Around town
Published 12:00 am Thursday, July 19, 2001
A look at the week ahead:Those who plan to attend events are advised to call in advance, as some could change without notice. ArtworkPictures at an Exhibition, paintings by Jennifer Bruton Sims and Jesse Ray Sims, will be displayed through July 27 at the Capitol Arts Centers Ervin G. Houchens Gallery. Admission is free. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Natural Selection, works of art by Karen Genter, will be displayed through July at Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce. CampusKentucky National Santa Gertrudis Show and Sale will be at 9 a.m. Friday and at 11 a.m. Saturday at L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Southern Kentucky Team Penners Association team penning will be at 11:30 a.m. Sunday at L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. The Kentucky Museum will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. each Tuesday through Saturday and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. each Sunday. Reservations are required for group tours. ClubsLow Water Ford will be in concert today at Kelly Greens Irish Pub and Billiards. Bonepony will be in concert Friday at Kelly Greens Irish Pub and Billiards and at Kelly Greens Upstairs Performance Hall. Instant Grits will be in concert Saturday at Kelly Greens Irish Pub and Billiards. The Goose Creek Symphony will be in concert Saturday at Kelly Greens Upstairs Performance Hall. Club 302 will be open from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Jerrys Lounge will have karaoke each Tuesday and Thursday. There is no cover charge. KidsBowling Green Public Library will have Toddler Time Activities at 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. each Tuesday; Preschool Storytime at 10 a.m. each Monday and Wednesday and at 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. each Thursday; activities for elementary school-age children each Tuesday and Wednesday; and teen activities at 2 p.m. each Wednesday at the library. For more details, contact the library. Bowling Green Public Librarys Smiths Grove branch will have Preschool Storytime at 11 a.m. each Wednesday at the library. Bowling Green Public Librarys Sugar Maple Square branch will have Preschool Storytime at 6:30 p.m. each Tuesday at the library. Barren River Imaginative Museum of Science will be open from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. each Sunday and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each Thursday through Saturday. Admission is $3.50 for adults, $2.50 for children. Barnes & Noble Booksellers will have Preschool Storytime at 10:30 a.m. each Friday and Storytime Saturdays at 3 p.m. each Saturday at the store. Riverview at Hobson Grove will be open from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. each Sunday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each Tuesday through Saturday. Reservations are required for group tours. MusicYoung Womens Chorus of Kentucky will have open auditions for females ages 13-20 Friday through Aug. 3. The groups also will have music camp from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday and Wednesday at Broadway United Methodist Church. For more information, contact Robert Paugh, conductor, at 780-9970.Southern Kentucky Concert Band will be in concert at 7 p.m. each Thursday through July 26 at Basil Griffin Park amphitheater. Libbys Gospel Music Showcase will be at 7:30 p.m. each Friday at Libbys Steakhouse in Daysville. Admission is free. Caveman Chorus will meet at 7:30 p.m. each Thursday at Barnes & Noble Booksellers Community RoomTheaterBarn Lot Theater will present Steel Magnolias at 7 p.m. Friday through Sunday at the theater in Edmonton. For more details, contact the theater. Horse Cave Theatre will present Candida, Perfect Wedding and Gods Man in Texas. For a complete schedule and ticket prices, contact the theater box office. Misc. The 10th annual Firstar-Raffertys Balloon Classic will be Friday and Saturday at Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport. Admission is free, but there will be a fee for parking. For more information, contact events hotline at 745-7676.HappyGAS, an improvisational comedy troupe, will perform at 8 p.m. Friday at Barnes & Noble Booksellers. Admission is free. Joanne Shortley-Lalone will sign copies of her book, Widowed Without Warning, at 2 p.m. Saturday at Barnes & Noble Booksellers. An old-fashioned ice cream supper will be at 6 p.m. Saturday at Boyce Community Center. Bowling Green Parks and Recreation Department water aerobics classes will continue through July 27 at Bowling Green High School pool. Cost is $40 per session or $4 daily fee. Class times are from noon to 12:45 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and Friday or from 7 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Russell Sims Aquatic Center swim lap program will be from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. weekdays through Aug. 31. Cost is $3 for adults and $2 for children. Russell Sims Aquatic Center will open from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. daily. Cost is $6 for adults; $4 for seniors ages 50 and up and children ages 6-17; $2 for children ages 2-5; and free for children ages 2 and under. Fees are reduced after 4:30 p.m. For membership fee information, contact the center. T.C. Cherry Pool is open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. each Saturday and from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. each Sunday. Daily cost is $2.75 for adults; $2.50 for youths ages 5-17; $1.50 for seniors; and free for children under 4 who come with a parent. For membership fee information, contact the pool. Bowling Green Parks and Recreation Department will offer swim classes in July at Bowling Green High School pool. For more details, contact the parks office. Kentucky Down Under is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Oct. 1. Kentucky Caverns is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. For more details, contact the information center in Horse Cave. Warren County Senior Centers monthly dances are at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Thursday of each month at Bowling Green Parks and Recreation Centers Community Room. For more details, contact Tracy Withrow at Community Action. Warren County Parks and Recreation Department is offering Lunch Box Crafts, a lunch-hour class that lets the department bring crafts activities to area companies employees. Each craft costs between $3 and $10 a person, payable at the time of each class. For more details, contact the parks office. American Red Cross blood drive will be from noon to 6 p.m. each Friday at the ARC office. Warren County Parks and Recreation Department will have ballroom dancing lessons for adults and seniors at 1 p.m. each Monday at Basil Griffin Parks Educational Building. The program is free. Warren County Parks and Recreation Department will have line dancing for adults and seniors at 1 p.m. each Thursday at Basil Griffin Parks Educational Building. The program is free. Warren County Parks and Recreation Department will have country line dancing at 6:30 p.m. each Thursday at Delafield Community Center. The program is free.