Week of March 11-17

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 that time of year again! The Kentucky High School Athletic Association, Houchens Industries, Western Kentucky University and the city of Bowling Green welcome all players, fans and families for the Houchens Industries/KHSAA Girls' Sweet 16 Basketball Championships. Regional champions will be facing off on Wednesday and Thursday, followed by Quarterfinals on Friday and ending with Semifinals and the Championship game on Saturday.

See the best girls' basketball talent in the state! For more information on the tournament and the participating teams, please call KHSAA at 859-299-5472 or visit the website below.

Come watch the fun at the Skate Box this Saturday night at the Vette City Roller Derby. Two matches are set and are guaranteed for an entertaining performance. See the Hot Broads vs the ROCK (from Lexington, Ky.) at 5pm followed by the Vixens vs Demolition City (from Evansville, Ind.) at 7pm.

Tickets are $8 in advance and sold at Labold & Sons Salvage, Asphalt City and The Great Escape, or you can purchase tickets at the door for $10. The first 30 fans to arrive will receive a free Vette City Roller Derby 2013 calendar. All roller derby proceeds benefit the Barren River Area Safe Space. For more information and details, please call The Skate Box at 270-843-3394 or visit the Roller Derby 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- March 15 Harry Underwood: Life's Big Sequel, SKyPAC Main Gallery, 904-5000, call for hours, theskypac.com

Ongoing- March 17 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, PTK Sunburst Theater, Phoenix Theater, Thurs/Fri/Sat 7 pm, Sun 3 pm, 781-6233, ptkbg.org

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

ONgoing- April 19 VSA National Juried Exhibition: Sustaining/Creating, Capitol Arts Center Houchens Gallery, call for hours, 904-5015, theskypac.com

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

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

March 11 The Rite of Spring @ 100, Orchestra Kentucky VIP Series, SKyPAC, 7:30pm, 846-2426, orchestrakentucky.com

March 13 Better u Series: Beginning Yoga, Warren County Public Library Main Branch, 10am, 270-781-4882, warrenpl.org

March 13 Wine Down Wednesday, 440/Micki's on Main, 793-0450, 440main.com

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

March 14 Better U Series: Personal Safety, Warren County Public Library Main Branch, 6 pm, 781-4882, warrenpl.org

March 15-17 Platinum National Dance Competition, SKyPAC, variety of styles from hip hop to ballet, (404) 551-4518, danceplatinum.com

March 16 Quilters Day Out, Calvary Baptist Church, 9am-3pm, vendors, door prizes, quilt displays, demos, opportunity quilt $1 each or 6 for $5, 781-5269

March 16 All Day Craft & Scrapbooking Event, Eastwood Baptist Church, 9am-5pm, lunch provided, bring snack and drink, 842-7867

March 16 West Kentucky Flat Shod Pleasure Horse Auction, WKU Ag Expo Center, 10am, selling walking, spotted, fox trotters and all smooth gaited horses, expect 300-400 head, 745-3976, wkfshorsesale.com

March 16 Test & Tune Drag Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 781-7634, beechbend.com

March 16 Kiwanis Splash and Swim, Bowling Green High School, clinics and relays, bgkiwanis.org

March 16 Vette City Roller Derby, The Skatebox, 5pm, Hot Broads vs Rollergirls and ROCK-Vixens vs Demolition City Dynamite Dolls, 843-3394

March 17 Mostly Beethoven, WKU FAC Recital Hall, 5pm, free, Ji-Myung Kim on violin and Mee-Youn Park on piano, 745-3751, wku.edu/music

March 17 NHRA Drag Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 781-7634, beechbend.com

March 17 Junior Naturalist Program, Lost River Cave, pre-registration required, 393-0077, lostrivercave.com

March 19 Vagina Monologues, WKU DUC auditorium, 270-745-3159

March 19-20 Cathy Rigby is Peter Pan, SKyPAC

March 21 Bourbon & Basketball, SKyPAC

March 22 Famous Fifth; The Symphony at WKU, Van Meter Hall

March 22 Bowling Green Gallery Hop, various galleries around town

March 22-24 QuickFuel Tenn-Tuck Big Bucks & Little Bucks Race, Beech Bend Raceway,

March 23 Total Fitness Connection Mini Marathon 5k Run & Walk for Children to benefit Family Enrichment Center, Basil Griffin Park

March 23 Easter Egg Hunt, South Warren Football Field, sponsored by Chaney's Dairy Barn

March 23 Spring Fever, Riverview at Hobson Grove

March 23-24 11th Annual Shamrock Shootout Basketball Tournament, WKU Preston Center, 859-797-4476

March 24 Chorale- Redshirts and Treblemakers, WKU FAC Recital Hall, 4pm, $5 general admission

March 24 Junior Naturalist Program, Lost River Cave

March 24 Alejandro Escovedo & The Sensitive Boys, The Warehouse at Mt. Victor

March 25-26 Lovers, Gordon Wilson Lab Theatre

March 28 Better U Series: Chinese Calligraphy, Warren County Public Library Main Branch

March 28-31 "Bridge to Terabithia", Fountain Square Players, Phoenix Theater

March 29 Easter Activities, National Corvette Museum

March 30 WKU Block & Bridle Little North American, WKU Ag Expo Center, 745-3976

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.