May 4-10

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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Join South Union Shaker Village for its annual lecture series this season on Saturday at 10am. This year's lecture features a look at new discoveries in Shaker architecture. Take a behind the scenes to tour of some of the "off limits" spaces at South Union, all which highlight a presentation about the community's innovative building design and unique use of color.

Box lunches will be served, and reservations are required. Admission is $25 for members, $30 for nonmembers and $15 for students. Please call 270-542-4167 for more information of visit the website below.

Take a ride in the country and off the beaten path for the kickoff to the summer music season at the Boyce General Store! Pickin' on the Patio's 2015 Concert Series begins this Saturday evening, 5:30-8pm. The first concert of the year starts with music by Toad Strangler, and the series runs on Saturdays through September.

Boyce General Store gives you a taste of country living and fresh down home cooking. Look for the pecan pie, catfish dinners and the popular Boyce Burgers. For more info, please call 27-842-1900 or see the website below.

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

May 4-6 Bowling Green Hot Rods baseball vs. Lake County Captains, BG Ballpark, 270-901-2121, bghotrods.com

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

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

May 5 Teafusion Workshop, Tea Bayou, 5:15pm, Tinctures are liquid extracts made from herbs, tea & spirits. Learn how to make tinctures that may help you relax, sleep, calm stomachs & more. Limited to 15, 21+ only; registration required, 270-904-3889, teabayou.com

May 5 Last Chance to Dance 2015, Russell H. Miller Theatre, 4pm, free, 270-745-3121, wku.showare.com

May 7-9 Bowling Green Hot Rods baseball vs. South Bend, BG Ballpark, 270-901-2121, bghotrods.com

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

May 8-10 South Warren High School Girls Fast Pitch Softball Tournament, Buchanon Park

May 8-10 KYASA Adult Slow Pitch Softball Tournament, Buchanon Park, kyasa.org

May 9 SUSV Lecture Series: New Discoveries in South Union Architecture Research, South Union Shaker Village, 10am-1pm, reservations required, $25/members, $30/non-members, $15/students, 270-542-4167, southunionshakervillage.com

May 9 West KY Flat Shod Sale, WKU Ag Expo Center, 10am, 270-678-5376, wkfshorsesale.com

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

May 9 O'Reilly Saturday Night Grudge Racing, plus SS/S Combo, Beech Bend Raceway, 5pm, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

May 9 Pickin' on the Patio, Boyce General Store, 5:30-8pm, free, feat. Toad Strangler, 270-842-1900, facebook.com/ BoyceGeneralStore

May 9 Around the World in 80 Minutes, FAC Recital Hall, 3pm, free, wku.edu/music

May 9 4th Annual Pedal for the Park, Mammoth Cave National Park, 8am, ride three scenic routes in and near the park, all routes begin at Cave City Convention Center, registration begins 7am, facebook.com/mammothfriends

May 9 Second Saturdays Street Fair, Fountain Square Park, 10am-3pm, featuring the Cruisin' for a Cure hot rod show, bgdowntowndistrict.com

May 9 Thompson Square Live!, SKyPAC, 7:30pm, 270-904-1880, theskypac.com

May 9 March for Babies, Medical Center, Registration 10am, Walk 11am, marchforbabies.org

May 9-10 National Train Day Celebrations, Historic Railpark & Train Museum, Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 1-4pm, 270-745-7317, historicrailpark.com

May 10 KY SCCA, NCM motorsports Park, 800-538-3883, motorsportspark.org

May 12 Cruisin for a Cure Car Show, Bruster's Ice Cream parking lot, 270-392-0981

May 12 Beaver Tuesday Night Street Drags, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

May 15 Sip-N-Paint, Ingen Art Gallery & Studio, ingenartgallery.com/art-classes

May 15-16 BB&T All-American Soap Box Derby, Phil Moore Park

May 15-17 NMCA Muscle Car Nationals, Beech Bend Raceway, nmcadigital.com

May 15-17 KYASA Baseball Tournament, Buchanon Park, kyasa.org

May 15-17 Bluegrass BMW, NCM Motorsports Park, Grand Max Track, 800-538-3883, motorsportspark.org

May 15-17 Bowling Green Hot Rods baseball vs. Fort Wayne Tincaps, BG Ballpark, 270-901-2121, bghotrods.com

May 15-September 6 Moonshine to Finish Line: The History of NASCAR exhibit, National Corvette Museum, 270-781-7973, corvettemuseum.org

May 16 Junior Naturalist Program, Lost River Cave, 270-393-0077, lostrivercave.com

May 16 CASA Superhero Run/Walk, Kereiakes Park, 270-782-5353, casaofsck.org, traxrunning.com

May 16 West KY Horse Sales, WKU Ag Expo Center, 270-365-7272, westkentuckyhorsesales.com

May 17-July 2 Night Sky Stories over a Summer Campfire, WKU Hardin Planetarium, 270-745-4044, wku.edu/hardinplanetarium

May 21 Artrageous: The Art of Entertainment, SKyPAC, 270-904-1880, theskypac.com

May 23-24 29th Annual SPORTSNational Open, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

May 23-24 Sportbike Track Time, NCM Motorsports Park, 800-538-3883, motorsportspark.org

May 23-25 US Girls Youth Soccer Sate Open Cup, Lovers Lane Soccer Complex

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 starts Friday 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.