What's Happening in Bowling Green
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July 21-27, 2014
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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.
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Beatle Madness!
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Beatle Madness |
Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center
601 College Street
Bowling Green, Ky., 42101
Saturday, July 26
7:30pm
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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
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National Soap Box Derby Rallies
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National Soap Box Derby Rallies |
Phil Moore Park
7101 Scottsville Road
Alvaton, Ky., 42122
July 27-August 2
Activities daily
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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
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Other Events in the Area This Week
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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
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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
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Sneak Peek at the Coming Weeks
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Sneak Peek at the Coming Weeks |
Take a glance
at the coming weeks!
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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
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#gearedforgiveaways CONTEST
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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!
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Bowling Green Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
352 Three Springs Road
Bowling Green, KY 42104
(270) 782-0800
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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.
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