TUESDAY, FEB. 23, 2010 >>>

1. REI in Tacoma hosts a free Snowshoeing Basics class at 7 p.m.

2. Portland artist Jef Gunn's Undo Every Woven show - paintings, prints, photographs and mixed media collages capturing Oregon's high dessert - is on display from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Traver Gallery.

3. Award-winning NPR journalist and author Naseem Rakha will present a workshop "Writing For Change" at 6 p.m. inside the Olympia Timberland Library.

4. Guitarist Patrick Dethlefs performs at 7 p.m. inside the Mandolin Café.

5. Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill hosts a benefit for Bikers Fighting Cancer featuring the band Koz Of Konfusion at 8 p.m.

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