Del McCoury, Buckcherry, Chris Tucker and the Big Glen Burnie Carnival on tap for the Baltimore area this week

The Big Glen Burnie Carnival

Northern Anne Arundel County’s premier summer event, a Glen Burnie tradition dating back to 1908, is a neighborhood carnival in the classic tradition: food, games, rides (from the kid-friendly Tea Cups to the more rambunctious Tilt-a-Whirl) and tons of good-time atmosphere. Save room for a hot dog or three. Opens Friday and runs through Aug. 6 (closed Sunday) behind the Glen Burnie Improvement Association building, 19 Crain Highway South. 6:30 p.m.-11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 6:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday. Free ($1.50 ride tickets). gbia.org.

Susie’s Cause Bluegrass-Folk Festival

Bluegrass great Del McCoury and the Del McCoury Band headline, with additional performances by Sarah Jarosz, the Seldom Scene, Mipso, the Stray Birds, Tim and Savannah Finch with the Eastman String Band and the Ken and Brad Kolodner Quartet. Proceeds benefit the Susan Cohan Colon Cancer Foundation. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday at Oregon Ridge Park, 13401 Beaver Dam Road in Cockeysville. $55-$155. coloncancerfoundation.org.

‘The Music of David Bowie’

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (plus a full rock band) pays tribute to the Thin White Duke. 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral St. $25-$65. Bsomusic.org.

Buckcherry

L.A.’s finest, guaranteed to be taking no prisoners. 7:30 tonight at Rams Head Live, 20 Market Place in Power Plant Live. $23. ramsheadlive.com.

Baltimore Improv Festival

Seven “world-class” comedy shows (so they say, and we know of no reason not to believe them) and two days of improv workshops make up this 10th annual chance for Baltimore to spend the better part of a week laughing. Kicks off at 7:30 p.m. Monday and runs through 9:30 p.m. next Sunday at Baltimore Theatre Project, 45 W. Preston St. Shows are $5-$12 ($55 for an all-festival pass, $25 for Friday or Saturday night passes); workshops are $25-$40. baltimoreimprovfestival.org.

Tinderbox Circus Sideshow

“Timeless acts of shock and amazement with a punk rock presentation.” Featuring the Human Blockhead, the Bed of Nails, the Human Pincushions, the Human Crazy Straw and more. If ever something sounded can’t miss… 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Ottobar, 2549 N. Howard St. $10. Theottobar.com.

Chris Tucker

Funny guy, with an energy level that does not know the meaning of the word “restrained.” 8 p.m. Friday at the Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric, 140 W. Mount Royal Ave. $42-$62. lyricbaltimore.com.

Vivian Owens and Khymari

Live R&B and neo-soul at the irreplaceable civic treasure that is the Arch Social Club, 2426 Pennsylvania Ave. 5 p.m.-9 p.m. today. $20. archsocialclub.com.

Rainbow Fest

What would normally be the 5th annual LGBTQA Film Festival at the Creative Alliance, 3134 Eastern Ave., is being expanded this year to include not only films, but also performances, comedy from Isaac Oliver (7:30 p.m. Thursday, $17-$20) and a closing-night drag party (9:30 p.m. Saturday, $5-$10). The all-inclusive fun starts at 5:30 p.m. Thursday with a happy hour at the CA’s Marquee Lounge, then runs through Saturday; among the highlights is director Stu Maddux’s “Reel in the Closet” (5:30 p.m. Saturday), a compendium of LGBT home movies dating back to the 1930s. Movie tickets are $10-$12, $25-$30 for an all-fest pass. creativealliance.org.

‘Planet of the Apes’

Charlton Heston and a bunch of actors in ape outfits (don’t laugh; the guy responsible for the makeup won an Oscar) in the 1968 original and still the best of the “Apes” movies. “Take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!” 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. today and Wednesday at area theaters, including the Cinemark Towson, 111 E. Joppa Rd. ($8.50-$11.50), AMC Owings Mills 17, 10100 Mill Run Circle ($13.25), Regal Bel Air Cinema Stadium 14, 409 Constant Friendship Blvd. ($13.13), AMC Columbia 14, 10300 Little Patuxent Pkwy. ($16.13) and Cinemark Egyptian 24, 7000 Arundel Mills Circle ($8.25-$11.25). fathomevents.com.