June 1-7

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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The annual 400 Mile Yard Sale returns this weekend! Running June 4-7, this yard sale runs along Kentucky's historic highway 68/80, all the way from Maysville in northern Kentucky, through Bowling Green, to south of Paducah in western Kentucky.

Booths will be set up along the highway in hundreds of locations--with more being added daily. Please check the 400 Mile Sale website in the link below for an updated list of vendor booth locations, things to do in the communities along the way, and more information about the history of this annual tradition. More details on local Warren County booths can be found by calling 270-782-0800.

In cooperation with the Bowling Green League of Bicyclists (BGLOB), the South Union Shaker Village will host the 3rd Annual Shake, Ride and Roll bike ride through the beautiful countryside, much of what was originally the Shaker's 6,000 acre farm. Special premiums and options for the day's event will be offered upon registration. To register and view ride maps, go here.

There will be three marked routes running 10, 28, and 50 miles, all of which will start and end at the Shaker Museum. Registration opens at 7am and each rider is required to wear a helmet and sign a waiver. This ride is free for BGLOB members but all are asked to consider a donation to South Union Shaker Village. Non BGLOB members are encouraged to make a donation to the South Union Shaker Village. For more information, please call 270-542-4167 or visit the link 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. 13 Moonshine to Finish Line: The History of NASCAR exhibit, National Corvette Museum, 270-781-7973, corvettemuseum.org

June 1 Bowling Green Hot Rods baseball vs. Great Lakes Loons, BG Ballpark, 270-901-2121, bghotrods.com

June 1 Songwriters Round 19, Gallery 916, 6pm, $10/cover, reservations requested, featuring Wood Newton, Willie Thomas Huston of The Carmonas and Dan Modlin, 270-843-5511, gallery916.net

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

June 1-5 Kentucky Museum Summer Camp: Art Paper Palooza with Lynne Ferguson, ages 6-10, $110/members, $125/nonmembers, 8:30am-12pm daily, wku.edu/kentuckymuseum

June 1-5 Sunburst Summer Day Camp, Phoenix Theatre, $100/week, Once Upon a Shoe, kids ages 7-12 welcome, ptkybg.com

June 2 Beaver Tuesday Night Street Drags, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

June 2 Cruisin for a Cure Car Show, Bruster's Ice Cream parking lot, 5-8pm, free, 270-392-0981

June 3 Concert in the Park Noon series, Fountain Square Park, free, 11:30am-1pm, 270-782-0222, bgdowntowndistrict.com

June 5 BB&T Concert in the Park Music Series, Circus Square Park, featuring Nashvegas Allstars, free, 270-782-0222

June 5-7 Chump Car, NCM Motorsports Park, 800-538-3883, motorstportspark.org

June 4-7 400 Mile Sale, Highway 68/80, locations through all Warren County, 270-782-0800, 400milesale.com

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

June 6 Color Dash to benefit Bowling Green/Warren County Humane Society, Kereiakes Park, 10am, packet pickup 8am, online registration available, beaverfm.com

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

June 6 Broom Making Demonstration, South Union Shaker Village, 10am-4pm, $8/adults, $4/kids 6-12, watch how brooms are made, 270-542-4167, southunionshakervillage.com

June 6 Bluegrass Draft Horse & Mule Championship, WKU Ag Expo Center, 11am, 800-844-1601, horsepull.com/states/Kentucky/Kentucky.htm

June 6 SoKY Marketplace ribbon cutting, corner of 7th and Center streets, 8am-1pm, inflatables, farmer's market, Chaney's Ice Cream, Cattleman's Association serving food, 270-796-0202

June 6 O'Reilly Saturday Night Grudge Racing plus SS/S Combo, Beech Bend Raceway, 5pm, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

June 6 Shake, Ride and Roll bike event, South Union Shaker Village, bike through the countryside that was originally the Shakers' 6,000-acre farm, 270-542-4167, meetup.com

June 6-12 Ky Annual Conference of the United Methodists, Sloan Convention Center, kyumc.org

June 7 Fairy Garden Tour & Tea, seven locations, tea site at Lost River Cave River Birch Room 3-5pm, Tours 1-4pm, $10/adults, $5/children, 270-393-0077

June 7 NHRA Drag Racing Plus SS/S Combo, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

June 11 Handbags for Hope, WKU Augenstein Alumni Center, 270-843-3205

June 12 BB&T Concert in the Park Music Series, Circus Square Park, featuring Dizzorderly Conduct, free, 270-782-0222

June 12 Sip-N-Paint, Ingen Art Gallery & Studio, 6-8pm, ingenartgallery.com/art-classes

June 12-13 Pontiac US Nationals Drag Race & Car Show, Beech Bend Raceway, pontiacusnationals.com

June 12-13 Ice Cream & a Moovie, Chaney's Dairy Barn, Mr. Peabody & Sherman, free, 270-843-5567, chaneysdairybarn.com

June 13 BG KidsFest!, Chaney's Dairy Barn, 502-410-9006, bgkidsclub.org

June 13 Kids on Kayaks, Phil Moore Park, kykob.org, fundraiser for Kids on the Block

June 13 Second Saturdays Street Fair, Fountain Square Park, bgdowntowndistrict.com

June 13 New Beginnings Open Horse Show, WKU Ag Expo Center, 270-991-0591, nbtw-bg.org

June 14 Peach Party, Boyce General Store, 12-3pm, 270-842-1900, facebook.com/boycegeneralstore

June 16-18 43rd Southern Junior Golf Championship, The Club at Olde Stone

June 17 Holley National Hot Rod Reunion Fan Fest, Fountain Square Park, 5-8pm, including the Cruisin' for a Cure car show group, museum.nhra.com

June 18 Stand for Children Day, Bowling Green Ballpark, 270-842-4281, commed.us

June 18-20 13th Holley National Hot Rod Reunion presented by AAA Insurance, Beech Bend Raceway, museum.nhra.com

June 19 BB&T Concert in the Park Music Series, Circus Square Park, featuring Skip Bond & the Fugitives, free, 270-782-0222

June 19 Sip-N-Paint, Ingen Art Gallery & Studio, 6-8pm, ingenartgallery.com/art-classes

June 19 One of These Nights: A Tribute to the Eagles, BG Ballpark, 7:30pm, 270-846-2426, orchestrakentucky.com

June 19-21 KYASA Northern National Qualifier Girls Fast Pitch Softball Tournament, Buchanon Park, kyasa.org

June 19-21 KYASA Baseball Tournament, Ephram White Park, kyasa.org

June 20 Rock the Cross, Ephram White Park, 2-10pm, 270-799-4864, rockthecross.org

June 20 Race on the River Fest 2015, Phil Moore Park, 270-782-3402, hospicesoky.org

June 20 Southern Kentucky Team Penning Show, WKU Ag Expo center, 270-287-1007, sktpa.weeblycom

June 21 Global Force Wrestling, BG Ballpark, 270-901-2121, bghotrods.com

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 June 10!

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.