Week of April 29 - May 5

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.

Riverview at Hobson Grove presents the first of this year's four Victorian Skills for Young Ladies and Gentlemen workshops this week. Children ages 8 to 12 are invited to learn the skills to make a Felt Flower Bouquet. Nancy Baird, past Kentucky History Specialist of the Kentucky Library at WKU, leads each of the workshops at the historic house museum. Participants will learn a traditional Victorian hand craft and create a memento to take home.

Each of these workshops is limited to a specific age and number of participants, so reservations are required. All tools and materials will be provided for each workshop. For further information, please call Riverview at 843-5565 or visit the link below.

Bowling Green's music scene lights up this week with three live performances of classic Americana music. At the Capitol Arts Center, Little Texas plays on Thursday night and features special guest Lyndsey Highlander. Formed in Nashville in 1988, Little Texas traveled the U.S. and became one of top rocking country bands. They're stopping by Bowling Green on their 25th Anniversary tour. With them will be newcomer Lyndsey Highlander, who credits her musical inspiration from soulful greats like Patsy Cline and Aretha Franklin. For more on this show, call 270-904-1880 or click here.

Two other exciting performances this week are at The Warehouse at Mt. Victor. Sundy Best performs on Thursday night and Justin Townes Earle with Ben Knight plays Saturday night. Both performers are stellar in their industry and The Warehouse is excited to host them. Ticket prices and seating vary. For more information, please call 270-904-6677 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- 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 14th Annual Herb Festival, Wild Bird & Nature Store, 9am-6pm, sale on perennials of the year from 1997-2013, 270-746-0203, facebook.com/WildBirdandNatureStore

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

Ongoing -May 24 "Inspiration Re-Imagined," VSA exhibit by students at WKU and Drakes Creek Middle School, Spencer's Coffee House, 270-393-7060, vsartsky.org

May 1 Victorian Skills for Young Ladies and Gentlemen Workshop: Felt Flower Bouquet, Riverview at Hobson Grove, 3:30pm, learn basic skills with felt to make clothing and a special Mother's Day gift, kids ages 8-12, $5 each, 843-5565, bgky.org/riverview

May 2 Little Texas with Lyndsey Highlander, Capitol Arts Center, 7:30pm, 270-904-1880, theskypac.com

May 3 Oval Track Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 6pm, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

May 3-5 WKU Baseball vs. ULM, Nick Denes Field at WKU, Fri 6pm, Sat 3pm, Sun 1pm, wkusports.com

May 3-5 ASA Youth Baseball Tournament, Ephram White Park, 502-460-5403, kyasa.org

May 4 Spring Clean Up, Boyce Community Center, get the center/community ready for the year, 9am, 270-842-666

May 4 Southern Kentucky Team Penning Association Show, WKU Ag Expo Center, 2pm, 270-745-3976, sktpa.com

May 4 O'Reilly Saturday Night Fun Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

May 4 Justin Townes Earle with Ben Knight, The Warehouse at Mt. Victor, 6:30pm, 904-6677, thewarehouseatmtvictor.com

May 4-5 Spring Classic Youth Soccer Tournament, Lover's Lane Soccer Complex, 80 teams, 270-846-1010, sokysoccer.org

May 5 Cinco de Mayo Celebration, Chuy's, 796-2999, chuys.com

May 5 Organ Recital, Christ Episcopal Church, 5pm, free, featuring the music of Paris composers and a multimedia presentation, reception following, 843-6563

May 5 NHRA Drag Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

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

May 15-19 AWDF Championship and Team Challenge, Barren River Lake State Resort Park

May 16 Kids' Ribbon Cutting at the Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom, Lost River Cave

May 16-19 "A Southern Exposure," Fountain Square Players, Phoenix Theater

May 17 WWE World Tour Supershow, Diddle Arena

May 17-18 Stucky Music Festival, Park Mammoth Resort

May 17-18 16th Annual BB&T All-American Soap Box Derby Race, Phil Moore Park

May 18 The Spencers: Theatre of Illusion, SKyPAC

May 18 4th Annual S-10 Super Nationals, Beech Bend Raceway

May 18 TRAX Running Kids Only Run, Bowling Green Airport

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.