April 20-26

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.

We love hearing from you!

• Tag your social media adventures with #gearedforfun and we'll share them!

The Wild Bird & Nature Store is hosting the 16th Annual Herb Festival, the largest herb festival in the South! Beginning April 23 and running through May 3, the festival is 9am-6pm daily. Visitors can learn more about perennials and herbs while they shop or by attending a special seminar on cooking with herbs from your garden on Sunday, April 26 at 2pm.

New this year are the three Mater Days, April 23-25, featuring over 100 varieties of heirloom tomato plants. Cash or check only please. For more information about the 16th Annual Herb Festival, please call 270-746-0203 or check out the website below.

Ingen Art Gallery presents a season of Sip-N-Paint on selected Friday evenings on Fountain Square. Bring your friends for a night of wine and do it yourself painting projects. Class is $25 per person and includes instruction and supplies. All classes are outside, weather permitting. Refunds will be given to participants if weather in inclement. Reservations are required.

Drinks and beverages are available through BG Pipe & Cigar. ALL classes are 21+ only. Large groups of 10 or more, with a maximum of 15, can book a private event for 20% OFF per person. Participants can check the website below for more information about projects and more Sip-N-Paint dates.

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

April 20-21 Bob: A Life in Five Acts, Gordon Wilson Lab Theatre, presented by WKU Theatre & Dance, $5/ticket, 270-745-3121, wku.showare.com

April 20 An Evening with Lerner & Loewe, Orchestra Kentucky, SKyPAC, music from Camelot, Paint Your Wagon, Gigi, Brigadoon and My Fair Lady, 270-846-2426, orchestrakentucky.com

April 21 Teafusion Workshop, Tea Bayou, 5:15pm, learn how to make syrups from wine and tea, and sample those that work well in beer, cocktails and on dessert. Limited to 15 people, 21+ only; registration required, 270-904-3889, teabayou.com

April 21 Cruisin for a Cure Car Show, Bruster's Ice Cream parking lot, 5-8pm, free, 270-392-0981

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

April 21-23 Bowling Green Hot Rods baseball vs. Dayton Dragons, BG Ballpark, 270-901-2121, bghotrods.com

April 23 Authors Lis Wiehl & Steve Berry, Warren County Public Library Bob Kirby Branch, free, 270-782-0252, warrenpl.org

April 23-May 3 16th Annual Herb Festival, Wild Bird & Nature Store, 9am-6pm, Mater Days April 23-25, Seminar April 26 at 2pm on cooking with herbs and companion vegetable garden, 270-746-0203, herbfestivalbgky.com

April 23-24 NCM/MSP High Performance Driving Experience, NCM Motorsports Park, 800-538-3883, motorsportspark.org

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

April 24 Sip-N-Paint, Ingen Art Gallery & Studio, 6-8pm, $25/person and includes materials, reservations required, drinks/beverages available for purchase through BG Pip & Cigar, 21+ only, ingenartgallery.com/art-classes

April 24-26 Amateur Disc Golf Tournament, multiple courses, Lovers Lane, Kereiakes, Hobson Grove, SKYCTC, Phil Moore Park, bluegrassdiscgolf.org

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

April 24-26 Bowling Green Hot Rods baseball vs. Lansing Lugnuts, BG Ballpark, 270-901-2121, bghotrods.com

April 24-26 Campers Appreciation Weekend, Barren River Lake State Resort Park, Nature Fest, crafts, hikes, canoeing, camping, 1-800-325-0057, http://parks.ky.gov/parks/resortparks/barren-river/

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

April 25 Venetian Ball, SKyPAC, 6:30pm, Circus themed, benefit to end child abuse, 270-904-1880, familyenrichmentcenter.com

April 25-26 10th Annual BPA Park City Bash, Ephram White Park, playbpa.com

April 25-26 MidWest Youth Hilltopper Hoop Fest Basketball Tournament, grades 2-11, 82 teams, various sites across BG

April 25-26 ReZoom, NCM Motorsports Park, Full Track, 800-538-3883, motorsportspark.org

April 26 TRSCCA, NCM Motorsports Park, Full Track, 800-538-3883, motorsportspark.org

April 30-May 1 Mid-South Conference Championships Softball Tournament, Buchanon Park, mid-southconference.org

May 1 Carmina Burana, Van Meter Hall, 270-745-3121, wku.showare.com

May 1 12th Annual Mayhem, Circus Square Park, free, Revolution 91.7 on Facebook

May 2 Girls Day Out, Sloan Convention Center, 270-792-1078, Girls Day Out on Facebook

May 2 O'Reilly Saturday Night Grudge Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

May 2 Junior Achievement Mini Corvette Challenge, National Corvette Museum, jaforkids.org

May 2 Opening Day, Beech Bend Amusement Park, 10am-6pm, 270-781-7973, beechbend.com

May 5 Beaver Tuesday Night Street Drags, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

May 5 Teafusion Workshop, Tea Bayou, registration required, 270-904-3889, teabayou.com

May 7-10 Butterflies are Free, Phoenix Theatre, presented by the Fountain Square Players, 270-782-3119, fountainsquareplayers.org

May 9 SUSV Lecture Series: New Discoveries in South Union Architecture Research, South Union Shaker Village, 270-542-4167, southunionshakervillage.com

May 9 MSP Open Track Day, NCM Motorsports Park, 800-538-3883, motorsportspark.org

May 9 Thompson Square Live!, SKyPAC, 270-904-1880, theskypac.com

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 will be in a couple weeks and is #DriveBG themed!

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.