Events are popping up like spring dandelions in my e-mail. Here are some I thought you'd like to know about. More to come in other posts.

Tonight (April 28): 6 p.m. Looney’s Pub, Canton. A portion of all sales benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

April 29: 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m. Fresh Thoughts: A Seafood Dining Trilogy, The National Aquarium. This second dinner focuses on “Shrimp—Getting the Best, Preserving the Environment,” featuring a grilled Marvesta shrimp entree. Part three: “Tilapia—Fish and Family Fun,” June 23.

April 30: 4 p.m. Looney’s Pub at Maple Lawn, extended happy-hour prices to benefit the Washington, DC, walk for breast cancer.

May 4: 6-9 p.m. Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland’s 17th annual Culinary Extravaganza—“The Story of the Meal.” Twenty-three of Baltimore’s top chefs will be cooking up great food, including Jerry Edwards, Duff Goldman, Nancy Longo, and Bill Tien to name a few.

May 20: 6 p.m. Five-course, eco-friendly wine and spirits dinner, Morton’s The Steakhouse in Baltimore, with a live auction to benefit the American Red Cross of Central Maryland.