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An Artful Array

“Waking Dreams: The Art of the Pre-Raphaelites from the Delaware Art Museum” transports viewers to medieval times with works by Rossetti and contemporaries, in a traveling exhibition making its last stop at Balboa Park’s San Diego Museum of Art, through July 29. 619-232-7931; sdmart.org.

Summer Sessions

Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay presents a jam-packed summer lineup, through August 30. This month, take an alfresco seat for Gregg Allman & Friends (June 3), Indigo Girls (4), Lucinda Williams (5), Mary Chapin Carpenter (10), Lindsey Buckingham (11), Al Jarreau and George Benson (14), Alan Parsons Live Project (21), comedy legends Don Rickles and Joan Rivers (22), Jonny Lang (23), Michael McDonald (24) and Steve Winwood (27). 619-220-8497; humphreysconcerts.com.

Spraying, Stomping and Shaking

The Broadway/San Diego slate for June starts with the fizzy delight Hairspray, June 5-10. Stomp turns trashcans and brooms into dance, June 12-17. All Shook Up quakes the Civic Theatre stage with Elvis tunes, June 26–July 1. 619-570-1100; broadwaysd.com.

Symbols in Silver

Objects of adornment from North and South America, Africa, Asia and Europe shine at Mingei International Museum’s “Symbols of Identity——Jewelry of Five Continents” exhibition, extended through September 23. 619-239-0003; mingei.org.

And Baby Makes Three

Baby, a musical about three couples of varied ages who all wish to have a child, bounces onto the North Coast Repertory Theatre stage May 26–June 24. 858-481-1055; northcoastrep.org.

Paint the Town

Some claim it’s one of the best art shows in San Diego County, if not Southern California. La Jolla Festival of the Arts, June 23-24, 9 to 5, hosts nearly 200 artists displaying paintings, sculpture, serigraphs, fine jewelry, photography and more. There’s also food, live entertainment and a kids’ area. Proceeds from $10 tickets (children 10 and under admitted free) benefit programs for San Diegans with disabilities. UCSD east campus parking lots at Genesee Avenue and Regents Road, 858-456-1268; lajollaartfestival.org.

Feet from Other Places

Sushi Performance & Visual Art’s Blurred Borders Dance Festival premieres works by artists from Taiwan, Los Angeles and San Diego (Yu Dance Theatre, Rodney Mason and the Patricia Rincon Dance Collective), June 7-10. Saville Theatre, C Street at 14th Street, 619-235-8466; sushiart.org.

My Fair County

The theme of this year’s San Diego County Fair, June 8–July 4 (excepting June 11, 12, 18, 19 and 25) at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, is “Salute to Heroes,” celebrating “international, national and local heroes, both human and animal.” Alongside the exhibits, vendors and rides, the Summer Concert Series features major recording artists, bands and comedians on the Grandstand Stage. There’s also live reggae on Tuesdays, sponsored by 91X; classic rock on Wednesdays (KGB); blues on Thursdays (Jazz 88), and much more music on numerous stages. 2260 Jimmy Durante Boulevard, 858-755-1161; sdfair.com.

Marvin’s in Charge

The San Diego Symphony uncorks its 2007 Summer Pops season with Star-Spangled Pops performances June 29–July 1 at 7:30 in Embarcadero Marina Park South. The star-studded artist lineup includes Aaron Neville, Clay Aiken, Burt Bacharach and the Cirque du Symphonie. And don’t miss Oscar-winning composer Marvin Hamlisch, the symphony’s principal pops conductor, helming “Marvin at the Movies” next month (July 27 and 28). 619-235- 0804; sandiegosymphony.com.

Woolf in Sheepish Clothing

The dark side of marriage and make-believe is illuminated in Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, at the Old Globe Theatre through June 24. 619-234-5623; theoldglobe.org.

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