MONDAY, FEB. 22, 2010 >>>

1. The Cave Singers and the Duchess & the Duke perform at 8 p.m. inside The New Frontier Lounge.

2. Olympia author Deborah Jane Ross reads from her book The Schneiders of Schneider Creek: Rediscovering a Pioneer Family at noon inside the State Capital Museum.

3. When Kevin Powell was a member of the very first Real World, the beast was nowhere near the depressing culture suck it is today. Powell went on to write for just about every magazine that's worth two shits, publish books, interview and profile both Tupac and Colin Powell, and become a Writing Fellow for the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies - among other things. Hear him speak at 6 p.m. inside the University of Washington Tacoma's Longshoremans Hall.

4. Swing Reunion Orchestra featuring Melanie Vail will perform at 7 p.m. inside the Imperial Dragon Restaurant.

5. Lisa Shapiro will lecture on "Gender And Philosophy in Early Modern Europe" at 7:30 p.m. inside the University Center at Pacific Lutheran University.

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