Events, exhibits, plays, concerts …

Art

The Cancer Center at The Medical Center is featuring the paintings of Kim Soule through Sunday.

The watercolors of Dr. Ray Cloutier are being shown at the Health & Wellness Center at Greenwood Mall through March.

The Capitol Arts Galleries extends a call to artists to apply for exhibits during the 2008-09 gallery season. Group exhibits and all media will be considered. For an entry application, contact Lynn Robertson at 782-2787.

VSA Arts of Kentucky will present “The Artist Within: Disabling the Myth,” through April 28. The exhibition will showcase 30 paintings created by adult artists with disabilities who participated in an optional basic art vocational program started eight years ago by Hugh E. Sandefur Industries Inc. for its employees in Henderson. This free exhibit is at VSA’s gallery at 515 E. 10th Ave. Gallery hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Memphis Marsha’s will host nine artists’ interpretations of the theme “Fresh.” Sculpture, drawing, painting, digital photography and mixed media pieces will be exhibited through March 29.

The Presbyterian Church is showcasing paintings by Neil Peterie until April 25 in the fellowship hall of the church at 10th Avenue and State Street between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. The public is invited to a reception for the artist from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday in the fellowship hall.

Paintings by local artist Patty Hughes are on display at the Glasgow-Barren County Chamber of Commerce.

Bowling Green artist C. David Jones, a native of Glasgow, is displaying his art at the Glasgow-Barren County Chamber of Commerce.

Campus

Western Kentucky University’s department of music faculty member Anna Cromwell on violin and guest artist Mira Frisch on cello will host a strings recital at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. The concert is free and open to the public.

Western Kentucky University’s Hardin Planetarium will present Robot Eyes II at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays today to March 27; and at 2:30 p.m. March 23. Doors will open 15 minutes before show time and no one will be admitted once the show begins. Children under 12 should be accompanied b7y an adult. Admission is free.

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

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 Burger 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.burgersonthesquare.com.

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

Rick Dunn will have karaoke from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Wednesdays at You and Me Sports Bar and Grill, Sugar Maple Square, 1347 Ky. 185. For more information, call 842-9868.

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

Musicians will be banding together for a concert to benefit tornado victims in Monroe County and Macon County, Tenn., at 6:30 p.m. March 20 at Tompkinsville High School. Tickets are $15 at the door for adults, $5 for children 7-12. Among groups performing is Grand Ole Opry Star Jess McReynolds and The Virginia Boys. For more information, call (931) 258-4185.

The Logan Arts Council will host Logan Idol for all interested singers at 7 p.m. March 22 at the Logan County Public Library, 201 W. Sixth St., in Russellville, and is open to everyone. For more information, call Mark Griffin at (270) 726-6110 or e-mail quakezine@hotmail.com

Fresh Fridays will be the first Friday of each month at Bread & Bagel, 871 Broadway Ave. The cost is $5 and doors open at 7:30 p.m. DJ Hook will play spinning soul, hip hop, jazz and reggae classics.

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

Tickets are available for Public Theatre of Kentucky’s performance of “Cheaper by the Dozen.” Performances will be March 27 to April 13 at the Phoenix Theatre. Featured gallery artist will be Retrograde Studios. School day performances are available. Call 781-6233 for details. An opening night reception will be hosted by Jim and Darlene Johnson of Jim Johnson Automotive Excellence.

Kentucky Repertory Theatre at Horse Cave is presenting “Beware the Ides of March,” a mystery dinner theater, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The audience is enlisted to help solve the crime. There are four performances, two evening shows at 6:30 p.m. and two matinees at 1:30 p.m.; seating is limited to 50 per show. For details and ticket information, call (800) 342-3177.

Odds & Ends

The 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 will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday at Bowling Green Technical College, 1845 Loop Drive; from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at Kroger on Campbell Lane; and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 22 at Harley-Davidson Bowling Green, 251 Cumberland Trace Road.

Green Market will have an expo and fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Glasgow Cumberland Presbyterian Church with free classes on diet and health, a mini market and silent auction. Food tickets will be sold to purchase sample items from the future cafe menu at the planned green market. Tickets at the door are $10 for adults and $4 for children. For more information, go to www.greenmarketcoop.com.

Loving Lodge 323 F. & A.M. will have a chili supper from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday at the lodge. Tickets are $4.

A Consultants’ Fair and Open House will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church in the social center to benefit the church’s Relay for Life team. Consultants will be on hand with new products for viewing and purchase. Door prizes will be given away from each consultant. Admission is free. Donations to the American Cancer society will be accepted. For more information, call Karen at 842-1019 or e-mail rocreception@firstbaptistbg. org.

The Quilting Friends Quilt Guild will host Quilters Day Out beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Barren County Extension Office in Glasgow. Admission is free.

The Munfordville Presbyterian Women will sponsor an Antique Road Show and White Elephant Sale (which will include antiques) in the community room of the Hart County Public Library, 500 E. Union St., Munfordville, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Items will be appraised by an authorized antique dealer for $5 each. All proceeds will benefit the Hart County Public Library’s Summer Reading Program.

Registration can be made online now for the Total Fitness Connection’s Run & Walk for Children to benefit Family Enrichment Center. The race is April 12 at Basil Griffin Park. To register, go to www.Family EnrichmentCenter.com.

Karaoke is at Southern Lanes every Friday and Saturday night from 8:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. There is no cover charge.

A regional chess club meets Tuesdays and Wednesdays at Barnes & Noble Booksellers. Players of all ages and talents are welcome. Tuesday’s meeting is at 9 a.m. and Wednesday’s meeting is at 1 p.m. For more information, call 991-0126.

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

Bowling Green Parks and Recreation offers a twice-weekly “yoga 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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