FILM
Public Enemies:
Johnny Depp plays lovable knaves like no one else, so it's no surprise that he feels right at home behind the tommy gun as 1930s gangster John Dillinger. And what's a bad boy without a gal at his side and a G-man on his tail? A-listers Marion Cotillard and Christian Bale round out director Michael Mann's all-star cast. In theaters Wednesday.
CONCERT
Guggenheim Grotto :
This up-and-coming Irish folk-pop band finally gets the First Thursday concert series up and running this week. Rain and problems with the grass in Mount Vernon Place park have derailed the summer staple for two months now. Let's hope the band brings the luck of the Irish with them. Show starts 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the west park.
Web: wtmd.org
POP MUSIC
'Wilco (The Album)' by Wilco:
Frontman Jeff Tweedy and company are back for this highly self-referential album. While the new songs aren't as groundbreaking as the ones on, say, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, it will more than appease the Chicago band's rabid fan base. It's mostly bright and fun and even features a guest spot from Canadian indie rocker Feist. In stores Tuesday.
ART
'MFA in Studio Art:
Thesis Exhibition':
MICA students like Kelly Valdez have taken on the traditional painting assignment of a landscape and given it an edge. Instead of rolling hills, artists explore urban and "atrocity" landscapes with multilayered and comic-book-inspired pieces. Opens Monday at multiple galleries on the MICA campus.
Web: mica.edu
HOLIDAY
Fourth of July Celebration:
Independence Day always brings out the temptation for DIY pyrotechnics. Before you lose any fingers, remember that the Inner Harbor has you covered. The professional (and safe) fireworks start at 9:30 p.m. Saturday. The Naval Academy's Electric Brigade will provide the music.
Web: bop.org
TV
Hung :
"Hey, sugar. Donnie's here." That bit of dialogue pretty much sums up the premiere of this new HBO drama about a high-school basketball coach by day, well-endowed gigolo by night. This comic take on the decline of the American Dream starring Thomas Jane (below) is raunchy, cheesy and endearingly sad. Airs 10 p.m. Sunday on HBO.
FILM
'Raiders of the Lost Ark':
You've probably seen Indiana Jones' first on-screen adventure a dozen times on DVD. But trust me: The Nazi face-melting scene is so much better outside under the stars. The American Visionary Art Museum hosts the screening 9 p.m. Thursday in Federal Hill Park. Raiders is one of several screenings set for the harbor area this summer.
