Slayton House Gallery hosts a showcase of works by David Fried and Michael Syphax. Fried’s mixed-media work lights up the Lobby Gallery, and Syphax’s color-pencil drawings line the walls of the Bill White Room. 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Slayton House Gallery, 10400 Cross Fox Lane, Columbia. 410-730-3987.
Who’s In Town
A cross between a poet and a preacher, New York-based one-man band Hammell on Trial returns to Baltimore. 9 p.m. $10. Talking Head Club, 407 E. Saratoga St., Baltimore. www.talkingheadclub.com.
Music
CBS’s “Rock Star” reality TV show dark-horse finalist Ryan Star shows off his solo chops, including a rockin’ version of “Losing My Religion.” Jimmie’s Chicken Shack front man Jimi Haha and Dan Haas open. 7:30 p.m. $11. Ram’s Head On Stage, 33 West St., Annapolis. www.ramsheadonstage.com.
Red Maple hosts its weekly flamenco night with guitarist Ricardo Marlow. 8 p.m. Red Maple, 930 N. Charles St., Baltimore. www.930redmaple.com.
The Ashton Fletcher Trio plays jazz at Germano’s Restaurant. 7:30 p.m. $10 cover plus $15 food and drink minimum. Germano’s Trattoria, 300 S. High St., Baltimore. 410-752-4515, www.germanostrattoria.com.
Trumpet player Brent Flinchbaugh plays a short recital for the lunchtime crowd as part of Old St. Paul’s Tuesday Music Series. 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. Free. Old St. Paul’s Church, Charles and Saratoga streets, Baltimore. 410-685-3404, www.old-stpauls.ang-md.org.
Art
Since her 1959 swimsuit debut, Barbie has been a symbol of America’s changing and sometimes controversial perception of the role of women in our society. Geppi’s Entertainment Museum’s playful doll exhibit Barbie: Fifty Fashionable Years looks at a half-century of dream houses, sports cars, shifting fashions and hairstyles, and how Barbara Millicent Roberts (Barbie’s full name) has changed the face of pop culture. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday to Sunday. Geppi’s Entertainment Museum, 2nd Floor, 301 W. Camden St., Baltimore. 410-625-7060, www.geppismuseum.com.
Literary
The Towson Arts Collective hosts its monthly open mic night, TACabaret. 7 p.m. The French Press, 27 E. Chesapeake Ave., Towson. 410-337-5282.
Tots ages 3 to 5 are invited to Preschool Story Time. 10:30 a.m. Free. Enoch Pratt Free Library, Hamilton Branch, 5910 Harford Road, Baltimore. 410-396-6088, www.prattlibrary.org.
Events
Explore the Decker Gallery and waterfront Pavilion for your potential wedding and reception locations at Baltimore Museum of Industry’s popular annual Bridal Show. A variety of vendors including Putting on the Ritz Catering, Kevin Quinlan Photography, Charm City Boot Camp, and Crimson and Clover Florist will be on hand. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Baltimore Museum of Industry, 1415 Key Highway, Baltimore. Free. 410-727-4808, www.thebmi.org.
B’nai Israel Synagogue hosts classes on “The Gospel according to the Jews” for all who want to learn the origins of Judaism. 7:15 p.m. Free. B’nai Israel Synagogue, 27 Lloyd St., Baltimore. 410-732-5454.
Classes at Catonsville Seido Karate kick off on Tuesday and Thursday this week. Seido Karate provides training for self-development, self-defense and physical fitness for adults and children. 6:45 p.m. $15 drop-in. Westchester Community Center, 2414 Westchester Ave., Catonsville. 443-927-9320, www.seidomd.com/catonsville.
