April 7-13

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.

Springtime brings the start of another favorite annual series of events in Bowling Green, the Second Saturdays Street Fairs at Fountain Square Park downtown. Starting this Saturday, April 12, look for special events the second Saturday of every month through September.

Families will enjoy horse and carriage rides by Rockin B Horse and Carriage, inflatables for the kids by Party 1 Superstore, face painting, balloon twisting, food vendors, product vendor booths from local artists and the downtown merchants, live music and more! For more information, please call 270-782-0222 or check out the website below.

Bring the kids to one of the biggest Easter Egg Hunts in the area on Saturday afternoon at South Warren High School's football field, sponsored by Hughes & Coleman, Warren County Parks & Recreation, Kentucky ASA and Chaney's Dairy Barn. More than 20,000 eggs will be hidden on the field for the kids!

Registration for prizes begins at 2pm, including a door prize for a new bike! Children will be divided into age groups and released in staggered times to hunt eggs beginning at 3pm. Free Chaney's ice cream coupons will be available. Visit with the Easter Bunny while you're there. Please call Chaney's Dairy Barn for more information at 270-843-5567 or visit the website below.

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

April 8 Saxophone Chamber Music Faculty Recital with John Cipolla, FAC Recital Hall, 7:30pm, free, wku.edu/music

April 10 Kentucky Live! "Tennessee & Kentucky Garden Guide: The Best Plants for a Tennessee of Kentucky Garden" with Judy Lowe, Barnes & Noble, 7pm, free, 745-6121, wku.edu/library

April 10 International Bestselling author Jeffery Deaver, Bob Kirby Branch, 6pm, free, 781-4882, warrenpl.org

April 10 WKU Softball vs Mississippi Valley State, 4pm, 1-800-5-BIG RED, wkusports.com

April 10-13 New Works Festival, Gordon Wilson Lab Theatre at WKU, WKU students show off their creativity, Thurs-Sat 8pm, Sun 3pm, free event, 270-745-5845, wku.edu/theatre-and-dance

April 11 San Jose Taiko Drummers, SKyPAC, 7:30pm, 270-904-1880, theskypac.com

April 11 WKU Faraway Flix Series: "The First Grader," WKU Faculty House, 6:30pm, film from Kenya, free food, wkuu.edu/library/farawayflix

April 11-12 South Union Seminar, South Union Shaker Village, Shaker material culture, 270-542-4167, shakermuseum.com

April 11-13 The Amateur Championships Disc Golf Tournament, Phil Moore, Basil Griffin, Ephram White, others, bowlinggreendiscgolf.com

April 11-13 KYASA Boys Youth Baseball Tournament, Ephram White, kyasa.org

April 11-13 Franklin Simpson High School Fast Pitch Softball Tournament, Buchanon Park, 270-529-3781

April 11-13 WKU Mastermind Open Chess Tournament, Knicely Conference Center, seminars, chess tournament, featured international speakers, 918-809-6278, hilltopperchess.net/#!__events-info

April 12 Second Saturdays Street Fair, Fountain Square Park, 10am-3pm, horse and carriage rides, face painting, discounts, vendors, facebook.com/SecondSaturdaysBG

April 12 Nashville Singer/Songwriter Round, Spongie Acres Bed & Breakfast Toyhouse, 2:30-4:30pm, free, featuring Bill DiLuigi, Amber Hayes and Dan Modlin, spongieacresbedandbreakfast.com

April 12 Test & Tune Drags, Beech Bend Raceway, 12-5pm, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

April 12 Easter Egg Hunt, South Warren High School Football Field, 3pm, 20,000 eggs hidden, visit Easter bunny, free ice cream coupons, put on by Chaney's Dairy Barn, 270-843-5567, chaneysdairybarn.com

April 12 Southern Kentucky Ranch Horse Association, WKU Ag Expo Center, 606-636-6197

April 12 Brews & Tunes, Mellow Mushroom, 11am-11:30pm, free, live music and craft beer, 4 bands, 10 tap beer truck, benefiting CASA, 270-393-1800, mellowmushroom.com/stores/bowlinggreen

April 12-13 ASA Girls Softball 6U-8U, 10U-14U Louisville Slugger ASA Invitational, Buchanon Park, 270-535-7727, kyasa.org

April 12-25 Soap Box Derby Build Clinics, 7am-2pm, Phil Moore Park, 270-843-6665

April 13 NHRA Drag Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

April 13 Community Day, SKyPAC, 1-5pm, free, live music, art demos, kids' activities, 270-901-1880, theskypac.com

April 13 Backyard Habitat Program, Lost River Cave, 1-3pm, registration required, 270-393-0077, lostrivercave.com

April 17 A Taste of Bowling Green, Sloan Convention Center, 270-793-1022, tasteofbowlinggreen.com

April 17 Faraway Places Series: "The Great War (World War I) in the Soviet Imagination," with Karen Petrone, Barnes & Noble, 745-6121, wku.edu/library

April 18 TN Drifting, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

April 18- August 3 Skydome Sinkhole "Great 8" Special Exhibit, National Corvette Museum, 270-781-7973, corvettemusuem.org

April 19 Test & Tune Drags Plus Super Gas & SS/S Combo, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

April 19 Earth Day Invasive Plant Pull and CITO, Lost River Cave, 270-393-0077, lostrivercave.com

April 19 Sokomics Expo 2014, Knicely Conference Center, facebook.com/sokomicsexpo

April 19 Family Enrichment Venetian Ball, Carroll Knicely Conference Center, familyenrichmentcenter.com

April 21 Oz with Orchestra, SKyPAC, orchestrakentucky.com

April 24 Jake Owen's Days of Gold Tour, featuring Parmalee and The Cadillac Three, E.A. Diddle Arena, ticketmaster.com

April 24-26 NCM Bash, National Corvette Museum, corvettemuseum.org

April 24-May 4 15th Annual Herb Festival, Wild Bird & Nature Store, facebook.com/WildBirdandNatureStore

April 25 With Voice and Song, Van Meter Hall, bgwso.org

April 25-27 AMRA Harley Spring Rally & Drags, Beech Bend Raceway, beechbend.com

April 25-May 11 Main Stage Public Theatre of Kentucky presents: The Member of the Wedding, Phoenix Theatre, ptkbg.org

April 26 Jacksonian Days Festival, downtown Scottsville, www.scottsvilleky.info

April 26 16th Annual Southern Kentucky Book Festival, Carroll Knicely Conference Center, sokybookfest.org

April 26 Pre-Derby Sampling, Wildflower Gifts at Lost River Cave, lostrivercave.com

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.