Week of Jan. 14-20

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.

Still keeping up with all those New Year's resolutions? The Warren County Public Library is helping out with its Better U Workshop Series this Winter! Beginning in January and running through March, A Better U offers free programs and workshops aimed at improving our lives. It's all about self-improvement and developing healthier, happier lifestyles. It's all about A Better YOU!

The series kicks off this week with two workshops. The first is on Wednesday at the Warren County Public Library Main Branch. It's a session on "Smart Spending with Nashville's Ms. Cheap" at 12pm, so bring a brown bag lunch while you get in the know about money matters. The second session, Thursday at the Kirby Branch at 5pm, will be a special seminar on healthy foods. For a complete listing of the Better U Series workshops, visit the Warren County Public Library website below or call 270-781-4882.

It's time to show how much you appreciate man's best furry friends. The Bowling Green/ Warren County Humane Society is hosting the Fur Ball 2013 on Saturday, January 19 at Sloan Convention. Benefiting the Humane Society, the ball is black-tie affair and tickets are $75 per person.

The ball begins with dinner at 6pm, followed by a live and silent auction at 7pm. Auction packages include everything from exotic vacation trips to Cancun and NASCAR race tickets. The evening concludes--or maybe it's just getting started for some--with dancing at 8pm. For more information, please call 270-783-9404 or visit the Humane Society's 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- Jan. 18 Country Music Stars and Cars Exhibit, National Corvette Museum, 8am- 5pm, 781-7973, corvettemuseum.org

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

Ongoing- Feb. 24 $6 Sundays, admission to tourist attractions for locals, included are: Diamond Caverns, Dinosaur World, Historic Railpark & Train Museum, Kentucky Down Under, Lost River Cave

14 Cook Up a Story, Warren County Public Library Main Branch, 4pm, Soup, kids ages 7 & up, registration required, 781-4882, warrenpl.org

14 Globetrotters' 'You Write the Rules' World Tour, E.A. Diddle Arena, 7pm, Tickets, starting at $18, are on sale at harlemglobetrotters.com, ticketmaster.com or by phone at 800-745-3000, contact: Campus and Community Events, 745-2497

16 WKU Lady Toppers Basketball vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 1980s Throwback Night, all tickets & concessions will be $1.00, E.A. Diddle Arena, 7pm, 745-5222, wkusports.com

17 WKU Men's Basketball vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 1970s Throwback Night, All concessions and tickets will be $1, E.A Diddle Arena, 7pm, 745-5222, wkusports.com

18 Show Your Stuff, Sunburst Youth Theatre, Phoenix Theatre, 7pm, 781-6233, ptkybg.org

18 Lucero, The Warehouse at Mt. Victor, 8pm, $40 reserved table seat, $25 reserved seat, $20 general admission, 904-6677, thewarehouseatmtvictor.com

19 Junior Naturalist Program, Lost River Cave, pre-registration required, 393-0077, lostrivercave.com

19 WKU Lady Toppers Basketball vs. Arkansas-Little Rock, E.A. Diddle Arena, 2pm, 800-5-BIGRED, wkusports.com

19 WKU Men's Basketball vs. UALR, E.A Diddle Arena, 5pm, 745-5222, wkusports.com

19 Willie Nelson & Family (sold out), SKyPAC, 7:30pm, 904-1880, theskypac.com

19-20 SKRHA American Ranch Horse Association Approved Show, WKU Ag Expo Center, Sat 8am, Sun 9am, 606-425-1198

January 21 Four Outstanding Bands at the Warehouse at Mt. Victor, featuring the Royal Knockout Band, Stages & Stereos Band, Cord of 3 Band and Jordan Allen & The Resonance Band

January 22 Monty Python's Spamalot SKyPAC

January 24 Chocolate Blues & Business Networking Festivals, Carroll Knicely Center

January 24 Bubble Gum Bash, Warren County Public Library Main Branch

January 25 Elvis Lives, SKyPAC

January 25 PRISM, Van Meter Hall

January 25 An Evening with Chris Knight, The Warehouse at Mt. Victor

January 26 Junior Naturalist Program, Lost River Cave

January 26-May 5 "Moneyville" exhibit, National Corvette Museum

January 26 Masters of Bluegrass and the Rambling Rooks, SKyPAC

January 26 KHSAA Competitive Cheer Championships, EA Diddle Arena

January 27 The Personalities of the Oboe, WKU Music Hall Room 189

January 24-27 WKU Honors Band Competition, Western Kentucky University

January 30 WKU Lady Toppers Basketball vs. Troy, E.A Diddle Arena

January 31 WKU Men's Basketball vs. Troy, E.A. Diddle Arena

February 1 Michael Bolton book-signing and discussion, Sloan Convention Center

February 1 Mt. Victor Revue Concert, 440 Main/Micki's on Main

February 1-3 The Dance Project, Lab Theatre, Gordon Wilson Hall

February 2 Blood, Sweat, Tears, Earth, Wind, Fire ... and a little Chicago, SKyPAC

February 2 Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale, The Warehouse at Mt. Victor

February 3 Kentucky FIRST LEGO League State Robotics Championship, E.A. Diddle Arena

February 3 Southern Kentucky Team Penning Association Club Show, WKU Ag Expo Center

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.