More fun cheap and free stuff locally

Here are some more events and fun stuff to do in and near Bowling Green, Kentucky.

A reminder: this month is the Bowling Green area $1.00 days at the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green. This is when the natives (residents of Kentucky, I mean...) who want to save money go to see all the cars on display there. Find out more here:
http://corvettemuseum.com/



Check out other events at:
BgKY Events on Twitter

And - I just found these important events at the WCVK site:

"12/22/09 A Longest Night service for anyone struggling with grief during this Christmas season will be at Faith United Methodist Church, 600 Veterans Memorial Lane, Bowling Green, Dec. 22, 7 p.m. For more information call 843-8430 or visit www.faith-methodist.org.

12/25/09 Rockfield United Methodist Church will be serving a free, traditional holiday meal on Dec. 25, 12-2 p.m., at Chaney’s Dairy Barn, 9191 Nashville Rd., Bowling Green. This is for anyone wanted fellowship on Christmas Day. For more information call 843-5567."

And from SoKy Happenings:
"31st Annual Trees of Christmas-"Sights, Sounds & Scents of Christmas" 10:00AM - 2:00PM
Through Dec 20th/31 Trees! Free Admission-Donation Jar by Each Tree-Vote for Your Favorite! Decorated by Local Civic Groups, Non-Profits and other Groups-All proceeds will go toward the upkeep of this Historic House/Eloise B. Houchens Center 1115 Adams Street-BG 842-6761 
and also:

(Win) $2009 in Cash
Pick up a Sweepstakes Entry at any Hometown IGA , Crossroads IGA or IGA Express Location Throughout the Month of December for a chance to Win! Deadline to Enter: Dec. 31st"

I hope you find these links helpful. All for now,

Some of my links:
 The Nontrad site and blog
My site and blog
My Squidoo Pages and Join Squidoo

The Corvette photo above is from:

www.skinz.org/cars/chevy-corvette-wallpapers.html

Thanks! 

My thanks also to the Bowling Green Area Visitors and Convention Bureau
1-800-326-7465
http://visitbgky.com/ 

A big thank you to The WCVK Happenings web page
http://www.christianfamilyradio.com/view_happenings.php

and to SoKy Happenings:
http://sokyhappenings.com/

Cheap and Free stuff for this week Sept. 7-13

Some of This week's Cheap and Free Stuff

in and around Bowling Green, KY

Wednesday Sept. 9 Astronomy Public Viewing 8:00 p.m. Free and open to the public. 745-4357 Thompson Complex, WKU (next to the Planetarium)

Free screenings will be held all week at the Health and Wellness Center at Greenwood Mall. Check the site for more information:
http://www.mcbg.org/calendar/

Balloons, Tunes and BBQ is this weekend (starts Thursday). Check out their site here: http://balloonstunesbbq.com/

Friday, Sept. 11 2009 Festival of Sand - come see all the sculptures made of sand. This event is FREE to the public. Then they have a Bash at 5:00 p.m. Find out more at the Kids on the Block site and at the My Ky. Events site.
 
Watch a video about making sand sculpture at the 2007 event here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjmTLPtRULY

Fri., Sept 11 Teen Scene 3:30 p.m. at Bob Kirby Branch Library 782-0252. Melted Crayon Bookmarks. Check out the new Teen Space web page and link to Facebook.

I gleaned some of these from Soky Happenings. Their website is at http://www.sokyhappenings.com/, and they have free classifieds there too. Of course, there is a LOT more going on in and around Bowling Green, Kentucky this week. Check out the links at the right to find out even more.

Saturday Sept. 12: watch for balloons this morning in the sky.

Sat., Sept. 12: Grand Opening of Commonwealth Feeds, 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Live music, prize drawings, and food. 1360 Memphis Junction Road BG 846-0065.

Sunday, Sept. 13: FREE recital at WKU. The Glory of Voice and Organ 3:00 p.m.WKU FAC (Fine Arts Center). 745-3751.

Sun., Sept. 13: Puppy Paddle at Russell Sims Aquatic Center. 10 a.m. - noon. Dogs only will swim. $10. per dog. Dogs must have all vaccinations. Proceeds will benefit the BG/WC Humane Society.

There is a LOT more going on this week.

PTK's Sunburst Youth Theater is presenting Twinderella this weekend.
Beech Bend Park is having Drag Racing...
Lil' Angels Attic is having their yearly sale...

and there is lots more to do in and around Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Check out SOKY Happenings. You can pick the magazine up at Candle Makers on the Square, Jackson's Orchard, Morris Jewelers, Kentucky Downs, the Shaker Museum, the Jewelry Barn and Pawn Shop, The Medical Center, and lots more places.

