Week of August 12-18

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 Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center is going retro this weekend at The '50s Dance Party. Put on your poodle skirts with bobby socks or sport your pompadour and cuffed jeans. The show features music from the legendary Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson.

On February 3, 1959, those three big-time stars were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa. At SKyPAC, John Mueller, Ray Anthony and Linwood Sasser bring their music to life in the only show endorsed by the Holly, Valens, and Richardson estates. This show is part of the Orchestra Kentucky Retro series and will begin at 7:30pm on Saturday, August 17. For more details, please call 270-846-2426 or visit the website below.

The skies above Bowling Green will be full of military RC aircraft this weekend at SKYMAC Stahl Field for the annual Warbird Alley event. Bring the whole family for a day of aviation fun!

Admission is free to the public and there will be concessions available for purchase. For more information on this exciting display of adventurous aerodynamics, 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- Aug. 25 Night Sky Stories over a Summer Campfire, Hardin Planetarium, Tues/Th 7pm, Sun 2pm, 745-0444

Ongoing- Aug. 31 "A Buoyant Echo: See it. Hear it," SKyPAC Main Gallery and Children's Gallery, art exhibit, Mon-Fri 11am-6pm, theskypac.com

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-Oct. 19 Documenting Tradition Exhibit, Kentucky Museum, 9am-4pm, Kentucky Folklife program archives, 745-2592, wku.edu/kentuckymuseum

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

August 13 Beaver Tuesday Night Drag/Oval Fun Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 781-7634, beechbend.com

August 13 Ricky Skaggs, Sloan Convention Center, book discussion and signing, 6pm, free, 781-4882, warrenpl.org

August 15 Finale of Goober 95 Live concert series, Beech Bend Park, 6pm, featuring Mac Powell, special guest Craig Wayne Boyd, $10/ticket or $5 w/Goober card, 782-9595, wggc.com

August 15-18 Public Theatre of Kentucky presents: Romeo and Juliet, school day performances Aug 20-12, Phoenix Theatre, ptkbg.org

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

August 16 Oval Track Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 6pm, 781-7634, beechbend.com

August 16 Chuck Prophet, The Warehouse at Mt. Victor, 6pm, 904-6677, thewarehouseatmtvictor.com

August 16-17 Ice Cream & a Moovie, Chaney's Dairy Barn, free admission, Chicken Run showing starts at dusk, 843-5567, chaneysdairybarn.com

August 16-18 Warbird Alley, SYMAC Stahl Field, free to the public, concessions available, hosting flying military RC aircraft, pilot fees $20, 590-0943, skymacrc.com

August 16-18 South Warren Softball Boosters Girls Fastpitch Softball Tournament, Buchanon Park, kyasa.org

August 16 Garden Party in the Cave, Lost River Cave, 7pm, $40/ticket, tickets at Chuck's Liquors, Double Dogs, BGWC Humane Society, 783-9404

August 17 The '50s Dance Party, part of the Orchestra Kentucky Retro Series, SKyPAC, 7:30pm, featuring John Mueller, Ray Anthony and Jay Richardson representing Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and "The Big Bopper," 846-2426, orchestrakentucky.com

August 17 Ghost Hunting, Octagon Hall, Franklin, Ky., tour 4pm, investigation 8pm, rain or shine, snacks provided, $75 tickets, kgbghosts.com

August 17 WKU Football Fan Fest, Carroll Knicely Conference Center, 2-4pm, meet the WKU Football team and coaches, take pics with Big Red, free, games and inflatables, balloon art, 745-6562, wkusports.com

August 17 Southern Bluegrass Fantasy Football Championship, National Corvette Museum, 10:30am registration, draft begins 12pm, 96 teams, $200/team, silent auction, raffle, free giveaways, 784-0357, sbffc.com

August 17 Barbeque and Auction, Boyce Community Center, 4pm, food and entertainment, raffle and auction, 842-6667

August 17 O'Reilly Saturday Night Fun Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 781-7634, beechbend.com

August 17-18 Barren River State Park Prehistoric Artifact Show, Barren River Lodge Convention Center, free, setup Sat 4-7pm, show Sun 8am-3pm, 782-7494

August 18 NHRA Drag Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 781-7634, beechbend.com

August 18 Andy Grammer, E.A. Diddle Arena, 10pm, part of MASTER Plan activities, 745-5809, wku.edu

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

August 25 Members Only Butterfly Release, Lost River Cave

August 26 Hot Bike Power Tour, National Corvette Museum

August 29- September 12 The Lion in Winter, SKyPAC

August 29- 31 19th Anniversary of National Corvette Museum, National Corvette Museum

August 30 34th Annual Concerts in the Park Series, Fountain Square and Circus Square

August 30-31 Ice Cream & a Moovie, Chaney's Dairy Barn

m August 31 Color Blaze 5K Run, Phil Moore Park

August 31 J.C. Kirby & Son presents "Southern Gospel at its Best", Capitol Arts Center

August 31 LTX Shootout, 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.