March 9-15

Gear up for fun! Welcome to our "What's Happening" email, where we share details about events going on this week in and around our own Hot Rod City, USA.

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Bowling Green is hosting the Houchens Industries KHSAA Girls' Sweet 16 Basketball Championships this week at E.A. Diddle Arena. See the best in high school girls basketball in the state! Tournament play begins Wednesday, with the final game played on Sunday.

Keep up with the Sweet 16 championship games and scores by checking the KHSAA official website or following @BGSports on Twitter. For more information on scheduling and parking, please visit the website below.

Racing season is officially underway at Beech Bend Park with the kickoff of two ongoing events: the Test & Tune Drag series and the NHRA weekly drag racing. In Hot Rod City, USA, racing events run March through November at Beech Bend Raceway and the new NCM Motorsports Park.

Test & Tune Drags begin on Saturday, running 12-5pm. The NHRA Drag series begins on Sunday. For more information on the points system and racing schedules, please call 270-781-7634 or visit the website below.

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 4 US Bank Celebration of the Arts Show, Kentucky Museum, Mon-Sat 9am-4pm, Sun 1-4pm, 270-745-2592, wku.edu/kentuckymuseum

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

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

March 10 The Pink Floyd Experience, SKyPAC, 7:30pm, 270-904-1880, theskypac.com

March 10 Author Terry McMillan, Warren County Public Library Bob Kirby Branch, 6pm, free, 270-782-0252, warrenpl.org

March 11 Teafusion March workshop, Tea Bayou, 5pm, $10, registration required, infuse wine and tea to create a signature sangria that's perfect for spring events, 270-904-3889, teabayou.com

March 11-15 Houchens Industries/ KHSAA Girls' Sweet 16 Basketball Tournament, WKU E.A. Diddle Arena, khsaa.org

March 12 Rhythm in the Night: The Irish Dance Spectacular, SKyPAC, 7:30pm, 270-904-1880, theskypac.com

March 13-15 Pot O' Gold KYASA Fastpitch Tournament, Buchanon Park, kyasa.org

March 14 Lucky Bear Hustle 5K, Ephram White Park, $20/entry before feb 28, $25/after, 270-842-1960

March 14 West KY Flat Shod Sale, WKU Ag Expo Center, 10am, 270-678-5376, www.wkfshorsesale.com

March 14 Kentucky Fried Concert, SKyPAC, 7:30pm, Orchestra Kentucky retro series, 270-846-2426, orchestrakentucky.com

March 14 Test & Tune Drags, Beech Bend Raceway, 12-5pm, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

March 14-15 World Racing League, NCM Motorsports Park, West Track, 800-538-3883, motorsportspark.org

March 15 NHRA Drag Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

March 15 KY SCCA, NCM Motorsports Park, Autocross Pad, 800-538-3883, motorsportspark.org

March 19-21 After Hours: The Last Five Years, Phoenix Theatre, ptkbg.org

March 20 BG Gallery Hop, art galleries around downtown, facebook.com/BGgalleryhop

March 20 IdeaFestival Bowling Green, Downing Student Union, "Ideas, Innovation, Invention," ideafestivalbg.com

March 20-22 QuickFuel Tenn-Tuck Bracket Bash-Big Bucks & Little Bucks Race, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

March 20-22 Xtreme Xperience, NCM Motorsports Park, 800-538-3883, motorsportspark.org

March 21 Sokomics Expo, Carroll Knicely Conference Center, sokomicsexpo.com

March 21 International Fly Fishing Film Festival, WKU Downing Student Union, www.flyfilmfest.com

March 21 Quilters Day Out, Cavalry Baptist Church, 270-842-5554

March 22 Riverview after the Civil War, Riverview at Hobson Grove, 270-843-5565, bgky.org/riverview

March 23 NCM Open Track Day, NCM Motorsports Park, 800-538-3883, motorsportspark.org

March 26 Spring Open House, Riverview at Hobson Grove, 270-843-5565, bgky.org/riverview

March 27 Comedian Brian Regan, SKyPAC, 270-904-1880, theskypac.com

March 27-29 The Marriage of Figaro, Van Meter Hall, 270-745-3121, wku.showare.com

March 28 Hilltopp Music Fest, National Corvette Museum Amphitheater, 270-901-8016, HillTopp Music Fest on FB

March 28 Lost River Music Fest, featuring ZZ Top, Kentucky Headhunters and Black Stone Cherry, Bowling Green Ballpark, lostrivermusicfest.com

GIVEAWAY HINT #1: It's Duncan Hines' birthday month!

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.