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June 25, 2009
'Going to the Fourth' Celebration Returns at Mammoth Cave
MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky.-- “Going to the 4th” was once the phrase used to describe the reunion of families and friends that occurred on July 4th every year at Mammoth Cave. The Mammoth Cave National Park Association and the Bank of Edmonson Coun ... Read More
June 23, 2009
International Newgrass Festival Lays its Roots in Bowling Green this August
Bowling Green, Ky. - The world's first International Newgrass Festival will take place August 21-23, 2009 at Ballance MotoX on the Historic Ballance Farms just north of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Headlining the three-day festival will be the surviving ... Read More
June 22, 2009
Bowling Green/ Warren County Sees Rise in 2008 Tourism Revenue
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-- Statistics released by the Kentucky Department of Travel last week show that total tourism expenditures in Warren County were up by 1.8 percent in 2008 to $304.9 million. The figures compiled by Certec Consulting, Inc. indicate a ... Read More
June 15, 2009
Bowling Green Area CVB Achieves Destination Marketing Accreditation
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.--The Bowling Green Area Convention and Visitors Bureau has been awarded accreditation from the Destination Marketing Accreditation Program (DMAP), an international accreditation program developed by the Washington, DC based Desti ... Read More
June 10, 2009
Mammoth Cave Offering Free Select Tours this Summer
MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK, Ky. –– All across the country this summer, national parks are dropping entrance fees on three weekends: June 20-21, July 18-19, and August 15-16. Though Mammoth Cave NP does not charge an entrance fee to the pa ... Read More
June 1, 2009
American Graffiti Stars and Cars at the 7th Annual Holley NHRA Reunion
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.--Summertime cruising, drive-ins and rock ‘n roll sum up the cool era of hot rodding made famous in the 1970s movie classic American Graffiti. This Father’s Day weekend, Bowling Green will be asking, “Where Were Yo ... Read More
June 1, 2009
Mayor of Bowling Green and Her Husband Win This Old House Magazine's "Reader Remodel" Contest
NEW YORK , NY.--The Mayor of Bowling Green, Kentucky, Elaine Walker and her husband Dorian, are the winners of This Old House’s second-annual ‘Reader Remodel’ contest. The porch of ... Read More
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Sampling of Events for the Week of June 1, 2009
Ongoing- June 26 Claude and Lynn Robertson Art Exhibit, The Presbyterian Church, 8:30 am -4 pm Mon-Fri, 270-843-4707
Ongoing-June 7 Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society Show, Kentucky Library and Museum, WKU, 270-745-2592, www.wku.edu/library/museum/exhibit
Ongoing- August 30 Photograph Exhibit "Portrait of a Town: Cave City, Kentucky", Kentucky Library & Museum, 270-745-2592, www.wku.edu/library
1 Bowling Green Hot Rods v. Rome Braves, 270-901-2121, www.bghotrods.com
1-2 Bowling Green Hot Rods Baseball Camp, Ages 7-13, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm, $75, 270-901-2121, www.bghotrods.com
1-4 Children's Art Classes, Memphis Marsha's Art Gallery, various programs for different ages, 270-843-1726, www.memphismarshas.com
1-5 Sunburst Youth Theatre Day Camp, Public Theatre of Kentucky, 545 Morris Alley, Registration deadline May 19, 270-781-6233, www.ptkbg.org
1-5 Summer Day Camp, Backyard History, Kentucky Library and Museum, 270-745-2592, www.wku.edu/library
2-4 Bowling Green Hot Rods v. Lexington Legends, 270-901-2121, www.bghotrods.com
2 United Way Dine-A-Round, 10% of day's proceeds go to United Way of Southern KY, Cambridge, The Bistro, O'Charley's, Mariah's, Earl G. Dumplin's in Scottsville, 270-843-3205, www.uwsk.org
2-4 District 6 4-H Horse Camp, WKU, LD Brown Agriculture Exposition, 270-745-3976, www.wku.edu/agexpocenter
3 Concerts in the Park, Lost River Cave Big Band, Fountain Square Park, Noon, 270-782- 0222
3-5 KY Association of School Superintendents, Sloan Convention Center, 200-250 participants
4-7 400 Mile Sale, along historic Highway 68/80 from Maysville to Paducah, hundreds of yard sales, antique stores and specialty shops along the route, 782-0800, www.400mile.com
4-7 Bluegrass Jet Jam, Southern KY Model Aero Club, Stahl Field, $5 admission, 270-320-8293, www.skymacrc.com
5 Ice Cream & A Mooovie, Chaney’s Dairy Barn, movies start at dusk; free, 270-843-5567, www.chaneysdairybarn.com
5 Stock Car Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, www.beechbend.com
5 Bowling Green Gallery Hop, 17 galleries, museums and studio centers around town, several special receptions, maps available at Visitors Bureau, Capitol Arts, or any participating location, 270-843- 1726, www.vsartsky.org
5 Relay for Life, BGHS, fundraiser for the American Red Cross, 6 pm- 6 am, 270-781-6200
6 Touch My Truck, Chaney’s Dairy Barn, Time TBA, Admission is Free, 270-843-5567 or www.chaneysdairybarn.com
6 Bluegrass Draft Horse & Mule Championship, Mules & Haflingers, WKU, Agriculture Exposition Center, 11 am, $5-$7, children 12 and under are free, (888) 388-7203, www.communityequinesupply.com
6 Appraisal Day, Kentucky Museum, 10 am-2 pm, early bird rates beginning at 9, 270-745-2592
6 20th Annual Nat's Outdoor Sports Tour de Cave Bike Ride, Routes of 8, 16, 38, and 68 miles, Begins at Oakland Elementary School 270-783-7510, www.bglob/com/tdc.php
6 O'Reilly Saturday Night Fun Racing with SS/S Combo Plus RC Components Street Bike Shootout, Beech Bend Raceway, 5 pm, 270-781-7634, www.beechbend.com
6 Tin Cup Smithing Demonstrations, Shaker Museum, 10 am - 3 pm, Free with Museum Admission, 800-811-8379, www.shakermuseum.com
6-7 Paul Walker Memorial Golf Tournament @ Paul Walker Golf Course, www.bgky.org/golf/paulwalker.php
7 NHRA Drag Racing with SS/S Combo, Beech Bend Raceway, 11 am, 270-781-7634, www.beechbend.com
WEEKLY HAPPENINGS
Monday Cruising Down Memory Lane Car Show, The Catfish
House, 5:30 pm, 270-745-7171, www.ilovecatfish.com
Monday Corn hole Tournament, Wha Bah Steakhouse Saloon,
5 pm, 270-782-6400, whabah.com
Tuesday Corn hole Tournament ($50 GC prize) register
by 7:15 pm, Rock Band Tuesday, 8 pm, Double Dogs, 270-843-9357, www.doubledogs.biz
Tuesday Beaver Tuesday Night Drag/Oval Fun Racing, Beech
Bend Raceway, 6 pm,270- 781-7634,
www.beechbend.com
Tuesday & Saturday mornings BG Farmer’s Market
in front of Hobby Lobby (also Thurs am), SKY Farmer’s Market in
front of The Medical Center
Wednesday Wine and Candlelight Dinner, Anna’s Greek
Restaurant, 5-9 pm,270-846-2662, bggreek.com
Thursday Belly Dancing, Anna’s Greek Restaurant,
6 pm
Saturday Beech Bend Super Star Talent Show, Beech Bend
Amusement Park, 3:30 pm
Sunday Shuffleboard Tournament, Double Dogs, 4:30 pm