THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, September 29, 1995 TAG: 9509280134
SECTION: DAILY BREAK PAGE: E3 EDITION: FINAL
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WEEKEND
NEPTUNE FESTIVAL XXII winds up its three-week celebration with a weekend full of fun in Virginia Beach. You'll find everything from music and fireworks to sandcastle and surfing competitions. Country musician Larry Stewart (pictured here) hits the 17th Street Stage at 8 p.m. Saturday for a free concert. Other country headliners include Jeff Carson at 8 tonight and George Ducas at 4 p.m. Saturday. You'll find the fireworks sizzling at 9:30 p.m. Saturday at the 14th Street Pier. Saturday and Sunday will also find people dig into the ever popular Sandcastle Classic and shoving off in the Surfing Classic. There are plenty of other events, so check the listings inside.
- Roy Bahls
SATURDAY
SPECTACULAR VIDEO FOOTAGE and dramatic photo murals highlight the ``To See the Sea: The Underwater Vision of Al Giddings,'' exhibition opening Saturday at Norfolk's Nauticus, The National Maritime Center. For 30 years Al Giddings has been venturing beneath the waves to capture the colorful marine environment and its exotic creatures on film. Because of his work on the movies ``The Deep'' and ``The Abyss,'' along with the CBS special ``Titanic - Treasures of the Deep'' and many National Geographic programs, he is considered by many as the world's best underwater photographer. Hours: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. $7.50; $6.50 for seniors, military, students (13-17) and AAA members; $5 ages 6-12. 664-1000. The traveling exhibit continues through Jan. 31.
- Roy Bahls
SUNDAY
PHOTOGRAPHERS Gwen Akin and Allan Ludwig have made an art form out of shooting beautiful platinum prints of dead animals, from owls to octopi.
The artists will talk about their collaborative work Sunday at 2 p.m. at The Chrysler Museum of Art.
Also on view by Akin-Ludwig is ``The Women Series: 1992-1994,'' an installation of more than 200 black-and-white photographs of women dating from the late 19th century to the 1960s. Famous or anonymous, all pictures are treated the same - placed in oval frames of varying sizes and arranged on the gallery walls like strange bubbles.
Michael Light - whose ``Blue Light'' sculptural installation reflects on such issues as ``Who owns America?'' - also will speak at 2 p.m. Sunday.
The talks are free. Afterwards, the artists will meet the public in the galleries where their work is on display. The museum is at 245 W. Olney Road., Norfolk. The photo shows continue through Oct. 15. Call 664-6200.
- Teresa Annas
IF YOU MISSED the world premiere of ``Simon Bolivar,'' Thea Musgrave's opera about the South American liberator, here's good news: You can hear it for free without getting all dressed up. The Virginia Opera production will be featured Saturday at 1:30 p.m. on National Public Radio's ``World of Opera.'' The broadcast, on WHRO-FM (90.3), includes interviews with Musgrave, company general director Peter Mark and members of the cast.
Craig Shapiro by CNB