Events, exhibits, plays, concerts

Art

Teacher-Student Art Exhibition continues through May 26 at Memphis Marsha’s Art Gallery from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. For more information, go to www.memphis marshas.com.

&#8220State of the Art: The Artists of State Street,” featuring works by Brandon Harrod, David Jones, Jim Jones, Jeff Leake, Jim Quigley, Nichole Shaver and Fleur Whitaker is on display through May 29 at the Capitol Arts Houchens Gallery. Western Interior Design student projects are on display in the Mezzanine Gallery.

Photographs by Katherine C.H. Epstein are on display at the Gallery on the Square in Franklin from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday through June 26. Floral Magic, an exhibition of colorful flower photographs by Nashville native Epstein, includes many new and never-before-shown works.

Paintings by Neil Peterie are featured through Tuesday at the Cancer Center of The Medical Center.

Paintings by Shanna Paul are exhibited in the classroom at the Health & Wellness Center in Greenwood Mall through June.

Campus

Weekend classes are under way for Western Kentucky University’s Basic Rider Course for motorcyclists. It is for non-riders, new riders or someone wanting a refresher course and is open to anyone 16 years of age or older. Coaches are certified by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation. Motorcycles and helmets are furnished. The fee for this course is $110. All classes meet from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. All classroom and skills hours must be attended in order to successfully complete course requirements. For more information about schedules and to register, go to www.wku.edu/ ContinuingEd/motorcycle.htm, call 745-1910 or e-mail continuing.education@wku. edu.

Western Kentucky University’s 2007 Graduating Senior Art Exhibition, featuring works from more than 30 graduating art students, is on display through Friday. A variety of items are on display, including paintings, watercolors, works on paper, fiber arts, ceramics and sculptures. The exhibition was made possible with support from Provost’s Initiatives for Excellence, WKU Art Department, WKU Libraries, Potter College of Arts & Letters and WNKY TV.

The Kentucky Museum galleries and The Museum Store are open from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call 745-5263 or museum store manager Deborah Cole at 745-6080 or Deborah.cole @wku.edu or go to www. wku.edu/Library/kylm.

Exhibits at Western Kentucky University’s Kentucky Building include: &#8220Western 100”; &#8220Growing Up Victorian,” &#8220U.S. Bank Celebration of the Arts 2007,” &#8220Roads, Rails and Rivers,” &#8220Hascal Haile: Guitar-maker to the Stars” and &#8220Taking the Mystery out of Prehistory.” For more information, contact the Kentucky Building at 745-2592.

Clubs

Rick Dunn performs karaoke from 8 p.m. to midnight every Friday night at Grumpy’s, 1823 Morgantown Road. For more information, call 745-0908.

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 and 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 Allen County-Scottsville Arts Council’s 2007 Arts On Main series of summer concert events begin May 18 with The Ernie Small Blues Band. This free outdoor concert is on East Main Street at the Arts On Main Pavilion (with adjacent rain locale) in Scottsville. The show is from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. For more information, e-mail John Thompson at jmthompson437@ yahoo.com or Roe Elam at relam@heartof scottsville.org.

Citizens For Gospel Music presents its 19th annual gospel concert at 6 p.m. May 26 at the Cave City Convention Center. This year’s special guest is the Flint Cavaliers from Flint, Mich. The Hopewell Baptist Church Mass Choir from Glasgow and the Center Baptist Church youth dance team from South Union are the local artists opening the concert. A vendor’s area is also available. Advance, non-refundable tickets are on sale until May 19. Prices are $16 for 15 years to adult, $9 for youth 7-14 years, and children 6 and under are admitted free. Prices are slightly higher at the door. For tickets or to exhibit in the vendor’s area, call (270) 542-8991, (270) 651-8540 or (270) 369-6151.

Tickets are available for the world-famous, New Orleans-based Preservation Hall Jazz Band at 7 p.m. Friday at Plaza Theatre in Glasgow. Tickets are $20, $25 and $30 and are available at the box office, by phone at (270) 361-2101 or online at www.glasgowplaza theatre.org.

Tickets are on sale for a special concert series of the Bowling Green Chamber Orchestra. The Retro Series opens Aug. 10 and 11 with &#8220One-Hit Wonders,” sponsored by Franklin Bank & Trust Co. and is co-sponsored by Graves-Gilbert Clinic. The second concert in the series is the final return of Motownmadness on Nov. 16 and 17, sponsored by Claudia and Steve Downey, National City Bank and Overhead Door Company of Bowling Green. The Retro Series concludes Feb. 8 and 9 with the first annual &#8220Countrymadness,” a salute to the classic country hits from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s, sponsored by Country Music Café and Brian Schuette & Associates. All concerts begin at 8 p.m. in the Capitol Arts Center.

