Empty Bowls Dinner at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Easton. 5 to 7 p.m. Proceeds to benefit Talbot County food pantries. Tickets are $20 and include soup and the handmade bowl in which it is served. Advance reservations required. For more info. tel: 410-822-6452 or visit www.mscf.org.

Concert: Baltimore Mandolin Orchestra at the Avalon Theatre, Easton. Founded in 1925, with roughly 30 members, the BMO is an ensemble of mandolins, mandolas, mandocellos, mandobasses and classical guitars. They play a mix of classical music, show tunes, marches, rags and a variety of other popular tunes. 3 p.m. $20/$15 student/senior. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299.

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.

Play: The Tred Avon Players present Seven Keys to Baldpate by George M. Cohan, directed by Zack Schlag, at the Oxford Community Center. Fri. and Sat., 8 p.m., Sun., 2 p.m. and Thurs., 7 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-226-0061.