Week of July 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.

America's favorite sports cars will be coming home to Bowling Green this weekend for the 32nd Annual National Corvette Homecoming--a celebration of everything Corvette! You'll see the sleek, shiny sports cars lining the roads, parked at businesses and attractions and taking over the city for the weekend! Activities run all day Thursday to Saturday.

The fun begins Thursday with Corvette shows and placements at the Sloan Convention Center--the For Sale Corral parking opens, along with other categories like Show'n'Shine, Reunion Show, Custom Show and more. The official kickoff begins Friday morning at the Opening Ceremonies, followed by a day of judging, seminars, a 40-mile road tour of the scenic Bowling Green area and a special brick-laying ceremony at the National Corvette Museum. Saturday activities include a seminar on the NCM Motorsports Park, celebrity judging of cars, awards ceremonies and a finale concert at Sloan Convention Center featuring The 7 Bridges Band's "Tribute to the Eagles." For more details on the National Corvette Homecoming, please visit the website below.

Enjoy the sounds of summer at the inaugural Sounds of Independence Music Festival, presented by SKyPAC and Independence Bank. This day-long outdoor music festival brings local, regional and national talent to downtown Bowling Green. This is an outdoor music festival held on SKyPAC grounds. Gates will open at 12:30pm and entertainment begins at 1pm.

Pop-turned-country superstar Darius Rucker will headline. Performances before Rucker's show include great music from local favorite The Lost River Cavemen, the up and coming Ryan Kinder, eastern Kentucky's Sundy Best, Bowling Green's own and recent "The Voice" contestant Justin Rivers, and country music trio The Farm. General admission is $58. For more information on performance times, a festival site map, prohibited items at the festival and more, please call 270-904-1880 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- Sept. 13 Marquis of Excellence Exhibit, National Corvette Museum, 14-car exhibit featuring NCRS Top Flight and other pristine Corvettes, winners of the "Marquis of Excellence" awards, 8am-5pm, 781-7973, corvettemuseum.org

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

July 21-27 SOKY Fair, Southern Kentucky Fairgrounds at Lampkin Park, 842-7980, sokyfair.org

July 23 Beaver Tuesday Night Drag/Oval Fun Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 781-7634, beechbend.com

July 25 Mark Comley Magic Show, Warren County Public Library Main Branch, 2pm, summer reading finale, interactive family fun, 781-4882, warrenpl.org

July 25-27 32nd National Corvette Homecoming, Sloan Convention Center, 270-791-2117, corvettehomecoming.com

July 25-27 KY Junior Livestock Expo, WKU Ag Expo Center, 745-3976

July 25-28 Bowling Green Extreme 3D Fly-In, SKyMAC Stahl Field, free, large model aircraft perform aerobatics, concessions available for purchase, 590-0943, skymacrc.com July 26 Oval Track Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 6pm, 781-7634, beechbend.com

July 26 34th Annual Concerts in the Park Series, Fountain Square Park 4 Alarm concert 5:30-8:30pm, Circus Square Park Josh Harrison/Brandon Ray concert continues the entertainment from 8:30-11pm, free, bring blankets or chairs, 782-0222, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Concerts-in-the-Park-by-Downtown-BG-and-BBT/322326471178484?fref=ts

July 26-27 ASA Youth Baseball State Tournament, Buchanon Park, ages 8U-13U, kyasa.org

July 26-27 10U National Championship Warm Up, Buchanon Park, kyasa.org

July 27 Bowling Green Lemon Run, Kereiakes Park, 7:30am, 5K Run plus a 100-yard dash for kids 12 & under, light refreshments and a goody bag for runners post-race, 799-1093, www.bgbraces.com

July 27 Sounds of Independence Music Festival, presented by Independence Bank, SKyPAC, 904-5000

July 27 "Hope Island" Book Signing, Plano Baptist Church, 2-5pm, light refreshments, author Diana Hankla gives her readers an exceptional story, dianahankla.net

July 27 J.C. Kirby & Son presents "Southern Gospel at its Best", Capitol Arts Center, 7:30pm, free event, 904-1880, theskypac.com

July 27 Junior Naturalist Program, Lost River Cave, pre-registration required, 393-0077, www.lostrivercave.com

July 28 NHRA Drag Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

July 28-Aug 3 National Soap Box Rally Race, Phil Moore Park, Warren County Parks & Rec, 842-5302, ndr.org

July 28-Aug 4 Class "A" USA-ASA/10U National Fastpitch Softball Championship, 65-100 teams, Buchanon Park, kyasa.org

July 28-August 3 National Soap Box Rally Race, Phil Moore Park

July 28-August 4 Class "A" USA-ASA/10U National Fastpitch Softball Championship, 65-100 teams, Buchanon Park

August 6 Johnny Molloy, Warren County Public Library

August 7-9 Bowling Green Hot Rods vs. Great Lakes Loons, BG BallPark

August 9 34th Annual Concerts in the Park Series, Fountain Square Park Canago concert 5:30-8:30pm, Circus Square Park Fender Benders concert continues the entertainment from 8:30-11pm

August 9 Bowling Green Gallery Hop, various galleries around town

August 9 Oval Track Racing, Beech Bend Raceway

August 9-11 ASA Makala Brumitt WC Youth Softball Tournament, Buchanon Park

August 10 Second Saturdays Festival, Fountain Square Park

August 10 Brain Freeze Bike Challenge, Chaney's Dairy Barn

August 10 Scotty's Pound the Pavement for Kids, Kereiakes Park

August 10-11 RUFF Run for Fun Dog Agility Trials, WKU Ag Expo Center, 270-745-3976

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.