June 15-21

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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One of Bowling Green's largest car shows of the year comes to town this weekend! The 13th Annual Holley National Hot Rod Reunion presented by AAA Insurance runs at Beech Bend Raceway June 18-20 and features a NEW event on June 17: the FanFest on Fountain Square.

Named a Kentucky Travel Industry Association Top 10 Summer event this year and bringing over 20,000 people to town each year, the National Hot Rod Reunion returns with more drag racing, Show 'n' Shines, swap meets, vendor booths and the crowd-favorite Cacklefest! Admission for spectators is $25/day, or bundle packages can be purchased for discount prices. Please visit the link below for the official NHRA Museum website for ticket info and a complete schedule of events.

Join Hospice of Southern Kentucky in its second annual Race on the River Fest this Saturday at Phil Moore Park. Check in begins at 10am. Bring your canoe, kayak or inner tube and float Drakes Creek from Romanza Johnson Park to Phil Moore Park.

Activities at the end of the race's finish line at Phil Moore Park include live music, inflatables, laser tag, Chaney's Dairy Barn ice cream, face painting, a sand dig and more. All registered racers will be included in a drawing for NATS Outdoor gift cards and receive a race t-shirt. Please call 270-782-3402 or visit the website below for more information.

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 15 Bowling Green Hot Rods baseball vs. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, BG Ballpark, 270-901-2121, bghotrods.com

June 15-19 Kentucky Museum Summer Camp: Painting Camp with Lynne Ferguson, ages 7-12, $110/members, $125/nonmembers, 8:30am-12pm daily, wku.edu/kentuckymuseum

June 16-18 43rd Southern Junior Golf Championship, The Club at Olde Stone, one of the nation's top junior amateur events and annually attracts a top field of juniors from throughout the U.S. and a few foreign countries

June 16-20 Hilltopper Soccer Academy Girl's Team Camp, WKU, www.wku.edu

June 17 Concert in the Park Noon series, Fountain Square Park, FREE, 11:30am-1pm, 270-782-0222, bgdowntowndistrict.com

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

June 18 Stand for Children Day, Bowling Green Ballpark, 9-11am, provides fun activities for children while providing information to families and caregivers about the services available in our community, 270-842-4281, commed.us

June 18-20 13th Holley National Hot Rod Reunion presented by AAA Insurance, Beech Bend Raceway, auto show and drag racing bringing 20,000+ people to BG, museum.nhra.com

June 19 BB&T Concert in the Park Music Series, Circus Square Park, free, 7-10pm, featuring Skip Bond & the Fugitives, 270-782-0222, bgdowntowndistrict.com

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

June 19 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

June 19 One of These Nights: A Tribute to the Eagles, BG Ballpark, 7:30pm, The Rewinders & Retro Singers, $20 general admission, $35 reserved seats, 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, free, food and snacks, Christian artists and speakers, 270-799-4864, Rock the Cross on Facebook, rockthecross.org

June 20 Barren County Ag Festival, Farm to Fork, Barren County High School, 9am-3pm, demos, competitions, educational displays, free, facebook.com/BarrenCounty

June 20 JC Kirby & Son presents "Southern Gospel at its Best", SKyPAC, 7pm, free, 270-904-1880, theskypac.com

June 20 Race on the River Fest 2015, Phil Moore Park, check in 10am, race at 11am, canoe, kayak and inner tube race, live music, BBQ, family activities, $5/person, kids 2 & under free, 270-782-3402, hospicesoky.org

June 20 Southern Kentucky Team Penning Show, WKU Ag Expo center, 1-6pm, 270-287-1007, sktpa.weeblycom

June 21 1st Annual Mammothon, America's Only Cave, Hike & Bike Triathlon, limited to the first 120 people, facebook.com/MammothFriends

June 21 Global Force Wrestling, BG Ballpark, 6pm, $10/ticket, $40/VIP experience, 270-901-2121, bghotrods.com

June 22 Miss Glimmer Appreciation Day, Chaney's Dairy Barn, 270-843-5567, chaneysdairybarn.com

June 22-26 Acting Workshop, Phoenix Theatre, ptkbg.org

June 23 Beaver Tuesday Night Street Drags, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

June 25-28 The Trip to Bountiful, Phoenix Theatre, presented by the Fountain Square Players, 270-782-3119, fountainsquareplayers.org

June 26 BB&T Concert in the Park Music Series, Circus Square Park, featuring The Brothers J, free, bgdowntowndistrict.com

June 26-27 Ice Cream & a Moovie, Chaney's Dairy Barn, Rio 2, free, 270-843-5567, chaneysdairybarn.com

June 26-28 AMRA Harley Davidson Summer Shootout & Rally, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

June 27 Pickin' on the Patio, Boyce General Store, featuring The Barbetta Band, 270-842-1900, facebook.com/BoyceGeneralStore

June 27-28 Midwest Track Day, NCM Motorsports Park, 800-538-3883, motorstportspark.org

June 28 Butterfly Release, Lost River Cave, 270-393-0077, lostrivercave.com

July 3 Thunderfest, National Corvette Museum, bgkiwanis.org

July 3-4 Peach Tastin' Days Festival, Jackson's Orchard, 270-781-5303, jacksonsorchard.com

July 4 BB&T Concert in the Park Music Series and 4th of July Celebration, Circus Square Park, free, 270-782-0222

July 4-11 ARHA World Championships, LD Brown Expo Center, 606-271-2963, americanranchhorse.net

July 5 NHRA Drag Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

July 5-Aug. 23 The Milky Way: Recycling on a Galactic Scale, WKU Hardin Planetarium, 270-745-4044, wku.edu/planetarium

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 CURRENT CONTEST RUNS NOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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.