June 2-8

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.

Summertime concerts are kicking off at Fountain Square Park this week with the annual June lunchtime concert series. Wednesdays in June are filled with live music by local bands around lunchtime from 11:30am to 1pm on the square. The June concerts are always a great prelude to the July and August nighttime concerts.

The Wednesday music lineup for the month of June includes performances by: Mother and Me (Jane and Rachel Pearl), Step Brothers, the Brothers J and Brennan and Gary Graves. For more information about the concerts in the park series, please call 270-782-0222 or visit the website below.

Travel Kentucky's scenic byway on historic Highway 68 and treasure hunt the whole way at the 400 Mile Yard Sale! Sixty communities, hundreds of yard sales, antique shops, food vendors and fundraisers participate in this annual 4-day event, happening this week Thursday through Sunday.

For a full list of participating communities and locations, visit the website below. You'll also find great local dining options, attractions and lodging listed for pit stops along the way. Please call 270-782-0800 for local Bowling Green information.

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

June 2-6 Sunburst Youth Theatre Shakespeare Day Camp, Phoenix Theatre, ages 7-12, $90/week, ptkbg.org

June 2-6 Photography Camp with Photojournalism professor Jeanie Adams-Smith, Kentucky Museum, ages 13-15, 270-745-6082, wku.edu/kentuckymuseum

June 3 Beaver Tuesday Night Street Drags, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

June 3 Military author Jim DeFelice, Warren County Public Library Bob Kirby Branch, free, 6pm, 270-781-4882, warrenpl.org

June 4 BB&T Concerts in the Park lunchtime series, Fountain Square Park, 11:30am-1pm, free, performance by Mother and Me, 270-782-0222, downtownbg.org

June 4-6 Bowling Green Hot Rods vs. Dayton Dragons, BG Ballpark, 7:05pm, 270-901-2121, bghotrods.com

June 5-8 400 Mile Sale, yard sales along Highway 68/80, 270-782-0800, 400mile.com

June 6 Bowling Green Gallery Hop, BIKE HOP, ride your favorite bike or mobile toy, art galleries around town, 5-9pm, facebook.com/BGgalleryHop

June 6 Joe Ely concert, The Warehouse at Mt. Victor, 270-904-6677, thewarehouseatmtvictor.com

June 6-8 Warren County Youth Softball Girls Fast Pitch Softball Tournament, Buchanon Park, 270-529-3781

June 7 O'Reilly Saturday Night Grudge Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 5pm, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

June 7 Bluegrass Draft Horse & Mule Championship, WKU Ag Expo Center, 800-844-1601, wku.edu/expo

June 7 Shake, Ride & Roll Bike Event, South Union Shaker Village, ride through the countryside, 270-542-4167, shakermuseum.com

June 7 Color Vibe 5K, Beech Bend Park, dance party & color throw, registration prices vary $40-50, thecolorvibe.com

June 7-9 Bowling Green Hot Rods vs. Fort Wayne Tincaps, BG Ballpark, Sat 7:05pm, Sun 2:05pm, Mon 7:05pm, 270-901-2121, bghotrods.com

June 8 NHRA Drag Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, plus Super Pro King of the Track Qualifier #2, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

June 8 Backyard Habitat Program, Lost River Cave, 1-3pm, registration required, 270-393-0077, 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

June 16-20 Vette Camp, National Corvette Museum, corvettemuseum.org

June 16-20 Media Exploration with Missi Carini, Kentucky Museum, wku.edu/kentuckymuseum

June 19-22 Fountain Square Players present: Murder ar the Vicarage, Phoenix Theatre, fountainsquareplayers.org

June 19-22 Fly on the Ford, BG WC Regional Airport, www.flytheford.org

June 20 Florida Georgia Line concert, Bowling Green Ballpark, with special guests Nelly and Chris Lane, bghotrods.com

June 20-22 Bluegrass All Electric Fly-In, SKYMAC, skymacrc.com

June 21 Bourbon and Bacon Bash: Summer in the City, La Gala, orchestrakentucky.com

June 21 Juneteenth Celebration, Shake Rag Historic District, African American History Museum, George Washington Carver Center, 270-781-3689

June 22 Annual Butterfly Celebration, 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.