Art

An opening reception for “Weekends at the Easel” will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday at Capitol Arts Center for artists Angela Kuprion, Marion Parcusta and Allison Bacovillard. Also on display in the mezzanine gallery will be the photography of Michael Trapasso and ceramics of Paul Johnson, through June 23.

Rhonda Hartis Smith’s paintings are on display through June in the classroom of the Health & Wellness Center at Greenwood Mall.

The Cancer Center of the Medical Center is exhibiting the works of Teresa Christmas until July 15.

The Capitol Arts Alliance Galleries and ArtWorks, a Visual Arts Coalition, will present the second annual art fair, “Saturday in the Park … with Art” from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday in Fountain Square Park. Artists who want more information may call Lynn Robertson at 782-2787 or look under “projects” at artworksinc.org.

VSA arts of Kentucky will present a joint exhibition by two of its registry artists, Lexington artist Lanny Taulbee and Bowling Green artist Pamela Tingle, until June 27. VSA’s gallery is at 515 E. 10th Ave.

Art Times Three, an exhibition featuring the art of Colleen Hathaway, Marsha Heidbrink and Delaire Rowe, will be at The Presbyterian Church, 10th Avenue and State Street, in the Fellowship Hall Gallery until June 13. The works may be seen from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Campus

Western Kentucky University’s department of music will kick off the first Topper Clarinet Weekend, hosted by John Cipolla, on June 5-7. Several free public events are planned during the weekend, including: at 6:30 p.m. June 5, Jazz Clarinet Recital with Cipolla (clarinet), “Doc” Livingston (piano/clarinet), Tim Livingston (bass); at 7:30 p.m. June 6, Classical Clarinet Recital with Cipolla (clarinet), Charlotte Smith (piano), Larry Long (bassoon); at 1:30 p.m. June 7, Topper Student Clarinet Choir and Clarinet Quartet Recital. All events will be in the Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall on Western’s campus. The recitals are free and open to the public. For information, e-mail john.cipolla@ wku.edu

Warren County Sights and Sounds, an exhibit presenting the history and culture of Bowling Green and Warren County in photographs and film, will open Saturday in Western Kentucky University’s Kentucky Library & Museum. The exhibit is the result of a two-year joint project during which about 150 photographs and 45 feet of moving film related to Bowling Green and Warren County were collected. Sponsors of the project and exhibit are The Landmark Association, The Bowling Green/Warren County Historic Preservation Board, Insight Communications and The Kentucky Library & Museum. The exhibit also focuses on the history of the city and county. A significant grouping of photographs relate to a 1960 campaign stop in the city by presidential candidate John F. Kennedy. Sights and Sounds of Warren County will be in the Museum’s Garden Gallery and continues through Dec. 7.

Viewers can vote for their favorite of about 50 quilts on exhibit at the Kentucky Library & Museum on Western Kentucky University’s campus through June 8. The museum is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $5 for adults, $2.50 for children ages 6 through 16 and seniors, and $10 for families, with half-price admission Sundays.

“Beyond Our Borders,” an exhibit of international photographs by Western Kentucky University photojournalism students, is on display at Mass Media and Technology Hall. The exhibit includes photographs taken by students in France, Spain, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru and others and will be on display in the gallery through August.

Exhibits at the Kentucky Building on Western Kentucky University’s campus include: “U.S. Bank Celebration of the Arts,” which opens Sunday; “VSA Arts: Side by Side,” “Recommended by Duncan Hines,” “Western 100,” “Growing Up Victorian,” “Roads, Rails and Rivers,” “Hascal Haile: Guitar-maker to the Stars” and “Taking the Mystery out of Prehistory.” For more information, contact the Kentucky Building at 745-2592.

Clubs

KY Blues Jam 19 will be at 6 p.m. Saturday at Utley’s. Signed up so far is Ryan Stiles, Greg Williams, Michael Gilbert, Don Bunn, James Bumpus, Rick Mitchell, Troy Robinson and Randy McCall. All ages may attend, children under 12 get in free, cover $5 or $3 members of the Kentucky Blues Society. Jammers who sign up in advance get in free.

