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What's Happening in Bowling Green
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Octoberr 7-13, 2013
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Week of October 7
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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Kentucky Live! Fall Speaker Series
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Barnes & Noble
1680 Campbell Lane
Bowling Green, Ky. 42104
October 10
7pm
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Kentucky Live! Fall Speaker Series
The WKU Library invites you the the Kentucky Live! Fall 2013 Speaker Series. Notable authors visit Barnes & Noble to discuss their works, Kentucky experiences and share their homegrown knowledge with fans. These free events are open to the public. This week's featured speaker is Marc Murphy, the Editorial Cartoonist for the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Future speakers include:
Wes Berry, author of "The Kentucky Barbecue Book"
David Bell, author of "Never Come Back"
Ann K. Ferrell, author of "Burley: Kentucky Tobacco in a New Century" and more!
For more information, please call 270-745-6121 or visit the website below.
Kentucky Live! Fall Speaker Series
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Leachman Buick GMC Cadillac KHSAA Boys and Girls Golf State Championships
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Bowling Green Country Club
251 Beech Bend Road
Bowling Green, Ky., 42101
October 7-12
Competitive Rounds Daily
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Leachman Buick GMC Cadillac KHSAA Boys and Girls Golf State Championships
Bowling Green will be the center of the Commonwealth's high school golf activity this week as boys and girls individual and team champions will be crowned. For the eighth consecutive year, the Bowling Green Country Club will play host to the Leachman Buick-GMC-Cadillac/KHSAA State Golf Championships.
The boys' state championship rounds will be played first this year, running Monday to Wednesday, and the girls' state championship rounds will be Thursday through Saturday. It's an honor to host a statewide high school competition, so let's roll out the red carpet for our visitors this week. Good luck to all the local high school golfers participating. For more information, please visit the website below.
Leachman Buick GMC Cadillac KHSAA Boys and Girls Golf State Championships
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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 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-Oct. 19 Documenting Tradition Exhibit, Kentucky Museum, 9am-4pm, Kentucky Folklife program archives,
745-2592, wku.edu/kentuckymuseum
Ongoing- Oct. 27 Scarecrow Trail, Lost River Cave, free, scarecrows made by community members line valley walking trails, 393-0077, lostrivercave.com
Ongoing- Oct. 31 Trail of Scarecrows, Barren River Lake State Resort Park, see one-of-a-kind decorated scarecrows lining the walking trails built by community members, free to walk, 646-2151, ky.parks.gov
Ongoing- Oct. 31 "Creating Space" Art Exhibit, Children's Gallery at SKyPAC, original artwork from Bristow Elementary School, 904-5005, theskypac.com
Ongoing- Nov. 2 Skeleton's Lair Scream Park, weekend-nights only, gates open at dark and close at midnight, 622-8171, skeletonslair.com
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
Ongoing- Jan. 3, 2014 Two-Wheel Speed: Motorcycle Exhibit, National Corvette Museum, 781-7973, corvettemuseum.org
6-12 Leachman Buick GMC Cadillac KHSAA Girls and Boys Golf State Championships, Bowling Green Country Club, khsaa.org
7 New York Times Bestselling Author J.A. Jance, CEC Parrish Hall, 6pm, free, 781-4882, warrenpl.org
7 Mondays with Modlin & Friends, Gallery 916, 6:30pm, singer/song writer Dan Modlin and friends perform, 270-843-5511, gallery916.net
7-8 Shrine Circus, LD Brown Ag Center, kids 12 & under $14, adults $18, pre-party: 4, 6:30pm, showtimes: 5, 7:30pm, 800-697-7312, 2013circus.com
