May 8, 2008 - Bowling Green Kicks Off National Tourism Week <more>

May 5, 2008 - Bowling Green Tourism Channel Premieres <more>

May 1 , 2008 - 2009 Corvette ZR1 on Display through May 10 <more>

April 30, 2008 - Regional Soccer Tournament Showcases Bowling Green <more>

April 29, 2008 - Life on Wheels Conference Coming to Bowling Green <more>

April 15, 2008 - Hotel Rooms Available for Jr. Ryder Cup and Ryder Cup <more>

April 8, 2008 - Shaker Museum Holds Annual Seminar April 25-26 <more>

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Week of May 12, 2008

Ongoing- June 13 Art Times Three, art exhibition at The Presbyterian Church, 791-3617

12-14 Kentucky Assisted Living Facilities, Sloan Convention Center, 120 attendees, 270-745-0088

13 SKY Farmer’s Market, Medical Center Campus, 7 am- 1 pm, www.skyfarmersmarket.com

13-17 Buick GS Nationals, Beech Bend Raceway, 229-244-0577 or 270-781-7634, www.gsnationals.com

14 Astronomy Public Viewing, 8 pm, WKU Observatory, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, free & open to the public, 270-745-4357, www.hac.wku.edu/

15 WKU Baseball vs. Middle Tennessee, Nick Denes Field, 6 pm, 1-800-5-BIG RED, www.wkusports.com

15-17 PEO Sisterhood, Sloan Convention Center, 150 attendees, 270-745-0088

15-18 First Baptist of Ivy Gap, Comedy by Ron Osborne, Fountain Square Players, Phoenix Theater, Thurs.-Sat. 8 pm, Sun. 3 pm, $10-$12, 270-782-ARTS, www.fountainsquareplayers.org

16 WKU Baseball vs. Middle Tennessee, Nick Denes Field, 6 pm, 1-800-5-BIG RED, www.wkusports.com

16-17 PEO, Sloan Convention Center, 125 attendees, 270-745-0088

17 11th Annual BB&T All-American Soap Box Derby, fundraiser for Kiwanis Club, Phil Moore Park, check- in 6 am, derby begins 7 am, www.bgkiwanis.org/soapbox, racedirector@bgkiwanis.org

17 Shake Rag Festival, Riverwalk Park, 4-9 pm, food, music, booths, inflatables, wab56@hotmail.com

17 Paintball Tournament, 3-man Beginner/Novice/Open, N-tense Sports, 9 am, 270-796-4120, www.ntensesports.com

17 Splash Lagoon Opens, Beech Bend Park, open daily beginning May 22, 270-781-7634, www.beechbend.com

17 WKU Baseball vs. Middle Tennessee, Nick Denes Field, 2 pm, 1-800-5-BIG RED, www.wkusports.com

17-18 West KY Quarter Horse Sale, WKU Ag Expo Center, 270-745-3976, www.wku.edu/agexpocenter

17-18 USFA/ WKU Youth Fast Pitch tournament, Brenda Petty, 270-779-2689

17 SKY Farmer’s Market, Medical Center Campus, 7 am- 12 noon, www.skyfarmersmarket.com

18 Pioneer Cabin Concert Series. WKU Dept of Folk Studies and Anthropology, featuring Old time Fiddler Alan Jabbour, 2pm, $15 a seat, email Erika.brady@wku.edu, or 270-745-5902

18 NHRA Drag Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, gates open at 11 am, $10, children 12 & U free with adult, 270-781-7634, www.beechbend.com

18 Sunday Spinners Group, demonstrations on spinning yarn, Kentucky Library & Museum, 1-4 pm, 270-745-4502, www.wku.edu/library

And some big events coming up...

May 22-24 Corvette Forum Cruise-In, National Corvette Museum, www.corvettemuseum.com, 1-800-53-VETTE

23-June 8 Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society Annual Show, Kentucky Library & Museum, 9 am- 4 pm Mon- Sat, 1- 4 pm Sun, (closed Memorial Day, May 26), 270-745-4502, Becky Lavy, 270-842-6842, www.khqs.info

June 4,11,18,25 Concert in the Park, Downtown Fountain Square Park, noon, 270-782-0222

5-8 400 Mile Sale, along 68/80 across the state from Paducah to Maysville, hundreds of yard sales, antique stores and specialty shops along the route, 270-782-0800, www.400mile.com

13-15 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634 or www.museum.nhra.com

16-23 Cirque Africa, Beech Bend Amusement Park, daily acrobatic show, 270-781-7634, www.beechbend.com

21 Garden Tea & Tour, benefit for South Central KY Kids on the Block, tour 8 gardens followed by tea & light lunch, 270-842-2259, www.kykob.org

26-29 AMRA Harley Davidson Summer Shootout, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, www.beechbend.com

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