August 11-17

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.

Continuing one of Bowling Green's best summertime traditions this weekend is the BB&T Concert in the Park Friday night series. Showcasing great local musicians with live entertainment, this is a great event to bring the whole family and enjoy. The live concert begins on Fountain Square from 6-8:30pm with a performance by Mt. Victor Revue, followed by music on Circus Square 8-10:30pm with Dizzorderly Conduct.

But it's not just a concert! Food vendors, kids' inflatables and a beer garden await at Circus Square. The concerts continue every Friday night through August 29. For more information about the concerts, vendors and scheduled bands, please call 270-782-0800 or check the website below.

For the first time, the Warren County Public Library will host a How-To Festival at the Bob Kirby Branch on Saturday, August 16. A variety of how-to topics will be showcased in half-hour sessions and each one will feature an entertaining demonstration, educational workshop or interactive class presented by experts.

Some of the sessions include: ballroom and swing dancing, photography, video editing, money management, car maintenance, arts and crafts, outdoor activities and more! The festival is free and open to the public. For further information, including a complete schedule of class sessions and ways to register, please call 270-781-4882 or visit the website below.

Ongoing-August 29 Home in America, SKyPAC Main Gallery, Mon-Fri 11am-6pm, a tribute to the places where we begin in America, 270-904-5001, theskypac.com

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

Ongoing- Sept. 1 Skydome Sinkhole and "Great 8" Special Exhibit, National Corvette Museum, displays sinkhole and the recovered Corvettes from the sinkhole collapse on Feb. 12, 2014, photographs, international media coverage, 270-781-7973, corvettemuseum.org

August 12 Beaver Tuesday Night Street Drags, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

August 12 Cookbook author Nathalie Dupree, Warren County Public Library Bob Kirby Branch, 6pm, free, 270-782-0252, warrenpl.org

August 14 Chocolate Blues Business Networking Festival, La Gala, 11am-5pm, business expo, door prizes, music, chocolate, 615-339-6233

August 15 BB&T Concerts in the Park night series, Fountain Square Park 6-8:30pm, Circus Square Park 8-10:30pm, featuring Mt. Victor Revue and Dizzorderly Conduct, 270-782-0222, downtownbg.org

August 15 Cruisin for a Cure Car Show, Bruster's Ice Cream parking lot, 5-8pm, free, 270-392-0981

August 15-17 South Warren Softball Boosters Girls Fast Pitch Softball Tourney, Buchanon Park, 270-467-7500

August 16 O'Reilly Saturday Night Grudge Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, plus Super Gas & the UMTR, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

August 16 Monie Beard Golf Classic, Crosswinds Golf Course, http://www.bgky.org/golf/crosswinds.php

August 16 Smiths Grove Presbyterian Church & Theresa Lowe 3K/10K, Ephram White Park, 270-846-1664

August 16 Buffalo Trace Bourbon presents: Southern Bluegrass Fantasy Football Championships, Carroll Knicely Conference Center, $200/team, $225/with a co-owner, 96 teams, 270-784-0357, http://www.sbffc.com/

August 16 How-To Festival, Warren County Public Library Bob Kirby Branch, 10am-2pm, half hour sessions covering money management, dancing, gardening, cooking and more, 270-781-4882, warrenpl.org

August 16-17 Prehistoric Artifact Show, Barren River Lake State Resort Park, hosted by the Green River Archaeological Society, Sat 4-7pm, Sun 8am-3pm, 270-782-7494

August 17 Bowling Green Sprint Triathlon, Russell Sims Aquatic Center, 8am, 400 meter swim, 23K bike, 5k run, 270-393-3271, www.triathlon.ggclinic.com

August 17 WKU Football FanFest, Carroll Knicely Conference Center, 2-4pm, free, free food and drinks for first 500 fans, 1-800-5-BIGRED, wkusports.com

August 17 NHRA Drag Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, plus SS/S Combo & Super Gas, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

August 21 Maryam and Marziyeh, Warren County Public Library Bob Kirby branch library, 781-4882, warrenpl.org

August 21-24 Sunburst Youth Theatre presents Pride and Prejudice, Phoenix Theatre, 270-781-6233, ptkbg.org

August 22 BB&T Concerts in the Park night series, Fountain Square Park 6-8:30pm, Circus Square Park 8-10:30pm, 270-782-0222, downtownbg.org

August 22-23 Chaney's Ice Cream & a Moovie, Chaney's Dairy Barn, 270-843-5567, chaneysdairybarn.com

August 23 Mud Happens, Phil Moore Park, 8am, http://mudhappensfec.com/

August 23 Spirits at the Depot, Historic Railpark & Train Museum, 270-781-1180, bbbsky.com

August 23 Three Dog Night, SKyPAC, 270-846-2426, orchestrakentucky.com

August 27-28 Apple Festival, Jackson's Orchard, 270-781-5303, jacksonsorchard.com

August 28-30 NCM 20th Anniversary and Corvette Caravan, National Corvette Museum, 270-781-7973, corvettemuseum.org and http://corvettecaravan.com

August 29 WKU Football vs Bowling Green HOME OPENER, Houchens L.T. Smith Stadium, wkusports.com

August 29 Josh Turner as part of the Sounds of Independence Music Festival, SKyPAC, 270-904-1880, theskypac.com

August 29 BB&T Concerts in the Park night series, featuring Wide Open Road and Skip Bond & the Fugitives, 270-782-0222, downtownbg.org

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.