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What's Happening in Bowling Green
July 21-27, 2014

Upcoming Events
  • Beatle Madness!
  • National Soap Box Derby Rallies
  • Other Events in the Area This Week
  • Sneak Peek at the Coming Weeks
  • July 21-27

    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.

  • Beatle Madness!
  • Bowling Green Gallery Hop
    Beatle Madness

    Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center
    601 College Street
    Bowling Green, Ky., 42101

    Saturday, July 26
    7:30pm
    Beatle Madness

    Orchestra Kentucky presents its next installment of its Retro Music Series this weekend at the Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center. Saturday night the halls of SKyPAC will step back in time to 1964 with Beatle Madness!

    The Rewinders and Retro Singers celebrate the 50th Anniversary of The Beatles coming to America with the greatest hits of the Fab Four. The show goes on at 7:30pm. For ticket information, please call 270-846-2426 or visit the website below.

    Beatle Madness
  • National Soap Box Derby Rallies
  • Brain Freeze Bicycle Challenge
    National Soap Box Derby Rallies

    Phil Moore Park
    7101 Scottsville Road
    Alvaton, Ky., 42122

    July 27-August 2
    Activities daily
    National Soap Box Derby Rallies

    Bowling Green is hosting the National Soap Box Derby Rallies National Championships this week at Phil Moore Park! Races begin on Monday and run though the championship rounds on Saturday. Racers will be taking a break on Thursday for a family fun day at Beech Bend Amusement Park.

    Take the kids out to the soap box track at Phil Moore Park to watch the nation's best soap box racers. For a complete schedule of events and more information about the National Derby Rallies, please call 330-808-5818 or check out the website below.

    National Soap Box Derby Rallies
  • Other Events in the Area This Week
  • Second Saturdays Festival
    WEEKLY HAPPENINGS

    Monday Open Mic Night, Tidball's, 9pm, 270-793-9955

    Tuesday Indoor Community Farmers Market, 2319 Nashville Road, 2-6pm, communityfarmersmarketbg.com

    Tuesday SKY Farmers Market, 7am-1pm, 215 US 31-W Bypass, skyfarmersmarket.com

    Tues- Thur Tours & Tastings, Corsair Distillery, $5/tour, $8/includes take home glass,11am-4pm, 270-904-2021, corsairartisan.com

    Tuesday-Saturday Live Music, Tidball's, 9pm, 270-793-9955

    Tues, Thur, Sat BG Farmers Market, Hobby Lobby lot, 6am-sellout, bgfarmersmarket.com

    Tues, Saturday SKY Farmers Market, 5th & High St., Sat 7am-12pm, Tues 7am-1pm, skyfarmersmarket.com

    Wednesday-Saturday Live Music by Roxcel, Crossroads Lounge, 9pm, 270-745-9191

    Thursday Live Music, Double Dogs, 8pm, 270-843-9357, doubledogs.biz

    Thursday KOA Bluegrass Jam, KOA Meeting Room, 7pm, 270-843-1919

    Friday Wine Tasting, all Chuck's Liquor locations, 4-6 pm, 270-846-2626

    Friday Karaoke, Double Dogs, 9pm, 270-843-9357

    Fridays Group Knit and Crochet Alongs, Crafty Hands, 10am & 6 pm, 866-771-0433

    Friday Live Music, Micki's on Main, 9 pm, 270-793-0450

    Friday-Saturday Live Music, Mellow Mushroom, 270-393-1800, mellowmushroom.com/stores/bowling-green

    Friday-Saturday Live Music, Lost River Pizza, 9pm, 270-746-0255

    Friday-Saturday Karaoke, Dolphie's Lounge, 9pm, 270-904-2650

    Friday-Saturday Tours & Tastings, Corsair Distillery, $5/tour, $8/includes take home glass, 12-5pm, 270-904-2021, corsairartisan.com

    Saturday Indoor Community Farmers Market, 2319 Nashville Road, 8am-1pm, communityfarmersmarketbg.com

    Saturday SKY Farmers Market, 7am-12pm, 315 Beech Bend Road, skyfarmersmarket.com

    Sunday- Tuesday Music and Karaoke, Crossroads Lounge, 9 pm
    Other 'Get Out & About' Events

    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

    Ongoing- August 9 Free golf lessons, Paul Walker Golf Course, Saturdays, ages 16+, 270-393-3821

    Ongoing- August 30 Pickin' on the Patio, Boyce General Store, summertime concert series, free, 5:30-8pm, 270-842-1900, facebook.com/boycegeneralstore

