May 18-24

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!

Join your friends at the Community Farmers Market for their Night Y'all Market on Thursday evening from 5-9pm. Located at their usual marketplace, the night market features local food, artists, musicians, food trucks, artists and more!

This is the first Night Market of the year and should be a great success. The Community Farmers Market seasonally puts on night markets to showcase what's new in the marketplace. For more information about Night Y'all, please visit the Facebook event website below.

The latest performance coming to SKyPAC on Thursday evening at 7:30pm is Artrageous: The Art of Entertainment - an evening of stunning speed painting creations painted live on stage accompanied with music and performances from the Great White Way of Broadway to the lights of Hollywood; from the icons of modern rock to the roots of country.

The 3 Painters and a team of acclaimed singers bring to life an assorted palette of memorable moments in entertainment history, leaving audiences of all ages on their feet in awe. See art created in the image of icons like Johnny Cash, Mozart, Marilyn Monroe and countless others. For tickets and more information please call 270-904-1880 or visit the website below.

Ongoing-July 2 Hubble: 25 years of a telescope with vision, WKU Hardin Planetarium, free, Tues/Thurs 7pm, Sun 2pm, 270-745-4044, wku.edu/hardinplanetarium

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

May 18-21 Bowling Green Hot Rods baseball vs. West Michigan Whitecaps, BG Ballpark, 270-901-2121, bghotrods.com

May 19 Beaver Tuesday Night Street Drags, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

May 19 Cruisin for a Cure Car Show, Bruster's Ice Cream parking lot, 5-8pm, free, 270-392-0981

May 21 Night Market, Community Farmers Market, 5-9pm, communityfarmersmarketbg.com

May 21 Artrageous: The Art of Entertainment, SKyPAC, 7:30pm, 270-904-1880, theskypac.com

May 22 SPORTSNationals Test & Tune, Beech Bend Raceway, 12-5pm, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

May 22-24 KYASA Northern National Qualifier Girls Fastpitch Softball Tournament, Buchanon Park, kyasa.org

May 23-24 28th Annual SPORTSNational Open, Beech Bend Raceway, plus JEG's Super Quick Series & National Dragster Challenge with Wally's and 4th Annual Nitroplate $5,000 to Win SS/S Shootout, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

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

May 23-25 East TN Corvette Club, NCM Motorsports Park, 800-538-3883, motorstportspark.org

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

May 28 TS Performance Diesel Drags, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

May 28 Jerry Seinfeld, SKyPAC, 270-904-1880, theskypac.com

May 29-30 Ice Cream & a Moovie, Chaney's Dairy Barn, 270-843-5567, chaneysdairybarn.com

May 29-31 PEO State Convention, Sloan Convention Center

May 29-31 Glasgow Highland Games, Barren River Lake State Resort Park, 270-651-3141, glasgowhighlandgames.com

May 30 Pickin' on the Patio, Boyce General Store, 270-842-1900, facebook.com/BoyceGeneralStore

May 30-31 US Youth Soccer State Open Cup Finals, Lovers Lane Soccer Complex

May 31 NHRA Drag Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

June 1 Songwriters Round 19, Gallery 916, 270-843-5511

June 1-4 RF/SM High Performance Driving Experience, NCM Motorsports Park, 800-538-3883, motorstportspark.org

June 3 Concert in the Park Noon series, Fountain Square Park, 270-782-0222, bgdowntowndistrict.com

June 5 BB&T Concert in the Park Night Music Series, Circus Square Park, 270-782-0222, bgdowntowndistrict.com

June 4-7 400 Mile Sale, Highway 68/80, 270-782-0800, 400milesale.com

June 5 BG Gallery Hop, art galleries around downtown, 5-9pm, facebook.com/BGgalleryhop

June 6 Aviation Heritage Park Hangar Party, BG/WC Regional Airport, aviationheritagepark.com

June 6 SoKY Marketplace ribbon cutting, corner of 7th and Center streets, 8am-1pm, 270-796-0202

June 6 Shake, Ride and Roll bike event, South Union Shaker Village, 270-542-4167, southunionshakervillage.com

June 7 Fairy Garden Tour & Tea, seven locations, tea site at Lost River Cave River Birch Room, 270-393-0077

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 in June!

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.