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Here are some selected events in the BG, KY area.
A short note: Can you get over this weather? It's snowing, it's raining, it's Winter, it's Spring.
This week should also be up and down with all kinds of different weather. At least it is interesting!
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Monday, January 28th
ArtWorks meets today at 6:30 p.m. at the 7th Avenue Fire Department Community Room. This is a potluck meeting.
The Corvette City Bop and Dance Club for ages 21 and over meets at 6:30 - 9:30 at the FOP building. Find out more: 991-4040.
Tuesday, January 29th
Jeanne Fisher talks about Household Budgets at 6 p.m. at the Main branch library today as part of the Better U Series. This is a free series.
From WKU News: Starry Tales for a Winter Night, a highly interactive experience designed to help you find your way around winter’s night skies, plays today at 7-8 p.m. at WKU’s Hardin Planetarium. (Seating is first-come, first-served, and takes place 15 minutes before the show.)
Wednesday, January 30th
From the BG, KY Events Calendar page: "The Amigos Resource Network meets today from 3-4:30 at The Foundry Community Development Center 531 W. 11 Avenue... The Amigos Resource Network serves as a means of outreach to the Hispanic/Latino Community in Bowling Green. It focuses on creating greater access to community services that are already in place. Everyone is welcome to attend! Refreshments will be served. For more information contact: Leyda Becker at (270)393-3766 or leyda.becker@bgky.org"
Thursday, January 31st
The Depressed Anonymous Support Group meets at 1 p.m. at the ALIVE Center. 782-0082.
NEW - from Google Plus and WKU News: "WKU Libraries is pleased to announce the opening of “The Commons at Cravens” located on the fourth floor of the Cravens Library at WKU’s main campus. The grand opening will begin at 4 p.m. Thursday (Jan. 31) with remarks at 4:30 p.m. by President Gary Ransdell, Provost Gordon Emslie, WKU student Mark Reeves and Dean of Libraries Connie Foster...Contact: Jennifer Wilson, (270) 745-6977."
The WKU Chess Club meets today at 6 p.m. at the WKU Faculty House. You may want to bring your chess set with you. This is open to the public. Find out more: 918-809-6278.
From WKU News: Starry Tales for a Winter Night, a highly interactive experience designed to help you find your way around winter’s night skies, plays today at 7-8 p.m. at WKU’s Hardin Planetarium. (Seating is first-come, first-served, and takes place 15 minutes before the show.)
Friday, February 1st
From the WKU News site: "NEXT STAGE SERIES PRODUCTION: The Dance Project. 8 p.m. Feb. 1... Gordon Wilson Hall Lab Theatre. Admission is $6. Contact Theatre & Dance, 745-5845."
From the WCVK Community Happenings Page: "2/1 & 2/2/13 Southside Baptist Church, 557 Memphis Junction Rd. Bowling Green, Ky. Is having a Pancake Breakfast and Yard Sale on February 1st from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm. Saturday February 2nd from 7:00 am to 12:00 pm. All you can eat pancakes, sausage, biscuits and gravy. (breakfast is only on Saturday) For more information please call: Michele at 270-991-7303."
Via WBKO Television (FB): "Ladies and Gents!! Friday, February 1 - Award-winning singer/songwriter Michael Bolton will speak and sign books at the Sloan Convention Center @ 7:30 p.m. (CST) Doors will open at 6 p.m. FREE TO THE PUBLIC!!! Don't miss it!"
Saturday, February 2nd
Today is St. Brigid's Day, also known as Candlemas or Imbolc.
From the WKU News site: "NEXT STAGE SERIES PRODUCTION: The Dance Project. 8 p.m. Feb. 2... Gordon Wilson Hall Lab Theatre. Admission is $6. Contact Theatre & Dance, 745-5845."
From the WCVK Community Happenings Page: "2/1 & 2/2/13 Southside Baptist Church, 557 Memphis Junction Rd. Bowling Green, Ky. Is having a Pancake Breakfast and Yard Sale on February 1st from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm. Saturday February 2nd from 7:00 am to 12:00 pm. All you can eat pancakes, sausage, biscuits and gravy. (breakfast is only on Saturday) For more information please call: Michele at 270-991-7303."
