Good Day Baltimore: G. Love and Special Sauce performs tonight at Pier 6

Published August 16, 2008 4:00am ET



Philly’s finest homeboy and his posse G. Love and Special Sauce return to the big stage for a funky evening with John Butler Trio. 5:30 p.m. $22 and up. Pier Six Concert Pavilion, 732 Eastern Ave., Baltimore. 410-481-7328.

WHO’S IN TOWN

The pop-jazz phenom who calls herself Suede hits town with her breed of piano-guitar-trumpet tunes. 8 p.m. $27.50. Rams Head On Stage, 33 West St., Annapolis.

MUSIC

Fells Point watering hole Cats Eye Pub eases you into the workweek with an explosive musical evening starring local bands Steve Kraemer & the Bluesicians, T.T. Tucker and Bum Rush Band. 8 p.m. Free. Cat’s Eye Pub, 1730 Thames St., Baltimore. 410-276-9866

Punk-rock bands Titus Andronicus, Engine, Terra Dactyls and Moscow Telephone play distortion pedal-infused tunes. 9 p.m. $5. The Ottobar, 2549 N. Howard St., Baltimore. 410-662-0069

ART

Art in the Park: Reflections & Other Inspirations with R.H. Wiegand features the Maryland botanist’s photographs of a large range of natural subjects. Head to the free reception Sunday afternoon to meet Wiegand, who has been botanizing and photographing for the state for 40 years. Light refreshments will be available. 2 to 6 p.m. Free; donations welcome. 5100 Deer Park Road, Owings Mills. 410-922-3044.

Temporary exhibit The Faces of Ancient Arabia takes the viewer on a journey back to the land of the Queen of Sheba in Southern Arabia with almost 100 works of Yemeni alabaster sculpture dating back to the sixth century B.C. Through Sept. 7. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. The Walters Art Museum, 600 N. Charles St., Baltimore. 410-547-9000

KIDS

Kids learn from volunteer naturalists about nature’s most gifted engineer at Sunday afternoon’s Leave it to Beavers. Then, they’ll get a bark picture frame for your favorite summer photo. Ages 4 and up. 10 to 11:30 a.m. $2. Hilton Area Shelter #245, 1100 Hilton Avenue, Catonsville. 410-461-5005.

THEATER

The musical “All Shook Up,” named after the infamous Elvis Presley tune, tells Joe DePeitro’s story of a small Midwestern town fearful of modern music and dancing. 8:30 p.m. $15 to $18. Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre, 143 Compromise St., Annapolis. 410-268-9212.

LITERARY

Dan Jenkins, poet and philosophy teacher for the Community College of Baltimore County; Marianne Amoss, a Baltimore Book Festival vet, and Jamie Gaughran-Perez are the main attractions at Minas’ low-key matinee poetry reading. 4 p.m. Minas Gallery, 815 W. 36th St., Baltimore. 410-732-4258

SHOP

Browse and buy old books, posters, toys, albums and more at the Arbutus Volunteer Fire Department Record and CD Show. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. Arbutus Fire Hall, 5200 Southwestern Blvd., Arbutus. 410-455-0418.

EVENTS

Eat a cannoli and a slice of pizza, play bocce and dance the tarantella at the St. Gabriel Festival. Noon to 8 p.m. $1. St. Leo the Great Roman Catholic Church, Exeter and Stiles streets. 410-675-5903.

Learn how to reduce the cost of groceries at “Slice Your Food Bill: A Two Part Series,” taught by registered dietitian Mark Rifkin. 7 to 8:30 p.m. $45. Ruscombe Mansion Community Health Center, 4801 Yellowwood Avenue, Baltimore. 410-367-7300.