This is the NEWEST events listing and is for Sunday, December 5th. I will be posting the entire week next.
Much thanks to the Bowling Green Area Convention and Visitors Bureau.
December Happenings for Sunday, December 5th, 2010.
This month: Veterans have free admission to the National Corvette Museum. Call 781-7973 for details. Also (from a Corvette Museum email) "The National Corvette Museum has named the entire month of December “Dollar Days” for residents of Kentucky who visit the Museum. All month long, Kentucky residents can tour the Museum for a $1.00 admission per person, and will only need to show a Kentucky drivers license to take advantage of the special offer. Children will be admitted at the $1.00 price with adults presenting the Kentucky identification." Also "Visitors can also take a chance to win a 2011 Corvette or Camaro for only $10 and do some holiday shopping in the Corvette Store."
Thank you, Western Kentucky University, for having so many great events this month! You can see more events at the WKU News Upcoming Events page.
From the SoKy Happenings page: "Military Appreciation Month 8:00AM - 5:00PM FREE Admission the Month of November for All Military, including Police and Firemen, and their immediate families/National Corvette Museum 781-7973 (Bring a military id or copy of DD-214)" http://www.corvettemuseum.org. From the WCVK page: "12/2-12/12 Public Theatre of Kentucky, 545 Morris Alley, Bowling Green, presents “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” Dec. 2-12, Thursdays at 7 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 3 p.m. Tickets are $13 adults, $10 students and seniors, $8 under 12 and are available by calling 781-6233."
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"12/3-12/22 32nd annual Trees of Christmas at Eloise Houchens Center, 1115 Adams St., Bowling Green, will be Dec. 3-22, weekdays 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and Sundays 1-4 p.m. Admission is free. Help local children keep a little warmer this winter by making a donation of hats, gloves, and scarves. For more information call 842-6761."
Thanks, SoKy Happenings, for this news and many cheap and free events shared on this posting. You can go to the SoKy Happenings website to see more.
From the WCVK Community Happenings Pages: Now-11/30 Bowling Green/Warren County Special Olympics is having signups for athletes and volunteer coaches now through Nov. 30 for basketball teams for the 2010-2011 season which begins in December. Practices are only twice per week. For more information call Bowling Green Parks and Recreation at 393-3584.
Also: (from WCVK) "Now-12/9 The Vision Multi-Agency Council is collecting retail store gift cards and cash donations now through Dec. 9 to provide Christmas Assistance for youth 13 years of age through high school. Donations can be dropped off at Community Education, Housing Authority of Bowling Green, and the WKU ALIVE Center. For more information call Nancy Booth at 782-0903. "
And from the SoKy Happenings site: "Holiday Greeting Cards 8:00AM - 5:00PM Will be available this Month for people to write messages for our troops-The cards will be sent overseas in late November/National Corvette Museum 781-7973."
Santa photos and visits are this month at Dillards Court at Greenwood Mall through December 24th. Call 782-9047 for hours each day.
The Trees of Christmas event starts at the Eloise B. Houchens Center on Dec. 4th at 1115 Adams Street. It is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday, Saturday 0-4, and Sunday 1-4 p.m. The Open House is at 3:00 p.m. From the WCVK page: "Admission is free. Help local children keep a little warmer this winter by making a donation of hats, gloves, and scarves. For more information call 842-6761." Also featured is "Movies Through the Years."
Riverview at Hobson Grove is having Victorian Holiday Tours from the 23rd until Dec. 19th (except Thanksgiving, when they are closed.) Call 843-5565 or go to their site at http://www.bgky.org/riverview.
The Historic Railpark and Museum has a Festival of Trains on Dec. 4th and 5th. http://www.historicrailpark.com/events.html.
The Kentucky Museum on WKU's campus has a Holiday Trees and Ornaments exhibit right now. You can see some pictures of them at their Facebook page here. You can see more events at the Calendar Page.
Santa photos and visits are this month at Dillards Court at Greenwood Mall through December 24th. Call 782-9047 for hours each day.
The Trees of Christmas event starts at the Eloise B. Houchens Center on Dec. 4th at 1115 Adams Street. It is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday, Saturday 0-4, and Sunday 1-4 p.m. The Open House is at 3:00 p.m. From the WCVK page: "Admission is free. Help local children keep a little warmer this winter by making a donation of hats, gloves, and scarves. For more information call 842-6761." Also featured is "Movies Through the Years."
