Week of March 18-24

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.

The 17th Annual Total Fitness Connection Mini Marathon 5K Run & Walk includes something for the entire family: Mini-Marathon (13.1 miles), a 5K Run (3.1 mile) and 5K Fun Walk (5K) and a Pump & Run (5K) event--which will all take place at Basil Griffin Park on March 23, 2013.

There will also be a Pasta Party, children's activities, Expo, and a silent auction on March 22 at Total Fitness Connection on Three Springs Road. Event participants who register before that date will be guaranteed a Race T-shirt and a free Pasta Party Ticket.

Families, businesses, charity organizations and church groups are encouraged to form teams and just have some fun. All the proceeds benefit the Family Enrichment Center. For more information, including ways to register and find a race course map, please call 270-781-6714 or visit the website below.

There will be a free Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 23 at South Warren High School's football field. Bring the kids to join the fun and win door prizes. There will be live music provided by Tim Livingston.

Registration to win a new bike begins at 2pm and the hunt begins at 3pm. Sponsors will be giving away six bikes (two per age group). Children will be divided into age groups to hunt for more than 15,000 hidden eggs.

The hunt is sponsored by Hughes & Coleman, Warren County Parks & Recreation, KY ASA and Chaney's Dairy Barn. The rain date is March 24 at 3pm. Call Chaney's Dairy Barn for more information at 270-843-5567 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 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

19 Coffee with Covey, Holiday Inn (Salon B), 8am, author Sean Covey talks w/parents whose kids participate in Leader in Me program in schools, 781-3200, bgchamber.com

19 Vagina Monologues, WKU DUC auditorium, 7:30pm, 745-3159

19-20 Cathy Rigby is Peter Pan, Broadway Series, SKyPAC, 7:30pm, 904-1880, theskypac.com

20-23 Duck-Duck-Goose, Bowling Green's premier children's consignment event, Potter Children's Home Gymnasium, 10am-8pm, registration required, 779-5307, dkdkgoose.com/bowlinggreen

21 Bourbon & Basketball, SKyPAC, 5:30pm, benefits Hosparus Barren River, 904-2691, hosparus.org

21 Spring 2013 Speaker Series: "Buenos Aires: City of Immigrants," Barnes & Noble, 7pm, Dr. John Dizgun, KIIS Coordinator of Study Abroad Programs at WKU, presented by the WKU Libraries, 745-6121, wku.edu/library

21 Better U Series: Tai Chi, Warren County Public Library Main Branch, 6 pm, 781-4882, warrenpl.org

21 Test & Tune Drag Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 12-5pm, 781-7634, beechbend.com

21-24 39 Hours, Rich Pond Baptist Church, Th-Sa 7pm, Sun 10am, free tickets, annual Easter pageant, 842-2593, richpond.org

22 Famous Fifth, The Symphony at WKU, Van Meter Hall, 7:30 pm, advance tickets $22, at the door $25, students $5, 745-5222, bgwso.org/index.htm

22 Bowling Green Gallery Hop, various galleries around town, 5-8pm, facebook.com/BGgalleryHop

22-23 The Music Man, Warren East High School Auditorium, presented by Warren East High, 7pm, call for tickets, 781-1277

22-24 Once Upon a Mattress, Capitol Arts Center, presented by Warren Central High, Fri/Sat 7pm, Sun 2pm, call for tickets, 781-2401

22-24 Beauty and the Beast, South Warren High School Auditorium, presented by South Warren High, Fri/Sat 7pm, Sun 2:30pm, 467-7500

22-24 South Warren High School Softball Tournament, Buchanon Park, 467-7500

22-24 ASA Boys Youth Baseball Tournament, Ephram White Park, 8U $175/9U-12U $250, 502-460-5403, kyasa.org

22-24 QuickFuel Tenn-Tuck Big Bucks & Little Bucks Race, Beech Bend Raceway, gates open 8am, 781-7634, beechbend.com

22-25 Midwest Regional League Youth Soccer, Lovers Lane Soccer Complex, 846-1010, sokysoccer.org

23 Spring Fever, Riverview at Hobson grove, 12-4pm, vendors with jewelry displays, flowers and food, free, special priced tours, 843-5565, bgky.org/riverview

23 All Aboard Series: Glory Bound, the Story of Chapel Cars, Historic Railpark & Train Museum, 8:30am, presented by Brother Bob Barnes, 745-7317, historicrailpark.com

23 West Kentucky Horse Sale, WKU Ag Expo Center, 11am, 365-7272, westkentuckyhorsesales.com

23-24 11th Annual Shamrock Shootout Basketball Tournament, WKU Preston Center, 64 teams, 859-797-4476

24 Chorale- Redshirts and Treblemakers, WKU FAC Recital Hall, 4pm, $5 general admission, $3 students, men's and women's chorus presents a collection of varied repertoire from several style periods, 745-3751, wku.edu/music

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

24 Alejandro Escovedo & The Sensitive Boys, The Warehouse at Mt. Victor, 8pm, call for prices, 904-6677, thewarehouseatmtvictor.com

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

April 1-5 Kentucky Museum Spring Break Art Day Camp, Kentucky Museum

April 1-5 Science Curiosity Investigation Camp, "Back to the Moon," WKU Hardin Planetarium, 270-745-4044

April 4-7 Challenger Fest 4, Beech Bend Raceway

April 5-6 Hudson Valentine Texas Longhorn Sale, WKU Ag. Expo Center, 270-393-2012

April 6 14th Annual Great Teddy Bear Run, rally at Warren County Justice Center and end at the Harley Davidson store

April 6 Spring Fling, Boyce General Store

April 6-7 Vette City Motorcycle Expo, Sloan Convention 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.