Good Day Baltimore: Ten fun things to do today

Published July 14, 2008 4:00am ET



The Thriftstore Mystery Paintings” by “Blaster” Al Ackerman ? a series in acrylic that decorate the verso of Ackerman?s first spoken-word album, “I am Drunk,” for Stewart Mostofsky?s EHSE label ? are now on display for ArtScape. The backstory is that Mostofsky, a longtime Ackerman fan, commissioned the artist to decorate album covers with original acrylic paintings. Oh, and Ackerman has been working in mail art, poetry, prose and performance since the early 1970s, so you know these works are going to give off a bit of the psychedelic spirit. Through August 1. 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Free. Gormley Gallery, Fourier Hall, College of Notre Dame of Maryland, 4701 North Charles Street, Baltimore. 410-532-5582.

WHO?S IN TOWN

Country singer Shelby Lynne?s rich voice tears through blues, Southern soul, Western swing ? and adult contempo-pop songs. Hear the Grammy winner dazzle the new alt-country music fan base, with opener Jim Bianco. 7 p.m. $33. Rams Head OnStage, 33 West Street, Annapolis.

MUSIC

Indie rockers Pulling Teeth, Cold World, Iron Age, Trash Talk and Alarmed play back-to-back sets at Talking Head Club?s Monday night music extravaganza. 7 p.m. $10. Talking Head Club, 407 E. Saratoga St., Baltimore. 410-783-7888.

Sure, these dudes dazzle live audiences with smooth and playful musical grooves in all kinds of weather. But there’s no time like summer to kick back with Peabody Jazz Quartet, playing originals and genre standards. 7:30 p.m. $5-8. An die Musik, 409 N. Charles St., Baltimore. 410-385-2638.

Resident drummer and beloved musician Phil Cunneff returns to Cat?s Eye Pub in Fells Point with his jazz trio, tonight and every Monday night in July. 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Free. Cat?s Eye Pub, 1730 Thames St., Baltimore. 410-276-9866

ART

Spend a lazy day gazing at the nautical, fins-and-gils-heavy pieces in Carroll Art Museum’s “Go Fish” exhibit, basking memories of summer vacations and warm weather. Sightings of “Gone Fishing” signs delight the imagination. Visitors will be greeted by a gallery chock full of artful fish in ultimate realism, abstraction and whimsy. Oil paintings, water colors, ceramic platters adorned with whimsical fish, celadon Koi motif vases and metal sculptures await. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. Carroll Arts Center, 91 West Main St., Westminster. 410-848-7272.

Jeanine Turner?s Inaugural Art Exhibit features paintings and photographs of arange of subjects ? from industrial structures to human images. Through August 2. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. Sub-basement Art Studios, 118 N. Howard St., Baltimore. 410-659-6950.

AT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY

The traveling exhibition This is Our Land: Discovering America and the World Through Original Illustrations from Children?s Books features more than 80 original artworks by known illustrators, from the Meridian International Center in Washington, D.C. Through August 2. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free. Enoch Pratt Free Library, Central Brach, 400 Cathedral St., Baltimore. 410-396-5430.

WINE AND DINE

Celebrate Bastille Day at Chef?s Expressions with a savory meal, Hors d?oeuvres and loads of free-flowing wine. Dishes include truffled scallops with beet zest and tobiko. 6 to 9 p.m. $99.95. Gramercy Mansion Bed & Breakfast, 1400 Greenspring Valley Road, Baltimore. 410-561-2433

Join Tony Foreman and chef Michael Costa for tonight?s Fiesta on the Terraza at Pazo. Tapas are abundant with grilled meats, artisanal cheese and more ? all served with wine. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $59 per person, inclusive. Pazo Restaurant, 1425 Aliceanna St., Baltimore. 410-534-7296

FILM

Bring the whole family out tonight to see “The Spiderwick Chronicles” (PG) on the big screen at dusk. 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Free. Columbia Town Center Lakefront (Lake Kittamaqundi) at Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia. 410-715-3161.