October 27- November 2

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.

Nashville songwriters and award-winning local musicians are coming together for the Warm in Winter Music Festival this weekend! Head to the Barn at Spongie Acres Bed & Breakfast on Saturday afternoon from 2 to 6pm to hear some great tunes from Dan Modlin, Les Kerr, Martha Christian, Willie Thomas Houston, Mark Whitley, Joey Hayes, John McCracken and others.

The festival is a benefit for Hotel, Inc. and any blankets, socks, gently used coats and monetary donations will be used for the holiday season. For further information, please call 270-535-3368, email spongieacresbedandbreakfast@gmail.com or visit the website below.

This weekend is full of running activities in BG! While the annual bg26.2 Half Marathon runs on Sunday morning, a new 5k kicks off on Saturday evening at the NCM Motorsports Park. The Checkered Flag Chase 5K and Walk is a benefit for the Boys & Girls Club of Bowling Green hosted by the Bowling Green Area Lodging Association.

In its inaugural year, this exciting race is filled with fun, entertainment and an evening with friends and family all benefiting a great cause. Registration is $35 per entry and includes a long-sleeve t-shirt. Take a look at this short video about the race. For more information, please visit the website below.

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 14-Nov. 25 Autumn Sky, WKU Hardin Planetarium, free, Tues/Thurs 7pm, Sun 2pm, 270-745-4044, wku.edu/hardinplanetarium

Oct. 27 Halloween Watch and Paint, Gallery 916, 7-9pm, Nick Mantlo-Coots presents entertainment and special project, 270-843-5511, gallery916.net

Oct. 27 Pecha Kucha Night, Kentucky Museum, 7pm, free, mix of show and tell, open mic night, 270-745-6082, pechakucha.org/cities/bowling-green

Oct. 27 A Halloween Spooktacular, Orchestra Kentucky, SKyPAC, 7:30pm, 270-846-2426, orchestrakentucky.com

Oct. 27 NHRA Drag Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

Oct. 28 WKU Cultural Enhancement Series: National Dance Company of Ecuador, Van Meter Hall, 7:30pm, free, 270-745-3121, wku.edu/go/ces

Oct. 28 Larry Keel, part of the Phoenix Music Series, Phoenix Theatre, doors open 6pm, show 7pm, $25/general admission, 270-781-6233, ptkbg.org

Oct. 28 WKU Steelband, FAC Recital Hall, 7:30pm, $4 admission, 270-745-3751, wku.edu/music

Oct. 29 Guest Artist Recital: Andy Villemez on piano, FAC Recital Hall, 7:30pm, free, 270-745-3751, wku.edu/music

Oct. 30-Nov. 1 Skeleton's Lair Scream Park, $30/all attractions: haunted woods, haunted hayride, 3D zone and doll museum, 270-622-8171, skeletonslair.com

Oct. 31 Student Recital, FAC Recital Hall, 11:30am, free, 270-745-3751, wku.edu/music

Oct. 31 Scare on the Square, Fountain Square Park, 4-7pm, put on by the Fountain Square merchants, headless horseman carriage rides, 270-782-1747

31-Nov. 2 WKU Children's Theatre: Lily Plants a Garden, Gordon Wilson Lab Theatre, Fri 4pm, Sat/Sun 3pm, $5 tickets, 270-745-3121, wku.showare.com

31-Nov. 2 KY ASA Girls fast pitch Softball tournament Grand Finale, Buchanon Park, kyasa.org

Nov. 1 7th Annual Fall Classic Swap Meet & Flea Market, 8am, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

Nov. 1 Youth Boot Camp, Barren River Lake State Resort Park, ages 6-16 welcome, 8:30am, obstacle course, military skills, 270-646-2151, parks.ky.gov

Nov. 1 Warm in Winter Music Festival, Spongie Acres Bed & Breakfast, 2-6pm, feat. Nashville songwriters/accompanists, 270-535-3368, spongieacresbedandbreakfast.com

Nov. 1 Light Up the Night, LD Brown Ag Center, 6pm, $30/ticket, $55/couple, custom dinner of tenderloin or chicken, cocktails, music from Tyrone Dunn and the Kin-Foke, 270-782-3402, hospicesoky.org

Nov. 1 Inaugural Tower Climb, Pearce Ford Tower on WKU's campus, 7am, registration required, $25 before Oct. 17 and $30 after, race up the 375 steps to the top of the 27-story tower, 270-745-4395

Nov. 1 Checkered Flag Chase 5K and Fun Run, NCM Motorsports Park, sponsored by Bowling Green Area Lodging Association and benefits Boys & Girls Club of Bowling Green, checkeredflagchase.com

Nov. 1 A Shaker Breakfast, South Union Shaker Village, $22/members, $25/non-members, seatings at 8:30am/10:30am, Civil War-era Shaker breakfast, 270-542-4167, shakermuseum.com

Nov. 1 O'Reilly Saturday Day Grudge Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 12-5pm, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

Nov. 1-30 Military Appreciation Month, National Corvette Museum, Anyone who has served (including police and firefighters) and their immediate family receive complimentary admission, must be accompanied by the military personnel, 781-7973, corvettemuseum.org

Nov. 1-2 World's Greatest Studio Tour & Art Sale, featuring 20 locations across town to purchase art, jewelry, sculpture, glass, quilts, metal, woodcarving and more, buy directly from the artists, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 1-5pm, http://www.worldsgreateststudiotour.com/

Nov. 1-2 Bowling Green ASA Softball Camp, Team USA Softball clinic at Michael Buchanon Park, girls 8-18, 270-779-2689, kyasa.org

Nov. 2 bg26.2 and Half Marathon Race, downtown BG and WKU's campus, packet registration pickup and pasta party at the National Corvette Museum on Saturday beforehand, http://bg262.traxrunning.com/

Nov. 2 NHRA Drag Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 10am, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

November 4 Lego Camp, National Corvette Museum, 270-467-8828, corvettemuseum.org

November 4 Remember, Remember, the 4th of November, FAC Recital Hall, 270-745-3751, wku.edu/music

November 6 Author Rick Bragg, Warren County Public Library Bob Kirby Branch, 270-782-0252, warrenpl.org

November 6-8 Vets 'n Vettes, National Corvette Museum, 270-781-7973, corvettemuseum.org

November 6-11 The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Russell H. Miller Theatre, wku.showare.com

November 6-23 Kentucky Stages presents: Laughter on the 23rd Floor, SKyPAC Carol Wedge Studio, 270-904-1880, kentuckystages.org

November 6 WKU Homecoming Concert, E.A. Diddle Arena, 1-800-5-BIGRED, ticketmaster.com

November 8 WKU Homecoming Football vs UTEP Houchens L.T. Smith Stadium, 1-800-5-BIG-RED, wkusports.com

November 11 Polar Express Storytime registration begins, Historic Railpark & Train Museum, 270-745-7317, historicrailpark.com

November 11-12 Anything Goes, SKyPAC, 270-904-1880, theskypac.com

November 13 Classic Christmas Open House and Tea, Riverview at Hobson Grove, 270-843-5565, Riverview at Hobson Grove on Facebook

November 15 WKU Football vs Army, Houchens L.T. Smith Stadium, 1-800-5-BIG-RED, wkusports.com

November 15 Easy Peasy Silk Scarf Dying Workshop, Kentucky Museum, 270-745-2594, wku.edu/kentuckymuseum

November 15 WKU Redshirts & Treblemakers Concert, First Christian Church, 270-745-3751, wku.edu/music

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.