May 5-11

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.

Bowling Green is hosting the Hot Rides for Heroes Car & Bike Show this Saturday at the National Corvette Museum. All American-made hot rods and motorcycles are welcome. Celebrate all past and current veterans and all persons who still wear the uniform. This benefit for the Wounded Warrior Project promises to be fun for the whole family.

There'll be a silent auction, 50/50 drawing, event t-shirts for sale, live music from two bands, inflatables and games for the kids and a "family friendly" military-themed pinup girl contest. All show vehicles require a $10 registration. No trailers will be allowed in the show area. If you can't make it and would still like to donate to the Wounded Warriors Project, go here. For further information and questions, please call 270-781-7973 or visit the Facebook event page below.

Stucky Music Festival is a celebration of the abundance of talented Southern Kentucky musicians. The diverse music community will be performing on Saturday at the Amphitheater at the National Corvette Museum. The festival is a benefit for the Son Rhea Foundation.

The festival begins at 11:30am with music being played through midnight. Performers include: Bucky Covington, the Kopecky Family Band, Five Knives, Shot Time & Cigarettes, Sr., Fair-Weather Kings, Family Friends, Anthologies, The Hungry Ears, Otis, Outhouse Etiquette and Chest Rockwell. Tickets are $25. For more information and a complete schedule of events, please visit the website below or the fest's Facebook page here.

Ongoing-May 11 Main Stage Public Theatre of Kentucky presents: The Member of the Wedding, Phoenix Theatre, 270-781-6233, ptkbg.org

Ongoing-May 11 Lombardi, SKyPAC, presented by Kentucky Stages, 270-904-1880, theskypac.com

Ongoing- May 22 "When the Universe was Young," WKU Hardin Planetarium, free, Tues/Thurs 7pm, Sun 2pm, 270-745-4044, wku.edu/hardinplanetarium

Ongoing-May 23 Kentucky Arts Council's "Identity," Capitol Arts Houchens Gallery, exhibit features work by artists with disabilities, call for hours, 270-904-5000, theskypac.com

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

Ongoing-June 29 The Art of Misha Ambrosia, SKyPAC Main Gallery, opening reception May 1 from 4:30-7:30pm, presented by Independence Bank, Mon-Fri 11am-6pm, 270-904-5000, theskypac.com

Ongoing- August 3 Skydome Sinkhole "Great 8" Special Exhibit, National Corvette Museum, displays the recovered Corvettes from the sinkhole collapse on Feb. 12, 2014, photographs, international media coverage, 270-781-7973, corvettemusuem.org

May 6 Christian-fiction author Melody Carlson, Bob Kirby Branch, 6pm, free, 270-781-4882, warrenpl.org

May 6 Beaver Tuesday Night Street Drags, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

May 9-11 PGF Regional Qualifier, Buchanon Park, 270-529-3781

May 9-11 ASA Bearcat Brawl Baseball Tournament, Buchanon Park, 270-529-3781

May 10 March of Dimes Walk, Phil Moore Park, 7am-1pm, marchforbabies.org

May 10 KY Foam Run, Skeleton's Lair Scream Park, 9am, runners in teams, $35 registration, kyfoamrun.com

May 10 Hot Rides for Heroes, National Corvette Museum, 9am-5pm, American-made car and bike show, benefits the Wounded Warrior Project, kids' inflatables, 50/50 drawing, silent auction, military-themed pin-up beauty contest, Facebook: Hot Rides for Heroes

May 10 Second Saturdays Street Fair, Fountain Square Park, 10am-3pm, Cruisin for a Cure hot rod show, horse and carriage rides, face painting, discounts, vendors, facebook.com/SecondSaturdaysBG

May 10 Pedal for the Park, Mammoth Cave National Park, $30 registration includes t-shirt, 270-758-2152, friendsofmammothcave.com

May 10 Stucky Music Festival, National Corvette Museum Amphitheater, 11:30am-midnight, $20-30 per ticket, benefits the Son Rhea Foundation, local bands playing live music, facebook.com/StuckyMusicFestival

May 10 Folk School: Miniatures in Clay, Community Farmers Market of Bowling Green, ages 7-10 only, 10am, $15, communityfarmersmarketbg.com

May 10 South Union Shaker Village Lecture Series: A Behind the Scenes look at South Union's collections, South Union Shaker Village, 10am-1pm, $15 students, $25 members, $30 non-members, box lunch, 270-542-4167, shakermuseum.com

May 10 The Addams Family, SKyPAC, Broadway Series, 2pm and 7:30pm, 270-904-1880, theskypac.com

May 10 O'Reilly Saturday Night Grudge Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

May 10 11th Annual High School Disc Golf Challenge, Kereiakes Park, $5/entry, high school and middle school ages, individual and team champions, 270-782-2833

May 10 West Kentucky Flat Shod Sale, WKU Ag Expo Center 10am, 270-678-5376, wkfshorsesale.com

May 10-17 BB&T All-American Soap Box Derby Race Week, ribbon cutting Wed, races Fri and Sat, Phil Moore Park, bgkiwanis.org

May 11 Mother's Day discount at National Corvette Museum, mothers get in free when accompanied by child, 270-781-7973, corvettemuseum.org

May 11 Mother's Day Buffett, 440 Main, reservations 11am-2pm, $20.95/adults, $10.95/Kids 10 & under, kids 4 & under free, space limited, 270-793-0450, 440main.com

May 11 Baker Chamber Players Series, Baker Arboretum & Downing Museum, 3pm, free, bgwso.org/

May 18 Backyard Habitat Program, Lost River Cave, lostrivercave.com

May 19 Reel Piano Music feat. Michael Chertock, SKyPAC, orchestrakentucky.com

May 22-24 Bowling Green Hot Rods vs. Lake County Captains, BG Ballpark, bghotrods.com

May 22-25 4th Annual Barn Raising, National Corvette Museum, corvettemuseum.org

May 22-25 Fountain Square Players present: Showtime at First Baptist, Phoenix Theatre, fountainsquareplayers.org

May 23-25 KY ASA Girls fastpitch Softball 8U -18U Northern National Qualifier tournament, Buchanon Park, kyasa.org

May 24-25 JEG's Super Quick Series & National Dragster Challenge with Wally's, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

May 28-30 Bowling Green Hot Rods vs. Fort Wayne TinCaps, BG Ballpark, bghotrods.com

May 30 TS Performance Diesel Drags, Beech Bend Raceway, beechbend.com

May 30-31 Ice Cream & a Moovie, Chaney's Dairy Barn, chaneysdairybarn.com

May 30-June 1 Glasgow Highland Games, Barren River Lake State Resort Park, celebrating Scottish culture and heritage with games, music, activities, 270-651-3141, parks.ky.gov

May 30-June 1 Super Circus Heroes, WKU Diddle Arena, a Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey production, 270-745-2497

May 31 Vette City Roller Derby Home Bout, The Skatebox, vettecityrollerderby.org

May 31 New Beginnings Therapeutic Riding Bike Ride, Chaney's Dairy Barn, active.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.