FREE Concerts in the Park 09 - Bowling Green, KY

Concerts in the Park 09!

This year the concerts are split between the original venue, Fountain Square Park, and the newbie, Circus Square. They have different times, too.

Here is the schedule:
Wed. Noon Concerts: June 3, 10, 17, 24 at Fountain Square Park, Noon – 1 p.m.

Friday Evening Concerts:
6:30 – 9:00 p.m. Fountain Square Park July 10, 17, 24, 31, Aug. 7
7:30 – 10:00 p.m. Circus Square (same dates)

I say, enjoy both locations! But my favorite is Fountain Square Park, mainly because I am used to it and the trees are bigger. These concerts are free. Bring a blanket or lawn chair. Food vendors and activities for children may also be there.

Find out more:

Concerts in the Park page (at the DRA site)
http://downtownbg.org/news/detail.cfm?itemID=31

Watch some of the concerts later on Insight Channel 5!
http://www.downtownbg.org/news/detail.cfm?itemID=32

The photo here is by Awkward Indeed (Alyson) from her Flickr page.
You can see her photostream here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/awkwardindeed/

You can see SOKY's photos of Concerts in the Park here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/soky/tags/concertsinthepark/

Free Quilt Show at the Kentucky Library May 22 - June 7

KENTUCKY HERITAGE

QUILT SOCIETY ANNUAL SHOW

(From the group flyer:)

Kentucky Library and Museum at WKU
Bowling Green, Kentucky
May 22 - June 7, 2009
Mon. - Sat. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sundays 1-4 p.m.
Closed Memorial Day

THEME: SAVE THE PLANET!

Quilts will reflect the theme - such as Ocean Waves, Tree of Life, Delectable Mountains or other nature motifs. Look for recycled materials too!

ADMISSION TO THIS EVENT IS FREE!

Call 270-745-2592 for more information.

Web pages: http://wku.edu/library/kylm/events
http://www.khqs.info

Events in the Bowling Green area

Here are a few big events in the Bowling Green area gleaned from Soky Happenings and from The Country Peddler Site.

Grand Opening of the Aviation Heritage Park - 10:00 a.m. Thursday April 16th at Basil Griffin Park, between Smallhouse Road and Three Springs. See their page at http://www.AviationHeritagePark.com.
Events planned include viewing of the Park, and meeting V.I.P. guests, including Guests of Honor Dan Cherry and Hong My, whose story is told in Cherry's book, "My Enemy, My Friend." Admission is FREE.

Thursday, April 16th and Friday, April 17th at the Kentucky Museum: Historic Native American Days - 8:00 - 2:00. See Native American Reinactors and hands-on activities for children. Call for more info. 745-2592.

2009 SOKY BOOK FEST,
Writer's Conference on Friday at the BG Community College (South Campus), 8:30 - 2:45.
ALSO: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Saturday April 18th at Sloan Convention Center. More than 150 authors! Fun for the entire family. Check out their website here for more info: http://www.sokybookfest.org/

Saturday, April 18th: Arbor Day Celebration at Kereiakes Park on Cemetery Road. 9:00 - 12:00 a.m. Tree planting - celebrations - kids games and activities, FREE TREES. Call Jared Weaver for more info. at 393-3111.

Events or dates may change - be sure to check and call or check websites before going to events.

More sites to check:
Check the Country Peddler site to see all the ads there, PLUS announcements too.
Soky Happenings lists many area events by date.

More club ideas in the Bowling Green, Kentucky area

Here are some more club and group ideas for the Bowling Green, Kentucky area!

The BGAMUG (Bowling Green Microcomputer User Group) group - learn about computers!
From their website:
"BGAMUG holds regular presentation/membership meetings the fourth Tuesday of each month (except December) at the Bowling Green Technical College (BGTC) on Loop Drive in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The public is invited to attend our regular presentation meetings."
http://www.bgamug.org

The following information is taken from the Bowling Green Daily News page. This informative page features even more groups and clubs. This is just a sampler taken from their web page.

A Voice For Animals meets at 7:00 p.m. the first Monday of each month at the ALIVE Center, 1818 U.S. 31-W By-Pass. Phone: 783-9195 or visit http://foranimals.petfinder.org.

The Sunny 16 Photo Club meets at 7:00 p.m. the second Monday of each month at Shutterbug Photo Mall. Their website: http://www.sunny16 club.com.

Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society meets at 6:30 p.m. the third Monday of each month at the Kentucky Museum on the campus of Western Kentucky University. Contact gailmiller@mind spring.com.

Bicentennial Garden Club meets at 10 a.m. the third Monday of each month at members' homes. Contact Martha Morgan at 781-5695.

The Community of Writers meets at 7:00 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month at Barnes and Noble.

Green River Grotto, a chapter of the National Speleological Society, meets at 7:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month at the Environmental Science Building at WKU. For more information, contact Dr. Nick Crawford at 745-3252.

The Bowling Green Duplicate Bridge Club meets at noon each Thursday at the Senior Center of the Community Action Building at Fourth and Center streets, adjacent to the Parks and Recreation building. Anyone who plays bridge or would like to play bridge is welcome. Call Ed or Shirley Martin at 842-6615 for more information.

