Week of Jan. 21-27

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.

Here's a perfect event for all those history buffs and Civil War enthusiasts in Bowling Green. The "Witness: Photographs of a Nation Divided" exhibit opens at Western Kentucky University's Mass Media and Technology Hall atrium and gallery on Thursday. It features 3D images in a multimedia environment along with reproduction photographs from the Civil War era.

This collection of Civil War photography and historic information includes a re-creation of Matthew Brady's famous 1862 photographic exhibition documenting the Civil War's Battle of Antietam. The gallery display is on weekdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and lasts from January 24 to March 29 (excluding the week of March 11 because of Spring Break hours). This gallery is one you absolutely can't miss. For more details, visit the link below.

Make plans now to attend Bowling Green's Union Commemoration event April 19-21, 2013! Visit our Civil War microsite for more information.

Bowling Green and Western Kentucky University are welcoming the inaugural KHSAA Competitive Cheer Championships this weekend! The competitions will take place January 26 at WKU's Diddle Arena. Divisions have been created for all-girls and co-ed competition, with the winning school in each division at the regional level advancing to the state competition.

Doors open for fans at 7 am with the competition beginning at 8 am with the Class 1A Small/Class 2A Medium Divisions. The Class 2A Large/Class 2A Super-Large Divisions will compete at 11 am, followed by the Class 2A Small/Class 1A Medium Divisions at 2 pm, the Class 1A Large/Class 2A Coed Divisions at 5 pm, and the Class 1A Coed/Class 1A Super-Large Divisions at 7:30 pm. An awards presentation will follow each competition block. For more details, check out the link 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. 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

21 Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast, Parker-Bennett Curry Elementary, 7:30am, $10 tickets, guest speaker Martha Sales, the Director of TRIO at WKU, 320-8432

21 Martin Luther King Symbolic March, 10am, from Warren County Justice Center to State Street Baptist Church, vans will be transporting "marchers" from State Street Baptist to the Justice Center at 9:30am, 320-8432

21 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Main Program, State Street Baptist Church, 11am, keynote speaker is Dorothy Parker Jarrett, principal of Summerour Middle School, 320-8432

21 African American Scientists Camp, National Corvette Museum, 8am-4:30pm, kids grades k-6, early drop-off is 7:45am/late pick-up 5pm, $35/$30 museum members with a coupon, learn about African-American scientists throughout history and conduct their science experiments, bring a pack lunch, 781-7973, corvettemuseum.org

21 Martin Luther King, Jr./ Inauguration Day Specials, Shake Rag Restaurant, $5.99 lunch specials 11am- 5pm, open for breakfast, 746-0784

21Four 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, 5pm, $10 advanced tickets and $12 at the door, VIP seating available, 904-6677, www.thewarehouseatmtvictor.com

22 Monty Python's Spamalot, Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center, 7:30 pm, 904-1880, theskypac.com

24 Chocolate Blues & Business Networking Festivals, Carroll Knicely Center, 11am-5pm Come & Go, 615-339-6233, https://chocolatebluesandbusiness.com/Bowling_Green__KY.html

24 Bubble Gum Bash, Warren County Public Library Main Branch, 4pm, ages 6 & up, registration required, reading of Pop! and bubblegum taste testing, 781-4882, warrenpl.org

24-26 WKU Honors Band Clinic, WKU Fine Arts Center, Music Hall & Van Meter Auditorium, 50 high schools from Ky & Tenn., Gary Schallert, 745-5893, wku.edu/music

25 Elvis Lives, SKyPAC, 7:30 pm, 904-1880, theskypac.com

25 PRISM, Van Meter Hall, 8pm, tickets $10 general admission, $5 students, 745-3751, wku.edu/music

25 Chris Knight, The Warehouse at Mt. Victor, $35 reserved table seating and $25 general admission, 904-6677, thewarehouseatmtvictor.com

26 All Aboard Series: Presidential Trains throughout History, Historic Railpark & Train Museum, 8:30am, speaker Bill Dow, 745-7317, historicrailpark.com

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

26 Masters of Bluegrass and the Rambling Rooks, SKyPAC, 7:30pm, 904-1880, theskypac.com

26 KHSAA Competitive Cheer Championships, EA Diddle Arena, 8am-9pm, all-girls and co-ed competitions from all divisions, 859-299-5472, khsaa.org

26-March 30 Side by Side VSA Exhibit, Kentucky Museum, Mon-Sat 9am-4pm, Sun 1-4pm, an art exhibition highlighting the importance of the role of local artists in the community who mentor student artists, 904-7019, vsartsky.org

27 The Personalities of the Oboe, WKU Music Hall Room189, 3pm, free admission, 745-3751

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

February 5 Mary Lucas of the Cabin Fever Speaker Series, Warren County Public Library Main Branch

February 7 New York Times #1 bestselling author Lisa Gardner, CEC Parish Hall next to the Warren County Public Library Main Branch

February 7 Jerry Seinfeld Live! (sold out)SKyPAC

February 8-10 Macy's 2013 Used Book Sale, L & N Depot

February 8-10 31st Annual Lone Star Championship Rodeo, WKU Ag Expo Center

February 8-24 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Phoenix Theater

February 9 Cupid's Chase 5K, Bowling Green Senior High School

February 9 WKU Men's Basketball vs. Arkansas State, E.A Diddle Arena

February 9 WKU Lady Toppers Basketball vs. Arkansas State, E.A. Diddle Arena

February 9 Mark Nizer in 3-D, SKyPAC

February 11 Game Day & Card Party, Eloise B. Houchens Center

February 11 Carmina Burana, SKyPAC

The Bowling Green Area CVB is closed today in honor of Martin Luther King Day. 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.