June 22-28

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 Fountain Square Players present their latest show at the Phoenix Theatre this week. With showtimes Thursday-Sunday, audiences won't want to miss "The Trip to Bountiful." Trapped in a cramped apartment with her son and daughter-in-law, widow Carrie Watts longs to return to her beloved hometown of Bountiful one final time before she dies. Fearing that she's an imposition and chafing under her daughter-in-law's watchful eye, she steals away with her pension check, hops a bus, and heads home in the journey of a lifetime.

The artful counterpoint of Carrie's claustrophobic life and her unshakeable faith in her destiny result in an unforgettable, Tony Award-nominated play about home and its power to sustain us. Book the next bus to Bountiful! For more information, showtimes and tickets, please call 270-782-3119 or visit the website below.

Join your friends at the Boyce General Store for another session of Pickin' on the Patio this Saturday night. It's free summertime fun for the whole family. Enjoy delicious homemade treats and southern style cooking while listening to the local sounds of The Barbetta Band.

Boyce General Store is located off the beaten path where the Alvaton and Boyce communities meet. It gives a 19th century old-timey store vibe with a modern twist on food. For more information about the store and its events, please call 270-842-1900 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. 13 Moonshine to Finish Line: The History of NASCAR exhibit, National Corvette Museum, 270-781-7973, corvettemuseum.org

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

June 22-26 Acting Workshop, Phoenix Theatre, ages 10-18, $50/performance slot, ptkbg.org

June 22-26 Kentucky Museum Summer Camp: Sculpture Camp with Missi Carini, ages 7-12, $110/members, $125/nonmembers, 8:30am-12pm daily, wku.edu/kentuckymuseum

June 22-27 Summer Arts Camp, SKyPAC, Missoula Children's Theatre, Sleeping Beauty, registration needed, 270-904-7009, theskypac.com

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

June 23 Cruisin for a Cure Car Show, Bruster's Ice Cream parking lot, 5-8pm, free, 270-392-0981

June 24 Concert in the Park Noon series, Fountain Square Park, free, 11:30am-1pm, 270-782-0222, bgdowntowndistrict.com

June 25-28 Bowling Green Hot Rods baseball vs. Dayton Dragons, BG Ballpark, 270-901-2121, bghotrods.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, 7-10pm, bgdowntowndistrict.com

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

June 26-28 KYASA Northern National Qualifier Fast Pitch Softball Tournament, Buchanon Park, kyasa.org

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, 5:30-8pm, free, featuring The Barbetta Band, 270-842-1900, facebook.com/BoyceGeneralStore

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

June 28 TRSCCA, 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

July 7 Weird Al Yankovic Mandatory World Tour, SKyPAC, 270-904-1880, theskypac.com

July 10-11 Ice Cream & a Moovie, Chaney's Dairy Barn, 270-843-5567, chaneysdairybarn.com

July 11 Duncan Hines Festival, Chaney's Dairy Barn, duncanhinesfestival.org

July 11 Second Saturdays Street Fair, Fountain Square Park, bgdowntowndistrict.com

July 11 BG Gauntlet Mud Run, Phil Moore Park, bggauntlet.com

July 11 Dueling Pianos, Lost River Cave, 270-393-0077, lostrivercave.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 is Duncan Hines Festival 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.