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Published 12:00 am Thursday, June 10, 2004
Thursday, June 10, 2004
ArtThe paintings of Nell Peperis will be exhibited through June in the classroom of The Medical Centers Health and Wellness Center at Greenwood Mall. A sculpture exhibit by Joel Pinkerton, Found in America, and recent paintings by Claude Roberston will be featured in the Houchens Gallery at the Capitol Arts Alliance through June 21.Paintings by Bruce New are on display in the Mezzanine Gallery through June 18.Paintings of Marian Pacusuta are feature in the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce Community Room through June 30.CampusThe 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. Kentucky Museum will have a Hand-Building in Clay workshop for children ages 7 to 12 Monday through Friday. The workshop will be from 9 a.m. to noon each day and will be lead by professional potter Mitchell Rickman. Works produced during the workshop will be exhibited at the museum. Cost is $50.ClubsComedy Caravan will be at 8:30 p.m. each Wednesday at State Street Pub. Tickets are $5 for members and $7 for nonmembers. Pryor Express will perform classic rock and top 40 music from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. each Friday and Saturday at Nite Owls, 2800 Scottsville Road. Jerrys Lounge presents Total Impact in concert at 9 p.m. each Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. There is no cover charge. The Deuce will have line dancing and bull riding from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. each Friday and Saturday. Good Tymes 2 dance club will be open from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. each Wednesday through Saturday. Kids Bowling Green Public Librarys Depot branch will have Toddler Time at 10 a.m. each Monday, Preschool Time at 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. each Wednesday, School Age Programs at 3:30 p.m. each Monday and Super Saturday at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. each Saturday 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. Warren County Parks and Recreation Department will have Caring Hour of Sharing for preschool-age children and their parents or guardians at 10:30 a.m. each Wednesday. The program is free. Participants must preregister by 5 p.m. each Tuesday. MusicThe 2004 Southern Kentucky Concert Band Twilight Concert Series presents The Great American Concert Band, Part 2, at 7 p.m. today at Basil Griffin Park Amphitheater. Admission is free. Next weeks concert will be Bach, Rock and All that Jazz. The Downtown Redevelopment Authoritys 25th annual Concert in the Park series will be at noon to 1 p.m. each Wednesday in June. Performing June 16 will be jazz players, John Martin Trio. Admission is free. A country music contest will be every Saturday night at Libbys Steakhouse in Daysville with a $100 cash award and a peoples choice award. Call (270) 726-8570 or (270) 265-2630 before 3 p.m. to enter. Entry fee is $7 for adults and $4 for children 12 and under. Restaurant opens at 5 p.m. with showtime at 7 p.m.Libbys Gospel Music Showcase will be at 7:30 p.m. each Friday at Libbys Steakhouse in Daysville. Admission is free. Caveman Barbershop Chorus will meet at 7 p.m. each Thursday at Barnes & Noble Booksellers. For more information, contact the Caveman Hotline at (270) 779-6885.TheaterThe Public Theatre of Kentucky is hosting Sunburst Shakespeare Day Camp from Monday through Friday and from Monday through June 18. The camp is for children ages 8 to 18. For more information, call 781-6233.This is the 18th season for Pine Knob Theatre, 35 miles north of Bowling Green in Grayson County. There are four productions with a total cast of around 70, aging from 5 – 75. The season open Saturday with Dock Brown – Legend of an Outlaw. It runs each Saturday night through July 24. The second production Down in Hoodoo Holler opens June 18 and runs each Friday night through July 23. For more information visit www.pineknob.com. Odds, EndsThe Depot Branch of the Bowling Green Public Library has several activities scheduled for the month. While all activities are free, they require pre-registration by calling 782-0252. They include: E-mail with Yahoo.com from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. today; Computer basics from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday; Senior Surf from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. June 17; Online genealogy from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. June 22; and Microsoft Publisher basics from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. June 30.A country ham dinner will be at 5 p.m. Saturday at the National Guard Armory in Glasgow. All proceeds will benefit Rondal Tuck who is undergoing cancer treatment. Tickets are $8 for ages 12 and up. Children under 12 can eat for free. There will be a silent auction and cake walk with music provided by group For God So Loved and a square dance called by Bill Claywell and karaoke. Family and Consumer Sciences workshop for educators will be held Tuesday. Registration is required by Friday. The workshop, which begins at 9 a.m., will include a program, lunch and other activities. It is sponsored by Warren Rural Electric Cooperative, where registration should be made, Bowling Green Municipal Utilities and Franklin Electric Plan Board and Western Kentucky University. Vendor spaces are available for the 39th annual Ice Cream Social at St. Helen Catholic Churchs parish center, 460 Calvary Drive, Glasgow, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Aug. 28. Bring your own setup for 10-by-12 spaces at $25 each deadline is Aug. 15. For more information, call Barbara Cummings at (270) 678-8899.The Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs will have a representative in Warren County the second Tuesday of each month. The representative will be here from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday at the National Guard Armory. Information about benefits will be available. For more information contact 885-9622 or (800) 928-9622.The Medical Center Health and Wellness Center at the Greenwood Mall will have a community blood drive from noon until 6 p.m. Wednesday. Appointments may be made by calling 745-0942 or (877) 800-3824.American Red Cross blood drive will be from noon to 6 p.m. each Friday at the ARC office. Bowling Green Parks and Recreation Departments Adult Walking Club will meet from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. each Monday, Wednesday and Friday at Sid Carr Gymnasium. There is no cost to participate. For more details, call 393-3249.Bowling Green Parks and Recreation Departments Noon Workout basketball game for ages 18 and up will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. each Monday, Wednesday and Friday at Sid Carr Gymnasium. Cost to participate is $3 daily, $20 per month or $1 daily for fitness members and seasonal employees. For more details, call 393-3249.Vette City Wrestling will be at 8 p.m. each Sunday at the Vette City Arena, 601D College St. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Bell time will be at 8 p.m. Cost is $7 for ring side seats and $6 for general admission. Ultimate Championship Wrestling will be at 7 p.m. each Sunday at Reeds Restaurant, 302 Center St. Cost is $6.Riverview at Hobson Grove has tours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays. Cost is $10 for families, $5 for adults, $2.50 for students and free for children under 6.The Vette City Lions Club will have a sandwich fund-raiser Friday and Saturday at Houchens Market No. 34, 3170 Louisville Road. Process will benefit eyesight preservation and other community projects. Pork loin sandwiches are $3 each and hotdogs are $1 each. Stand for Children Day will be from 9 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. June 18 at Kereiakes Park. There will be vendors, games, storytelling, door prizes and other things. Childcare providers interested in bringing large groups should call in advance to Anne Grubbs at 842-4281. Daily News ·813 College St. ·PO Box 90012 ·Bowling Green, KY ·42102 ·270-781-1700