The Factory at Cave City will feature The Moon Woods Band from 8 p.m. to midnight on the first Saturday of each month. The facility is on U.S. 31-W, just north of the Ky. 90 intersection across from Dollar General.

Saturday Night Karaoke with Wayne Hallet will be from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. each Saturday at Burgers On The Square in Franklin. The smoke-free facility is for the entire family, with the bar for adults only after 9 p.m. For more information, go to www.burgerson thesquare.com.

Rick Dunn will have karaoke from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Thursdays at Spillway Bar and Grill, 2195 Louisville Road.

Ricky Beavers has karaoke Friday nights at the Brown Jug, U.S. 31-W By-Pass in Bowling Green, beginning at 8 p.m., and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays at Flealand in Bowling Green.

Miss Kitty’s, 3315 Louisville Road, has live bands beginning at 9 p.m. each Friday and Saturday; Wednesdays feature karaoke and Thursdays feature acoustic music, nightly specials and pool tables. There is no cover charge. For more information, call 782-7777. Miss Kitty’s also offers a safe ride home program.

Betty’s Bar has karaoke with Sheila on Wednesday and karaoke each 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.

Music

The first of the Concerts in the Park Series begins Wednesday with Lost River Cave Band. The event begins at noon at Fountain Square Park. Concerts will be at noon on Wednesdays in June and at 6:30 p.m. on Friday evenings in July and Aug. 1. Concerts are free, thanks to support from BB&T and other sponsors. Food, drinks and children’s activities will be available at each concert.

The Allen County-Scottsville Arts Council will kick off its 2008 Arts On Main series of Summer concert events June 7 with another installment of Local Talent Night. New offerings will include performances by country singer-songwriter-guitarist Sheila Berry, master musician Bob Zoellner and original composer Austin Gilleat. The free outdoor concert will be at the Arts On Main Pavilion at 201 E. Main St. in historic downtown Scottsville from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. with an adjacent rain locale at the Allen County Cooperative Extension Agency. Bench seating is limited, bring enough blankets and/or lawn chairs for the entire family.

Franklin will begin its Renaissance Summer Nights Concert at 7 p.m. Friday on the square with the Jimmy Church Band.

Fresh Fridays will be the first Friday of each month at Bread & Bagels, 871 Broadway Ave. The cost is $5 and doors open at 7:30 p.m.

Calvin Ray’s Live Music & Restaurant in Leitchfield features live music with Calvin Ray and The Blue Moon Highway Band from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. each Saturday. For more information, call (502) 538-2893.

Dumplin’s Diner in Adairville has a karaoke contest each Saturday night. Entry fee is $5 and first prize gets $100. For more information, call (270) 539-5413.

Lucio, along with The Rose Band, performs at Main St. Music in Morgantown from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturdays. Simply Country Band performs from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays at Main St. The facility is behind McDonald’s.

Theater

Expressions Performing Arts wants to start a Creative Workshop Group for those interested in the performing arts, including traditional and improvisational storytelling, comedy, drama and Imagination Theatre as an art form. For more information, contact Robin Baldwin at 746-2988

Odds & Ends

Smiths Grove will have a city-wide yard sale June 7. For more information, call city hall at 563-4014.

Riverview at Hobson Grove will host “Jefferson Davis: Kentucky’s Other Civil War President.” The luncheon will be at noon June 5. For information and reservations, call Riverview at 843-5565.

The 400 Mile “Antiques, Collectibles and Stuff” four-day sale across Kentucky on June 5-8 will go from east to west along historic U.S. 68 from Paducah to Old Washington. Not only are there more than 400 antique shops along this route, there will be hundreds of dealers and booths set up all along the way. For more information, go to 400mile.com or call 781-6858 to order a brochure, which includes a map of the route.

Dinosaur World in Cave City will have teacher’s month during June. All teachers will receive free admission to the park. For more information, call Nicole Randall at (270) 773-4345 or e-mail dinosaurworld@scrtc.com.

The Cadillac XLR Rendezvous event, hosted by the XLR Forum club, will have a parade at 7:30 a.m. June 6 from the Holiday Inn University Plaza Hotel to the GM plant. Also open to the public will be a Park’N’Shine at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Holiday Inn parking lot.