Riverview at Hobson Grove is having Victorian Holiday Tours from the 23rd until Dec. 19th (except Thanksgiving, when they are closed.) Call 843-5565 or go to their site at http://www.bgky.org/riverview.
The Historic Railpark and Museum has a Festival of Trains on Dec. 4th and 5th. http://www.historicrailpark.com/events.html.
The Kentucky Museum on WKU's campus has a Holiday Trees and Ornaments exhibit right now. You can see some pictures of them at their Facebook page here. You can see more events at the Calendar Page.
Sunday, December 5th
(These are not in any kind of time or like order.)
WinterDance by the WKU Dance Company is at WKU's Russell Miller Theater. Here is information from the WKU Potter College web page. WinterDance will also be shown Friday, Saturday, and Monday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10.00.
The Historic Railpark and Museum has a Festival of Trains today from 1-4 p.m. http://www.historicrailpark.com/events.html.
2 p.m. PLANETARIUM SHOW: The Star of Bethlehem. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Roger Scott, 745-4044. First come, first seated, so come a bit early.
The BGHS A Capella Choirs' "A Taste of Christmas" is today at 3:00 at Bowling Green High School.
WKU is having WinterDance at WKU Russell Miller Theater (FAC) today at 3 p.m. Call 745-5845. Tickets are $10.00 per person.
The Trees of Christmas exhibit at the Eloise B. Houchins Center is open today from 1-4. See above for details.
WKU has a Student Organization Holiday Trees exhibit today from 1-4 at the Kentucky Room of the Kentucky Museum on WKU's campus. 745-6082.
Barnes and Noble is having a Writing group One Shot, One Sheet event at 3 p.m. 746-9779.
Lost River Cave and Valley has a Caching at the Cave Christmas Hunt today from 2-5 p.m. From the Lost River Cave and Valley Facebook page: "Make plans now to join us this Saturday, December 5th at 2:00 p.m. This just for fun FREE event begins at the Lost River Cave Visitors Center, 2818 Nashville Road, Bowling Green, KY. Meet Dan-the-geocaching-man for an introduction to this family friendly outdoor activity. Poor Santa-cacher has lost his reindeer and needs your help finding him. Contact us at 270-393-0077 with questions." You can go to the Facebook page to sign up.
The Historic Railpark and Museum has a Festival of Trains today from 1-4 p.m. Call 745-7317 for more info. From the Railpark website, "One of the finest sights below a Christmas tree is undoubtedly a model train! While most children today have never even taken a train ride, the fascination with the toy replica is still there, especially at this time of year. See one of the largest model train displays in the region, tour the new two-story interactive Train Museum and explore authentic vintage railcars outside. There will be great opportunities for pictures with Santa Claus, too!"
5 p.m. WWE WORLD TOUR. Diddle Arena. Contact WKU Ticket Office, 745-5222, or 1-800-5 BIG RED. Tickets are $15.00 - 60.00. Here is the Ticketmaster page.
The BGHS A Capella Choirs' "A Taste of Christmas" is today at 3:00 at Bowling Green High School.
WKU is having WinterDance at WKU Russell Miller Theater (FAC) today at 3 p.m. Call 745-5845. Tickets are $10.00 per person.
The Trees of Christmas exhibit at the Eloise B. Houchins Center is open today from 1-4. See above for details.
WKU has a Student Organization Holiday Trees exhibit today from 1-4 at the Kentucky Room of the Kentucky Museum on WKU's campus. 745-6082.
Barnes and Noble is having a Writing group One Shot, One Sheet event at 3 p.m. 746-9779.
Lost River Cave and Valley has a Caching at the Cave Christmas Hunt today from 2-5 p.m. From the Lost River Cave and Valley Facebook page: "Make plans now to join us this Saturday, December 5th at 2:00 p.m. This just for fun FREE event begins at the Lost River Cave Visitors Center, 2818 Nashville Road, Bowling Green, KY. Meet Dan-the-geocaching-man for an introduction to this family friendly outdoor activity. Poor Santa-cacher has lost his reindeer and needs your help finding him. Contact us at 270-393-0077 with questions." You can go to the Facebook page to sign up.
