Didn?t get enough visual stimulus during Artscape weekend? The Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts is doing exhibitions in threes. This week?s the final showdown for De(con)struction, Experience Pastel and Chesapeake Landscapes. Then, a whole new batch of works takes over the galleries. So no matter when you go, you?ll see something fresh and awesome. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, 801 Chase St., Annapolis. 410-263-5544.
WHO?S IN TOWN
Worchester, England native Dave Mason, whose 37-year career includes performing, songwriting and producing, heads to town with David Jacobs-Strain. 8 p.m. $48.50. Rams Head On Stage, 33 West St., Annapolis.
MUSIC
Brazilian thrash-metal band Cavalera Conspiracy evokes old-school Sepultura. Tonight, metalheads can experience them with openers Dillinger Escape Plan, Throwdown, Bury Your Dead and Incite at an all-ages show. 6 p.m. $25 to $27. Rams Head Live, 20 Market Place. 410-244-1131.
Jamaican-born reggae band Morgan Heritage hits town on a pit stop from its Mission In Progress World Tour with Laza from L.M.S. and Irie Love from Hawaii. 7 p.m. $20 to $23. Recher Theatre, 512 York Road, Towson. 410-337-7210.
Rock out with one of the cheapest tickets in town while helping a good cause. Mick O?Shea?s hosts the Man Down Fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. 9:30 p.m. $4 and up. Mick O?Shea?s, 328 N. Charles St., Baltimore. 410-539-7504.
Touring band Eroica, from Boston, delights with prog-rock and a touch of glockenspiel, with Baltimore?s metal-minded, four-piece ensemble Isthmus. 7 p.m. Free. Charm City Art Space, 1729 Maryland Ave., Baltimore.
ART
The solar system gets top billing at Maryland Science Center?s Mapping Our Place is Space exhibit. Learn how stars are born, what happens when galaxies collide and what the solar system looks like from different perspectives. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Members, free; nonmembers, $14.50, children 3 to 12, $10; Seniors,$13.50. Maryland Science Center, 601 Light St., Baltimore. 410-685-5225.
Check outthe Maryland Historical Society?s permanent exhibition Maryland Through the Artist?s Eye. This exhibit showcases 60 objects illustrating Maryland?s history. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. $3 to $5. Maryland Historical Society, 201 W. Monument St., Baltimore. 410-685-3750.
You don?t have to be hungry to indulge in Foodscape, Mount Royal Tavern?s annual off-the-cuff, multimedia exhibit featuring works by local artists inspired by the universally pleasing theme of food. Through August 3. 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Free. Mount Royal Tavern, 1204 W. Mount Royal Ave., Baltimore. 410-669-6686.
Cathedral of Books features replicas of 30 books from the George Peabody collection. Through Oct. 12. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. George Peabody Library, 17 E. Mount Vernon Place. 410-659-8179.
KIDS
Children 6 to 12 get in touch with cute and creepy critters at today?s “Bugs Alive” event, at which The Carrie Murray Nature Center will present live bugs from around the world. 1 p.m. Enoch Pratt Free Library, Forest Park branch, 3023 Garrison Blvd. 410-396-0942.
FILM
Grab the clan and head out for a screening of “Misty of Chincoteague,” a movie based on a book about a family?s challenges with raising a pony. 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Free. Columbia Town Center Lakefront (Lake Kittamaqundi) at Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia. 410-715-3161.
