The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra?s Star-Spangled Spectacular will take place at Oregon Ridge Park tonight at 8 p.m. Guest conductor Constantine Kitsopoulos will lead the BSO in patriotic favorites, including Tchaikovsky?s “1812 Overture” and Sousa?s “Stars and Stripes Forever.”
The concert will begin with the National Anthem, sung by 13-year-old Vibav Mouli of Reisterstown, one of the winners of the BSO?s “Oh Say Can You Sing” competition.
Program highlights include “An American Hymn” and “Shenandoah” featuring bass-baritone Robert Cantrell and “The Gettysburg Address,” an original orchestral score by BSO bassist Jonathan Jensen to accompany the reading of the famous Abraham Lincoln speech.
Concertgoers are invited to bring lawn chairs, blankets and picnic dinners. Gates will open at 5 p.m. Patrons are invited to come early and enjoy dinner, drinks and desserts from local vendors, as well as family activities.
Tickets are $9 to $18. Oregon Ridge Park is located at 13401 Beaver Dam Road in Cockeysville. Click here for more information.
Around Town
Exhibit“To Overthrow or Overturn” addresses themes of accident, disaster, catastrophe and their outcomes at the School 33 Art Center.
INFO: Noon to 4 p.m. Saturday; School 33 Art Center, 1427 Light St., Baltimore; Free; 410-396-4641.
Festival
The First Sunday Arts Festival in Annapolis is held every Sunday from May through October, featuring crafts vendors, artists, live music, street performers and sidewalkdining.
INFO: Noon to 5 p.m. Sunday; First Sunday Arts Festival Annapolis, 49 West St., Annapolis; Free; 410-741-3267.
Kids
The B&O Railroad Museum?s train ride season runs through December ? visitors can ride the rails of the first commercial railroad track in America.
INFO: Beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday; B&O Railroad Museum, 901 W. Pratt St., Baltimore; $8 to $14; 410-752-2490, ext. 214.
Music
Baltimore indie rockers Bond and Bentley will perform with Laredo, Maddog Ants, Miseuphoria and Gene Gregory at Rams Head.
INFO: 7 p.m. Saturday; Rams Head Live, 20 Market Place, Baltimore; $9; 410-244-1131.
