What's Happening in Bowling Green
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June 29 - July 5, 2015
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June 29- July 5
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!
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Peach Tastin' Days Festival
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Peach Tastin' Days Festival |
Jackson's Orchard
1280 Slim Island Road
Bowling Green, Ky., 42101
Friday-Saturday
8am-6pm
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Peach Tastin' Days Festival
It's peach season at Jackson's Orchard and this weekend celebrates the Peach Tastin' Days Festival. Try FREE tastes of all things "peachy" like preserves, salsas and more. You'll find fresh peaches, summer apples and fresh vegetables.
Jackson's Orchard opens its concession stands with fried apple and peach pies, homemade peach ice cream and more. The playground will be open for the kids, cost is $2 for ages 4-18. For more information about the festival, please call 270-781-5303 or check out the BRAND NEW Jackson's Orchard website in the link below.
Peach Tastin' Days Festival
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American Ranch Horse Association World Championships Show
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American Ranch Horse Association World Championships Show |
L.D. Brown/WKU Ag Expo Center
406 Elrod Road
Bowling Green, Ky., 42104
July 5-11
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American Ranch Horse Association World Championships Show
The American Ranch Horse Association World Championships are coming to the WKU Ag Expo Center starting the end of this week! This major horse show runs July 5-11 and features competitions in Showmanship, Working Cow Horse, Reining, Roping, and more!
Spectating is free, so bring the whole family. For a complete schedule of events and special activities happening all week, please visit the official American Ranch Horse website in the link below or call 606-636-4112.
American Ranch Horse Association World Championships Show
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Other Events Happening This Week!
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WEEKLY HAPPENINGS |
Monday Mellow Mondays, Mellow Mushroom, small one-topping pizzas for $4.99 & large one-topping pizzas for $9.99, all-day, 270-393-1800, facebook.com/MellowMushroomBG
Monday Corvette City Bop and Dance Club, Fraternal Order of Police Lodge, swing, Latin, corvettecitybopanddanceclub.com
Monday Open Mic Night, Tidball's, 9pm, 270-793-9955
Tuesday Team Trivia Night, Mellow Mushroom, 7pm, 270-393-1800, facebook.com/MellowMushroomBG
Tues- Thur Tours & Tastings, Corsair Distillery, $5/tour, $8/includes take home glass,11am-4pm, 270-904-2021, corsairartisan.com
Saturday SoKY Marketplace, Intersection of 7th and Center Street, 8am-1pm, SoKY Marketplace on Facebook
Tuesday-Saturday Live Music, Tidball's, 9pm, 270-793-9955
Wednesday Jazz Jam, Mellow Mushroom, presented by the Kentucky Blues Society, 270-393-1800, facebook.com/MellowMushroomBG
Wednesday-Saturday Live Music by Roxcel, Crossroads Lounge, 9pm, 270-745-9191
Thursday Bluegrass Jams, FOP Lodge, 5:30-8pm, free, 270-792-3751, 270-535-1139
Thursday Steal the Pint Night and Live Music, Mellow Mushroom, 6pm, 270-393-1800, facebook.com/MellowMushroomBG
Friday Wine Tasting, all Chuck's Liquor locations, 4-6 pm, 270-846-2626
Fridays Group Knit and Crochet Alongs, Crafty Hands, 10am & 6 pm, 866-771-0433
Friday Live Music, Micki's on Main, 9 pm, 270-793-0450
Friday-Saturday Live Music, Mellow Mushroom, 270-393-1800, mellowmushroom.com/stores/bowling-green
Friday-Saturday Live Music, Lost River Pizza, 9pm, 270-746-0255
Friday-Saturday Karaoke, Dolphie's Lounge, 9pm, 270-904-2650
Friday-Saturday Tours & Tastings, Corsair Distillery, $5/tour, $8/includes take home glass, 12-5pm, 270-904-2021, corsairartisan.com
Saturday Indoor Community Farmers Market, 2319 Nashville Road, 8am-1pm, communityfarmersmarketbg.com
Saturday Beech Bend Farmers Market, 8am-1pm, 315 Beech Bend Road, beechbendfarmersmarket.com
