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GREAT CAUSES Animal lovers are invited to local fundraising events benefiting dogs and kittens in Gilroy and Morgan Hill, Feb. 22.

MORGAN HILL KITTEN SHOWER

GILROY PASTA FEED

GILROY JAZZ NIGHT

SANTA CRUZ SEASIDE CRAFTS

Cat lovers are invited to help Town Cats, a nonprofit cat shelter working to restore health and find homes for homeless cats, prepare for another busy kitten season. Bring along a gift or donation for the cats and learn more about fostering kittens until they can find their forever homes. All gifts will help Town Cats support the Foster Program. Saturday, Feb. 22, noon3pm at Town Cats of Morgan Hill, 195 San Pedro Ave. For information, visit towncats.org. The Operation Freedom Paws (OFP) Annual Pasta Feed is a night of allyou-can eat pasta. A variety of pasta for all tastes, salad and garlic bread will be available, with proceeds benefiting OFP. This non-profit organization matches disabled veterans, adults and children with rescued dogs and trains them together. Silent auctions, drawings and the opportunity to meet some OFP Service Dog Teams will also be featured. Saturday, Feb. 22, 6-9pm at Old City Hall, 7400 Monterey St. For tickets and information, visit operationfreedompaws.org. Award-winning Bay Area Jazz and R&B vocalist Tracy Cruz will perform at Gallery 1202’s Jazz Night. Cruz and her band, Instrumentali-T, will perform jazz numbers throughout the night while guests enjoy local wine and hors d'oeuvres. Jazz Night will be hosted amongst the abstract expressionist works of Helen Bellaver. Saturday, Feb. 22, 8-9:30pm at Gallery 1202, 7363 Monterey Road. For tickets and information, visit gallery1202.com. Seymour Center at Long Marine Lab presents Sunday Seaside Crafts. The entire family is invited to head to this seaside learning center to enjoy creating and taking home a souvenir from the crafts room. Find out what gray whales eat by making a window sun catcher, create a fancy fish or build a seal or sea lion puppet while encountering the world of ocean exploration and discovery. Sunday, Feb. 23, 1-3pm at Seymour Marine Discovery Center, 100 McAllister Way. For information, visit seymourcenter.ucsc.edu.