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CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT: Highlights from Portsmouth’s nTelos Pavilion’s 2008 season include Etta James this Wed.; Bryan Adams and Foreigner on July 18; Crosby, Stills & Nash on Aug. 1; and Anita Baker on Aug. 16. Tickets: 671-8100; info: www.pavilionconcerts.com.
ART ON THE WATER: Beginning this Thurs., check out Up and Out (above) and other works by Chuck Craig in his solo photography exhibition, A Coastal Focus, on view at Nauticus.
BIG NEWS FOR THE BIG READ: Congratulations to Thomas Nelson Community College’s Aileen Schweitzer and Dr. Thomas Lawrence Long, who were honored by the NEA for their involvement last year in The Big Read program with the Newport News Public Library.
SUMMER ART CAMPS: There are several programs to keep young artists busy this summer, including The Hermitage’s six-week art camp for students age 6-10, beginning July 7, www.thfm.org; Abrakadoodle at the Eastern Shore’s Barrier Islands Center, for ages 3-12, www.abrakadoodle.com, 331-3464; and CAC’s eight-week camps for ages 2-16, www.cacv.org.
FLOWERS & PHOTOS: This weekend, April 25-27, photographer Ty Brown offers a workshop on quality close-ups at the Norfolk Botanical Gardens. Cost is $125, space is limited. www.norfolkbotanicalgarden.org
ODE TO THE EARTH: This Tues. from 7 to 10 p.m., join poets and spoken word artists Eddie Dowe, Mary Frank, Jane Glasser and many more, who will read and perform in celebration of Earth Day at this year’s Gaiafest at the 40th St. Stage. www.40thstreetstage.com
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