Week of Feb. 25- March 3

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.

Home Expo is the premier Home and Garden show for the Bowling Green area and features a range of products and services to help with sprucing up your home, remodels or new construction. Presented by the Builders Association of South Central Kentucky, more than 100 exhibition booths will be set up for your home improvement needs.

Not only does it provide a chance to meet with several professionals under one roof, but you can win great prizes. From TVs, to granite countertops, to gift certificates and a KindleFire, these are just some of the items you can win by registering with different vendors or participating in an on-site Scavenger Hunt. Plus a storage shed will be raffled benefiting Habitat for Humanity. Admission is $8 or 2 for $15 per day. Children are free when accompanied by an adult! Open Friday from 5-8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-8 p.m., and Sunday 12:30 p.m.-5 p.m. For more information, please call 270-781-3375 or visit the link below.

Step back in time for lunch on Saturday at the Shaker Tavern at the South Union Shaker Village. Enjoy a hearty 1880s menu typical of what would have been served at South Union's famous railroad hotel at the L & N Railroad Luncheon. The historic menu includes roast turkey and cranberries, baked macaroni and cheese, baked sweet potatoes, homemade apple sauce, breaded tomatoes, and walnut cake with whipped cream.

Reservations are required and the meal costs $22 for members and $25 for non-members. The L & N Railroad Luncheon is one of several special events held at South Union Shaker Village this year. For details on more events, call 270-542-4167 or visit 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- March 15 Harry Underwood: Life's Big Sequel, SKyPAC Main Gallery, 904-5000, call for hours, theskypac.com

Ongoing- March 24 "Two Small Pieces of Glass," WKU Hardin Planetarium, Tues/Thurs 7pm, Sun 2pm, experience a 360-degree immersive full dome movie, interactive demonstrations about telescopes, 745-4044, wku.edu/physics/hardinplantetarium

Ongoing- March 29 WKU Gallery Show "Witness: Photographs of a Nation Divided," WKU Mass Media and Technology Hall, M-W 9am-9pm, Th-F 9am-5pm, Sun 3-6pm, collection of civil war photography, historic information, re-creation of Matthew Brady's exhibition of Antietam, 3D image reproductions, 745-4144

Ongoing- April 30 History of the Capitol Exhibit, Capitol Arts Mezzanine Gallery, community artists look back at the history of the Capitol Arts Center, 782-2787, call for hours, theskypac.com

Ongoing- May 5 "Moneyville," National Corvette Museum, interactive exhibition, 781-7973, corvettemuseum.org

February 25-April 30 Squirrely Scavenger Hunt, Lost River Cave, free, details at Wildflower Gifts, 393-0077, lostrivercave.com

February 25 Experience The Beatles with RAIN, SKyPAC, 7:30pm, 904-1880, theskypac.com

February 26 Nancy Richey and Roger Givens of the Cabin Fever Speaker Series, Warren County Public Library main Branch, 6pm, no tickets required, authors of "Images of America: Butler County," 781-4882, warrenpl.org

February 27 WKU Lady Toppers Basketball vs. South Alabama, E.A. Diddle Arena, 7pm, 800-5-BIGRED, wkusports.com

February 27 Spring 2013 Pioneer Cabin Concert Series, Old-Time music concert w/Tom Carter and Tom Sauber, Pioneer Log Cabin-WKU, 7pm, $15 tickets/$25 tickets for the whole series, limited seats, 745-5295, wku.edu/folkstudies/cabin_concert_schedule.php

February 28 Speed Networking, Montana Grille, 11am-1pm, $17 fee includes lunch and networking, 784-3590

February 28 Bernice L. McFadden, Warren County Public Library Main Branch, 6pm, free, author of "Nowhere is a Place," 781-4882, warrenpl.org

February 28 WKU Men's Basketball vs. South Alabama, E.A Diddle Arena, 7pm, 745-5222, wkusports.com

February 28- March 3 The Pirates of Penzance, Van Meter Hall, Thur. Fri. Sat. Mon. at 8pm, Sun. at 3pm, adults $18/Students $15, 745-5845, wku.edu/theatre-and-dance

