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• “Company” | Tuesday, July 16-Sunday, July 21 | Times vary | Keller Auditorium, 222 SW Clay St., Portland | $34.75-$129.75 | Harried by questions of marriage and singleness, 35-year-old Bobbie tries to navigate modern life in this Tony Award-winning musical by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth.

• The Butterflies of Oregon | Wednesday, July 17 | 6-7 p.m. | Online | $20-$30 | Join the Bird Alliance of Oregon for an educational talk covering some of our state’s 150 butterfly species, including where and when to spot them.

• Stewardship Day at the Lents Park Nature Patch | Thursday, July 18 | 8-11 a.m. | Lents Park, 4808 SE 92nd Ave., Portland | Free | Volunteer your time to help pull weeds and maintain one of Portland’s natural habitat areas where wildlife like native pollinators can thrive.
• Street Bazaar at The Square | Thursday, July 18 | 5-9 p.m. | Pioneer Courthouse Square, 701 SW Sixth Ave., Portland | Free | Stick around to experience the vibrant energy of Portland’s food, beverage, art, and music scenes.
• Harefest | Thursday, July 18-Saturday, July 20 | Times vary | Clackamas County Event Center, 694 NE Fourth Ave., Canby | $29-$149 | Attend “the mother of all tribute festivals” and rock out to 27 cover bands performing across four stages, with food and on-site camping available.

• Rainbow Moon Silent Disco | Friday, July 19 | 7:30-9:30 p.m. | Leach Botanical Garden, 6704 SE 122nd Ave., Portland | $30 | Celebrate Pride at the garden’s first-ever “botanical queer dance party” with tunes curated by DJ Jess the Ripper.

• The Interstate 5 bridge replacement project received more federal funding, this time amounting to $1.5 billion. Awarded by the Federal Highway Administration, the boost “will promote regional and national economic growth and support local jobs and broader workforce opportunities,” Gov. Tina Kotek said. (Portland Business Journal)

• Downtown Portland’s Block 216 tower is officially complete. Developer BPM Real Estate Group announced the milestone last week, capping the five-year project that ushered in the Northwest’s first Ritz-Carlton. The $600 million tower includes a five-star luxury hotel, condos, offices, and a 20th-floor restaurant. (Portland Business Journal)

• Vancouver is the first city in Washington with a Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers location. The Louisiana-born fast food chain opens its new outpost today at 12601 SE Second Circle with giveaways and prizes up for grabs. Downtown Portland’s Pioneer Place is home to the PNW’s only other Raising Cane’s. (KOIN)

• A new online scientific journal aims to be more accessible and collaborative than its contemporaries. David Green, an ecologist whose resume includes time at OSU’s Institute for Natural Resources, launched the Portland-based Stacks Journal as a more affordable option for academic publishing, with a review process that takes mere weeks. (OPB)

• American Dream Pizza has closed after nearly four decades of business. A note on the pizzeria’s front door described the closure as temporary and indicated the business on Northeast Glisan Street was looking for a new owner. Former President Barack Obama famously ate at American Dream in Corvallis in 2008. (The Oregonian/Oregon Live)

• A new assistant coach and the first NBA Summer League game in the books, plus a look at the core trio of Donovan Clingan, Kris Murray, and Rayan Rupert — local Trail Blazers expert Mike Richman brings you stories like these every day on Locked On’s daily podcast.

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