May 19-25

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.

The Fountain Square Players will be performing their current show this week, called "Showtime at First Baptist." First Baptist of Ivy Gap's 100th anniversary picnic was a smashing success, except for one little thing: the bolt of lightning that struck the church's steeple, igniting a fire that destroyed the sanctuary and so much more. In the wake of the disaster, key women of the church - led by Edith, the pastor's take-charge wife - gather in what's left (the fellowship hall) to commiserate and try to put things back together. This performance is a sequel to the popular First Baptist of Ivy Gap.

The show goes on at the Phoenix Theatre in downtown Bowling Green. For more information on tickets and showtimes Thursday through Sunday, please call 270-782-3119 or see the website below.

The newest Hardin Planetarium show starts this week! Called "Night Sky Stories Over a Summer Campfire", the show runs May 25 through July 10. Show times are 7pm Tuesday and Thursday and 2 pm Sunday.

Summer, more than any other season of the year, is a time for stargazing. This show is designed to help you become more familiar with the star patterns visible in the summer evenings. Share the glory of the celestial sphere and look for ways to help identify them. The show is free and open to all ages. For more information, please call 270-745-4044 or visit the website below.

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 19 Reel Piano Music feat. Michael Chertock, SKyPAC, 7:30pm, Orchestra Kentucky VIP Series, 270-846-2426, orchestrakentucky.com

May 20 Beaver Tuesday Street Drags, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

May 22-25 4th Annual Barn Raising, National Corvette Museum, 270-781-7973, corvettemuseum.org

May 22-24 Bowling Green Hot Rods vs. Lake County Captains, BG Ballpark, 7:05pm, First Responders Appreciation Night Saturday presented by Woodmen of the World, 270-901-2121, bghotrods.com

May 22-25 Fountain Square Players present: Showtime at First Baptist, Phoenix Theatre, Thurs-Sat 8pm, Sun 3pm, fountainsquareplayers.org

May 23 SPORTSNationals Test & Tune, Beech Bend Raceway, 12-5pm, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

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

May 24 Folk School: Needle Felted Animals/Monsters, Community Farmers Market of Bowling Green, 10am-12pm, $18, communityfarmersmarketbg.com

May 24 All Aboard Series: The Railway Postal Car, Historic Railpark & Train Museum, 8:30am, free, 270-745-7317, historicrailpark.com

May 24-25 28th Annual NHRA SPORTSNational Open, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

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

May 24-25 4th Annual Nitroplate $5,000 to Win SS/S Shootout, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

May 25-27 Bowling Green Hot Rods vs. West Michigan Whitecaps, BG Ballpark, Sun 5:05pm, Mon 12:05pm, Tues 7:05pm, 270-901-2121, bghotrods.com

May 25- July 10 Night Sky Stories over a Summer Campfire, WKU Hardin Planetarium, free, Tues/Thurs 7pm, Sun 2pm, 270-745-4044, wku.edu/hardinplanetarium

June 2-6 Sunburst Youth Theatre Shakespeare Day Camp, Phoenix Theatre, ptkbg.org

June 2-6 Photography Camp with Photojournalism professor Jeanie Adams-Smith, Kentucky Museum, wku.edu/kentuckymuseum

June 3 Military author Jim DeFelice, Warren County Public Library Bob Kirby Branch, warrenpl.org

June 4-6 Bowling Green Hot Rods vs. Dayton Dragons, BG Ballpark, bghotrods.com

June 5-8 400 Mile Sale, along Highway 68/80, 400mile.com

June 6 Bowling Green Gallery Hop, art galleries around town, https://www.facebook.com/BGgalleryHop

June 7 Shake, Ride & Roll Bike Event, South Union Shaker Village, shakermuseum.com

June 7 Color Vibe 5K, Beech Bend Park, thecolorvibe.com/bowlinggreen.php

June 8 Backyard Habitat Program, Lost River Cave, lostrivercave.com

June 9-13 Sunburst Youth Theatre Shakespeare Day Camp, Phoenix Theatre, ptkbg.org

June 9-13 Painting Camp with Lynne Ferguson, Kentucky Museum, wku.edu/kentuckymuseum

June 11 BB&T Concerts in the Park lunchtime series, Fountain Square Park, downtownbg.org

June 12-14 12th Holley National Hot Rod Reunion presented by AAA Insurance, Beech Bend Raceway, museum.nhra.com

June 12 Chaney's Dairy Dash 5K Run/Walk, Chaney's Dairy Barn, chaneysdairybarn.com

June 13-14 Chaney's Ice Cream & a Moovie, Chaney's Dairy Barn, chaneysdairybarn.com

June 14 Aviation Heritage Park Hangar Party, Warren County Regional Airport, aviationheritagepark.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.