Find more cheap and free stuff by looking at the links. Just scroll down on the right side of this blog.

More sites:
The BG Public Library Calendar


Some of my links!
The Nontraditional Student website
The Nontraditional Student blog
My Personal site - the Betsyanne page
The Betsyanne blog - The Moon and the Willow Tree
My Squidoo Pages (give me a rating if you have time!)
(My referral) Join Squidoo if you don't already have a page

Some great cheap and FREE events for September

Sept. 3: (Thursday) There is an Open House at StarzElite Dance, Gymnastics and Cheerleading studio, 793-0004, 830 Fairview Avenue, Cambridge Square. Starzelteky.com.

Sept. 4-6: A special free opening is at Jackson's Orchard this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The kids can try out the new Kids Slide too. This info. is from the Jackson's Orchard Facebook page here:
http://www.facebook.com/jacksons.orchard

Sept. 11th and 12th (Friday and Saturday) Lil' Angels Attic Consignment sale for community and church charities. 843-3942, Broadway United Methodist Church, 1323 Melrose St.Fri, 9-7, Sat. 9-12.

NEWLY ADDED Sept. 11-13 Balloons, Tunes, and BBQ
Free parking and admission. Be looking for all the balloons coming into town this weekend.
http://balloonstunesbbq.com/

NEWLY ADDED: From the WBKO Community Calendar:  
"Festival of Sand
Sep 11, 2009 5 pm
Russell Sims Aquatic Center
Festival of Sand fundraiser for Kids on the Block. Join the fun at the Red, White and Blue Bash at 5 to see who wins the sculpting competition. Food, music, and games for the family. Free to the public.

Hillary Halbig
842.2259" See more events at the WBKO Community Calendar here.

Sept. 17-20 Friends of the Library Used Book Sale. Here is the news story (from last year) http://www.bgdailynews.com/articles/2008/08/13/news/news5.txt

Sept. 22 (Tuesday) Free PSA (Prostate-specific Antigen screening at the Greenview classrooms, Greenview Hospital, 4-8 p.m. Call TriStar Medline at 800-242-5662 to register.

NEWLY ADDED: A replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial will be shown at Aviation Heritage Park at Three Springs from Sept. 24-27, 24 hours a day. The Opening Ceremony will be on the 24th at 10:00 a.m. and a closing ceremony Sept. 27th in the evening.

September 26: BG International Festival. Circus Square Park, 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Admission $3.00, children 12 and under free. Get a coupon for $1 off on the website here: http://www.bginternationalfest.com/

Check out a lot more FREE and cheap events at the WBKO Community page including a free self-defense class.
http://www.wbko.com/community

The Bowling Green Daily News site 

More things to do in Bowling Green, KY!
http://visitbgky.com/

Please send me your free and cheap events for the BG, KY area so I can add them to this blog. Thanks!

My Betsyanne website The Nontraditional Students site My Squidoo Pages

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Some of my links!
The Nontraditional Student website
The Nontraditional Student blog
My Personal site - the Betsyanne page
The Betsyanne blog - The Moon and the Willow Tree
My Squidoo Pages (give me a rating if you have time!)
(My referral) Join Squidoo if you don't already have a page

Today - Potter Home tour, Tomorrow, Geocaching info. event

Today (Saturday, April 25th)

Tour of Potter Children's Home.

From the SokyHappenings TODAY page:

"Potter Children’s Home & Family Ministries 11:30AM - 2:00PM
Join Us and Take a Tour of Campus Along with the Renovated Gymnasium & the New Triplex Apartment/Lunch will be provided. Potter Children's Home 2350 Nashville Rd 843-3038"

I suggest calling first to see if they are accepting call-ahead RSVP's.

Tomorrow (Sunday, April 26th)
A Geocaching event - find out what Geocaching is. Bring your questions. Held at the BRIMS museum here in town. This sounds fun for Scout troops and for families.

From the SoKyHappings TOMORROW page:

"3rd Annual Geocache Event 12:00PM - 4:00PM
Meet & Greet For Cachers In The BG Area. You Do Not Need To Be A Cacher To Attend.
To Learn What Geocaching Is All About Just Bring Your Questions-Free/B.R.I.M.S. More info Danny Bays 784-8245"


The Graduating Seniors Art show is still happening at WKU too. Click to see a picture I found of the event.

The Kentucky Library and Museum is open today from 9:00 - 4:00 p.m. You can call 270-745-2952 to find out about tomorrow's schedule. (The calendar shows the Library is closed on Sunday, BUT the Museum is open from 1-4.)

Check out more events at the SokyHappenings Today page and at the SokyHappenings Tomorrow Page.

Cheap and Free Stuff: heap or free events and things to do from the BEST Bowling Green, Kentucky sources!