What’s going on in our area.

Art

“New Works,” paintings by Angie Alexieff, are on display in the Fellowship Hall of the Presbyterian Church at 10th Avenue and State Street from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, through Oct. 25.

Nashville artist Linda Coulter will be exhibiting a series of her paintings at the Public Theatre of Kentucky through the PTK run of “Little Shop of Horrors” until Oct. 28. Coulter is a costume designer who has designed for Nashville-area theatrical productions that include Vanderbilt and Belmont Universities, the Nashville Shakespeare Festival, The Nashville Opera Association, the Tennessee Opera and the American Negro Playwrights Theatre.

A Visual Arts Coalition Inc., a new nonprofit organization, will meet at the L&N Depot at 5:30 p.m. Monday. All artists, patrons and supporters of the arts are welcome. The coalition is working toward creating a sustainable art community by increasing visibility, vitality and economic growth for the visual arts. For more information, contact Donnie Firkins at 842-3337 or Lynette Haggbloom at 792-3332.

Scottsville Art Guild Exhibits at Gallery on the Square in Franklin is showing the work of 19 members of the Scottsville Art Guild at the Gallery on the Square through Oct. 31. Works include oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels and photography. Members exhibiting in the gallery show are Deborah Allison, Carolie Booth, Donna Burns, Regina Carter, Jackie Clark, Wilda Collins, Helen Crocker, Carla Daniel, Pamm Douglas, Jane Duncan, Aleta Foster, Marcia Holm, Katie Helley, Evelyn Law, Russell Law, Lorie Short, Bobbie Vernon, Nadine Wilkerson and Thelma Williams. The public is invited to a reception for the artists from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The exhibit is sponsored by Circuit Judge Janet Crocker. The Gallery on the Square, at 110 N. Main St., is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. until noon Saturday. For more information, call (270) 586-8055 or visit www. galleryonthesquare.org.

The 15th annual Jack E. Lunt Exhibition in the Houchens Gallery of the Capitol Arts Center includes Joe Molinaro, ceramics; Annabelle Wilson, paintings; Guy Mendes, photography; and Kell Black, drawings. The exhibit is sponsored by the Baker Arboretum and runs through Oct. 15. Gallery hours are from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.

Photos by Jeanie Adams-Smith titled “Old Havana, Doorway to Cuba” will be on display through Oct. 15 at the Capitols Arts Mezzanine Gallery.

VSA arts of Kentucky will have its annual Side By Side Program at its new gallery at 515 E. 10th Ave. Gallery hours are from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. This year’s exhibition will include recent artwork created by participating students in the program at the Kelly Autism Center. The exhibition will run through Oct. 26. For more information, call 781-0872 or go to www.vsartsky.org.

Campus

Folk artist Willie Darnell Rascoe will conduct a driftwood sculpture workshop from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Kentucky Library & Museum at Western Kentucky University. The registration fee is $20 for adults and $10 for children under 14. For more information, contact Lynne Ferguson at 745-2594 or visit www.wku.edu/library/kylm/ education/rascoe.html.

Hardin Planetarium presents the Moons of the Solar System at 2:30 p.m. Sunday and at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays through October. It’s closed Oct. 4 and 7. Doors will open 15 minutes before show time. No one will be admitted after the lecture begins. Children 12 years of age and under should be accompanied by an adult. There is no charge for admission.

William Woys Weaver, a food historian and author of 14 books, will visit Western Kentucky University at 6 p.m. today to kick off Archives Month. Weaver will be at the Kentucky Library and Museum for “Cookin’ in the Courtyard,” a family festival, with games for all ages and door prizes. Weaver will present “Food and Folkways,” a presentation on historic gardening and preservation at 10 a.m. Saturday. For more information, call 745-4502 or visit University Libraries online at www.wku.edu/ library.

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 visit www.wku.edu/ Library/kylm.

Exhibits at the Kentucky Library and Museum include “Slow Time: The Art of Charley, Noah and Hazel Kinney” (opens Saturday); “Caves: A Fragile Wilderness” (opens Saturday); “Recommended by Duncan Hines;” “Happiness is a New Governor;” “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, call 745-2592.

Clubs

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

City Limits Lounge, 535 Three Springs Road, has karaoke beginning at 9 p.m. Wednesday and Friday nights and Pryor Express beginning at 8 p.m. Saturdays.

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 Get Fresh Crew Presents Fresh Fridays every first Friday at Bread and Bagels. On Oct. 5 see DJ Hook, a special unplugged set by noizejoi and a piano set by Darnell Levine.

