Where can you find the only place in the world where Corvettes are manufactured,
Kentucky's only underground boat tour, and the most twisted wooden rollercoaster
in seven states? Get Rolling to Bowling Green and find out!
After watching Corvettes roll off the line at GM's Assembly Plant, swing
by the National Corvette Museum and see one-of-a-kind prototypes, racetrack
champions and mint classics. Race over to Beech Bend for their nationally recognized
drag strip, amusement park with over 40 rides and Splash Lagoon water park.
Enjoy a relaxing boat ride in Lost River Cave and walk through a valley dating
back over 10,000 years.
Music
Did you know Grammy-nominated Rap artists Nappy Roots got their start right here in Bowling Green? Athena Cage, Grammy-nominated R&B artist also called Bowling Green home and was a WKU student. Check back periodically. We plan to feature our local artists.
Movies
Pretty much any type of movie is good. However, we are huge fans of "Halloween" since John Carpenter is from Bowling Green and many of the sites in his movies are named after actual local places, including Smallhouse Road, Smith's Grove-Warren County Sanitarium and many other streets.
Television
Actor Michael Rosenbaum who stars as Lex Luthor on Smallville is a graduate of Western Kentucky University. Other locals in the spotlight: Stuart Kirby, former racing car driver (ARCA, Busch Series and Nextel Cup Series) and wife, Niki were on Mtv's 'Til Death Do Us Part reality series. Dan Cherry, retired Brigadier General, is featured on the History Channel's show Dogfights in an episode called "Hell Over Hanoi." You can still catch the episode periodically.
Books
Perhaps the most notable author from Bowling Green is Duncan Hines... Yes, he's more than a cake mix. Hines would travel the country, reviewing lodging and restaurants and had many books, including "Recommended by Duncan Hines." Another local author, Gary P. West, has taken Hines' idea and written a book "Eating Your Way Across Kentucky." You can pick up a copy at our visitor center!
The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths.
These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep, loving concern.
Beautiful people do not just happen.
-Elizabeth Kibler-Ross
Ryan Stiles has been selected as one of the saxophone players on Big Phat Band's website! Take a minute and vote for him at http://www.bigphatjam.com His name on there is kybigsax.
Please let your friends and everyone know about this! We are very proud of him and trying to help him win!
Music has been added to our MySpace page! It is some older recordings before we had the horn section, but with both our singers! Please let us know what you think!
The Bowling Green Jaycees annual Christmas Parade will be Saturday, December 2, at 9:30am, in downtown Bowling Green. The theme is "Christmas in Kentucky". Email bgjcparade@aol.com for an entry form. Deadline for entry is November 15.
Friends of the Bowling Green Skate Park will host a competition sponsored by Blue Wallace to raise money for lights and other amenities not currently included in the skate park plans. The competition will include divisions for novice and advanced entries for inline skaters, skateboarders and bikers. It will be held October 21 from 9a.m. to 5:30p.m. in the Bowling Green Parks & Recreation parking lot at 225 East Third Avenue, Bowling Green KY across from construction site of the City's skate park.
Several items have been donated for raffles including a bike from Howard's Bike Shop, an Ipod Nano from The Place, decks & other products from Alien Workshop, a complete board from Blue Wallace, aggressive inline skates from Greenwood Skate Center AND the ramps and fun box constructed for the competition. T Shirts will be available by Print Mafia.
For more information on donating to the endeavor, registering to compete, volunteering or attending visit http://amplifier.ky.net/skatepark The schedule is subject to change depending on registration numbers. You can also register to compete at Blue Wallace or Howard's Bike Shop.
