SOKY Fair
It's that time of year again! Time for funnel cakes, cotton candy and entertainment galore. The Southern Kentucky Fair Board, Inc., and the BG- WC Junior Chamber (Jaycees) are sponsoring the 58th Annual Southern Kentucky Fair at the Jaycee Fairgrounds in Lampkin Park all week long. Just $10 a person covers all carnival rides plus stage and track events, or bring a canned good on Tuesday's Family Night and get in for only $8. For more information call the fair office at 270-842-7980 or visit http://www.sokyfair.org/.
United Way Day of Caring
A Day of Caring is a volunteer opportunity like no other! On Wednesday, volunteers from local businesses and organizations have the opportunity to prove once again that they care about our community by reporting to work sites at local nonprofit organizations and public schools to tackle meaningful volunteer projects! Projects include everything from painting houses to mentoring children and are available in all five United Way partner counties- Allen, Barren, Logan, Simpson, and Warren.
Join the kick-off party from 8-10 a.m. at Covington Woods Park then take time out of your day to make a difference! The impact is immediate, but the experience will last a lifetime. Call 270-843-3205 for details of service opportunites or visit http://www.uwsk.org/.
See a complete list of What's Happening here!
July 28, 2009
July 21, 2009
What's Happening this Week in Bowling Green?
Spirits in the Cave
Get ready to eat, drink and bid at the eighth annual Spirits in the Cave, benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central Kentucky, this Thursday night at Lost River Cave! This event features many local establishments in a highly-favored food and beverage show, so come out to savor the tasty samples from popular restaurants and beverage vendors. Dance to the live music of popular band, Exit 4 and be sure to stop by the extensive silent auction featuring items such as a one-week stay in Gulf Shores, two round-trip airline tickets and much more! Tickets are $40 per person by phone at 270- 781-1180 or visit Big Brothers Big Sisters for more info.
Vette' City Big Bird
Big Birds will take to the skies over South Central KY this weekend, but these aren't our feathered friends. Instead, these 'birds' have propellers, engines and a fuel tank, plus some of them can reach speeds up to 200 mph with the help of a guy on the ground with the radio controls! It's the Southern KY Model Aero Club's Vette' City Big Bird '09 event with giant scale models that will wow anyone fascinated with flight. It's non-stop flying all day until the action winds down Sunday afternoon around 3 p.m. Admission is just $5 for spectators with children 10 and under free! Bring a lawn chair and an umbrella, get comfortable and prepare for take off! For more information, visit www.skymacrc.com or call 270-590-0943.
To see more events happening this week, click here!
Get ready to eat, drink and bid at the eighth annual Spirits in the Cave, benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central Kentucky, this Thursday night at Lost River Cave! This event features many local establishments in a highly-favored food and beverage show, so come out to savor the tasty samples from popular restaurants and beverage vendors. Dance to the live music of popular band, Exit 4 and be sure to stop by the extensive silent auction featuring items such as a one-week stay in Gulf Shores, two round-trip airline tickets and much more! Tickets are $40 per person by phone at 270- 781-1180 or visit Big Brothers Big Sisters for more info.
Vette' City Big Bird
Big Birds will take to the skies over South Central KY this weekend, but these aren't our feathered friends. Instead, these 'birds' have propellers, engines and a fuel tank, plus some of them can reach speeds up to 200 mph with the help of a guy on the ground with the radio controls! It's the Southern KY Model Aero Club's Vette' City Big Bird '09 event with giant scale models that will wow anyone fascinated with flight. It's non-stop flying all day until the action winds down Sunday afternoon around 3 p.m. Admission is just $5 for spectators with children 10 and under free! Bring a lawn chair and an umbrella, get comfortable and prepare for take off! For more information, visit www.skymacrc.com or call 270-590-0943.
To see more events happening this week, click here!
July 14, 2009
What's Happening this Week in Bowling Green?