7-11 Fall Science Curiosity Investigation Camp, Hardin Planetarium, "Da Vinci's codes and inventions, 8am-12pm, students grades 3-6, $120/student, mid-morning snacks provided, 745-4044, wku.edu/hardinplanetrium
7-11 Fall Break Art Camp, Kentucky Museum, register online, 8am-12pm daily, wku.edu/kentuckymuseum
8 Author Cindy Woodsmall, CEC Parrish Hall, 6pm, free, discussing book "For Every Season," 781-4882, warrenpl.org
8 John Cipolla Woodwind Concert, Ensemble and Studio Recital, FAC Recital Hall, 7:30pm, free, wku.edu/music
9 Downtown Mobile Farmers Market, Barren River Health Dept., 10am-2pm, tour the new market bus, cooking demos, live music, $40 in fresh food for $20 in program benefits, communityfarmersmarketbg.com
10 Todd Snider, The Warehouse at Mt. Victor, 904-6677, thewarehouseatmtvictor.com
10 Kentucky Live! Fall 2013 Speaker Series: Editorial Cartoonist Marc Murphy, Barnes & Noble, from the Louisville Courier-Journal, free, 7pm, 745-6121, wku.edu/library
10 Sena Jeter Naslund, CEC Parish Hall, 6pm, free, 781-4882, warrenpl.org
11 Symphonic Band, Van Meter Hall, 7:30pm, $5, wku.edu/music
11-13 ASA Northern Invitational National Qualifier Girls Fastpitch Softball Tournament, Buchanon Park, kyasa.org
11-13 ASA Fall Brawl Youth Baseball Tournament, Buchanon Park, centralkyasa.com
11-13 QuickFuel Tenn-Tuck Big Bucks & Little Bucks Race, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com
12-13 Pumpkin Festival, Jackson's Orchard, wagon rides to the pumpkin patch, corn maze, petting zoo, pony rides, straw castle, face painting, the cider slider, Sat 8am-6pm, Sun 1-6pm, every Oct. weekend, 781-5303, jacksonsorchard.com
13 WKU Choirs Hall Choral Concert, Van Meter Hall, 4pm, $5 admission, $3 students, wku.edu/music
13 Advanced Geocaching, Lost River Cave, 2-4pm, learn to find difficult caches like puzzle caches and micro-caches, no registration required, 393-0077, lostrivercave.com
Bowling Green events
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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
October 15 The Robert Cray Band, SKyPAC
October 15 WKU Football vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, Houchens L.T. Smith Stadium
October 15- Nov. 26 "Invisible Universe," WKU Hardin Planetarium
October 16, 30 Victorian Skills 2-day Workshop: Knit a Scarf, Riverview at Hobson Grove
October 16-19 33rd Annual Buick GS Nationals, Beech Bend Raceway
October 17 Far Away Places Speaker Series: "Devils Among Angels: A Journey from Paradise and Hell to Life", Samuel Marder, Holocaust survivor, Barnes & Noble
October 18-19 Spookout Weekend, Barren River Lake State Resort Park
October 18- Nov. 3 Public Theatre of Kentucky presents: Dearly Departed, Phoenix Theatre
October 19 Hal Holbrook's Mark Twain Tonight, SKyPAC
October 19 Great American Campout, Lost River Cave
October 19 A&E's "Duck Dynasty" stars Jase and Missy Robertson, E.A. Diddle Arena
October 19 34th Annual Medical Center 10K Classic
October 19-20 Pumpkin Festival, Jackson's Orchard
October 20 NHRA Drag Racing, Beech Bend Raceway
October 21 Happy Birthday, Dick and Joe, Orchestra Kentucky VIP Series, SKyPAC
October 22 The Arts of China, Gallery 916
October 25 Tedeschi Trucks Band, SKyPAC
October 25 Bowling Green Gallery Hop, various galleries around town
October 25 WKU Homecoming Concert: Justin Moore, featuring Corey Smith, E.A. Diddle Arena
October 26 WKU Homecoming Football Game vs. Troy, Houchens Industries L.T. Smith Stadium
October 26 Monster Dash 2013, Kereiakes Park
October 26 Nightmare on the Greens, Paul Walker Golf Course, 393-3584
October 26 All Aboard Series: Haunted Depot, Historic Railpark & Train Museum
October 26 Live from Las Vegas: Tribute to the Temptations, SKyPAC
October 26 Museum Monster Mash, National Corvette Museum
October 26-27 Southern KY Kick or Treat Soccer Tournament, Lovers Lane Soccer Complex
October 26-27 SOKY Disc Golf Tournament Halloween, Basil Griffin Park, Ephram White Park, Phil Moore Park
October 26-27 Pumpkin Festival, Jackson's Orchard
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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