Meeting: Tilghman Chess Club of Talbot County at the St. Michaels Community Center. 1 to 3:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-886-2030.

Meeting: Tidewater Stamp Club at the Mayor and Council Bldg., Easton. 7:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-1371.

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.

Academy for Lifelong Learning: The Woods IN Your Backyard - How to Create and Enhance Natural Areas Around Your Home with Nevin Dawson, University of Maryland Extension, Forest Stewardship Educator. 1 to 4 p.m. at the Van Lennep Auditorium, Steamboat Building, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. For more info. tel: 410-745-2916, ext. 111.

Stroke Support Group at the Talbot County Free Library, St. Michaels. 2 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-745-5877.

Academy for Lifelong Learning: Cooking Full Tilt with Captain Rick at The Manor House, Londonderry Retirement Community, Easton. 3 to 4:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-745-2916, ext. 111.

Academy of Lifelong Learning: Religion and Evolution with Samuel Barnett at the Talbot County Free Library, St. Michaels. 9:30 to 11 a.m. In a series of four 90-minute conversations we will explore the various positions of religion and evolution. For more info. tel: 410-745-2916, ext. 111.

Social Time for Seniors at the St. Michaels Community Center, every Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Preschool Storytime at the Talbot County Free Library, Easton. 2 to 3 p.m. for children ages 3 to 5. No adult required. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626.