What’s going on in our area.

Art

• The Capitol Arts Alliance and the Cancer Treatment Center of The Medical Center have partnered to feature a bimonthly exhibit of art in patient waiting areas. Tom Poole’s watercolors will be on display through November.
• Also in November, paintings by Laurin Notheisen will be on display in the classroom of the Health and Wellness Center in Greenwood Mall.
• &#8220Junkyards, Woodpiles and Weed Patches,” paintings by Neil Peterie, will be on exhibit in the Houchens Gallery, Capitol Arts Center, through Tuesday. &#8220Kiwi Flair,” mixed-media works by Fleur Whitaker, will be on exhibit in the Mezzanine Gallery of the Capitol through Friday.

Campus

• A holiday bazaar will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday at Downing University Center Mezzanine. Events include various crafts for sale, music, door prizes, refreshments and more. For more information, call Kimberly Sowders at 745-5793.
• The Southern Kentucky Book Fest, in conjunction with Western Kentucky University athletics and Charles M. Moore Insurance, will sponsor &#8220Books and Baskets” at the WKU men’s basketball home game today at E.A. Diddle Arena. Game time is 7 p.m. and gates open at 6 p.m. Bring a new or gently used children’s book to entrances 1 or 4 and get one reserved seat ticket free. Big Red will be on hand before the game to greet fans. For more information, call 745-5016 or e-mail Jayne.Pelaski@wku.edu.
• Western Kentucky University Flute Choir and Double Reed Ensemble will perform a free recital at 3 p.m. Sunday. Phi Mu Alpha will present a &#8220Night of Music” at 7:30 p.m. Sunday and Western Kentucky University seniors Jason Gibson and Daniel Thomas will have a brass recital at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Guest guitarist Stanley Yates will have a concert at 5 p.m. Wednesday and a Clarinet/Saxophone Studio Recital will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. All the events are in the Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall and are free and open to the public.
• &#8220Native Americans in Kentucky: 11,500 Years Ago to Present,” a six-panel display created by students in an applied archaeology course, will be in the Downing University Center lobby through Nov. 30.
• The Kentucky Museum galleries and The Museum Store are open from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. For more information, contact Earlene Chelf at 745-5263 or send an e-mail to earlene.chelf@wku.edu or go to www.wku.edu/Library/kylm.
• Exhibits at the Kentucky Building include: Big Red: The All-American Mascot Turns 25; from the Kentucky Room: Art from the Kentucky Museum’s Collection; Felts Log House; Growing Up Victorian: A Kentucky Childhood; Roads, Rails and Rivers: Warren County Then and Now; and Hascal Haile: Guitar-maker to the Stars. For more information, call 745-2592.

Clubs

• Jerry’s Lounge will have karaoke each Tuesday and Thursday. There is no cover charge.
• The Deuce, 302 Morgantown Road, has country music from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. every Friday and Saturday.
• The Brewing Company, 423 Park Row, has live music from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday through Saturday.
• Good Tymes 2, 1607 U.S. 31-W By-Pass, has top 40 hits from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. every Wednesday through Saturday.
• Spillway Bar and Grill, 2195 Old Louisville Road, will have karaoke from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. every Thursday with Rick Dunn.

Music

• Tickets are on sale for the Bowling Green Chamber Orchestra’s &#8220Motown Madness” concert at 8 p.m. Nov. 18 and 19 at Western Kentucky University’s Van Meter Auditorium. All seats are reserved and are $25 each and are available by calling 846-2426 or online at www.bgchamberorches tra.org.
• Dumplin’s Diner in Adairville will have a karaoke contest each Saturday night. A $5 entry fee is charged and first prize is $100. For more information, call (270) 539-5413.

Theater

• Fountain Square Players will present &#8220Caught in the Net,” a farce by Ray Cooney, beginning today. A Laurence Olivier Award nominee for Best Comedy 2003, it is a sequel to &#8220Run For Your Wife.” The play will be at 8 p.m. today through Saturday and at 3 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call William B. Russell at 780-5250.

Odds, Ends

• The East Allen County Volunteer Fire Department will host a Deer Hunter’s Breakfast from 4:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at the fire department. For more information, call Brenda Wood at 745-6162 or brenda.wood@wku.edu.
• Historic preservation specialist Randy Shipp from Lexington will discuss the distinctive post-World War II prefabricated homes designed by former custom lighting fixture designer Foster Gunnison at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Bowling Green has several of these specimens on Josephine Street. A 30-minute lecture at the Bowling Green Public Library will include slides followed by a stroll through the Josephine Street neighborhood. Participants should wear comfortable shoes. Sponsored by the Landmark Association, the event is free. For more information, call Jonathan Jeffrey at 782-0037.
• The movie &#8220Store Wars: When Wal-Mart Comes to Town” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18 at the Capitol Arts Center. The documentary looks at what happened in a small Virginia town when retail giant Wal-Mart comes knocking. The ensuing debate pits neighbor against neighbor. The film follows the All Kentucky Juried Art Show at the Houchens Gallery from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. For more information, call Robin Zeigler at 842-1953.
• The 13th annual Old Fashioned Christmas Walk and Bazaar will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Christ United Methodist Church, 716 Cave Mill Road. On hand will be crafts, baked goods and breakfast and lunch for sale. A silent auction and a display of vintage items will also be featured.
• Downtown Franklin merchants will have open houses from noon to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, with discounts, door prizes and refreshments offered at most stores.

  Trinity Freewill Baptist Church Family Life Center will be the site of a benefit yard sale for infant Bella Shoemaker. The yard sale will be from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday and 7 a.m. to noon Saturday. Her father is the brother of the church’s youth minister. The infant has an inoperable brain tumor. Many church families have contributed items for the sale, the proceeds of which will be used to help support Bella’s ongoing chemotherapy. For more information, call Joe Alexander at 792-0299.