The Historic Railpark and Museum has a Festival of Trains today from 1-4 p.m. Call 745-7317 for more info. From the Railpark website, "One of the finest sights below a Christmas tree is undoubtedly a model train! While most children today have never even taken a train ride, the fascination with the toy replica is still there, especially at this time of year. See one of the largest model train displays in the region, tour the new two-story interactive Train Museum and explore authentic vintage railcars outside. There will be great opportunities for pictures with Santa Claus, too!"
5 p.m. WWE WORLD TOUR. Diddle Arena. Contact WKU Ticket Office, 745-5222, or 1-800-5 BIG RED. Tickets are $15.00 - 60.00. Here is the Ticketmaster page.
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is playing today at 3 p.m. at the Phoenix Theater. Call 781-6233. Tickets are $13.00 for adults and $8.00 for children under 12.
WinterDance by the WKU Dance Company is today at 3 p.m. at WKU's Russell Miller Theater. Here is information from the WKU Potter College web page. Tickets are $10.00.
Rich Pond Baptist church is having a Broadway style musical today at 6 p.m. Call ahead for free tickets at 842-2593.
First Baptist church is having an Evening of Christmas Music at 6 p.m. 621 East 12th Avenue.
Save the dates for later in December:
WinterDance by the WKU Dance Company is today at 3 p.m. at WKU's Russell Miller Theater. Here is information from the WKU Potter College web page. Tickets are $10.00.
Rich Pond Baptist church is having a Broadway style musical today at 6 p.m. Call ahead for free tickets at 842-2593.
First Baptist church is having an Evening of Christmas Music at 6 p.m. 621 East 12th Avenue.
December 11th and 18th: Chaney's Dairy Barn is having a Breakfast with Santa event from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. both days. It is a reservation-only event. You can call to reserve a spot starting on November 1st. (From the website: "Reservations will guarantee a seat, but not where you will sit").
December 13-16 will be the Polar Express Event. Polar Express readings in the Dining Car at the Historic RailPark and Museum. You must pre-register. Call 270-745-7317. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. http://www.historicrailpark.com/.
From the WCVK page: "12/10/10 The Symphony at WKU presents its annual Holiday Pops Concert Dec. 10, 8 p.m. in Van Meter Hall. Hear such holiday favorites as A Christmas Festival and Bugler’s Holiday. The Bowling Green Western Choral Society will join The Symphony in The Many Moods of Christmas. Tickets start at $5 for students and discounts are offered for groups of 10 or more. For tickets or more information call 745-7681.
12/2-12/12 Public Theatre of Kentucky, 545 Morris Alley, Bowling Green, presents “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” Dec. 2-12, Thursdays at 7 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 3 p.m. Tickets are $13 adults, $10 students and seniors, $8 under 12 and are available by calling 781-6233.
Also from the WCVK site: "Til Further Notice Madison Ave. General Baptist Church, 1617 Madison Ave., Bowling Green, serves a free hot breakfast the 2nd and last Saturdays of each month, 8-10 a.m. They have sausage, biscuits and gravy, eggs, fried taters, and coffee. All are welcome. For more information call 303-0530."
Check out the club information at the Daily News page here: http://www.bgdailynews.com/community/clubs/.
Important: always check each event before going to it in case of a typo or a correction is needed.
I type these up really fast, but try to get it all right each time.
Send me your events! Thanks.
-Betsyanne
The cute haunted bat drawing is from the Clkr art site at http://www.clker.com/
A big thanks to these great sites:
The Official Tourism Site - Visit Bowling Green, KY
The WBKO BG Community Events Page at http://www.wbko.com/community
The SOKY Happenings magazine and website
The Historic Railpark http://www.historicrailpark.com/
The WCVK Community Happenings Page
The Bowling Green Convention and Visitors Bureau
Bowling Green Events
The My Kentucky Events site
The District Events Page
The Downtown Redevelopment page
The clip art at the top and bottom of this blog posting is from Microsoft at http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/.
City Events
Sign up for the What's Happening This Week email - it's full of events from the Bowling Green Area Convention and Visitors Bureau.
My sites:
The Nontrad site and blog for students going back to school after a break.
The Moon and the Willow Tree blog
Betsy's CGC, Bowling Green, Kentucky
BGAMUG: Have more fun and do more with your computer. Join the BGAMUG computer club! Meeting is every fourth Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. See http:/www.bgamug.org or call 781-8504.
This ornaments photo is by Jennifer Donley at Flickr.
