Best Bets
Published 9:30 pm Wednesday, January 21, 2026
You know the drill — for information on upcoming events happening on the peninsula, take a look at these Best Bets.
BEST LEGISLATIVE TOWN HALL BET: Kenai Peninsula Votes and the League of Women Voters of the Kenai are sponsoring a virtual town hall with Sen. Gary Stevens on Wednesday, Jan. 28 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Register in advance to attend; this is your chance to hear about the current legislative session in Juneau. Sen. Stevens will answer questions posted by constituents in the Zoom chat. Registration is available through Zoom at us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/GFIsY8HcTLaUe_dSkFdXag.
BEST FILM SCREENING AND ARTIST TALK BET: Are you interested in fiber arts and natural fibers? Join the Porcupine Theater Friday, Jan. 30 for an evening to honor nettle and all it makes possible with an artist talk with Carla Cope and screening of the beautiful documentary “The Nettle Dress.” Doors open at 5 p.m., Carla Cope discusses working with nettle fibers at 5:30 p.m., and the movie begins at 5:45 p.m. Textile artist Allan Brown spends seven years making a dress by hand from foraged stinging nettles, all picked on the South Downs near Brighton. This is “hedgerow couture,” the greenest of slow fashion. It’s also his medicine, the way he survives the death of his wife that left him and his four children bereft. This event is free for Porcupine members. Buy your tickets at porcupinetheater.com/movies/the-nettle-dress/.
BEST WINTER CALL FOR ART BET: Homer Council on the Arts invites all active members to submit artwork to their 2026 Members Show. Open to all mediums and sizes for any work made in the last two years that has not been previously shown in Homer. Please contact HCOA if your work is over 4-feet-by-4-feet. The submission form will be open Jan. 5-31. All work must be turned in to the HCOA office by 5 p.m. on Jan. 31. Work will be on display in the HCOA gallery during the month of February. 355 W. Pioneer Ave.
BEST PUBLIC INPUT ON SCHOOLS BET: The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will hold a series of community meetings across the borough in February. District staff, parents and community members are invited to attend and provide input during these districtwide KPBSD budget meetings scheduled at the following times: Homer community — Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 6 p.m. in the Homer High School library; Central Peninsula community — Tuesday, Feb. 17 at 6 p.m. in the Kenai Central High School library; Seward community — Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 6 p.m. in the Seward High School library. A Zoom link will be provided for each individual meeting. Additional information and the number to call in with questions will be posted on the Events Calendar on the KPBSD website. As new budget information becomes available, it will also be posted on the Finance page. If you have questions, please call Natalie Bates at 907-714-8888.
BEST CALL FOR QUILTS BET: The Kachemak Bay Lions invite community members to participate in the annual Mother’s Day Quilt Show, a longstanding celebration of local creativity and craftsmanship. This year’s featured Quilt Challenge theme is “Diving Birds of Kachemak Bay,” inviting quilters to showcase the beauty and motion of our local seabirds through fabric and design. Quilts of all sizes, styles, and techniques are welcome. The show will be open to the public on Mother’s Day weekend, with proceeds supporting local service projects through the Kachemak Bay Lions. You will find the entry form at e-clubhouse.org/sites/kachemakbayak/page-7.php. For questions, contact Karrie Youngblood at 907-399-2085.