Yard Sale and Bake Sale sponsored by the Faith United Methodist Women will begin at 7 a.m. June 7, rain or shine. Proceeds will be used for local missions. For more information, go to www.faith-methodist.org.

Vettetastic Treasure hunt, the fundraiser for the American Red Cross, will be Sunday. Participants will leave at 1 p.m. from the Houchens Parking Lot at Northgate Plaza. There will be a contest for the best decorated family vehicle. For more information, go to vettetastic.org.

The Bowling Green Rose Society will have a one day show from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Cumberland Presbyterian Church. For more information, go to www.bowlinggreenrosesociety.org.

Anyone visiting an American Red Cross blood drive or donor center this June will be entered in a region-wide drawing for a grill package worth $1,250. The grill package will include a $500 gift card for a grill, grilling accessories and monthly steak delivery from Omaha Steaks for a year. The American Red Cross has blood drives each Friday at its office, 430 Center St., from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Additional drives will be from noon to 6 p.m. Monday at Morgantown Community Education Complex, 799 Veteran’s Way; from noon to 6 p.m. Monday at Russellville’s National Guard Armory, 600 Armory Drive; from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 2232 Smallhouse Road; from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 5 at Russellville’s Creekwood Place Nursing and Rehab Center, 683 E. Third St.; from 1:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. June 7 at Auburn Baptist Church, 115 N. Lincoln St.; from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. June 7 at Scottsville’s Mennonite Community Church, Ky. 1332; from 8 a.m. to noon June 8 at Christ Episcopal Church, 1215 State St.; and from noon to 5 p.m. June 10 at Bendix Spicer Foundation, 346 Central Ave.

Tickets are available for the Aviation Heritage Park’s June 21 Hangar Party. Tickets are $30 each, which includes food, beverages and a dance. Only 400 tickets are available. Kids 12 and under are $10; kids under 6 are free. Tickets will be available in advance at Ford’s Furniture in Bowling Green and Glasgow, and at Barbara Stewart Interiors in Bowling Green, or at the gate; reserved tickets are recommended. Sponsorship opportunities are also available for the event. For more information, call president Carroll Hildreth at 779-4186.

The Warren East Garden Club will celebrate National Garden Week from Sunday through June 7. Starting Monday, seven members will display arrangements at businesses in Smiths Grove, Oakland and Plum Springs. The public may attend a membership tea hosted by the club at Oakland Community Center from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, with demonstrations by club members and refreshments. On Wednesday, the club will attend a day of events sponsored by the Cardinal Council honoring Sandra Robinson. On Thursday, the club plans a lunch and a tour at Cheekwood Botanical Gardens in Nashville. For more information, call Serena Mansfield at 563- 2215.

Customers who visit Arby’s restaurants in Bowling Green, Glasgow and Russellville through June 30 may donate $1 and sign a “Help Us Help Kids” pin-up to hang on the wall of the restaurant. Money raised will support Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central Kentucky’s youth mentoring programs. Last year, Arby’s raised more than $1.6 million nationwide through its pin-up campaign.

The Capitol Arts Alliance and the Builders Association of South Central Kentucky have joined together for a raffle draw fundraiser. Prizes for the Reverse Raffle Cash Give-A-Way are valued at up to $10,000 and 400 tickets will be sold at $100 each. Winners will be drawn June 20 at the Jaycee Pavilion. Funds raised at the raffle are in support of the Capitol Arts to help obtain an endowment. Tickets are available at the Capitol Arts Box Office.

Tuesday is the second annual Dine Around benefiting United Way of Southern Kentucky. Establishments will donate 10 percent of the day’s proceeds to United Way. Participating restaurants include E.G. Dumplin’s in Scottsville; Tumbleweed in Glasgow; The Sassie Lassy and Burgers on the Square in Franklin; The Olde Mill in Russellville; and Cambridge Market & Caf/, O’Charley’s, The Bistro, The Cellar, Mariah’s and Toot’s in Bowling Green.

The SKY Farmers Market will be open from 7 a.m. to noon Saturdays and from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays in front of the Riverside Building at The Medical Center on U.S. 31-W By-Pass. Kentucky-grown agricultural, horticultural and artisan products will be available for purchase.

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