March 1 Kathleen Madigan, SKyPAC, 7:30 pm, 904-1880, theskypac.com

March 1 US Bank's Celebration of the Arts Vernissage Party, Kentucky Museum, 5:30-7:30pm, $50/person or $40/members, cocktails and first chance to purchase art, 792-5353, alumni.wku.edu/usbankpreview

March 2 SOKY Bulldogs 5K Run and Walk, Ephram White Park, Warren County Parks and Recreation, 842-5302

March 2 Powder Puff Mechanics, National Corvette Museum, 10am-2pm, basic car care and maintenance seminars geared toward women, pre-registration required, 467-8852, corvettemuseum.org

March 2 18th Annual BRIMS Regional Bridge Building Championships, WKU Center for Research and Development, middle and high school students, http://brimsbridgebuildingcontest.wikispaces.com/

March 2 Cody Canada & The Departed, The Warehouse at Mt. Victor, 6pm, 904-6677, thewarehouseatmtvictor.com

March 2 Penguin Plunge, Sloan Convention Center, 10:30am, benefiting Junior Achievement, 782-0280, jaforkids.com

March 2 L&N Railroad Luncheon, South Union Shaker Village Tavern, 12pm, reservations required, $22 members/$25 non-members, enjoy a hearty 1880s menu, 542-4167, shakermuseum.com

March 2 Disco Fever, Orchestra Kentucky Retro Series, SKyPAC, 7:30pm, 846-2426, orchestrakentucky.comSKyPAC

March 2 WKU Lady Toppers Basketball vs. Middle Tennessee, E.A. Diddle Arena, 2pm, 800-5-BIGRED, wkusports.com

March 2 WKU Men's Basketball vs. Middle Tennessee, E.A Diddle Arena, 7pm, 745-5222, wkusports.com

March 2 Southern Kentucky Team Penning Association Club Show, WKU Ag Expo Center, 10:30am, 745-3976, sktpa.com

March 2 2nd Annual Race for a Wish 5K Run and 1.5 Mile Walk, Kereiakes Park, 5pm, $25 registration fee, 799-1254, traxrunning.com

March 2-April 6 US Bank Celebration of the Arts, Kentucky Museum, viewing hours M-Sat. 9am-4pm, Sun 1-4pm, 745-2592, wku.edu/museum

March 3 Quaternity Minus One (trombone), WKU FAC Recital Hall, 3pm, free, 745-3751, wku.edu/music

March 3 Spring 2013 Pioneer Cabin Concert Series, Appalachian Tunes feat Ken Perlman and Alan Jabbour, Pioneer Log Cabin at WKU, 3pm, $15 tickets/$25 tickets for whole series, limited seating, 745-5295, wku.edu/folkstudies/cabin_concert_schedule.php

March 4 Ailey II, WKU Cultural Enhancement Series, Van Meter Hall

March 5 Craig Johnson, CEC Parish Hall next to the Warren County Public Library Main Branch

March 7 Spring 2013 Speaker Series: "A Few Honest Words: The Kentucky Roots of Popular Music," Barnes & Noble

March 7 Better U Series: Stress Management, Warren County Public Library Main Branch

March 7-17 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, PTK Sunburst Theater

March 8 Charity Benefit Show featuring Comic Rich Guzzi, Roxy Theatre

March 8-10 BGHS Choral Activities Presents: Godspell, Capitol Arts Center

March 9 Eagle Flight 5K Run, Kereiakes Park

March 9 Community Day, SKyPAC

March 11 The Rite of Spring @ 100, Orchestra Kentucky VIP Series, SKyPAC

March 13 Wine Down Wednesday, 440/Micki's on Main

March 13-16 Houchens Industries/ KHSAA Girls Sweet 16 Basketball Tournament, WKU E.A. Diddle Arena

March 14 Better U Series: Personal Safety, Warren County Public Library Main Branch

March 16 Quilters Day Out, Calvary Baptist Church

March 16 West Kentucky Flat Shod Pleasure Horse Auction, WKU Ag Expo Center

March 17 Mostly Beethoven, WKU FAC Recital Hall

March 17 Junior Naturalist Program, Lost River Cave

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.