July 20-26

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!

Come out to Volunteer Saturday at Lost River Cave this weekend for a special Prairie Project! Help remove non-native, invasive plants from the Wetlands Prairie and make room for more beautiful, native wildflowers. Bring sun protection, a water bottle, gloves, and garden shears/spade.

Closed toe shoes and long pants are recommended. Open to groups, families and friends! The Prairie Project is one of many volunteer opportunities at Lost River Cave. Call 270-393-0077 or visit the website below for more information and to find more volunteer nature projects.

Presented by 88.1 WAY FM comes the "It's a Girl Thing" tour featuring Chonda Pierce. The show goes on at SKyPAC on Sunday evening at 7:30pm. Chonda Pierce, Certified Best Selling Female Comedian of All Time, brings you her entertaining insights on marriage, parenthood, modern life and aging!

Tickets can be purchased online or at the SKyPAC office. For more information about this show and future programs, please call 270-904-1880 or visit the website below.

Ongoing-Aug. 23 New Horizons at Pluto, 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

July 20 Sinkhole Science Summer Camp, National Corvette Museum, 8am-4pm, $45/student, 270-467-8852, corvettemuseum.org

July 20-24 Summer Arts Camp, SKyPAC, Visual Arts Mixed Works, registration needed, 270-904-7009, theskypac.com

July 20-24 RF/SM High Performance Driving Event, NCM Motorsports Park, 800-538-3883, motorsportspark.org

July 20-24 Hilltopper Soccer Academy Half Day Camp, wkusports.com

July 20-26 ASA Fastpitch Girls A 14-Under Northern National Championships, Buchanon Park, asasoftball.com

July 21 Cruisin for a Cure Car Show, Bruster's Ice Cream parking lot, 5-8pm, free, 270-392-0981

July 21 Beaver Tuesday Night Street Drags, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

July 23 Sounds of Independence Music Festival presented by Independence Bank: The Beach Boys, SKyPAC, 270-904-1880, theskypac.com

July 23 Night Market, Community Farmers Market, communityfarmersmarketbg.com

July 24 BB&T Concert in the Park Music Series, Circus Square Park, featuring Shady Jake and the Upsetters, free, Circus Square, 7-10pm, BB&T Concerts in the Park on Facebook, 270-782-0222

July 24-25 Ice Cream & a Moovie, Chaney's Dairy Barn, "Frozen", free, 270-843-5567, chaneysdairybarn.com

July 24-26 KYASA Baseball Tournament, Ephram White Park, kyasa.org

July 24-26 Bowling Green Hot Rods baseball vs. Fort Wayne Tincaps, BG Ballpark, 270-901-2121, bghotrods.com

July 24-25 KY Junior Livestock Expo, WKU Ag Expo Center, 8am, 502-564-4983, kyagr.com

July 24-26 Flow Blue International Club, Sloan Convention Center, flowblue.org

July 25 Pickin' on the Patio, Boyce General Store, 5:30-8pm, free, featuring A and E, 270-842-1900, facebook.com/BoyceGeneralStore

July 25 Prairie Project, Lost River Cave, 9am-12pm, free, closed toe shoes and long pants are recommended, help remove non-native invasive plants, 270-393-0077, lostrivercave.com

July 25 Elvis @ 80, SKyPAC, 7:30pm, Orchestra Kentucky retro series, 270-904-1880, theskypac.com

July 25 O'Reilly Saturday Night Grudge Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 5pm, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

July 25-26 Sportbike Track Time, NCM Motorsports Park, 800-538-3883, motorsportspark.org

July 26 KY SCCA, NCM Motorsports Park, 800-538-3883, motorsportspark.org

July 26 88.1 WAY FM presents: It's a Girl Thing Tour featuring Chonda Pierce, SKyPAC, 7:30pm, 270-904-1880, theskypac.com

July 26 NHRA Drag Racing Plus Super Gas, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

July 26-August 1 SOKY Fair, SOKY Fairgrounds at Lampkin Park, sokyfair.org

July 27-August 2 Impala SS Club of America, Beech Bend Raceway and NCM Motorsports Park, issca.org

July 28-30 Bowling Green Hot Rods baseball vs. West Michigan Whitecaps, BG Ballpark, 270-901-2121, bghotrods.com

July 31 BB&T Concert in the Park Music Series, Circus Square Park, free, 270-782-0222, BB&T Concerts in the Park on FB

July 31 Wild Weather Summer Camp, National Corvette Museum, 270-467-8852, corvettemuseum.org

July 31 Sip-N-Paint, Ingen Art Gallery & Studio, 6-8pm, ingenartgallery.com/art-classes

July 31-August 2 Bottom Bulb Battle, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

August 1 Writing Workshop with Michael Morris, Warren County Public Library Bob Kirby Branch, 270-781-4882, warrenpl.org

August 3 Kentucky Sports Radio at Chaney's Dairy Barn, 270-843-5567, www.chaneysdairybarn.com

August 4 Dr. Zahi Hawass, Sloan Convention Center, presented by the Warren County Public Library, 270-781-4882, warrenpl.org

August 5-6 Silhouttes by Tim Arnold, Chirp Baby & Kids, by appointment, silhouettes cut free hand in minutes, 270-781-2008

August 6-9 Camaro VI Fest, Beech Bend Raceway, camaro5.com

August 6-9 Still Life with Iris, Sunburst Youth Theatre, Phoenix Theatre, 270-781-3233, ptkbg.org

August 7 Glen Miller Orchestra, SKyPAC, 270-904-1880, theskypac.com

August 7 BG Gallery Hop, art galleries around downtown, facebook.com/BGgalleryhop

August 7-9 ASA Slowpitch Men's Church Softball National Championships, Buchanon Park, asasoftball.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 in a couple weeks and features prizes from the brand new event, the Danchuk Tri-Five Nationals presented by Woody's Hot Rodz.

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.