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• Bill’s Oyster Summer Guest Chef Series Night | Tuesday, July 16 | 4:30 p.m. | Bill’s Oyster, 205 W. 3rd St., Austin | Cost of purchase | Join Chef Colter Peck from Elementary for a collaborative menu of specials at Bill’s Oyster.

• Rooftop Sessions | Wednesday, July 17 | 6-8:30 p.m. | The Contemporary Austin - Jones Center, 700 Congress Ave., Austin | $5 | Head to the rooftop of the Downtown museum for DJ sets, exhibitions, and a performance by Nicotine.
• Tate McRae | Wednesday, July 17 | 6:30 p.m. | Moody Amphitheater, 1401 Trinity St., Austin | $67-$738 | Watch the “greedy” singer, who is known for her dancing skills just as much as her sweet vocals, take the stage.
• Chris Brown | Wednesday, July 17 | 7:30 p.m. | The Moody Center, 2001 Robert Dedman Dr., Austin | $158-$375 | “The 11:11 Tour” stops in ATX with special guests Muni Long and Maeta.

• Third Thursday: After Hours Adult Summer Camp | Thursday, July 18 | 5-7 p.m. | Bullock Texas State History Museum, 1800 Congress Ave., Austin | $13 | Channel your inner child at this event replicating a night at summer camp, complete with crafts, relay races, scavenger hunts, and s’mores cocktails.
• R&B Night: The Groove | Thursday, July 18 | 9-11 p.m. | Devil May Care, 500 W. 6th St., Ste. #100, Austin | Free | Vibe to throwback and modern R&B hits with half-off espresso martinis.

• Austin’s Watershed Protection Department “observed a lot of potentially toxic algae mats” in Lady Bird Lake at Red Bud Isle and Auditorium Shores last week. The entity recorded a rapid uptick from two weeks ago, prompting a second application of lanthanum-modified clay at specific sites yesterday.

• South Congress Avenue is now home to another global brand: Birkenstock‘s sixth company-owned store in the US is open at 1007 S. Congress Ave. Shoppers can find a variety of footwear styles in a space inspired by the brand’s history.

• LeRoy & Lewis will close its food truck at Cosmic Coffee + Beer Garden on Sunday, July 21. The bright side? The team will instead focus on improving its new physical location at 5621 Emerald Forest Dr., including the addition of packaged foods and expansion of its retail section. (Eater Austin)

• The Perseid meteor shower — which passes through every 133 years — begins Wednesday, July 17 and runs through Saturday, Aug. 24. An expert from UT Austin’s astronomy department recommends facing northeast for the best view. (KXAN)

• A new trail could connect Southwest Williamson County Regional Park in Leander to the Brushy Creek Regional Trail in Round Rock. Local leaders hope the proposed trail would improve accessibility between neighborhoods, parks, and schools — and they’re asking for feedback.

• Austin ISD could turn its Anita Ferrales Coy Facility, 4900 Gonzales St., into an affordable housing development with ~700 units of multifamily workforce housing. It would need to rezone the property first, which will go before Austin City Council at its July 18 meeting. (Austin Towers)

• Wide receiver Taz Williams committed to Baylor last weekend — how does that affect the university’s recruiting momentum? Get the biggest stories every day from the local experts of the Baylor Bears with Locked On’s daily podcasts.
  

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• Evan Leroy of Leroy & Lewis Barbecue | Friday, Aug. 2 | Meanwhile Brewing Co.
• Davis Turner of Huckleberry | Friday, Aug. 23 | Uptown Sports Club
• Aaron Franklin of Uptown Sports Club and Franklin Barbecue | Friday, Sept. 6 | Meanwhile Brewing Co.
• Chef Fiore Tedesco of Bambino and L’Oca d’Oro | Friday, Sept. 20 | Uptown Sports Club