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Celebrate National Sewing Machine Day at The Sewing & Vacuum Center

June 3, 2025 tim@sokyhappenings.com Comments Off

June brings us a number of celebration days including the unofficial National Sewing Machine Day on June 13. This day acknowledges the first patent of a sewing machine by Englishman Thomas Saint in 1790. However, […]

Happy Birthday, SOKY Happenings!

June 5, 2026 0

I doubt there are more than two or three people that notice the small bit of info on the SOKY Happenings Contents page that tells the volume and issue numbers. Heck, most people in today’s [...]
WCPL’s Summer Reading Program: Not JUST for Kids!

June 5, 2026 0

While the primary goal of the Warren County Public Library’s Summer Reading Program is to help kids in school avoid the “summer slide” that impedes educational progress, its secondary aims are to pull in readers [...]
On Stage and On the Screen: Entertainment at The Capitol

June 5, 2026 0

Visiting downtown Bowling Green has been a treat for both locals and out-of-towners for decades! With the addition of new businesses and community events in and around Fountain Square in recent years, the downtown scene [...]
Summer Memories Await at SKYPAC!

June 5, 2026 0

The summer months are officially here, and that means more time for fun, making memories, and spending time with the people you love most. Make SKYPAC one of your go-to destinations this summer for experiences [...]

Why is Passover such a big deal… in the New Testament!?

March 2, 2020 Comments Off on Why is Passover such a big deal… in the New Testament!?

As a Jewish boy growing up in a kosher home, Passover was a big deal – so much so that, during the Passover week, my mother did not let me eat lunch at school. She [...]
Remembering Kay Dillon… friend, librarian and researcher

February 11, 2026 Comments Off on Remembering Kay Dillon… friend, librarian and researcher

Sharing sad news is not the way we hoped to start a new year… but on January 2, 2026 our good friend and SOKY teammate Kay Dillon finally lost her battle with numerous health issues. [...]
Getting ready for dance class

August 31, 2020 Comments Off on Getting ready for dance class

School is open! Students have new supplies of paper, pens, pencils and a notebook, etc. And, if you are a dancer, you have new dancewear. https://danceartsbg.com/ Now that dancewear is a dominant fashion statement, perhaps [...]
Portland Celebrates 85th Annual Middle Tennessee Strawberry Festival

April 1, 2026 Comments Off on Portland Celebrates 85th Annual Middle Tennessee Strawberry Festival

“Berry Proud to be an American” Free Concert featuring Nashville Yacht Club with Fireworks to follow! Friday, May 8th from 5pm-9pm The Portland Chamber of Commerce is organizing the 85th Annual Middle Tennessee Strawberry Festival. [...]