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• Justin Taylor in Conversation With Jon Raymond | Tuesday, April 23 | 7 p.m. | Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W. Burnside St., Portland | Free | The former “Rev Beach” child actor discusses his new book “Reboot” in which he chronicles a journey to restart his life through speculative comedy.

• “Nassim” | Wednesday, April 24-Sunday, May 12 | Times vary | Portland Center Stage, 128 NW 11th Ave., Portland | $25-$54.50 | A new, unrehearsed local performer joins playwright Nassim Soleimanpour on stage each night of this production which demonstrates the power of language.

• Portland Spring Cider Fest | Thursday, April 25-Sunday, April 28 | 11 a.m.-9 p.m. | Pine Street Taproom, 126 SW Second Ave., Portland | $25 | More than 40 cideries will pour their fruity, fermented elixirs at this festival; admission includes 12 tastings and a complimentary glass.
• Gayme On | Thursday, April 25 | 7-11:59 p.m. | Back2Earth, 3536 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Portland | Free | Bring your Nintendo Switch or a favorite board game for a night of Magic: The Gathering, video gaming, and making new friends.
• “Sh-Boom! Life Could Be A Dream” | Thursday, April 25-Sunday, April 28 | Times vary | Broadway Rose New Stage, 12850 SW Grant Ave., Tigard | $30-$54 | Relive the days of yesteryear with nostalgic oldies hits as a fledgling doo-wop singing group pursues their dreams of making it to the big time.

• By late June, 740 people working at Nike’s world headquarters in Beaverton will lose their jobs. The company announced in February it planned to cut 2% of its global workforce — which is about 83,000 employees strong — “to right-size our organization to get after our biggest growth opportunities.” (KGW)

• This Thursday, April 25, the city of Portland’s Bureau of Development Services will debut changes to its application process for new single-family residences and accessory dwelling units permits. The changes aim to make the experience more streamlined and user-friendly by eliminating unnecessary steps and providing clear instructions.

• Salmon Creek shoppers, get ready to stock your pantries with dark chocolate peanut butter cups and jars of pumpkin butter — Clark County’s second Trader Joe’s location is set to open Thursday, May 2. The store is approx. eight miles north of downtown Vancouver at 14019 NE 10th Ave. (Delish + Portland Business Journal)

• Since 2019, Ground Score Association has been building a more environmentally and socially aware Portland by creating and filling low-barrier waste management jobs. Its ranks consist of “informal recyclers, waste pickers, canners, dumpster divers, and other environmental workers” — many of whom live outside. Workers are paid living wages and have healthcare access.

• Portland’s first Chick-fil-A will take over a building occupied by The Venue Gentleman’s Club between Southeast Stark and Washington streets. The 1984 building will be renovated inside and out, but will not include a drive-thru. The fried chicken fast food chain has eight existing locations in the metro area. (Montavilla News + The Oregonian/Oregon Live)

• Food cart pods are baked into Portland’s modern food culture, but back in 2012, the concept was still gathering momentum. That’s the year Rose City Food Park was founded in Northeast Portland — and it’s flown relatively under the radar ever since. You’ll find carts offering a range of cuisines, from breakfast bites to Tibetan-Indian momos. (Portland Monthly)

• Looking for a bit of light reading during National Poetry Month? We recommend checking out these five poems written by our readers, which were submitted in our PDXtoday Poetry Contest. Then, vote for your favorite. We’ll announce the winner in a newsletter later this week.

• Talk Like Shakespeare Day. Celebrate the Bard’s 460th birthday by swapping “you” and “they” for “thou,” “thee,” and “ye.” Bonus points for crafting cunning rhymes and epigrammatic insults. Just remember: brevity is the soul of wit. Hear the pros deliver true prose at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland.

• Mock drafts are generating online buzz; plus, Rip City bid farewell to assistant Steve Hetzel. Get the biggest stories every day from the local experts of the Portland Trail Blazers with Locked On’s daily podcasts.
  

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