November 3-9

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.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee comes to the Russell H. Miller Theatre at the Fine Arts Center at WKU this week. In this hilarious and heartwarming, Tony-winning musical, six awkward teenagers vie for the championship of a lifetime. Along the way these six - and four unsuspecting volunteers from the day's audience - find a sense of belonging and learn there is more to life than winning trophies.

Recommended for ages 13+, as the program contains adult humor and some coarse language. The show runs November 6-11. More information about showtimes and tickets can be found by calling 270-745-3121 or visiting the website below.

WKU is celebrating Homecoming 2014 as 'New Tops on the Block' all week in its inaugural season in Conference USA. Activities include pep rallies, reunions, concerts, award presentations, hall of fame inductions, parade, crowning of the Homecoming queen and the football game between the Hilltoppers and UTEP. The Homecoming Concert on Thursday will feature the Eli Young Band with special guests, Frankie Ballard and WKU alum Will Hoge. Homecoming Friday Night will begin with the parade from the Downing Student Union to Fountain Square Park in downtown Bowling Green. The Homecoming Concert in the Park, featuring the Jordan English Band, begins at parade time and will be followed by Big Red's Roar.

The Hall of Distinguished Alumni and the WKU Athletic Hall of Fame will be inducting new members this week. In addition to the football game, Homecoming Day on Saturday will feature numerous reunions of student organizations. For more information and a complete schedule of events, please call 270-745-4395 or visit the website below.

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

November 4 Lego Camp, National Corvette Museum, 8am-4:30pm, $45/child, bring your own sack lunch, 270-467-8828, corvettemuseum.org

November 4 Remember, Remember, the 4th of November, FAC Recital Hall, 5pm, free, 270-745-3751, wku.edu/music

November 5 Mark Berry Faculty Recital, Van Meter Hall, 7:30pm, free, 270-745-3751, wku.edu/music

November 6 Author Rick Bragg, Warren County Public Library Bob Kirby Branch, 6pm, free, presenting the biography of Jerry Lee Lewis, 270-782-0252, warrenpl.org

November 6 SOKY Choral Society Fall Concert, Van Meter Hall, 7:30pm, $10/general admission, seniors & faculty/$8, students/$5, 270-745-3751, wku.edu/music

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

November 6-9 Designing Women Live!, Phoenix Theatre, presented by the Fountain Square Players, 270-781-3119, fountainsquareplayers.org

November 6-11 The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Russell H. Miller Theatre, $18/adults, $15/students, recommended for ages 13+, 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, featuring Eli Young Band, Frankie Tallard and Will Hoge, 7pm, $34/ticket, $24/student tickets, 1-800-5-BIGRED, ticketmaster.com

November 7 WKU Women's Basketball vs. Bellarmine, E.A. Diddle Arena, 7pm, 1-800-5-BIGRED, wkusports.com

November 7-8 Kentucky Storytelling Conference, Holiday Inn University Plaza, storytelling workshops and story store, 859-612-8275

November 7-8 Roots in the Cave, Mammoth Cave National Park, share memories of the Lee family who have visited the cave throughout its history, workshops and hiking, 270-758-2180, nps.gov/maca

November 8 O'Reilly Saturday Day Grudge Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 12-5pm, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

November 8 WKU Homecoming Football Game vs UTEP, "New Tops on the Block" Theme, Houchens L.T. Smith Stadium, 1-800-5-BIG-RED, wkusports.com

November 8 15th Annual Kentucky Bluegrass Robotics Competition, WKU Dept. of Engineering, 15 teams compete building a robot using construction materials, 270-745-2461, wku.edu

November 8 Color Dash 5K, Kereiakes Park, packet pickup 8am, dash begins 10am, $40/individual, $35/team member, $85/family, thecolordash5k.com/Bowling%20Green%20KY.html

November 9 NHRA Drag Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 10am, 270-781-7634, beechbend.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

November 16 Riverview at Hobson Grove Fall Lecture Series: Victorian Christmas Customs, Riverview at Hobson Grove, 270-843-5565

November 18 WKU Cultural Enhancement Series: Gospel Music from the Commonwealth, Downing Student Union Auditorium, 270-745-3121, wku.edu/go/ces

November 19 Moscow Ballet's The Great Russian Nutcracker, SKyPAC, 270-904-1880, theskypac.com

November 20 Shake and Stir Gala, La Gala, $75/person, 270-542-4167, shakermuseum.com

November 20 Bourbon Women Sip & Shop, Liquor Barn, 5:30-8pm, bourbonwomen.org

November 21-23 A Holiday Extravaganza featuring Cinderella & friends, Van Meter Hall, 270-745-3121, wku.showare.com

November 22 WKU Football vs UTSA, Houchens L.T. Smith Stadium, 1-800-5-BIG-RED, wkusports.com

November 22 That '50s Show, SKyPAC, 270-846-2426, orchestrakentucky.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.