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

An informal workshop on Readers Theatre, Radio Style, conducted by Expressions Performing Arts Cafe, is at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Bread & Bagel, 871 Broadway Ave., Bowling Green. For more information, call at 746-2988.

Pine Knob Theatre’s 21st season features five productions performed on Friday and Saturday nights June 9-Sept. 29. For more information, call (270) 879-8190 or see www.pineknob. com.

Odds & Ends

Kentucky State Parks is making Mother’s Day special with its annual Mother’s Day Buffet at 17 resort parks. The resort parks offer the special buffet from noon until 8 p.m. Sunday. This year’s menu includes roast beef, roast pork with apple dressing, old-fashioned chicken and dumplings, fried catfish and hushpuppies, and a soup and salad bar. Garden vegetables, a cheese bar and various desserts are also included. The meal is $14.95 for adults and $6.95 for children. The price includes a beverage. For more information about the parks, visit www.parks. ky.gov.

The Cumberland Trace Relay for Life Team hosts a yard sale to support the American Cancer Society on May 19. Groups and individuals may rent a table and keep the profits. Booth rental proceeds benefit cancer research. The event is from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the school. Cost is $15 a space, $20 for one space and a table; $25 for two spaces and one table and $30 for two spaces and two tables. A book sale is also that day. Paperbacks are $1 and hardbacks are $2. To donate for this cause, drop them off at Cumberland Trace any time before the yard sale. For more information, call Laura Sanders at 791-5735.

Registration is until May 14 for the Julianna Waller Fiddle Camp 2007, from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. June 4 to June 7 at Bowling Green Christian Church. The camp is for kids of all ages who are taking private violin lessons. For more information, call Stacey Rose at 843-8968 or e-mail bgviolin@gmail. com.

Bowling Green Baseball and Sports Card show is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Ramada Inn. The show features 25 tables of baseball, basketball, football, hockey and NASCAR-related cards and collectibles. Local and regional dealers and collectors are invited to buy, sell and trade their items. Dealer space is available. For more information, call 792-3316. Admission is free.

American Bank & Trust Golf Tournament benefiting Girls Inc. begins at 1 p.m. Monday at Indian Hills Golf Club, with a shotgun start. The cost is $100. For more information, call Patty Alford at 781-3549 or e-mail girlsincbg@hotmail.com.

A local version of Dancing with the Stars to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation is 6 p.m. May 15 at Downing University Center. The event features local radio and TV personalities, Big Red and more. For more information, contact Karrie Harper at (502) 327-0705 or karrieh@ makeawishky. org.

The Clarksville (Tenn.) Civil War Roundtable is at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the cafe of Borders Books store in Governor’s Square Mall. This month features Keith Bohannon of West Georgia University and his program, &#8220Artillery at the Battle of Malvern Hill.”

Cold Stone Creamery hosts a Mother’s Day event Sunday, offering free ice cream to all mothers from noon to 9 p.m.

A fish and chicken dinner is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Delafield Community Center. Fish or chicken plates, including meat, two sides, bread, dessert and drink, are $5. Sandwiches are $3. Orders for delivery should be called in by 9:30 a.m. Saturday to any of the following numbers: 784-2907, 535-8466 or 320-6386.

Bowling Green Woman’s Club Game Night Card Party is from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. May 17 at the Houchens Center for $5 a person. For more information, call 842-8249.

The Russell Sims Aquatic Center opens at 10:30 a.m. May 26. Fees are $8 a day for anyone over 18; seniors are $5; college students with ID are $6; youth 6-17 are $5; children 2 to 5 are $2 and under 2 are $1. Individual passes are $100; and a family pass for four immediate family members in the same household is $200. For more information, call 393-3249 or go to the rec center from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays.

The American Red Cross has blood drives from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each Friday at its office at 430 Center St. Additional drives are from 3 p .m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church; from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 18 at Greenview Regional Hospital; and from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. May 18 at Lewisburg City Hall.

