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What's Happening in Bowling Green
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September 9-15, 2013
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Week of September 9
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.
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Lost River Music Fest
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| Lost River Music Fest |
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Circus Square Park
601 State Street
Bowling Green, Ky. 42101
Saturday, September 14
11am-11pm
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Lost River Music Fest
The first event of its kind held at Circus Square Park, The Lost River Music Fest is this Saturday, September 14. The fest features 13 Bands on two Stages for one Great Cause. Proceeds from The Fest are benefiting The Center for Courageous Kids.
There's lots of talent all jumbled into one great event! Headliners for The Fest are The Kentucky Headhunters, Sundy Best and The Thrashing Fossils All Star Jam Band. The rest of the lineup includes O'possum Holler, Salvage Town, Scott Lindsey, Kalisa Ewing, Billy Swayze, The Lost River Cavemen, The Reneus, Mudd River Union, The Smokin' Peace Pipes, and Black Cat Cadillac. Tickets start at $20. For more info, visit the website below or "Like" The Lost River Music Fest on Facebook.
Lost River Music Fest
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Music in the Barn
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| Music in the Barn |
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Shaker Tavern at South Union
850 Shaker Museum Road
Auburn, KY
Saturday, September 14
2-5pm
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Music in the Barn
This Saturday is one of the best annual events held at South Union's Shaker Tavern, Music in the Barn. Enjoy live music, fresh air and specialty southern dessert treats from 2pm-5pm. Reservations are required, starting at $15/person, then $25/couple and $5/kids ages 6-12.
Feel the cool fall breezes wafting through the 1875 Grain Barn and kick back in a relaxed family atmosphere. Dessert treats include fried peach pies, fresh apple cake, apple cider slushes and homemade Shaker Sweet Potato Pie ice cream from Chaney's Dairy Barn. For more information, please call 270-542-4167 or visit the website below.
Music in the Barn
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Other Events in the Area This Week
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| WEEKLY HAPPENINGS |
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Monday Open Mic Night, Tidball's, 9 pm, 793-9955
Tuesday Community Farmers Market, Nashville Road & Campbell Lane, 3-7pm, communityfarmersmarketbg.com
Tuesday-Saturday Live Music, Tidball's, 9 pm
Tues, Thur, Sat BG Farmers Market, Hobby Lobby lot, 6am-sellout, bgfarmersmarket.com
Tues, Saturday SKY Farmers Market, 5th & High St., Sat 7am-12pm, Tues 7am-1pm, skyfarmersmarket.com
Wednesday-Saturday Live Music by Liberation, Crossroads Lounge, 9 pm, 781-3000
Thursday Live Music, Double Dogs, 8 pm, 843-9357, doubledogs.biz
Thursday Live Belly Dancing, Anna's Greek Restaurant,
Thursday KOA Bluegrass Jam, KOA Meeting Room, 7pm, 843-1919
Friday Wine Tasting, all Chuck's Liquor locations, 4-6 pm, 846-2626
Friday Karaoke, Double Dogs, 9 pm
Fridays Group Knit and Crochet Alongs, Crafty Hands, 10am & 6 pm, 866-771-0433
Friday Live Music, Micki's on Main, 9 pm, 793-0450
Friday-Saturday Distillery Tastings and Tours, Corsair Artisan Distillery, 10 am- 6 pm, 904-2021
Saturday Community Farmers Market, Nashville Rd & Campbell Ln, 8am-1pm, communityfarmersmarketbg.com
Sunday- Tuesday Music and Karaoke, Crossroads Lounge, 9 pm
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Other 'Get Out & About' Events
Ongoing- Sept. 12 The Lion in Winter, SKyPAC, $25/ticket, performances Wed-Sun, comedy featuring Dawn Wells and Andrew Prine, 904-6677, theskypac.com
Ongoing- Sept. 13 Marque of Excellence Exhibit, National Corvette Museum, 14-car exhibit featuring NCRS Top Flight and other pristine Corvettes, winners of the "Marque of Excellence" awards, 8am-5pm, 781-7973, corvettemuseum.org
Ongoing- Sept. 30 Butterfly Art, SKyPAC Children's Gallery, by children of Christ Episcopal Church, 904-5000, theskypac.com
Ongoing-Oct. 19 Documenting Tradition Exhibit, Kentucky Museum, 9am-4pm, Kentucky Folklife program archives,
745-2592, wku.edu/kentuckymuseum
Ongoing- Nov. 2 Word Doodle Exhibit, SKyPAC Main Gallery, featuring works of Todd Camplin abstracting text into objects and images, call for hours, 904-5000, theskypac.com
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
September 10 John Cipolla, Clarinet, Music through the Centuries, FAC Recital Hall, 7:30pm, free, wku.edu/music
September 10, 11 De-Antiquing with Susan, Knicely Conference Center, $25, two-hour sessions to guide through downsizing your antique collection, Tues 6-8pm, Wed 9-11am, 745-1912, wku.edu/info/antiques
September 12 Bourbon expert Mike Veach, Barnes & Noble, 7pm, speaking about his latest book "Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey: An American Heritage," wku.edu/library
