Here is a list of upcoming WKU events and activities. (All times Central; area code 270 unless indicated.) For additional event listings, visit the WKU Calendar of Events or WKU’s Current Students page. For WKU Alumni events, visit the Alumni Association’s events calendar. For parking maps or other information, visit Parking & Transportation Services. For Admissions recruitment listings, visit the open house page.
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- EXHIBITS AT KENTUCKY MUSEUM: Instruments of American Excellence; Documenting Tradition: Images from the Kentucky Folklife Program Archives (opens June 1); An American Educator in Liberia: The Collection of Dr. Daniel Hays; Dorothy Grider: Selected Works; Snell-Franklin Decorative Arts Gallery; Elizabeth Richardson Quilt Gallery; plus other gallery and on-campus exhibits. Contact Kentucky Museum, 745-2592.
- WKU SUMMER HOURS. May 13-31 — 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday.; June 3-Aug. 9 — 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Friday.
- KENTUCKY MUSEUM SUMMER CAMPS. 8 a.m.-noon Monday-Friday during June. Contact Lynne Ferguson, 745-2594.
- SUMMER CAMPS AND ACTIVITIES. Various organizations and locations. Contact WKU ALIVE Center, 782-0082.
FRIDAY, MAY 24
2 p.m. DUKE TIP PROGRAM KENTUCKY RECOGNITION CEREMONY. Diddle Arena. Contact Gifted Studies, 745-6323.
7:30 p.m. WARREN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. Diddle Arena. Contact Warren County Schools, 781-5150.
SATURDAY, MAY 25
9 a.m. DISTRICT 5 4-H HORSE SHOW. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Contact Bonnie Jolly, 765-4121.
9 a.m. SOUTH WARREN HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. Diddle Arena. Contact Warren County Schools, 781-5150.
12:30 p.m. WARREN EAST HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. Diddle Arena. Contact Warren County Schools, 781-5150.
4 p.m. LIGHTHOUSE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. Diddle Arena. Contact Warren County Schools, 781-5150.
6:30 p.m. GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. Diddle Arena. Contact Warren County Schools, 781-5150.
SUNDAY, MAY 26
9 a.m. DISTRICT 5 4-H HORSE SHOW. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Contact Bonnie Jolly, 765-4121.
2 p.m. PLANETARIUM SHOW: Spaceship Earth. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Ronn Kistler, 745-4044.
2 p.m. LOGAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. Diddle Arena. Contact Logan County Schools, 726-2436.
MONDAY, MAY 27
MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY. University offices closed. No classes.
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Fourth Region Tournament. Games at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. WKU Softball Complex. Contact Rick French, 745-3324.
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Fourth Region Tournament. Games at 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Nick Denes Field. Contact Les Forsythe, 745-2903.
TUESDAY, MAY 28
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Fourth Region Tournament. Games at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. WKU Softball Complex. Contact Rick French, 745-3324.
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Fourth Region Tournament. Games at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Nick Denes Field. Contact Les Forsythe, 745-2903.
7 p.m. PLANETARIUM SHOW: Spaceship Earth. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Ronn Kistler, 745-4044.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 29
6:30 p.m. HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Fourth Region Tournament championship. Nick Denes Field. Contact Les Forsythe, 745-2903.
THURSDAY, MAY 30
6 p.m. HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Fourth Region Tournament championship. WKU Softball Complex. Contact Rick French, 745-3324.
7 p.m. PLANETARIUM SHOW: Spaceship Earth. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Ronn Kistler, 745-4044.
SATURDAY, JUNE 1
9 a.m. EXHIBIT OPENING: Documenting Tradition: Images from the Kentucky Folklife Program Archives. Kentucky Museum. Contact Kentucky Museum, 745-2592.
7 p.m. CONCERT: American Bandstand by Caveman Chorus with special guests Forefront. Van Meter Hall. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door, $5 for students. Contact Campus and Community Events, 745-2497.
SUNDAY, JUNE 2
2 p.m. PLANETARIUM SHOW: Spaceship Earth. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Ronn Kistler, 745-4044.
TUESDAY, JUNE 4
7 p.m. PLANETARIUM SHOW: Spaceship Earth. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Ronn Kistler, 745-4044.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5
8 a.m. SCHOOL OF TEACHER EDUCATION ANNUAL SUMMER CONFERENCE. Gary Ransdell Hall. Contact Jamie Stephens, 745-4607.
THURSDAY, JUNE 6
7 p.m. PLANETARIUM SHOW: Spaceship Earth. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Ronn Kistler, 745-4044.
FRIDAY, JUNE 7
5 p.m. BOWLING GREEN GALLERY HOP. Kentucky Museum’s Garden Gallery. Contact Kentucky Museum, 745-2592.
7 p.m. SOUTHERN KENTUCKY DANCE CENTER: Don’t Stop the Party. Van Meter Hall. Contact Kristin Hickman, 943-4205.
SATURDAY, JUNE 8
7 p.m. SOUTHERN KENTUCKY DANCE CENTER: Don’t Stop the Party. Van Meter Hall. Contact Kristin Hickman, 943-4205.
Other upcoming events
- WKU Alumni Association events: Click here for a list of Alumni events or call (270) 745-4395 or 888-WKU-ALUM.
- WKU Admissions events: Click here for a list of WKU Admissions off-site open houses, on-campus recruitment events and counselor visits to area high schools.
- Toppers on Tour: The annual WKU Athletics tour will stop in the Louisville area on June 10, Owensboro on June 11, Nashville on June 13, Elizabethtown on June 17 and Glasgow on June 18.