    July 22 Beaver Tuesday Night Street Drags, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

    July 22 Kentucky Author Eddie Price, Warren County Public Library Bob Kirby Branch, 6pm, free, 270-781-4882, warrenpl.org

    July 22-23 Monologue Workshop with Johnny Goldstein, Phoenix Theatre, Tuesday 10am-5pm, Wednesday 10am-1pm, registration and $100 fee required, ptkbg.org

    July 22-27 KY ASA National Softball, Buchanon Park, kyasa.org

    July 23-25 Bowling Green Hot Rods vs. Cedar Rapids Kernels, BG Ballpark, 7:05pm, 270-901-2121, bghotrods.com

    July 23-27 BG Extreme 3-D Fly-In, SKYMAC RC field, registration required, free, concessions on site, raffles, 270-590-0943

    July 24-27 ASA Fastpitch Girls 14-Under Northern National Championship, Buchanon Park, 270-683-9307, kyasa.org

    July 25 Guided Canoe Trip, Barren River Lake State Resort Park, $25/person, must be 10 years or older to participate, reservations required, 800-325-0057

    July 25 BB&T Concerts in the Park night series, Fountain Square Park 6-8:30pm, Circus Square Park 8-10:30pm, featuring Shake Rag and Black Cat Cadillac, 270-782-0222, downtownbg.org

    July 25-26 Chaney's Ice Cream & a Moovie, Chaney's Dairy Barn, movie showing of "Nut Job" starts at dusk, free, no outside food or beverages, 270-843-5567, chaneysdairybarn.com

    July 26 O'Reilly Saturday Night Grudge Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, plus Super Gas, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

    July 26 Beatle Madness, SKyPAC, Orchestra Kentucky retro series, 7:30pm, 270-846-2426, orchestrakentucky.com

    July 26-28 KYASA Baseball State Championships, 8U Machine Pitch-13U, Buchanon Park, 270-683-9307

    July 26-28 Bowling Green Hot Rods vs. Quad Cities River Bandits, BG Ballpark, Sat 7:05pm, Sun 2:05pm, Mon 12:05pm, 270-901-2121, bghotrods.com

    July 27 NHRA Drag Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, plus Super Gas, no Jr. Dragsters, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

    July 27-31 National Soap Box Derby Rallies, Phil Moore Park, activities daily, check website for schedule, ndr.com

    Bowling Green events
  • Sneak Peek at the Coming Weeks
  • Ricky Skaggs book signing
    Sneak Peek at the Coming Weeks

    Take a glance
    at the coming weeks!

    Sneak Peek

    August 1 The Bottom Bulb Battle at Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

    August 1 BB&T Concerts in the Park night series, Fountain Square Park 6-8:30pm, Circus Square Park 8-10:30pm, featuring Shady Jake and Tyrone Dunn, 270-782-0222, downtownbg.org

    August 1-3 KYASA Baseball State Championships 7U-12U 3GG, Buchanon Park, kyasa.org

    August 1-3 ASA Men's Church State Softball Tournament, Buchanon Park, 270-683-9307, kyasa.org

    August 4-6 Bowling Green Hot Rods vs. South Bend Silverhawks, BG Ballpark, 270-901-2121, bghotrods.com

    August 8 Bowling Green Gallery Hop, art galleries around town, https://www.facebook.com/BGgalleryHop

    August 8 BB&T Concerts in the Park night series, Fountain Square Park, Circus Square Park, 270-782-0222, downtownbg.org

    August 8-9 Chaney's Ice Cream & a Moovie, Chaney's Dairy Barn, movie showing of "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2," 270-843-5567, chaneysdairybarn.com

    August 8-10 The Street Car Knockout, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

    August 8-10 KY ASA Boys Youth Baseball tournament, Ephram White Park, kyasa.org

    August 8-10 KY ASA Boys Youth Baseball tournament National Qualifier, Buchanon Park, kyasa.org

    August 9 Second Saturdays Street Fair, Fountain Square Park, https://www.facebook.com/SecondSaturdaysBG

    Event Calendar
  • #gearedforgiveaways CONTEST
  • Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for our monthly #gearedforgiveaways freebies! Monthly contests for special giveaways are here--prizes range from complimentary stays in local hotels to free event tickets and trinkets! Our current giveaway is happening right now! Go to our Facebook page to enter and look for a winner on Thursday, July 24!

       
    Bowling Green Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
    352 Three Springs Road
    Bowling Green, KY 42104
    (270) 782-0800

    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. Our summertime seasonal hours are Mon.-Fri. 8am-5pm and Sat. 9am-3pm.