The Butler County Chamber of Commerce has a Spring Fling from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 19 downtown, with shopping booths, candles, flowers, crafts, antiques and more. A quilt show is at city hall, a car cruise in is planned and other events. Discounts, prizes and specials are offered at My Hearts Desire, Sandwich Shop, Cousin Don’s Furniture and Garrison’s. For more information, call the chamber at (270) 526-6827.

Barren River Regional Senior Games is presented by the Barren River Area Development Agency and Bowling Green Parks and Recreation from May 23-27 at locations throughout Bowling Green. For more information, go to www.bgky.org/bg pr/pdf/BarrenRiverSenior games2007.pdf or call 393-3584.

Metcalfe Health Care Center’s Relay for Life Team is having a Ride for a Cure poker run May 19. Entry is $20 for the first hand and $5 for additional hands. Check in is at 9 a.m. on Edmonton Square, with departure at 10 a.m. Prizes will be given at 3:30 p.m. Doughnuts, coffee, maps and directions will be available at check-in of the event, which benefits the American Cancer Society. For more information, call Molly at (270) 432-2921.

The Barren River 5K Classic on May 19 is the next race in the third annual Kentucky State Park Race Series. The race starts at 8:30 a.m., with registration beginning at 7 a.m. at the Barren River Lake State Park Resort lodge near Glasgow. The Barren River 5K is the third of five races in the series. The remaining races are the June 16 Possum Ridge 5K at Taylorsville Lake State Park and the July 14 Magnolia 5K at Rough River Dam State Resort Park. The pre-registration fee is $15 and a race day fee is $20. Awards are given to the overall male and female winner of each race and first- and second-place winners in each male and female age division. The grand prize winners, who must compete in all five races, are named at the July 14 Magnolia 5K at Rough River. For more information, call 1-800-325-0057 or visit www.parks.ky.gov.

The local military support group has a yard and bake sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the National Guard Armory. Craft vendor booth rentals are available by calling Debbie Robinson at 392-4064. All proceeds go toward the purchase of care package items and for future homecomings. Cash or check donations are accepted that day or at any BB&T location for the Family Support Group. Anyone who has items to donate for the yard or bake sale may bring them to the armory until 5 p.m. today or from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday.

Kentucky State Parks observes Play Golf America Month in May with a special promotion aimed at young golfers. Through May 24, any player 18 or under may play a free round at any Kentucky State Park golf course when accompanied by a paying adult. The free play applies at all 20 state park courses. For more information, go to www.parks.ky.gov and click on the golf link.

Anyone interested in a booth at the Shake Rag Heritage Festival on May 26 should contact organizers Wathetta Buford at 842-2390 or Maxine Ray at 781-5659. The festival runs from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Riverfront Park and will include food, music, art and entertainment for children and adults.

The American Cancer Society Relay for Life Poker Run in Warren County is May 26. Registration is in the parking lot of the Bowling Green Police Department, 911 Kentucky St., from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., with the ride beginning at 10 a.m. Early registration prior to May 15 is $15; day of event registration is $20 a hand. Passenger if playing is $15. Riding only is $10. Additional cards, with a limit of two, are $5 each. The last stop is at Harley-Davidson of Bowling Green. There are cash prizes, a leather jacket raffle and a 50-50 pot. For more information, call 393-4750, 779-0696, 782-0610 or 792-0747.

Wingfield Volunteer Fire Department Fish and Chicken Fry begins at 2 p.m. Saturday at the department on Ky. 1749. Meals are $6 for adults and $3 for children under 10. There will be a cakewalk, raffle of a shotgun and auction, with proceeds benefiting the department.

Finals of a chili cook off, hosted by Broadway United Methodist Church, are Friday in Fountain Square Park. The top cash prize is $1,000. Proceeds benefit a church mission trip to Ghana. For more information, call Bill Hopkins at 779-8560 or e-mail him at endoman52@ aol.com.

Warren Central High School’s greenhouse is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Friendly Hands Squares monthly dance is from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. the second Friday of each month at the church on the corner of Cave Mill and Smallhouse roads in Bowling Green. For more information, call 781-6382.

Bowling Green Parks and Recreation offers a twice-weekly &#8220yoga aerobics” class from 8:15 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday at Parks and Rec., 225 E. Third Ave. Participants should bring a yoga mat, block and strap. The class is $20 a month.

The Bowling Green Public Library has many activities, ranging 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 hosts 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, 712 Plum Springs Loop. He is 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 has a representative in Warren County the second Wednesday of each month. Information about benefits is available. For more information, call 885-9622 or (800) 928-9622.

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