28th Annual National Corvette Homecoming
Rolling into Bowling Green this weekend is the National Corvette Homecoming, the celebration that began with the GM Assembly Plant's arrival back in 1981. Cruise into the Sloan Convention Center for a weekend of Corvette camaraderie, swap meets, seminars, car corrals, marketplace, and show competition! Admission is only $10 and kids under 12 are FREE.
On Saturday, spectators will enjoy Car Shows beginning at 12:15 pm and the All Corvette Parade at 6 pm. Leaving from Hobby Lobby, the parade travels through town back to the Convention Center for fun and live music from Blue Light Special. Then on Sunday, don't miss the Reunion Show featuring '59, '69, '79 and '89 model Corvettes along with a Muscle Show at 12:15 pm followed by the Awards Presentations at 4 pm. Call 270-791-117 for more information. You can also download a poster for your business window HERE!
Heroes and Legends
Orchestra Kentucky makes history when it performs the first concert at the Bowling Green Ballpark, Heroes and Legends, on Saturday. This event kicks off Orchestra Kentucky's newest series, Young at Art. Heroes and Legends is a concert designed to be an engaging family event that celebrates American movie legends, military heroes, and sports icons with musical selections including the unforgettable themes from Superman, The Lone Ranger, Spider-man, and Indiana Jones, a medley of military anthems and the ever popular "Casey at the Bat." Tickets to this concert are just $7.00 each. Call 270-846-2426 to order your tickets today!
To see more events happening this week, go here!
Rolling into Bowling Green this weekend is the National Corvette Homecoming, the celebration that began with the GM Assembly Plant's arrival back in 1981. Cruise into the Sloan Convention Center for a weekend of Corvette camaraderie, swap meets, seminars, car corrals, marketplace, and show competition! Admission is only $10 and kids under 12 are FREE.
On Saturday, spectators will enjoy Car Shows beginning at 12:15 pm and the All Corvette Parade at 6 pm. Leaving from Hobby Lobby, the parade travels through town back to the Convention Center for fun and live music from Blue Light Special. Then on Sunday, don't miss the Reunion Show featuring '59, '69, '79 and '89 model Corvettes along with a Muscle Show at 12:15 pm followed by the Awards Presentations at 4 pm. Call 270-791-117 for more information. You can also download a poster for your business window HERE!
Heroes and Legends
Orchestra Kentucky makes history when it performs the first concert at the Bowling Green Ballpark, Heroes and Legends, on Saturday. This event kicks off Orchestra Kentucky's newest series, Young at Art. Heroes and Legends is a concert designed to be an engaging family event that celebrates American movie legends, military heroes, and sports icons with musical selections including the unforgettable themes from Superman, The Lone Ranger, Spider-man, and Indiana Jones, a medley of military anthems and the ever popular "Casey at the Bat." Tickets to this concert are just $7.00 each. Call 270-846-2426 to order your tickets today!
To see more events happening this week, go here!
June 24, 2009
"Fried Things and Turnip Greens" - The Finger Wave
One thing we've noticed that fascinates our visitors is our knack for "Southern hospitality." So... after reading a column by Katie's sister in the Allen County paper called "Fried Things and Turnip Greens" we thought we'd pass along some of her tips to help northerners and mid-westerns decipher Southern culture. We welcome your comments on all things Southern!
The Finger Wave
(And not the California howdy!)
The Finger Wave is typically seen in small towns on back roads. You acknowledge passing cars by lifting your pointer finger from the wheel and add a small nod of your head. If it is foggy or dark, lift your whole hand. This small gesture lets the other driver know that you are "one of their own."
This whole finger/hand wave and head bob/nod is a cultural art. I suspect that there are entire doctoral dissertations written on this subject. I have seen my Dad in full conversation in his truck and still manage to flip his fingers, nod his nose, bob his head and shake an ear, depending on how well he liked the person he was seeing.
We'll explore the Corvette 'Wave' next time!
The Finger Wave
(And not the California howdy!)
