Week of April 1-7

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.

Trax Running presents the Treadmilling for Sneakers event this Saturday at the BAC on Scottsville Road. Participants will have the chance to run a 5K or 10K on a treadmill at varied starting times from 8am to 4pm. All the proceeds go toward buying running shoes for the elementary school running clubs participating in the Kids Only Run on May 18.

A $30 entry fee is required and includes a t-shirt. Male and female winners for both the 5K and 10K runs will be announced at 4:30pm after the last treadmill time and awarded prizes. BAC membership is not required to participate and registration is open to anyone age 13 and over. For more information, please visit the registration link below.

Bowling Green will be hopping with motor sports enthusiasts of all types this weekend! Events will be held across town at several locations for automotive and motorcycle lovers. The Challenger Fest 4 will be Friday-Sunday with activities at Beech Bend Raceway and the Holiday Inn University Plaza. For details and an event schedule, click here.

The 14th Annual Great Teddy Bear Run will Saturday morning--the rally will start at the Warren County Justice Center downtown at 11:15am and run through the city and ending at the Harley Davidson of Bowling Green around 12:15pm. Be on the lookout for bikers with teddy bears as passengers for this special event benefiting the Barren River Area Child Advocacy Center. Watch all the Harleys along for the ride! For more information on the run, visit its website here.

The third event this weekend is the Vette City Motorcycle Expo happening at Sloan Convention Center Saturday and Sunday. Activities include a bike show, vendors, swap meet, tattoos and more! For details on the expo, visit its Facebook page here.

To view the complete calendar of upcoming events, visit our Events section here.

All phone numbers are area code 270 unless otherwise noted.

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

Ongoing- May 12 "Curiosity: Drilling into Mars' Past," WKU Hardin Planetarium, Tues/Thurs 7pm, Sun 2pm, use new digital technology to move through the solar system from the Mars rover, 745-4044, wku.edu/hardinplanetarium

April 1-5 Kentucky Museum Spring Break Art Day Camp, Kentucky Museum, 8am-12pm, hands-on educational camp for kids grades 1-5, taught by Artist-in-Residence Lynne Ferguson, 745-2594, wku.edu/kentuckymuseum/education/camps.php

April 1-5 Science Curiosity Investigation Camp, "Back to the Moon," WKU Hardin Planetarium, 8am-12pm, grades 3-6, $120 fee includes all project materials and snacks, interactive investigations for students, 745-4044

April 3 WKU Guitar Ensemble, FAC Recital Hall, 7:30pm, free, 745-3751, wku.edu/music

April 4 Spring 2013 Speaker Series: "The Kentucky Derby: How the Run for the Roses Became America's Premier Sporting Event," Barnes & Noble, 7pm, Dr. James C. Nicholson of Lexington, presented by the WKU Libraries, 745-6121, wku.edu/library

April 4 Sundy Best, The Warehouse at Mt. Victor, 7pm, $11, 904-6677, thewarehouseatmtvictor.com

April 5 Oval Track Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 6pm, 781-7634, beechbend.com

April 5 Mid-South NATS Artist Recital, WKU Van Meter Hall, 7:30pm, free, featuring WKU Master Artist Series performers, 745-3751, wku.edu/music

April 5-6 Hudson Valentine Texas Longhorn Sale, WKU Ag. Expo Center, 9am-9pm Fri., 12:00p.m. Sat., 393-2012

April 5-6 Job Fair, Beech Bend Park, search for summer employees, Fri: 12-7pm/Sat: 9am-12pm, 781-7634, beechbend.com

April 5-7 KYASA Baseball Qualifier Tournament, Ephram White Park, 8U Machine Pitch- 12U, 502-460-5403, kyasa.org

April 6 Spring Fling, Boyce General Store, 10am-3pm, music, kids' activities, face painting, craft booths, farmer's market, food, 842-1900, facebook.com/BoyceGeneralStore

April 6 Vette City Roller Derby, The Skate Box, 6:05pm, Vixens vs. Appalachian RG, vettecityrollerderby.org

April 6 Test & Tune Drag Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 781-7634, beechbend.com

April 7 Beethoven: Spring, Tempest and Variations Faculty Recital, WKU Van Meter Hall, 3pm, donations accepted for scholarship, 745-3751, wku.edu/music

April 7 The Black Lillies, The Warehouse at Mt. Victor, 6pm, $20, 904-6677, thewarehouseatmtvictor.com

April 7 NHRA Drag Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 781-7634, beechbend.com

April 8 Phillip Phillips Live, Van Meter Hall (sold out)

April 8-10 Bowling Green Hot Rods vs. Lansing Lugnuts, BG BallPark

April 11 Taste of Bowling Green, Sloan Convention Center

April 11-16 Dead Man's Cell Phone, Gordon Wilson Lab Theatre

April 12-14 2013 Amatuer Disc Golf Championship Tournament, all BG Disc Golf courses

April 13 Second Saturdays Festival, Downtown at Fountain Square Park

April 13 KMS Drifting, Beech Bend Raceway,

April 13 Jack Hanna's Into the Wild, SKyPAC,

April 13-14 Soap Box Derby Rally Race Qualifier, Phil Moore Park, 270-791-3753

April 14 Basic Use of a GPS, Lost River Cave

April 14 Baker Chamber Players Series, Baker Arboretum and Downing Museum

April 18 DREAMGIRLS, Broadway Series, SKyPAC

April 19-20 Southern Kentucky Book Fest, Carroll Knicely Conference Center, featuring special guest Henry Winkler

April 19-21 BG Civil War Commemoration, Living History event, Downtown

April 20 Anything but Classical 2 & In the Bag, SKyPAC

April 20 5th Annual Spring Classic Swap Meet & Flea Market, Beech Bend Raceway

April 20 BGWC Humane Society 5K Fundraising Walk, Warren County Regional Airport

April 20 Mom Prom, Jaycee Pavilion at Lampkin Park

April 20 March of Dimes Walk, Phil Moore Park

April 20 Mini Corvette Challenge, National Corvette Museum

April 20 Pioneer Cemetery Lantern Tour, Living History event, part of Civil War commemoration

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.