March 17-23

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.

Start March Madness with the annual Bourbon & Basketball fundraising event for Hosparus at SKyPAC! Come out on Thursday night when the doors open at 5:30pm for hors d'oeuvres, drink samples and basketball!

Tickets start at $50/person and include items listed above. Come celebrate two of the things that make Kentucky famous: bourbon and basketball. For more information and questions, please call 270-904-2691 or visit the website below.

The Bowling Green Gallery Hop's mission is to connect the community with the arts! It provides opportunities to observe, learn and connect with through the social art scene. The first gallery hop of 2014 kicks off on Friday night, where 17 local art galleries will open their doors from 5-9pm.

Galleries participating in this year's hop include: Art Matters, Artistic Soul Studio, Artworks, Inc, B&J Gallery, Candle Makers On The Square, Christ Episcopal Church, Ellis Walker Gallery, Gallery 916, Kentucky Museum, Ingen Art Gallery, IWFAC, Mass Media Technology Hall, SKyPAC, Yellowberri, The Pots Place Co-op, The Presbyterian Church and Pushin Building Artists.

Ongoing- April 3 VSA arts Bowling Green Side by Side Exhibition, Kentucky Museum, 270-745-6080, wku.edu/kentuckymuseum

Ongoing- April 5 US Bank Celebration of the Arts Exhibition, Kentucky Museum, Mon-Sat 9am-4pm, Sun 1-4pm, 270-745-6080, wku.edu/kentuckymuseum

Ongoing- April 12 GPS Adventures Exhibit, National Corvette Museum, get lost in a GPS maze and learn geocaching, 270-781-7973, corvettemuseum.org

Ongoing- May 31 Alejandro Sala Torres art exhibit, Capitol Arts Mezzanine Gallery, 904-5000, theskypac.com

March 17 WKU Cultural Enhancement Series: Dr. Michio Kaku, WKU Van Meter Auditorium, 7:30pm, free, wku.edu/culturalenhancement

March 19 WKU Softball vs Louisville, 5pm, 1-800-5-BIG RED, wkusports.com

March 20 Tenn-Tuck Test & Tune, Beech Bend Raceway, 12-5pm, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

March 20 Kentucky Live! "The Killing Jar-Based on a True Story," with Gloria Nixon, Barnes & Noble, 7pm, free, 270-745-6121, wku.edu/library

March 20 Bourbon & Basketball, SKyPAC, 5:30pm, hors d'oeuvres, drink samples, basketball, $50/ticket, benefits Hosparus, 270-904-2691, hosparus.org

March 20 Mark Lowry & the Martins: Music & Madness, Van Meter Hall, 7pm, tickets vary, museconcerts.com/events

March 20 Pecha Kucha, Kentucky Museum, 7pm, free, show and tell, open mic, 270-745-6080, wku.edu/kentuckymuseum

March 21 WKU Baseball vs. Texas State, Nick Denes Field, 6pm, wkusports.com

March 21 WKU Faraway Flix Series: "A Separation," WKU Faculty House, 6:30pm, film from Iran, free food, wkuu.edu/library/farawayflix

March 21 Bowling Green Gallery Hop, art galleries around town, 5-9pm, facebook.com/BGgalleryHop

March 21-22 Show Your Stuff, Phoenix Theatre, talent show entry fee $10, 270-781-6233, ptkbg.org

March 21-23 QuickFuel Tenn-Tuck Bracket Bash, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

March 21-23 ASA Girls Fastpitch Softball Tournament, Buchanon Park, kyasa.org

March 22 5th Annual Girls Day Out, Sloan Convention Center, 10am-4pm, free, 791-4873, facebook.com/GDObyDanielle

March 22 Soap Box Derby Build Clinic, Phil Moore Park, 7am-1pm, 270-843-6665

March 22 Community Day with the International Center, Living Hope Baptist Church, 11am-3pm, live demos, arts and crafts, international food, door prizes, benefits ESL program, free admission with cleaning supply or personal hygiene product, 270-781-8336

March 22 Unknown Hinson, Warehouse at Mt. Victor, 7pm, $40, 270-904-6677, thewarehouseatmtvictor.com

March 22 West Kentucky Horse Sales, WKU Ag Expo Center, 11am, 270-365-7272, westkentuckyhorsesales.com

March 22 18th Annual Total Fitness Connection Run & Walk for Children, Basil Griffin Park, sponsored by Family Enrichment Center, 781-6714, familyenrichmentcenter.com

March 22-23 WKU Softball vs Troy, 1-800-5-BIG RED, wkusports.com

March 22-23 WKU Baseball vs. Texas State, Nick Denes Field, 3pm & 1pm, wkusports.com

March 23 WKU Choirs in Concert, Van Meter Auditorium, 4pm, wku.edu/music

March 23-24 2nd Annual Shake the Rust boys baseball tournament, ages 8-12& Under, Ephram White Park, playbpa.com

March 24 WKU Baseball vs. University of Louisville, Nick Denes Field, wkusports.com

March 24-29 Block & Bridle Little North American Week, WKU Ag Expo Center, http://orgs.wku.edu/blockandbridle/

March 25 The Time Jumpers, SKyPAC, theskypac.com

March 26-30 The Importance of Being Earnest, SKyPAC, theskypac.com

March 28 Romantic Masterworks, WKU Van Meter Hall, bgwso.org

March 31- April 1 "Elephant's Graveyard" and "God," Gordon Wilson Lab Theatre at WKU, wku.showare.com

April 3-5 Hudson-Valentine Longhorn Cattle Sale, WKU Ag Expo Center, wku.edu/expo

April 3-6 The Importance of Being Earnest, SKyPAC, theskypac.com

April 4-6 Challenger Fest 5, Beech Bend Raceway, challengerfest5.com

April 5 15th Annual Great Teddy Bear Run, rally at Warren County Justice Center 11:15am and end at the Harley Davidson store at 12:15pm, 270-783-4357, bracac.org

April 5 Spring Fling, Boyce General Store,

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.