The Finger Wave is typically seen in small towns on back roads. You acknowledge passing cars by lifting your pointer finger from the wheel and add a small nod of your head. If it is foggy or dark, lift your whole hand. This small gesture lets the other driver know that you are "one of their own."
This whole finger/hand wave and head bob/nod is a cultural art. I suspect that there are entire doctoral dissertations written on this subject. I have seen my Dad in full conversation in his truck and still manage to flip his fingers, nod his nose, bob his head and shake an ear, depending on how well he liked the person he was seeing.
We'll explore the Corvette 'Wave' next time!
June 8, 2009
101 Things to do in South Central Kentucky - Fort Webb
The following blog is re-posted with permission from Galen Smith, a Bowling Green resident who loves exploring the area and writing about his adventures.
101 Things To Do In Southcentral Kentucky: Visit Fort Webb In Bowling Green
By Galen A. Smith Sr.Friday, January 18, 2008 2:59 PM CST
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Because I work a lot of crazy hours at my job like a lot of us do, I have to figure a way to get out of the house every now and then and find something to do in a recreational fashion. Because if I don’t, especially during the winter months, I’ll go stir crazy! And because I tend to be a home body, I have to be creative in my thinking about what I want to do when I get out of the house on a limited budget.
Like a lot of middle class Americans these days, money is tight and traveling across the country by plane or train is not always easily attainable for me. Even to drive somewhere regionally like Nashville or Memphis can be rather expensive in gas money alone these days.
But on a recent Saturday morning with the temperature in the 40's and a gray overcast sky, I zipped up my light blue jacket and jumped into my little 1988 Maza pickup truck. I reached for a brochure called “The Civil War in Bowing Green” that I had picked up in the lobby of one our local hotels and decided to drive over to Fort Webb Park just off Beech Bend Road and Country Club Drive near the Barren River.
I turned left on Country Club Drive and then up the hill past some rolling wood fences that are painted black. I saw the Fort Webb Historical Marker and I pulled into a parking spot and got out of my truck. I noticed I was alone and I was glad of this because I like my solitude when visiting historical places. I like for my imagination to run wild. I try to realize what it was like to live “back in the day” as our young people say these days about what it was like to live during a certain time period or when some sort of historical event was taking place such as the Civil War.
In order to get to Fort Webb which is probably about 50 to 100 yards from the parking lot, you have to walk up a small trail and over some rocks. Then, you have to walk up a set of steps made out of railroad ties to get to the top of the fort. Once you get to the top, you realize it’s just a big, impacted mound of dirt that’s obviously been there for more than 100 years. However, I was impressed of what’s left of the fort which has pretty much maintained its original shape. The fort has a deep trench that was dug around it probably by some soldier with no more than hand shovels. The historical marker explains its unusual earthworks calling it a “lunette fort with embankments” that had three mounted cannons.
According to the brochure, Fort Webb is now considered to be a city park and it has retained its original configuration since the time it was constructed by the Confederate army. It is one of six forts that were in our area where guns were placed to fortify the hills because Bowling Green and Warren County had productive farms and ample qualities of fresh water. In other words, Bowling Green and Warren County offered a lot of cool supplies for an army and we were the center of a reliable and defensible transportation network that made us one of state’s most strategic cities. The L&N Railroad, a system of halfway decent roads (for that time period, I’m sure) and the Barren River could be used to move troops and supplies easily and fast. That’s why both the Confederate and Union armies wanted to occupy Bowling Green badly. Originally, the Confederates had Bowling Green and then they lost it to the Union Army. You know . . . kind like a fumble in a football game.
After my brief visit and reflection time at Fort Webb, I realized that this was enough Civil War history for me on this day. I went away from there feeling like there is really a lot more to learn about Bowling Green’s Civil War history and that this site had been an untapped source of history for me.Perhaps, I am just scratching at the tip of an iceberg as far as Civil War history goes in Southcentral Kentucky. But seeing Fort Webb for the first time, I feel that I may be onto something big and that I need to try to visit more Civil War sites in the area in the near future. It was nice to get out of the house on a Saturday morning and take a quick look into our fertile, historical past. And best of all, it didn’t even cost me a dime, accept for the gas that I used in my little pickup truck to drive across town and back.