The Bowling Green Chamber Orchestra will hold auditions from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Corvette Museum Theatre for lead singers for its Countrymadness concert, scheduled for Feb. 8 and 9 at the Capitol Arts Theatre. Interested persons should contact BGCO music director Jeff Reed at jreed@bgco.com. Singers must audition from a song list supplied by the orchestra and must pre-register by the close of business Friday to be eligible for participation.

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

Horse Cave Repertory Theatre features “Dearly Departed” and “Then They Came for Me.” For information or tickets, call (800) 324-2177 or go to www.kentucky rep.org.

Tickets are available for Public Theatre of Kentucky’s season, which includes “Little Shop of Horrors,” “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” “Diary of Anne Frank” and “Cheaper by the Dozen.” Tickets for all four plays are $50 for adults and $40 for students and seniors. Packages, excluding the Christmas pageant, are $40 for adults and $30 for students and seniors. For more information, call 781-6233.

Subscriptions are on sale for the Plaza Theatre in Glasgow’s season, including Riders in the Sky, Vicki Lawrence and Momma, Marty Stuart, Racy Lawrence, Golden Dragon Acrobats and Kathy Mattea. Subscriptions range from $108 to $168. For more information, go to www.plaza.org or call (270) 361-2101.

See Pine Knob Theatre’s “At The Hop” on Friday and “Daddy Took The T-Bird Away” on Saturday. Show time is 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 or two for $25. A pre-show cookout is from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. For more information, go to www.pineknob.com or call (270) 879-8190.

Odds & Ends

The Bowling Green Police Department’s Gary A. Raymer Scholarship Fund is hosting its second annual Basketball Invitational and Silent Auction on from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at Bowling Green High School. Featured teams include BGPD, BG Fire, BG Parks & Recreation, WBKO Tube Jocks, Kentucky State Police and Kohl’s. Tickets will be sold at the door. Adults and children over 12 will be $5 and kids 12 and under are free.There will be kid’s activities, split the pot raffles and a silent auction featuring a 24-inch TV, TV stand, Tennessee Titans tickets, Nashville Predators tickets, Western Kentucky University tickets, autographed sports items, hotel get-away, a GPS system, an electric fireplace, restaurant certificates and more.

Shop the 150-mile Roller Coaster Yard Sale from Oct. 4-6 to celebrate the 21st year of this eight-county yard sale on the Cordell Hull Memorial Highway from Cave City to Celina, Tenn. More than 20,000 collectors, vacationers, buyers and antique buffs are expected for the continuous loop of weekend yard sales.

Anyone interested in being a consignee for the Faith 4 Kids winter sale can register from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at Faith United Methodist Church. All sellers must come for a brief orientation. The sale, which benefits church and area charities, is planned for Oct. 26-27. For more information, call Sharon at 842-8326.

The Second District Volunteer Fire Department in Butler County will have its annual Community Day beginning at noon Saturday. There will be music, an auction, barbecue and a benefit bike and tractor ride.

The Oakland Masonic Lodge will have its annual ham, chicken and barbecue meal from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 6 at Warren East High School. Tickets are $7 for adults and $6 for children and can be purchased at the for door or from any lodge member. For more information, call Donald Hendrick at 842-5940, 842-7317 or 791-7800.

Lady Purples and J.C. Kirby’s Run for Your Life will be from 7 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. Saturday at Kereiakes Park. This is a 5K run with a 3K walk following. Registration begins at 7 a.m., with run starting at 8 a.m. The walk will begin at 8:30 a.m. Registration fee is $15. For more information, call Karen Manion at 746-2290.

Jeramy Black’s TaeKwonDo Academy of Bowling Green is teaming up with Mid South Lumber & Supply and IKON Construction again this year to bring the Break-A-Thon to benefit the Barren River Area Child Advocacy Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the Kroger parking lot at 2945 Scottsville Road. The event is to help raise community awareness for child safety and funds support of the important services provided by the center.

American Red Cross has blood drives from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each Friday at its office, 430 Center St. Additional drives are from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at North Warren Elementary School, 420 College St.; from noon to 6 p.m. Monday at Russellville National Guard Armory, 600 Armory Drive, from noon to 5 p.m. Monday at Culvers of Bowling Green, 4903 Scottsville Road, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday at Hollywood Entertainment, 1391 Morgantown Road; from noon to 6 p.m. Thursday at Kiwanis Club of Bowling Green, State Street United Methodist Church at 1101 State St., and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday at Service One Credit Union 1609 Campbell Lane.

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