October 6-12

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.

Coming to Edgehill Farm in Bowling Green this weekend is Outlaw Fest 2014! Featuring four days of over 40 bands, an outdoor "Outlaw Mall" with vendors, and the chance to meet part of the cast from the Hatfields and McCoys, Moonshiners and Appalachian Outlaws, this festival brings entertainment for all.

Presented by the Moonshine Sauce Company, the Outlaw Fest features performances by the Steeldrivers, Billy Joe Shaver, The Dallas Moore band and more. For more information and tickets, please visit the website below or call 1-615-745-9227.

The best high school golfers in the state are coming to Bowling Green this week for the annual Leachman Buick GMC Cadillac KHSAA Girls and Boys State Golf Championships. Played on site at the Bowling Green Country Club, this is your chance to see some of the finest golfers in the Commonwealth.

The girls golf state championships tee off Monday, October 6, with the winner named on Wednesday, October 9. While the boys championships tee off Thursday, October 9, with a champion named Saturday, October 11. To keep up with daily results and find out more information, please visit the website below.

Ongoing- Oct. 12 Curiosity Climbs: The Extended Mission on Mars, Hardin Planetarium, free, Tues/Thurs 7pm, Sun 2pm, 270-745-4044, wku.edu/hardinplanetarium

Ongoing-Oct. 14 Kentucky Stages presents: A Streetcar Named Desire, SKyPAC, 270-904-1880, kentuckystages.org

Ongoing-Oct. 25 Pumpkin Festivals, Jackson's Orchard, Sat 8am-6pm, Sun 1-6pm, every weekend thru the end of October, 270-781-5303, jacksonsorchard.com

Ongoing- Oct. 31 "Germination" Exhibit, SKyPAC Main Gallery, sculpture by David Marquez, 270-904-5000, theskypac.com

Ongoing- Oct. 31 3rd Annual Scarecrow Trail, Lost River Cave, free, walk the Lost River Valley and see scarecrows built by the community lining the trails, 270-393-0077, lostrivercave.com

Ongoing- Nov. 1 Skeleton's Lair Scream Park, open every Friday-Saturday in October, ticket prices vary, four attractions: haunted woods, haunted hayride, 3D zone and doll factory, 270-622-8171, skeletonslair.com

Ongoing- Nov. 9 The "Great 8" Sinkhole Corvettes exhibit, National Corvette Museum, features the cars that fell victim to the sinkhole, 270-781-7973, corvettemuseum.org

October 6-10 "Wacky Engineering" Fall Break Day Camp, Hardin Planetarium, 8am-12pm daily, students grades 3-6, $120, registration required, limited to 20 students, 270-745-4044, wku.edu/hardinplanetarium

October 6-11 Leachman Buick GMC Cadillac KHSAA Girls and Boys State Golf Championships, Bowling Green Country Club, khsaa.org

October 7 Author David Bell, Warren County Public Library Bob Kirby Branch, 6pm, free, 270-782-0252, warrenpl.org

October 9 Kentucky Live Fall Speaker Series: Fancy Farm Picnic & St. Jerome Church, Barnes & Noble, 7pm, free, 270-745-6121, wku.edu/library

October 9 Tea Bayou launches new night menu and expanded evening hours featuring New Orleans appetizers, entrees and desserts. M-T 9am-6pm; W-Th 9am-8pm; F-Sat 9am-9pm, 270-904-3889, teabayou.com

October 9 Flashlight Tour of Scarecrow Trail, Lost River Cave, 7pm, walk the trail with a guide, live music to follow, 270-393-0077, lostrivercave.com

October 9 Guest Artist Recital: Solon Pierce on piano, FAC Recital Hall, 7:30pm, free, 270-745-3751, wku.edu/music

October 9-12 Outlaw Fest presented by Moonshine Sauce Company, Edgehill Farm, 40 bands, vendors, outlawfest.com

October 10 Symphonic Band Concert, Van Meter Hall, 7:30pm, free, 270-745-3751, wku.edu/music

October 10-12 QuickFuel Tenn-Tuck Bracket Bash, Big Bucks & Little Bucks Race, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

October 11 Shaker Farm Day, South Union Shaker Village, 10am-4pm, $10/person, $5/kids ages 6-12, interactive demonstrations where butter is made, corn is shelled, hams are smokes and more, lunch available, 270-542-4167, shakermuseum.com

October 11 2nd Annual Party in Pink Zumbathon, ROC at First Baptist Church, 9:15-11:15am, $5 registration, 270-225-0204

October 12 WKU Choirs Fall Choral Concert, Van Meter Hall, 3pm, $5 general admission, $3 students, 270-745-3751, wku.edu/music

October 12-13 KY ASA Girls fastpitch Softball 14U-18U Heartland College Showcase tournament, Buchanon Park, 270-683-9307, kyasa.org

October 15 Don Williams, SKyPAC, 270-904-1880, theskypac.com

October 15 WKU Cultural Enhancement Series: BILL NYE, E.A. Diddle Arena, 270-745-3121, wku.edu/go/ces

October 15-18 34th Annual Buick GS Nationals, Beech Bend Raceway, gsnationals.com

October 16 Ron White, SKyPAC, 270-904-1880, theskypac.com

October 17 Bowling Green Gallery Hop, art galleries around town, facebook.com/BGgalleryHop

October 17-18 Tony Moran at Skeleton's Lair Scream Park, 270-622-8171, skeletonslair.com

October 17-26 Mainstage Theatre presents: Arsenic and Old Lace, Phoenix Theatre, ptkbg.org

October 18 Great American Campout, Lost River Cave, 270-393-0077, lostrivercave.com

October 18 Spirits at the Depot, Historic Railpark & Train Museum, 270-781-1180, bbbsky.com

October 18 Medical Center 10K Classic, WKU campus, www.themedicalcenter10kclassic.com

October 19 Riverview at Hobson Grove Fall Lecture Series, 270-843-5565, Riverview at Hobson Grove on Facebook

October 23 Smokey Joe's Café, SKyPAC, 270-904-1880, theskypac.com

October 24 English Inspiration, Van Meter Hall, October 25 O'Reilly Saturday Day Grudge Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

October 25 Girls Day Out, Sloan Convention Center, free, 270-791-4873, facebook.com/GDObyDanielle

October 25 OSCA Race, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

October 25 Strut Your Mutt/Howl-O-Ween Parade, Fountain Square Park, 270-782-1747

October 25 Museum Monster Mash, National Corvette Museum, 270-781-7973, corvettemuseum.org

October 25 WKU Football vs Old Dominion, Houchens L.T. Smith Stadium, 1-800-5-BIG-RED, wkusports.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.