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Wednesday, February 17th, 2027
Wednesday, February 17th
9:00am - 2:30pm
  • Location: Van Meter Auditorium and Downing Student Union
  • Time: 9:00am - 2:30pm

IdeaFestival Bowling Green is an annual one-day celebration of ideas and imagination designed to inspire the next generation of creators, thinkers, and innovators. Hosted by The Center for Gifted Studies at WKU since 2014 and created in cooperation with the original IdeaFestival® in Louisville, our event brings passionate and motivated middle and high school students and interested community members from throughout the region to the WKU campus for a morning of speaker sessions and an afternoon of minds-on, hands-on activities. The whole day highlights innovation, curiosity, entrepreneurship, community engagement, and creativity across a variety of fields.

https://www.wku.edu/gifted/ideafestivalbg/index.php

6:30pm - 8:30pm
  • Location: The Capitol (416 E Main Ave)
  • Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
In an era of deepening inequality, The Teamsters stand on the brink of a historic strike.
 
UPS is the world’s largest package delivery company, moving millions of packages across 200 countries and territories every day. if the teamsters strike, the economy stops.
 
As the deadline looms, Who Moves America shadows UPS workers in New York, Kentucky, California and across the country as they navigate the challenges of building solidarity with their 350,000 co-workers. 
 
Executive produced by Academy Award-winner, Steven Bognar (American Factory 美国工厂).
 
Free tickets are available at https://capitolbg.org/. After the screening, a Q&A with filmmakers will be offered.

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