BG/WC CHAPTER 1967 of AARP meets the third Friday of each month at 11:30. The Chapter First Christian Church, back entrance, 1106 State Street. This group is openb to anyone 50+. Cost: $5 a year plus national dues. Potluck lunch. For more information, call Jeane, 842-9578.

Networking Women, meets at noon on the fourth Friday of each month, except for November & December, at the Carroll Kniceley Conference Center. Luncheon cost is $15.00, inclusive. See their site and more information here:http://www.bgnetworkingwomen.com. RSVP via the website or to Lena at (270) 991-3830.

Friends of L&N Depot meets the last Saturday of each month at 8:30 am at the L&N Depot, 401 Kentucky Street. Call 745-7317 for more info.

These unique clubs are from the Bowling Green Daily News' Community-Club page here:
http://www.bgdailynews.com/community/clubs/
and from the Country Peddler ad search pages here:
http://www.countrypeddlerbg.com/search.asp
Check there for even more great clubs and groups in the Bowling Green area.

Chaney's also has an Easter Egg hunt!

Chaney's Dairy Barn Events!

I found these while adding the NEW Chaney's blog on this site (look to the right for it).

April 5: Easter Egg Hunt
From the site:
"5: EASTER EGG HUNT. 3:00 PM. Bring the kids and let them fill up their baskets at our annual
Easter Egg Hunt! Sponsored by Hughes & Coleman."

Hmmmm... looks like some lucky kids could go to TWO Easter Egg hunts that day! And maybe there are even more.

This information is from:
http://www.chaneysdairybarn.com/events.htm

Pick up SoKy Happenings

For those who haven't seen it yet, SOKY happenings is an oversize, colorful magazine reference guide to activities that is available in Bowling Green.

You can also access this magazine by going to the website at http://www.sokyhappenings.com.

Some upcoming free or cheap events in the SOKY Happenings magazine coming up are:

1. Friday August 14th there is a Street Dance with Live Music at Circus Square Park. Find out more at http://www.duncanhinesfestival.com.

2. The same day there is Ice Cream and a Moovie at Chaney's Dairy Barn. Call 843-5567 or go to http://www.ChaneysDairyBarn.com for more info.

3. Appraisal Day is being held at the Kentucky Library and Museum on Saturday, August 16. Appraisers will "discuss and appraise items." See http://www.wku.edu/Library/kylm/events/appraisal.html.

4. Also on Saturday Aug. 16 is the Back to School Bash at St. James United Methodist Church at 575 Winfield Drive from 2-5 p.m. They will have FREE food, games, medals, and giveaways with an Olympic theme. (Their # is 842-4949 if you have questions).

5. The Festival of Sand Community Day is Saturday August 23rd at Russell Sims Aquatic Park, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. You can see all the prize-winning sand sculptures this day for free. Their website is here.

SOKY Happenings has events listed plus loads of great articles of interest to people living in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Pick one up today - it's FREE. (Our favorite price!)

SOKY Happenings can be picked up at many of their sponsors' locations. Some sponsors are: Mariah's Restaurant, Minit Mart, The Jewelry Barn, and Ryan's Steakhouse.

Here is a list of other locations.

Or just read it online!

Some July Happenings in Bowling Green

Here are some FREE happenings in BG for July.

#1: July 12: (Saturday) Bowling Green Jr. High School is having a YARD SALE at the school.

#2: July 19-20(Saturday and Sunday) Lost River Cave will be the location of Civil War Days again. See people dressed up in Civil War costumes like last time. I went to this last year and they even fired a cannon. Re-enactment tents, things for sale, and more are all free.

Check out the BG public library site!

The Bowling Green, Kentucky

Public Library website

This website is a great resource.

Coming up is a talk by popular speaker and local historian Jonathan Jeffries on July 1st, and a community REaD Carpet event that will feature hot dogs and Culvers frozen custard on July 10th.

For more events and information, check out the site here at:
http://www.bgpl.org/

Photos of the Weinermobile!

I just had to post these. The Wienermobile was at Kroger the other day, and they were giving out free Wienermobile whistles and postcards. You could go inside the Wienermobile and see inside, too.

Free landscaping classes in Bowling Green!

This is taken directly from a TV ad for the class:

Landscape Design &
Tree Planting & Selection

Designing landscapes with proper form, function,
and sustainability. Proper tree selection for
our region and planting techniques.

You must pre-register for this class.*

Instructor: Jay Dougherty and Jared Weaver
Date: March 6, 2008
Time: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. or 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Ages: all
Free: FREE
Location: Kaz Abe Facility
435 Brookwood Drive

You can email karen.foley@bgky.org to preregister,
or call 393-3674.

See this page for more information:
http://www.bgky.org/cia/nhgrants.php

Other free landscape classes: (from the City website)

“These classes are used to inform the citizens of Bowling Green of proper care for their home landscapes.
The classes meet the third Tuesday of every month at 10:00 am and 6:00 pm.
They are on a first come-first serve basis so you must register early.
When hands on materials are given out there is a fee for the class.
Call (270)393-3610 for additional information.”

Please check all information before going to these classes, as there may be a typo here.

Websites to check for more information:

City of Bowling Green calendar of events

City of Bowling Green Parks page

The City NH Grants page