Auditions scheduled

Auditions for “Crimes of the Heart,” a play by Beth Henley and directed by Lance Petersen, are 5-8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Mariner Theatre. For more information, call 235-7333 or 299-0447.

Artist award received

Andrew Hilsabeck, of Homer, received a Rasmuson Foundation Individual Artist Award in the multi-discipline, new genre category. The Foundation received more than 155 applications from artists across the state.

Photographers honored

Winners of the 11th annual Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival Amateur Photo Contest are: Wayne Thompson, best of show; Carole Comeau, first place wildlife; Dewain Tollefsrud, first place scenic; John Rogers, first place black and white. Honorable mentions in each category: Marge Tillion, Rachel Allison and Quinten Arndt. Entries will be displayed at NOMAR through May 21.

Council has busy summer

Homer Council on the Arts has the following summer events:

• The Mad Hatters second annual tea party, June 3 at Land’s End. Hat makeover submissions are due by May 26. Tickets $10 for members; $15 for nonmembers.
• Renee Jahnke’s art camp for grades K-2, June 12-15, is limited to 15. Early registration is recommended; $50 for members, $65 for nonmembers.
• Bearfoot Bluegrass Camp signup sheets are available at HCOA. Camp is June 12-15.

There is a full moon visionary art gathering at the Backdoor Studio from 6-8 p.m., May 12. The studio is located beneath Bunnell Street Gallery.