Author Peter Zheutlin shares the story of his great-grand aunt, Annie Cohen Kopchovsky, who, in 1894, was the first women to ride a bicycle around the world. Zheutlin's book "Around the World on Two Wheels" uses foreign and domestic newspapers, personal letters and family artifacts to tell her story. Zheutlin is a freelance journalist whose work appears regularly in The Boston Globe. Optional 10-mile bike ride to the waterfront begins at 6 p.m., followed by a reading at 7:30 p.m. Refreshments served. $5 donation recommended. A Hadassah event sponsored by Congregation Beth Israel, Lakeside Bicycles, the National Council of Jewish Women and Urban Jews PDX/Machar. 6 p.m. Congregation Beth Israel, 1972 NW Flanders. 503-244-6389.