• American Red Cross holds blood drives from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each Friday at its office at 430 Center St. Additional drives will be from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at the office; from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday at Glasgow Christian Academy, 600 Old Calvary Drive; and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday at Western Kentucky University’s Downing University Center.
• Tickets are on sale now for the Real Simple Festival of Giving at the Greenwood Mall on Dec. 4. The $5 tickets will make shoppers eligible for special store discounts, gift wrapping and door prizes from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. that day. Proceeds from ticket sales, which are available from non-profit organizations and participating schools, will benefit those groups. Tickets also are on sale at the mall customer service center.
• The first Emergency Service Award Breakfast, administered by Kiwanis Club of Bowling Green and presented by South Central Bank, at 7 a.m. Wednesday at Knights of Columbus Hall, 911 Searcy Way. The event will honor those in the community who serve in life-saving and protective capacities. A program will be from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Tickets are $10 and can be ordered by calling 780-5228.
• The Toy Bowl will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at Greenwood High School. The day will have championship games for all divisions in the Warren County Youth Football League.
• The Kentucky National Guard Family Support Group will have two events Saturday at the National Guard Armory on Morgantown Road. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., it will be Kids Day events. Children will have lunch and make crafts to send to soldiers overseas. The event also will be taped to send to soldiers. At 6 p.m., the Vette City Wrestlers will have a match to benefit the support group, with a guest appearance by Bill Dundee. Donations of food for concessions are needed. Admission will be $6, with children under 3 free. For more information, call Debbie Robinson at 782-1822 or 782-0171.
• Bowling Green High School parents, students and siblings, members of the community, and other schools’ clubs, with sponsors, are invited to BGHS’ sixth annual International Coffee House sponsored Nov. 15 by French, ESL, German, Spanish and Future Educators of America clubs, the Alive Center of Bowling Green and the Bowling Green Womans club. International entertainment will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., with international food from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Entertainment and food will be from France, Morocco, West Africa, Africa, America, Spain, Latin America, Bosnia, American Indian, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, North America, India and Germany.
• The National Corvette Museum will offer a $1 special admission to all military personnel, firefighters, police officers and their immediate families during November. A military or service ID should be presented for admission.
• The Boys & Girls Club of Bowling Green will benefit from advance ticket sales and walk-up game night sales for the WKU men’s basketball exhibition game vs. Bellarmine at 7 p.m. today at E.A. Diddle Arena. Tickets are $10 when purchased from the Boys & Girls Club in advance. Business sponsorships are available. To purchase tickets or for sponsorship information, contact the Boys & Girls Club at 843-6466, Shannon Stockstill at 772-0134 or Scott Thompson at 991-4991.
• The American Cave Conservation Association, Hart of Kentucky Grotto and Wittenberg University Speleological Society will have a cave restoration project from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Hidden River Cave, 119 E. Main St., Horse Cave. Participants are asked to bring gloves and gardening tools. A complimentary lunch and walking tours of the cave are included. To register a family or group, call (270) 786-1466 or e-mail pnims@cav ern.org.
• The Best of Bowling Green will be from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Sloan Convention Center. The fund-raiser for the March of Dimes is a party, a semi-trade show and entertainment bonanza rolled into one event. Tickets are $25 each. For more information, call Kathleen L. Kennedy at 746-5411.
• Bowling Green Parks and Recreation will accept registration and fees for the first 58 teams in the adult basketball league. The cost is $400 a team and includes 10 league games, officials, scorekeepers, awards and a tournament. All entries and a non-refundable deposit of $100 are due before 4 p.m. Friday. For more information, call 393-3249.
• A Shaker Breakfast, hosted by the Shaker Museum, will be Saturday. Two seatings are available, at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Reservations are required and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets are $20 for museum members and $22 for non-museum members. To make reservations, call the Shaker Museum at (270) 542-4167 or e-mail shak mus@logantele.com.
• Southern Kentucky Prom Expo, a prom fashion show with more than 100 dresses, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Allen County-Scottsville High School, 1545 Bowling Green Road in Scottsville. Accessories, limousines and tux rentals also will be available for viewing and questions will be answered. For more information, contact Donna Bagwell at (270) 618-5017.
• Free basic square dance lessons will be offered through Dec. 16 at Cave Mill Road and Smallhouse Road. The couples lessons will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, Nov. 25 and Dec. 16. Larry Cowles will give the lessons. For more information, call 781-6382.
• Chaney’s Dairy Barn will offer dinner music with Mike Gray from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 18. For more information, call 843-5567 or go to the Web site: www.chaneysdairybarn.com.
• Join the Historic RailPark’s docent team. Monthly meetings are at 10 a.m. the last Saturday of each month. Hear railroading guest speaker presentations and learn about passenger train history in Bowling Green and Kentucky. There is no charge.

  For more information, contact Karen Hume at 745-0090 or go to information@historicrail park.com.

• Bowling Green Public Library has a new calendar of activities. Events range from making zoo puppets and other crafts to eating ice cream. For more information about events or library hours, go to www.bgpl.org.
• UAW Local 2164 will host Joe Hemphrey, Kentucky state service officer for Kentucky’s Veterans of Foreign Wars, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. every third Tuesday at the hall at 712 Plum Springs Loop. He will be available to discuss things such as vision care, speeding up the claims process and registering for care at the VA clinic.
• The Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs will have a representative in Warren County the second Tuesday of each month. Information about benefits will be available.

  For more information, call 885-9622 or (800) 928-9622.