April 6-12

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Returning to Bowling Green for its sixth year is the annual ChallengerFest coming to Beech Bend Raceway this weekend. Presented by Billet Technology, the ChallengerFest celebrates the muscle car with racing on the drag strip at Beech Bend and a car show. See the cars prepping for their big debut as they roll into the Holiday Inn University Plaza and Sloan Convention Center parking lot on Friday night.

The show and racing at Beech Bend Raceway begins on Saturday with spectator admission being only $5. The ChallengerFest is one of over a dozen major national auto events coming to Bowling Green during the 2015 racing season. Keep up with the spectator-friendly motorsports calendar with us or by following Drive BG on Facebook. More info about the ChallengerFest 6 can be found by visiting the website below or calling Beech Bend Raceway at 270-781-7634.

Springtime events are kicking off in downtown Bowling Green this weekend with the first Second Saturdays Street Fair of the season on Fountain Square from 10am to 3pm. These festivals are held every second Saturday from April to September.

Enjoy specials at the participating businesses on Fountain Square, along with vendor booths of arts and crafts, music, and more. Attending the Second Saturdays Street Fair is free, so bring the family for some weekend fun in the heart of downtown Bowling Green. Find out more about the festivals and how to be a vendor by checking the Facebook page below.

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

April 6-7 Fool for Love, Gordon Wilson Lab Theatre, presented by WKU Theatre & Dance, $5/ticket, 270-745-3121, wku.showare.com

April 6-10 Spring Break Science Camp, Hardin Planetarium, 8am-12pm, $120, students grades 306, 270-745-4044, wku.edu/hardinplanetarium

April 6-10 Kentucky Museum Spring Break Clay Camp, 8:30am-12pm daily, registration limited, $108/members, $120/nonmembers, 270-745-2592, wku.edu/kentuckymuseum

April 7 Cruisin for a Cure Car Show, Bruster's Ice Cream parking lot, 5-8pm, free, 270-392-0981

April 7-9 Hilltopper Soccer Academy Spring Holiday Camp, Western Kentucky University, wkusports.com

April 7-May 14 Invisible Universe, Hardin Planetarium, free, Tues/Thurs 7pm, Sun 2pm, 270-745-4044, wku.edu/hardinplanetarium

April 9 10th Baker Arboretum and WKU Distinguished Lecturer: Rock Gardens, A Dramatic Component of the Garden, Carroll Knicely Conference Center, 7pm, featuring Panayoti Kelaidis, Senior Curator and Director of Outreach at the Denver Botanic Gardens, 270-799-7669, wku.edu/knicelycenter

April 10-12 6th Annual ChallengerFest, Beech Bend Raceway, $5/spectator admission, www.challengerfest6.com

April 10-12 KYASA Softball Girls Fastpitch Tournament, Buchanon Park, kyasa.org

April 11 Second Saturdays Street Fair, Fountain Square Park, 10am-3pm, vendors, crafts, music, bgdowntowndistrict.com

April 11-12 Southern Kentucky Ranch Horse Show, WKU Ag Expo Center, 8am, 606-636-4112, americanranchhorse.net

April 11-12 MVP Track Time, NCM Motorsports Park, Grand Max, 800-538-3883, motorsportspark.org

April 12 NHRA Drag Racing Plus SS/S Combo & Super Gas, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

April 16 Kentucky Strings: Bluegrass and Beyond, WKU South Lawn, in conjunction with the WKU Cultural Enhancement Series and the Kentucky Folklife Program, 270-745-4375

April 16 A Taste of Bowling Green, Sloan Convention Center, tasteofbowlinggreen.com

April 17-18 Southern Kentucky Book Festival, Carroll Knicely Conference Center, sokybookfest.org

April 17-18 South Union Seminar, South Union Shaker Village, 270-542-4167, southunionshakervillage.com

April 17-26 Mainstage theatre presents Boeing Boeing, Phoenix Theatre, 270-781-6233, ptkbg.org

April 18 American Girl Tea Party: A Paris Afternoon, Club at Olde Stone, 270-745-7681, thesymphonyatwku.org

April 18 Earth Day Invasive Plant Pull, Lost River Cave, 270-393-0077, lostrivercave.com

April 18 Chinese New Year of the Ram Dinner, Confucious Institute at WKU, 270-745-7681, thesypphonyatwku.org

April 18 7th Annual Spring Classic Swap Meet & Flea Market, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

April 18-19 Free Admission, Mammoth Cave National Park, certain cave tours apply, 270-758-2192, http://www.nps.gov/maca/index.htm

April 18-20 Bowling Green Hot Rods baseball vs. Lake County Captains, BG Ballpark, 270-901-2121, bghotrods.com

April 20 An Evening with Lerner & Loewe, Orchestra Kentucky, SKyPAC, 270-846-2426, orchestrakentucky.com

April 21 Teafusion Workshop, Tea Bayou, 5:15pm, 21+ only; registration required, 270-904-3889, teabayou.com

April 21-22 Sister Act, SKyPAC, 7:30pm, 270-904-1880, theskypac.com

April 22-23 Amateur Disc Golf Tournament, multiple courses

April 23-May 3 16th Annual Herb Festival, Wild Bird & Nature Store, 9am-6pm, 270-746-0203, herbfestivalbgky.com

April 23-25 NCM Bash, National Corvette Museum, 270-781-7973, corvettemuseum.org

April 24-26 AMRA Harley Spring Rally & Drags, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

April 25 Brews & Tunes, Mellow Mushroom, 270-393-1800, facebook.com/brewsandtunesbg

Bigger and better, our #gearedforgiveaways contests feature free hotel stays, event passes, seasonal goodies and treats! Keep up with us on Facebook and Twitter to find out how to enter! Our next contest begins THIS WEEK with a SOKY Book Fest theme.

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.