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The city's Summer RAYS camp program is completely booked for the summer, and 400 of the city's youth will get to participate for free regardless of income thanks to an investment from Portsmouth City Council.

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The 30th annual Umoja Festival returns to Portsmouth over the Memorial Day weekend. For three days, residents and visitors can celebrate African-American culture and the local community, and enjoy live entertainment, arts and crafts, and food.

For decades, Willett Hall was unrivaled in Hampton Roads as a premier 1,939-seat auditorium, Shackelford said.