The Cascade Blues Association said of his latest album, “Resting Place,” “Robb’s performance is flawless and mind-bending. ... It ties the Blues bond between Memphis and Portland and makes you realize that wherever he plays, Terry Robb is a master.”

Author reads Saturday

Award-winning author Robert Hemley visits Homer at 7:30 p.m. Saturday as part of the Kachemak Bay Campus visiting writers series. Hemley reads in the Campus Commons of the east campus. Author of seven books of fiction and nonfiction, Hemley’s latest book is “Invented Eden: The Elusive, Disputed Hoax of the Tasaday.” His other books include, “The Last Studebaker,” a novel, and the short story collections “The Big Ear” and “All You Can Eat.” A graduate of the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, he has taught at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and the University of Utah. He is director of the nonfiction writing program at the University of Iowa.

Alaska Ocean Film Festival returns

Last year, almost 150 people braved a blizzard to attend the Alaska Ocean Film Festival. The festival returns at 6 p.m. Feb. 8, at the Homer Theatre. Short films from a minute to 45 minutes long include the spotlight film, “Fisher Poets,” about Alaska fishermen who tell stories of life at sea through prose and poetry. Another Alaska film is crab fisherman John Whittier’s “Bering Sea,” which organizer Butch Allen of the Alaska Center for the Environment describes as “more like a high adrenaline ski film than your run of the mill documentary.”

With short introductions, the series runs about two hours and 14 minutes. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for seniors, students and children, on sale at the Homer Theatre. For a complete list and descriptions, visit www.alaskaoceansfestival.org.

Tickets on sale now for upcoming concerts

Tickets are on sale now for Peter Mulvey. Brought to Homer by Downward Dog Productions, he plays at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16 at Duggan’s Waterfront Pub. Compared to Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen and Randy Newman, Mulvey’s most recent album is “The Knuckleball Suite,” on Signature Sounds Recordings. Tickets are $18 in advance, $20 at the door, and available at Duggan’s, Solstice Music and the Homer Bookstore, or online through www.Inticketing.com. For more information on upcoming Downward Dog concerts, visit www.downwarddogalaska.com.

Hooray Cartoon Sun brings another evening of rock concerts to Homer at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, at the Best Western Bidarka Inn. A benefit for South Peninsula Haven House, admission is $7. Bands include Token Counter Slug, Casualties to the Cause, The Creatures, Fistfight in the Legislature and Mr. Roily and his Kooky Klams.

Art for Kids starts next week

The popular Art for Kids classes start next week at the Homer Council on the Arts. Taught by Renee Jahnke, sessions are offered 3:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesdays Feb. 7-March 14 for children in grades three to six and 3:30-4:30 p.m. Thursdays Feb. 8-March 15 for children in grades kindergarten through second. Note that this is a six-week session.