Museums The traveling exhibition, T. rex, King of the Dinosaurs, is at the Owensboro Area Museum of Science and History through June 17. Museum hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. The museum includes a room dedicated to the history of coal mining in Muhlenberg County and another room which houses the monthly art exhibits. Other exhibits include memorabilia of Merle Travis, a computer program with early county photographs, a display of high school yearbook photos, many other artifacts of local interest and a gift shop. Featured in April are art exhibits by Muhlenberg North High School and Muhlenberg South High School.
Admission is free.
The Hancock County Museum at 110 River St., Hawesville, is open from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday. The Old Owensboro Neighborhood Alliance, the Downtown Business Association and Downtown Owensboro Inc. host a community garage sale from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the downtown parking garage on Daviess Street. The Apollo Area Alliance will be serving breakfast, and Baptisttown Neighborhood Advisory Board will be grilling food for lunch. The Audubon Society will conduct a book fair all day Saturday at Waldenbooks in Towne Square Mall. Members will display books of interest to bird watchers, bird feeder hobbyists and nature lovers.