August 10-16

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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Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the 1955 Chevrolet this weekend at the brand new Danchuk Tri-Five Nationals presented by Woody's Hot Rodz at Beech Bend Raceway! Part of a three year celebration of the 1955, 1956 and 1957 Chevy anniversaries, the Tri-Five event already has over 1,450 hot rods registered to attend!

A jam packed schedule awaits at the Tri-Five Nationals, including family friendly fun with drag racing, autocross, vendor booths, swap meets, fun runs and more! See the iconic American car that swept the country 60 years ago and introduced us to the world of hot rodding. For information about registration, spectating and a full schedule of events, please visit the official Tri-Five Nationals website below.

The BB&T Concerts in the Park Series returns this Friday night with a performance by Tyrone Dunn and the Kin Foke! Free at Circus Square Park, the concert runs 7-10pm. The annual concert series is a local favorite, running every Friday night in June, July and August this season.

The 34th Concert in the Park series is drawing closer to an end this season. With only a couple weeks left in the concert season, be sure to check out the official Facebook page and go see the final concerts! Check out the link below for more information.

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

August 11 Beaver Tuesday Night Street Drags, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

August 11-13 Bowling Green Hot Rods baseball vs. Burlington Bears, BG Ballpark, 270-901-2121, bghotrods.com

August 14 Sip-N-Paint, Ingen Art Gallery & Studio, 6-8pm, $25/person and includes materials, reservations required, drinks/beverages available for purchase through BG Pipe & Cigar, 21+ only, ingenartgallery.com/art-classes

August 14 BB&T Concert in the Park Music Series, Circus Square Park, featuring Tyrone Dunn and Kinfoke, free, Circus Square Park, 7-10pm, BB&T Concerts in the Park on Facebook

August 14 Cruisin for a Cure Car Show, Bruster's Ice Cream parking lot, 5-8pm, free, 270-392-0981

August 14-15 Danchuk Tri-Five Nationals presented by Woody's Hot Rodz, Beech Bend Raceway, celebrating the anniversary of the 1955 Chevy, part of a three year celebration, more than 1,200 cars registered, 270-781-7634, thetrifivenationals.com

August 14-15 South Warren High School Girls Fast Pitch Softball Tournament, Buchanon Park

August 14-16 Bowling Green Hot Rods baseball vs. Peoria, BG Ballpark, 270-901-2121, bghotrods.com

August 16 KY SCCA, NCM Motorsports Park, 800-538-3883, motorsportspark.org

August 18 Beaver Tuesday Night Street Drags, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

August 20 5th Annual Heirloom Tomato Festival, The Foundry, needmoreacres.com

August 20-22 Radicle Gathering, Edge Hill Farm, self-sustainability guide, 40 workshops, 12 bands, radiclegathering.com

August 21 BB&T Concert in the Park Music Series, Circus Square Park, featuring Bueler's Day Off

August 21-22 Ice Cream & a Moovie, Chaney's Dairy Barn, free, 270-843-5567, chaneysdairybarn.com

August 22 Mud Happens: One Bad Mud Run, Phil Moore Park, 270-781-6714, mudhappensfec.com

August 22 South Union Shaker Village Appraisal Day, 10am-4pm, 270-542-4167, southunionshakervillage.com

August 22 Pickin' on the Patio, Boyce General Store, 270-842-1900, facebook.com/BoyceGeneralStore

August 22 BS&T Blood, Sweat & Tears World Tour, SKyPAC, Orchestra Kentucky retro series, 270-904-1880, theskypac.com

August 23 NHRA Drag Racing plus Super Gas, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

August 25 Free Admission, Mammoth Cave National Park, certain cave tours apply, 270-758-2192, http://www.nps.gov/maca/index.htm

August 26 Welcome Back WKU Festival, South Lawn WKU, 866-330-2422, bgchamber.com

August 28-30 KY ASA Hot August Nights Girls Fast Pitch Softball Tournament, Buchanon Park, kyasa.org

August 29 Farm to Table Candlelight Dinner, Jackson's Orchard, $50/person, one of the 2015 Parties of Note by the Symphony at WKU, 270-745-7681, thesymphonyatwku.org

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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.