NORFOLK, Va., Oct. 27 -- Old Dominion University issued the following news release:

Grab your shades, because the sun is rising at Old Dominion University.

"Helios" - a giant, inflatable sculpture of the star at the center of our solar system - will take center stage for the Barry Art Museum's Sixth Annual Public Arts Festival on Nov. 6 and 7 outside the museum on 43rd Street in Norfolk, Virginia.

After bringing the Moon and Mars to campus in past years, the festival continues its planetary journey with another large-scale work from Luke Jerram, the artist behind "Museum of the Moon" and "Mars."

At a scale of 1:200 million, "Helios" will make its North American debut for the festival, which runs from 5-9 p.m. each night and is free and ...