September 13 Skeleton's Lair Scream Park, meet Jason from Friday the 13th, 622-8171, skeletonslair.com
September 13 Oval Track Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 6pm, 781-7634, beechbend.com
September 13-14 Ice Cream & a Moovie, Chaney's Dairy Barn, free, Brave showing starts at dusk, 843-5567, chaneysdairybarn.com
September 13-15 Highway 31W Yard Sale, from Louisville to Nashville, 670-3741, along historic highway 31, trailsrus.com/hwy31/
September 13-15 Special Olympics Softball Tournament, Buchanon Park, 502-695-8222, kyasa.org
September 14 2013 South Central Kentucky Heart Walk, Kereiakes Park, 846-5061, heartwalk.kintera.org
September 14 Junior Naturalist Program, Lost River Cave, pre-registration required, 393-0077, lostrivercave.com
September 14 Music in the Barn, South Union Shaker Village, 2-5pm, traditional southern delicacies for dessert-pies, cider, Chaney's Dairy Barn ice cream, reservations: $15/person, $25/couple, $5 children ages 6-12, 542-4167, shakermuseum.com
September 14 Symphony Day at Jackson's Orchard, free concert, 10am, bring a picnic blanket and your family "In Search of Adventure" featuring music from the world of Pixar movies, bgwso.org
September 14 Sounds on Dumont, Dumont Hill in Scottsville, 10am, first ever bluegrass festival, soundsondumont.com
September 14 Second Saturdays Festival, Downtown at Fountain Square Park, 10am-5pm, free, live music, business specials and "Craftsman Village," 782-0222, facebook.com/SecondSaturdaysBG
September 14 Buddy Walk, Bowling Green Ballpark, gates open 9am, walk begins 11am, 796-5002, dssky.org
September 14 WKU Night, Beech Bend Park, 5-10pm, 10 percent of proceeds go to the American Cancer Society, 781-7634, beechbend.com
September 14 Lunar 5K, Kereiakes Park, 6:30pm, benefitting Hosparus, register at lunar5k.com
September 14 Lost River Music Festival at Circus Square Park, 11am-11pm, 13 bands on 2 stages, facebook.com/TheLostRiverSouthernSummerMusicFestival?fref=ts
September 14 O'Reilly Saturday Night Fun Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 781-7634, beechbend.com
September 15 NHRA Drag Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 781-7634, beechbend.com
September 15 Brain Freeze Bike Challenge, Chaney's Dairy Barn, 11:30am-3pm, registration 11:30am, 20-mile bike race 12:30pm, 10-mile fun ride 2pm, eatupatoe.org
September 15 Schumann Chamber Music recital, featuring Ching-Yi Lin, Don Speer, Zachary Lopes, Andy Braddock, Sarah Berry and John Cipolla, Van Meter Hall, 3-5pm, free, wku.edu/music
September 15 Ken Stein Organ Recital, Christ Episcopal Church, 5-7pm, free, wku.edu/music
Bowling Green Area Convention & Visitors Bureau Events
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Sneak Peek at the Coming Weeks
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| Sneak Peek at the Coming Weeks |
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Take a glance
at the coming weeks!
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Sneak Peek
September 16 Come and See the Show: Music that Inspired Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Orchestra Kentucky VIP Series, SKyPAC
September 17 Cultural Enhancement Series: Ozomatli, Van Meter Hall
September 20 Classic Jazz, The Symphony at WKU, Van Meter Hall
September 20-21 Ring of Fire, SKyPAC
September 20-22 2013 FOL Used Book Sale, Historic Railpark & Train Museum
September 19-22 Parade of Homes
September 21 Halloween Warm Up Disc Golf Tournament, Kereiakes Park
September 21- January 3, 2014 Two-Wheel Speed: Motorcycle Exhibit, National Corvette Museum<
September 21 Chaney's Dairy Barn Birthday Bash, 10-year anniversary celebration
September 21 WKU Football vs. Morgan State, Houchens L.T. Smith Stadium
September 21 Vette City Roller Derby, The Skate Box
September 22 NHRA Drag Racing, Beech Bend Raceway
September 26-28 SKyPAC Youth Theater presents: The Importance of Being Earnest, Capitol Arts Center
September 26-29 Fountain Square Players present: The Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Phoenix Theatre
September 26-October 1 WKU Theatre & Dance presents: Crimes of the Heart, Russell H. Miller Theatre
September 27 Bill Engvall, SKyPAC
September 27-28 Ice Cream & a Moovie, Chaney's Dairy Barn
September 27-29 AMRA Harley Davidson Drag Finals, Beech Bend Raceway
September 27-29 QuickFuel Nostalgia Drag Racing League Series, Beech Bend Raceway
September 27- November 2 Skeleton's Lair Scream Park
September 28 Neil Sedaka: Highlights from The Royal Albert Concert, part of the Orchestra Kentucky Retro Series, SKyPAC
September 28 WKU Football vs. NAVY, Smith Stadium
September 28 Bowling Green International Festival, Circus Square Park
September 28-29 Pumpkin Festival, Jackson's Orchard, jacksonsorchard.com
September 29-October 31 Scarecrow Trail, Lost River Cave
Event Calendar
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Bowling Green Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
352 Three Springs Road
Bowling Green, KY 42104
(270) 782-0800
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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.
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