Week of May 6-12

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.

Join the Symphony at WKU for a special free event and an evening of this season's best performances at the Bon Voyage Concert. This kicks off a celebration of the symphony's first international concert tour of China. Guests featured are the symphony's Chinese hosts, the Greenwood High School Chorus, the Bowling Green High School Chorus and the Butterfly Lovers' Concerto.

Special selections for the evening include a Duke Ellington Medley, Themes from 007, Pirates of the Caribbean, Titanic, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King and The Moon Represents My Heart. For more details and information, please call 270-745-7681 or visit the website below.

The Landmark Association's newly reactivated Advocacy Committee is hosting a free "Historic Preservation Day" at the Capitol Arts Center on Saturday, May 11 from 10am-4pm in celebration of National Historic Preservation Month. There will be information on the local historic districts, design guidelines, the Landmark Association, local grants, financial incentives and more. This would be a perfect opportunity to get advice for your historic building.

An all-day workshop on restoring historic windows will be led by Cutting Edge's Tom Francis. Other seminars include lessons from Kentucky Heritage Council architect Jen Spangler Williamson, Tax Credit Coordinator Mike Radeke and Site Development Program Administrator Scot Walters of http://heritage.ky.gov. For more information, please call 270-842-1953 or visit the 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- 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

Ongoing - June 30 Artwork by Herb Williams, SKyPAC Main Gallery, M-F 11am-6pm, 904-5019, theskypac.com

Ongoing - December 31 Three Local Artists: Blake Simms, Charlotte Babb and Matthew Simone, Capitol Arts Mezzanine Gallery, M-F 11am-6pm, 904-5019, theskypac.com

May 7 Beaver Tuesday Night Drag/Oval Fun Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 781-7634, beechbend.com

May 8 Performer of the Semester Recital, FAC Recital Hall, 1pm, free, 745-3751, wku.edu/music

May 8-10 Bowling Green Hot Rods vs. West Michigan Whitecaps, BG BallPark, 901-2121, bghotrods.com

May 9 Bon Voyage Concert; The Symphony at WKU, Van Meter Hall, Free Concert, 7:30 pm, 745-7681, bgwso.org/index.htm

May 9-11 2013 ZR-1/C4 Gathering, National Corvette Museum, contact ZR-1 Net Registry at zr1netregistry.com and Grand Sport Registry at www,grandsportregistry.com for further information

May 10 Oval Track Racing and IOFS Outlaw Figure 8 Cars, Beech Bend Raceway, gates open 6pm, 781-7634, beechbend.com

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

May 10-11 Pedal for the Park, Mammoth Cave National Park, ride several paths at the cave, registration Fri 5-6pm, pasta dinner 5:30-7:30pm, rides begin Sat 8am, 597-7604, friendsofmammothcave.org

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

May 10-12 ASA Youth Baseball Qualifier, Buchanon Park, kyasa.org

May 10-12 WKU Baseball vs. Florida Atlantic, Nick Denes Field at WKU, Fri 6pm, Sat 3pm, Sun 1pm, wkusports.com

May 11 Second Saturdays Festival, Downtown at Fountain Square Park, 10am-5pm, free to the public, live music, business specials and "Craftsman Village," 782-0222, facebook.com/SecondSaturdaysBG

May 11 Strawberry Festival, Community Farmers Market BG, 9am-12pm, local strawberries sold, kids' activities, free recipes and samples, communityfarmersmarketbg.com

May 11 Historic Preservation Day, Capitol Arts Center, 10am-4pm, celebrating National Historic Preservation Month, workshop on how to restore windows, presentations from the Kentucky Heritage Council, 842-1953

May 11 Spring Hoot 5K Run, Barren River Lake State Resort Park, 8:30am, 646-2151, parks.ky.gov

May 11 O'Reilly Saturday Night Fun Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 781-7634, beechbend.com

May 11 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

May 11-13 Bowling Green Hot Rods vs. Lake County Captains, BG BallPark, 901-2121, bghotrods.com

May 11-Sept. 13 NCRS Corvettes, National Corvette Museum, 14-car exhibit featuring NCRS Top Flight and other pristine Corvettes, 8am-5pm, 781-7973, corvettemuseum.org

May 12 Mom's free on Mother's Day, Dinosaur World special, mom receives free admission with a fully paid child admission, 773-4345, dinosaurworld.com

May 12 United Way Barnes & Noble Bookfair, Barnes & Noble, 11am-7pm, benefits the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, 746-9779

May 12 Mother's Day Buffet, 440/Micki's on Main, 11am-2pm, adults $19.95, kids 5-10 $10.95, kids 4 & under free, 793-0450, 440main.com

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

May 19 Fairy Garden Tour, 8 gardens around town, refreshments 3-5pm at Children's Garden at Lost River Cave

May 20 Tee Off to Help Out Golf Scramble, Bowling Green Country Club, 746-0255

May 22-24 Bowling Green Hot Rods vs.Great Lakes Loons, BG BallPark

May 23-25 Third Annual Barn Raising, National Corvette Museum

May 24-26 Memorial Day Madness ASA Youth Fastpitch Softball Tournament, Buchanon Park

May 24-26 NHRA Sports Nationals, Beech Bend Raceway

May 25 Junior Naturalist Program, Lost River Cave

May 25-26 SOKY Disc Golf Tournament, Phil Moore Park and Ephram White Park May 25-27 KY State Open Cup Opening Round Youth Soccer Tournament, Lover's Lane Soccer Complex

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.