January 26-February 1

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.

Orchestra Kentucky presents an evening of masterpieces at Hungarian Goulash, playing Monday night at SKyPAC at 7:30pm. Some performances include Liszt's Rákóczy March and Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, and Bartók's tour de force, the Concerto for Orchestra.

Also on the program is the world premiere of a composition for piano and orchestra by Orchestra Kentucky's 2014 Lifetime Achievement in the Arts & Humanities honoree Peter Tork of the '60s pop group, The Monkees. The orchestra will also premiere Nashville Grammy-winning composer Dick Tunney's Monkees Concerto, which incorporates some of The Monkees' greatest hits in a work for piano and orchestra. For ticket information and more please call 270-904-1880 or visit the website below.

Lost River Cave and the Bowling Green Athletic Club invite you to participate in the first Snow Flurry Scurry 5K. A benefit for the Lost River Cave Nature Center, the inaugural race begins on Saturday at 9am. Sign in beginning at 8:15am at the River Birch Room. The course begins and ends at Lost River Cave, with the course running through the Greenways trails.

Registration is now $25/runner. All runners will receive a custom finishers award. Prizes will be given to the Top 5 male and female. For more information, please call 270-393-0077 or visit the website below.

Ongoing-Feb. 15 "When the Universe was Young" Planetarium Show, WKU Hardin Planetarium, free, Tues/Thurs 7pm, Sun 2pm, 270-745-4044, wku.edu/hardinplanetarium

Ongoing-March 31 Old Fashioned Sock Monkey Making Classes, Spongie Acres Bed & Breakfast, 6:30-8:30pm, weekly classes, 270-535-3368, spongieacresbedandbreakfast.com

Ongoing-April 12 Side by Side Art Exhibit, Kentucky Museum, Mon-Sat 9am-4pm, Sun 1-4pm, 270-745-2592, wku.edu/kentuckymuseum

January 26 Hungarian Goulash, SKyPAC, Orchestra Kentucky, 7:30pm, an evening of Hungarian masterpieces and premiere of a composition based on 60s-band The Monkees, honoring Peter Tork of the Monkees, 270-846-2426, orchestrakentucky.com

January 29 WKU Women's Basketball vs LA Tech, E.A. Diddle Arena, 7pm, 1-800-5-BIGRED, wkusports.com

January 30-31 Nature Watch Weekend, Barren River Lake State Resort Park, sandhill crane migration, registration required, 1-800-325-0057, email jamie.avery@ky.gov, parks.ky.gov/parks/resortparks/barren-river/

January 31 WKU Women's Basketball vs Southern Miss, E.A. Diddle Arena, 2pm, 1-800-5-BIGRED, wkusports.com

January 31 Snow Flurry Scurry 5K, Lost River Cave, benefits the Lost River Cave Nature Center and runs through the Greenways, 270-393-0077, lostrivercave.com

February 5 WKU Cultural Enhancement Series: Melissa Harris-Perry, Van Meter Hall, 270-745-3121, wku.edu/go/ces

February 6-7 Mid South Men's and Women's Conference Bowling Tournaments, Southern Lanes, mid-southconference.org

February 6-15 Mainstage Theatre presents: Days of Wine and Roses, Phoenix Theatre, ptkbg.org

February 6-May 10 Comets, Asteroids and Meteors: Great Balls of Fire exhibit, National Corvette Museum, 270-781-7973, corvettemuseum.org

February 7 Popovich Comedy Pet Theater, SkyPAC, 270-904-1880, theskypac.com

February 7 Southern Kentucky Team Penning Association Show, WKU Ag Expo Center, 270-287-1007, sktpa.weebly.com

February 13 15th Annual Game Day and Card Party, Eloise B. Houchens Center, 270-842-6761

February 13-14 Romance at the Railpark, Historic Railpark & Train Museum, 270-745-7317, historicrailpark.com

February 13-15 Lone Star Championship Rodeo, WKU Ag Expo Center, wku.edu/expo

February 13-15 Honeymooner's Weekend, Barren River Lake State Park, 1-800-325-0057, parks.ky.gov/parks/resortparks/barren-river/

February 14 B.J. Thomas, SKyPAC, 270-846-2426, orchestrakentucky.com

February 14 2015 Symphony Soiree: Love Notes Encore!, Augenstein Alumni Center, bgwso.org

February 15 Bridal Fest Wedding Expo, Sloan Convention Center, bridalfestbg.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.