From the WKU News site: "9:15 a.m. THIRD ANNUAL DOUBLE REED DAY. Music Rehearsal Hall. Contact Music Department, 745-3751."
Sunday, February 3rd
From the WKU News site: "NEXT STAGE SERIES PRODUCTION: The Dance Project...3 p.m. Feb. 3. Gordon Wilson Hall Lab Theatre. Admission is $6. Contact Theatre & Dance, 745-5845."
From the WKU News site: "5 p.m. GUEST RECITAL: Elias Goldstein, viola. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. Free admission. Contact Music Department, 745-3751."
Tuesday, February 5th
From the WCVK Community Happenings Page: "2/5/13 The Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center ( SKyPAC) invites artists, art organizations and concerned citizens to help decide how SkyPAC can best serve the region, Saturday, February 5th at the Barren River State Park Tartan Room. There are three sessions: 10:00 am for artists , 12:30 pm for arts organizations and 2:30 pm for citizens at large. Please RSVP to attend; call Lynn at 270-904-5000 or info@TheSkyPAC.com
Wednesday, February 6th."
Events to come.
February 6th: Via Facebook: Study-Abroad Representatives "Interested in Study Abroad? Stop by the Study Abroad Fair on February 6th in <WKU's> MMTH Lobby from 10-3. Learn about different study abroad opportunities, short term and long term! Enter for a chance to win a study abroad scholarship! Already studied abroad? Come share your experiences with other WKU students! We hope to see you there!!!"
From the WKU Events page for Friday, Feb. 8th: "7 a.m. MACY’S USED BOOK SALE. L&N Depot, 401 Kentucky St. - Through Feb. 10. Proceeds benefit Southern Kentucky Book Fest. Contact Kristie Lowry, 745-4502."
Also February 8th: Dr. Eli Jackson is having another Smiles from the Heart day. It is first come, first served time for free dental care today from 7-4. This event is for needy people who are over 18 and not pregnant. You can pick up a flyer about it at Chandler Park Dental Care at 1857 Tucker Way, BG. (X-rays, cleanings, extractions, and fillings will be done.)
And on Feb. 8th too: 8 p.m. LONE STAR RODEO. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Contact Ag Expo Center, 745-2578."
From the WCVK Community Happenings Page: "2/11/13 The Annual Houchens Centers Game Day and Card Party will take place on Monday, February 11th 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Eloise B. Houchens Center, 1115 Adams Street, Bowling Green, Ky. Cost is $13.00 includes morning and afternoon snacks, hot lunch and prizes. Bridge, Bunko, Dominos and Scrabble are just a few of the games to be played. For more information and reservations please call: 270-842-6761."
"2/15/13 Community Education’s 8th annual Spellabration will take place on Friday, February 15th at the Sloan Convention Center, Bowling Green, Ky. The event raises money for Community Education’s after-school programs, which serve nearly 1,000 children of working families here in Bowling Green, Ky. The doors open at 6:00 pm for food, drinks, and a silent auction and the Spelling bee begins at 6:30 pm. For more information please call: Emily at 270-842-4281."
"2/15/13 Saint James United Methodist Church will be hosting the first ever Empty Bowls Fundraiser in Bowling Green, Ky. Empty Bowls is a project working to end hunger in our communities. Local Potters, Pottery students and hobbyist are working to make bowls to be donated. The event will take place Wednesday, February 13th starting at 5:00 pm. For a $10 donation you will get to pick out a bowl of over 200 bowls then will be served a delicious meal of soup, bread and drink, afterwards the bowls is yours to keep. For more information please call: Garry Taylor at 270-843-4550."
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And thanks for stopping by!
Always check out each event before attending by calling and making sure the event is going on, and the date and time is correct.
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A big thanks again goes to: The Bowling Green Daily News, Soky Happenings Magazine, The Amplifier Online, WKU Events online, The Bowling Green Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Bowling Green Parent magazine, the WCVK Happenings pages and WBKO's Community Events Calendar, the free Clker site and also the Microsoft Images pages.
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Are you a Nontraditional Student, going back to school after a break? Check out the Nontrad Site and Blog.
The Nontraditional Student Website
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