To learn more about author Galen Smith, visit www.myspace.com/galensmithsr or http://www.galenasmithsr.blogspot.com/.
101 Things To Do In Southcentral Kentucky: Visit Fort Webb In Bowling Green
By Galen A. Smith Sr.Friday, January 18, 2008 2:59 PM CST
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Because I work a lot of crazy hours at my job like a lot of us do, I have to figure a way to get out of the house every now and then and find something to do in a recreational fashion. Because if I don’t, especially during the winter months, I’ll go stir crazy! And because I tend to be a home body, I have to be creative in my thinking about what I want to do when I get out of the house on a limited budget.
Like a lot of middle class Americans these days, money is tight and traveling across the country by plane or train is not always easily attainable for me. Even to drive somewhere regionally like Nashville or Memphis can be rather expensive in gas money alone these days.
But on a recent Saturday morning with the temperature in the 40's and a gray overcast sky, I zipped up my light blue jacket and jumped into my little 1988 Maza pickup truck. I reached for a brochure called “The Civil War in Bowing Green” that I had picked up in the lobby of one our local hotels and decided to drive over to Fort Webb Park just off Beech Bend Road and Country Club Drive near the Barren River.
I turned left on Country Club Drive and then up the hill past some rolling wood fences that are painted black. I saw the Fort Webb Historical Marker and I pulled into a parking spot and got out of my truck. I noticed I was alone and I was glad of this because I like my solitude when visiting historical places. I like for my imagination to run wild. I try to realize what it was like to live “back in the day” as our young people say these days about what it was like to live during a certain time period or when some sort of historical event was taking place such as the Civil War.
In order to get to Fort Webb which is probably about 50 to 100 yards from the parking lot, you have to walk up a small trail and over some rocks. Then, you have to walk up a set of steps made out of railroad ties to get to the top of the fort. Once you get to the top, you realize it’s just a big, impacted mound of dirt that’s obviously been there for more than 100 years. However, I was impressed of what’s left of the fort which has pretty much maintained its original shape. The fort has a deep trench that was dug around it probably by some soldier with no more than hand shovels. The historical marker explains its unusual earthworks calling it a “lunette fort with embankments” that had three mounted cannons.
According to the brochure, Fort Webb is now considered to be a city park and it has retained its original configuration since the time it was constructed by the Confederate army. It is one of six forts that were in our area where guns were placed to fortify the hills because Bowling Green and Warren County had productive farms and ample qualities of fresh water. In other words, Bowling Green and Warren County offered a lot of cool supplies for an army and we were the center of a reliable and defensible transportation network that made us one of state’s most strategic cities. The L&N Railroad, a system of halfway decent roads (for that time period, I’m sure) and the Barren River could be used to move troops and supplies easily and fast. That’s why both the Confederate and Union armies wanted to occupy Bowling Green badly. Originally, the Confederates had Bowling Green and then they lost it to the Union Army. You know . . . kind like a fumble in a football game.
After my brief visit and reflection time at Fort Webb, I realized that this was enough Civil War history for me on this day. I went away from there feeling like there is really a lot more to learn about Bowling Green’s Civil War history and that this site had been an untapped source of history for me.Perhaps, I am just scratching at the tip of an iceberg as far as Civil War history goes in Southcentral Kentucky. But seeing Fort Webb for the first time, I feel that I may be onto something big and that I need to try to visit more Civil War sites in the area in the near future. It was nice to get out of the house on a Saturday morning and take a quick look into our fertile, historical past. And best of all, it didn’t even cost me a dime, accept for the gas that I used in my little pickup truck to drive across town and back.
To learn more about author Galen Smith, visit www.myspace.com/galensmithsr or http://www.galenasmithsr.blogspot.com/.
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