix Theatre

January 18 Lucero, The Warehouse at Mt. Victor

The BG Area CVB will be closed for the New Year holiday Dec. 31- Jan. 1. 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 when the main office is closed. Also, a full-service tourism kiosk is on-site at the National Corvette Museum and will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday.