Week of April 22-28

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 2013 NCM Bash will mark the rollout of the next model year Corvette and is the place where you can see them up close and in detail. Bash 2013 will provide enthusiasts the first chance to see the new C7 and discover the latest information about the all new 7th Generation Corvette. Activities daily include specialty seminars with information on design and engineering marvels that make up America's favorite sports car.

A large contingent of GM engineers and designer from Warren Tech Center, Milford Proving Ground and the Bowling Green Assembly Plant ready to answer your every question. Special outings this year include a golf scramble and an offsite trip to Opry Mills. The bash concludes with a banquet and dance with live music on Saturday night. For a complete schedule of events and registration information, please call 270-781-7973 or visit the website below.

Celebrate Mother Earth this year by doing more than using your recycling containers and turning off lights when you leave a room. Join friends and neighbors to restore the Lost River Valley to its natural habitat at the Earth Day Invasive Plant Pull. Removing invasive plants is one of the keys to preserving this natural treasure in the community. Come pull the whole time or stop by for a quick visit.

Door prizes will be offered. Suggested clothing is sturdy shoes, long pants and sleeves for protection against Poison Oak. Contact Annie at Lost River Cave for more details. Call 270-393-0077 for more information or visit the link below for a registration form.

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 27 National Park Week at Mammoth Cave National Park, Wildflower Day, free passage tours, Jr Ranger Day, volunteer day, special hikes and scavenger hunts with hands-on art projects, 270-758-2180, http://www.nps.gov/maca/planyourvisit/events.htm

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 22-24 Bowling Green Hot Rods vs. Fort Wayne TinCaps, BG BallPark, 901-2121, bghotrods.com

April 22 Studio Recital of the Voice Students of Beth Pope, FAC Recital Hall, 5:15pm, free, 745-3751, wku.edu/music

April 22 Broadway in Love, Orchestra Kentucky VIP Series, SKyPAC, 7:30pm, 846-2426, orchestrakentucky.com

April 23 WKU Steelband, FAC Recital Hall, 7:30pm, $7 admission, 745-3751, wku.edu/music

April 23 Pecha Kucha Night, Kentucky Museum, 7pm, 20 images in 20 seconds, show and tell, happy hour and open mic night, free to the public, cash bar, 745-6082, pechakucha.org/cities/bowling-green

April 23 STOMP, SKyPAC, 7:30pm, 904-1880, theskypac.com

April 24 Chuy's 1st Birthday Bash, 11am-10pm, all day happy hour, all day free nacho car, $1 off combos, face painting, birthday cake and giveaways, 796-2999, chuys.com

April 24 New York Times bestselling author Todd Burpo, Sloan Convention Center, 6pm, free, 781-4882, warrenpl.org

April 25 BriceMagic, DUC Auditorium WKU, 7pm, $3 admission or $2 if you bring a friend, mindreading, paranormal activity, teleportation, 859-619-2975, bricemagicshow.eventbrite.com

April 25-27 Bowling Green Hot Rods vs. Burlington Bees, BG BallPark, 901-2121, bghotrods.com

April 25-27 NCM Bash, National Corvette Museum, marks rollout of next model year 'vette with seminars and events, registration necessary, 781-7973, corvettemuseum.org

April 25-29 Evening of Dance, Russell H. Milller Theatre, Th-Sat/Mon 8pm, Sun 3pm, $12, 745-5845, wku.edu/theatre-and-dance

April 25- May 5 14th Annual Herb Festival, Wild Bird & Nature Store, 9am-6pm, sale perennials of the year from 1997-2013, 746-0203, facebook.com/WildBirdandNatureStore

April 26 10th Annual Mayhem, Circus Square Park, 4pm-1am, presented by Revolution 91.7, free, 681-7917, www.revolution.fm

April 26 Choral Finale, The Symphony at WKU, Van Meter Hall, 7:30pm, 745-7681, bgwso.org/index.htm

April 26-28 Warren County Youth Softball League Jamboree, Buchanon Park, wcgirls.org

April 26-28 Campers Appreciation Nature Fest Weekend, Barren River Lake State Resort Park, camp 2 nights for price of 1, crafts, interpretive hikes, 1-800-325-0057, parks.ky.gov

April 26-28 Blue Chip "Hilltopper Hoops Fest" Youth Basketball Tournament, 80+ teams, WKU and other gyms, midwestyouthtournaments.com

April 26-28 AMRA Harley Spring Rally & Drags, Beech Bend Raceway, 781-7634, beechbend.com

April 27 Big Dawg Goat Sale, WKU Ag Expo Center, 745-3976

April 27 Earth Day Event, Lost River Cave, 1-4pm, community-wide invasive plant pull and cache-in/cache-out event, 393-0077, lostrivercave.com

April 27 Bowling Green Warren County Household Hazardous Waste & E-Scrap Collection Day, Eastwood Baptist Church, 8am-2pm, 843-5353, warrencountygov.com

April 27-29 6th Annual Total Fitness Spread & Flex Youth Baseball Tournament, Ephram White Park, 842-5302

April 28 Wayne Will Explain with special guests, FAC Recital Hall, 3pm, free, 745-3751, wku.edu/music

April 28 Southern Kentucky Team Penning Association Show, WKU Ag Expo Center, 10:30am, 745-3976, sktpa.com

April 28-30 Bowling Green Hot Rods vs. Peoria Chiefs, BG BallPark, 901-2121, bghotrods.com

May 1 Victorian Skills for Young Ladies and Gentlemen Workshop: Felt Flower Bouquet, Riverview at Hobson Grove

May 2 Little Texas with Lyndsey Highlander, Capitol Arts Center

May 4 Spring Clean Up, Boyce Community Center, 270-842-6667

May 4 Justin Townes Earle with Ben Knight, The Warehouse at Mt. Victor

May 4-5 Spring Classic Youth Soccer Tournament, Lover's Lane Soccer Complex

May 8-10 Bowling Green Hot Rods vs. West Michigan Whitecaps, BG BallPark

May 9 Bon Voyage Concert,The Symphony at WKU, Van Meter Hall

May 10 Oval Track Racing and IOFS Outlaw Figure 8 Cars, Beech Bend Raceway

May 10-11 Highway 240 Yard Sale, Boyce Community, 270-842-6687

May 10-11 Pedal for the Park, Mammoth Cave National Park

May 10-12 WKU Commencement Weekend, E.A. Diddle Arena

May 11 Second Saturdays Festival, Downtown at Fountain Square Park

May 11 Historic Preservation Day, Capitol Arts Center, 270-842-1953

May 11 Spring Hoot 5K Run, Barren River Lake State Park, 270-646-2151

May 11 O'Reilly Saturday Night Fun Racing, Beech Bend Raceway

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.