Week of August 5-11

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 galleries, museums and studio centers from around the city have gathered for the annual Bowling Green Gallery Hop. This Friday night is one of five nights a year that theses galleries open for the hop. Art enthusiasts and the newly inquisitive can check out the pieces created by local artists and find inspiration for their own creativity. Take this opportunity to observe, ask questions and enjoy getting acquainted with area artists and our city's gallery locations.

The galleries included on the hop are: Art Matters, Artistic Soul Studio, B & J Gallery, Candle Makers on the Square, Christ Episcopal Church, Ellis Walker Gallery, Gallery 916 in their new location, the Kentucky Museum, IWFAC, Ingen Art Gallery, The Pots Place Co-op, The Presbyterian Church, Pushin Building Artists Studio and SKyPAC's two galleries. For more information, including a list of other gallery hop dates, please visit the Bowling Green Gallery Hop Facebook page below.

The Eat Up a Toe Foundation is hosting its second annual Brain Freeze Bicycle Challenge at Chaney's Dairy Barn on Saturday, August 10. This isn't an average bicycle race--it's got a frozen surprise in the mix. Bicyclists get the chance to eat as many scoops of Chaney's ice cream while racing and five minutes will be removed from their race time for every scoop eaten!

This event offers two races: a 20-mile race and 10-mile fun race. Registration begins at 7am, with the 20-mile race beginning at 8am and followed by the 10-mile race at 9:30am. Registration for the 20-mile race is $30 and the 10-mile is $20. For more details about The Eat Up a Toe non-profit, plus info on registration and the races, please 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

August 5 Job Fair, Bowling Green Ballpark, 3:30pm, bghotrods.com

August 6 Beaver Tuesday Night Drag/Oval Fun Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 781-7634, beechbend.com

August 6 Johnny Molloy, Warren County Public Library, 6pm, discussing his odysseys and discoveries, 781-4882, warrenpl.org

August 7-9 Bowling Green Hot Rods vs. Great Lakes Loons, BG BallPark, 901-2121, bghotrods.com

August 7-Oct 19 Documenting Tradition Exhibit, Kentucky Museum, 9am-4pm, images from the Kentucky Folklife prgoram archives, 745-2592, wku.edu/kentuckymuseum

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, free, bring blankets or chairs, 782-0222, facebook.com/pages/Concerts-in-the-Park-by-Downtown-BG-and-BBT/322326471178484?fref=ts

August 9 Bowling Green Gallery Ho, various galleries around town, 5-8pm, thebowlinggreengalleryhop.com

August 9 Oval Track Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 6pm, 781-7634, beechbend.com

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

August 10 Second Saturdays Festival, Downtown at Fountain Square Park, 10am-5pm, Cruisin for a Cure kicks off the festival, free to the public, live music, business specials and "Craftsman Village," 782-0222, facebook.com/SecondSaturdaysBG

August 10 Brain Freeze Bicycle Challenge, Chaney's Dairy Barn, 20-mile race and 10-mile fun ride, register 7am, 20-mile race begins 8am, 10-mile ride begins 9:30am, 5 minutes is removed from time based on each ice cream scoop eaten, eatupatoe.org

August 10 Scotty's Pound the Pavement for Kids, Kereiakes Park, 8am, kickoff to the cross country season, family fun walk 2K/3K, all teams need sponsors or individual participants $10, kykob.org/, 842-2259

August 10 O'Reilly Saturday Night Fun Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 781-7634, beechbend.com

August 10 United Manual Transmission Racers, Beech Bend Raceway, 781-7634, beechbend.com

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

August 11 Hiding a Cache, Lost River Cave, 2-4pm, learn the etiquette of hiding a traditional cache and evaluating cache difficulty, no registration required, 393-0077, lostrivercave.com

August 11 Padmashree Pankaj Udhas Live in Concert, SKyPAC, 5pm, 904-1880, theskypac.com

August 11 NHRA Drag Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 781-7634, beechbend.com

August 13 Ricky Skaggs, Sloan Convention Center

August 16 34th Annual Concerts in the Park Series, Fountain Square Park Mudd River Union concert 5:30-8:30pm, Circus Square Park Bueler's Day Off concert continues the entertainment from 8:30-11pm

August 16 Chuck Prophet, The Warehouse at Mt. Victor

August 16-17 Ice Cream & a Moovie, Chaney's Dairy Barn

August 16-18 Warbird Alley, SYMAC Stahl Field

August 17 The '50s Dance Party, part of the Orchestra Kentucky Retro Series, SKyPAC

August 17 Ghost Hunting, Octagon Hall

August 18 Andy Grammer, E.A. Diddle Arena, 745-5809

August 19-Sept 8 25th Annual Green Chile Festival, Chuy's

August 21 Bowling Green Hot Rods vs.West Michigan Whitecaps, BG BallPark

August 22-26 West Side Story, SKyPAC, presented by SKyPAC's Summer Youth Theater program and Orchestra Kentucky

August 22 Spirits in the Cave, Lost River Cave

August 22-24 Public Theatre of Kentucky After Hours production: The Irish Curse, Phoenix Theatre

August 23 34th Annual Concerts in the Park Series, Fountain Square Park Felonius Funk concert 5:30-8:30pm, Circus Square Park Three concert continues the entertainment from 8:30-11pm

August 24 Mud Happens: One Bad Mud Run, Phil Moore Park

August 24 Vette City Roller Derby, The Skate Box

August 24 Twilight Thunder Cruise, motorcycle parade to the Hot Rods game, fireworks after the game

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.