Sunday- Tuesday Music and Karaoke, Crossroads Lounge, 9 pm
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Other 'Get Out & About' Events
Ongoing-June 30 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 29-30 NCM High Performance Driving Event, NCM Motorsports Park, 800-538-3883, motorsportspark.org
June 30 Beaver Tuesday Night Street Drags, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com
June 30 Cruisin for a Cure Car Show, Bruster's Ice Cream parking lot, 5-8pm, free, 270-392-0981
July 2-August 23 New Horizons at Pluto, WKU Hardin Planetarium, free, Tues/Thurs 7pm, Sun 2pm, 270-745-4044, wku.edu/planetarium
July 3 Citizens First Thunderfest, National Corvette Museum Amphitheatre, $20 per carload, gates open 4pm, activities begin 5pm, live music by Tyronee Dunn & Kin-Foke, no coolers or pets, fireworks at dark, bgkiwanis.org
July 3 Cave City Community Fireworks Show, Music by Nightfall in concert, Jellystone Park, free, 7-9pm, 270-773-3840
July 3-4 Peach Tastin' Days Festival, Jackson's Orchard, free tastes of all things "peachy" and playground open for kids ages 4-18, Mon-Sat 8am-6pm, 270-781-5303, jacksonsorchard.com
July 3-4 KYASA Firecracker Classic 6U & 8U State Girls Softball Tournament, Buchanon Park, kyasa.org
July 3-5 KYASA Baseball Tournament, Ephram White Park, kyasa.org
July 4 Community Fireworks, Alvaton Church of Christ, 5-8pm, 270-796-9101, alvatonchurchofchrist.com
July 4 Barren River Lake 4th of July Celebration, fireworks, crafts, games, live entertainment at 6pm, 1-800-325-0057, parks.ky.gov/parks/resortparks/barren-river
July 4 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
July 4 O'Reilly Saturday Night Grudge Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 5pm, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com
July 4-7 Bowling Green Hot Rods baseball vs. Dayton Dragons, BG Ballpark, 270-901-2121, bghotrods.com
July 4-11 American Ranch Horse Association World Championships, LD Brown Expo Center, 606-271-2963, americanranchhorse.net
July 5 NHRA Drag Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com
Bowling Green events
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Sneak Peek at the Coming Weeks
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Sneak Peek at the Coming Weeks |
Take a glance
at the coming weeks!
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Sneak Peek
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
July 13-18 Summer Arts Camp, SKyPAC, Missoula Children's Theatre, 270-904-7009, theskypac.com
July 15-17 Bowling Green Hot Rods baseball vs. Great Lakes Loons, BG Ballpark, 270-901-2121, bghotrods.com
July 16-19 National Corvette Homecoming, Sloan Convention Center and NCM Motorsports Park, corvettehomecoming.com
July 17 BB&T Concert in the Park Music Series, Circus Square Park, bgdowntowndistrict.com
July 17-18 Santa Gertrudis Show & Sale, WKU Ag Expo Center, 270-287-8629, santagertrudis.com
July 17-19 KYASA Girls Fast Pitch Softball State Tournament, Buchanon Park, kyasa.org
July 17-19 NASA Midwest, NCM Motorsports Park, 800-538-3883, motorsportspark.org
July 18 Junior Naturalist Program, Lost River Cave, 270-393-0077, lostrivercave.com
Event Calendar
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#gearedforgiveaways CONTESTS
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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 is Duncan Hines Festival themed and runs July 2-9!
Enter to win starting July 2! It features a free 1-night stay at Candlewood Suites, a Duncan Hines Festival t-shirt, a Duncan Hines spatula, a $25 gift card to Lost River Pizza, Woodford Reserve Mint Julep bourbon balls, the All Aboard Mini Series on DVD and a water bottle to keep you cool from the BG Area Lodging Association.
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Bowling Green Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
352 Three Springs Road
Bowling Green, KY 42104
(270) 782-0800
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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.
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