Academy for Lifelong Learning: Canals, They Go Where? with Ted Clark at the Van Lennep Auditorium, Steamboat Building, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. 1 to 2:30 p.m. Course participants will gain an appreciation of a way of life and transportation that started 185 years ago and is still viable today. For more info. tel: 410-745-2916, ext. 111.

2010 Art Competition Exhibit on view at Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely. Now in its 11th year, the show has grown to draw many entries from diverse artists from the Mid-Atlantic and beyond. For more info. tel: 410-634-2847, ext. 0.

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper hosted by Christ Church St. Michaels Parish and assisted by Boy Scout Troop #741. 5 to 7 p.m. Feast on pancakes and sausage. $6 per person or $18 per family. For more info. tel: 410-745-9076.

Academy for Lifelong Learning: American Musics - Cajun and the Blues with John Gillespie at the Talbot County Free Library, St. Michaels. 10:30 a.m. to noon. Examine the origins of Cajun music and the blues, their development throughout the 20th century and their influence on other popular musics. For more info. tel: 410-745-2916, ext. 111.

First Step Storytime at the Talbot County Free Library, Easton. 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. for children 2 and under with an adult. 10:45 to 11:30 a.m. for 2- to 3-year-olds with an adult. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626.