Spray paint explodes onto the local art scene with “No Surface Left Untouched,” an exhibit centered on graffiti art – and how it communicates messages about cultures and communities. Artists featured include Arek, Con, Ride, Vose, Mybad, Stab, StabRock, Sky and Szechuan. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. Through Aug. 8. CCBC Catonsvile, Building Q, 800 South Rolling Road, Baltimore. 410-455-4246.
WHO?S IN TOWN
Beth Nielsen Chapman, who first won attention as a great adult contemporary singer with 1990s hits like “The Moment You Were Mine,” “Walk My Way” and “I Keep Coming Back To You” ? in addition to getting a song into the Ashley Judd/Natalie Portman film “Where The Heart Is” ? heads to Annapolis with a new batch of musical numbers. 8 p.m. $25. Rams Head OnStage, 33 West St., Annapolis.
MUSIC
Get punky with a mid-summer night show starring rebel rockers Lower Class Brats, Wednesday Night Heros, The Reticents, The Side Effects and others. 8:30 p.m.The Ottobar, 2549 N. Howard St., Baltimore. 410-662-0069.
Eden?s Lounge?s weekly Organic Soul open mic and spoken word with Fertile Ground and Olu Butterfly is especially sweet in sticky weather. 8 p.m. Free. Eden?s Lounge, 15 W. Eager St., Baltimore. 410-244-0405.
New Haven Lounge hosts an evening of Spoken Word and Live Music on Tuesdays. 8 p.m. $5. New Haven Lounge, 1552 Havenwood Road, Baltimore. 410-366-7416
ART
“Philadelphia Meets Baltimore: Conceptions and Perceptions” focuses on the revived “abstraction” movement taking place in paintings, fibers and sculptures. Works by Philly and Charm City artists are highlighted. Through Tuesday-Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Free. Towson University, Center for the Arts Gallery, Cross Campus Drive and Osler Boulevard, Towson. 410-704-2787.
In “Sanguine Dreams,” Painter/curator Paul Jeanes gathers artists in a range of media that evoke a spirit of rosy optimism, utopia and/or dreaminess. The Artscape Satellite Exhibition asks the question “can hope be enough?” Tuesday through Saturday; 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. Creative Alliance at the Patterson, 3134 Eastern Ave., Baltimore. 410-276-1651.
LECTURE
Kristen Diaz, Community Health Educator, Lifebridge, Sinai Hospital leads tonight?s “Eating to Reduce Stress” class and shopping tour, centered on which foods add to stress and how to make choices that can reduce daily stress and anxiety. 7 p.m. Free, but pre-registration required. Whole Foods Market, 1330 Smith Ave., Baltimore. 410-601-9355
LITERARY
Express yourself at New Haven Lounge‘s Spoken Word and Live Music Night every Tuesday. 8:30 p.m. $5. New Haven Lounge, 1552 Havenwood Road, Baltimore. 410-366-7416.
Johns Hopkins professor and author P.M. Forni discusses his book, “The Civility Solution: What to Do When People are Rude.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Enoch Pratt Free Library, Central Branch, 400 Cathedral St., Baltimore. 410-396-5430.
WINE & DINE
Tonight, Italian cook Daniela Useli creates delicious homemade, four-course dinners inspired by her native Sardinia as Part of Sotto Sopra‘s “Dinner with Daniela” event on Tuesdays. 5:30 to 9 p.m. $35 (excludes tax and gratuity). Reservations recommended. Sotto Sopra Restaurant, 405 N. Charles St., Baltimore. 410-625-0534.
