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Carla Klinker poses with a long nettle stalk at the Homer News office on Saturday, June 22, 2024 in Homer, Alaska. (Emilie Springer/Homer News)

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Carla Klinker to teach nettle fiber workshop at the Pratt Museum

Homer multimedia artist Carla Klinker will teach a nettle fiber workshop at the Pratt Museum on June 29…

The cast of Spit Tunes is photographed at Alice’s Champagne Palace in Homer, Alaska. Photo by Lee Johnson

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‘Spit Tunes,’ a local musical comedy, opens at Alice’s Tuesday

Sally Oberstein and Michael McKinney’s “Spit Tunes” musical comedy opens July 9 at 8 p.m. at Alice’s Champagne…

U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, speaks at the Alaska Democratic Party’s state convention on May 18 at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

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State and federal fisheries concerns addressed at Peltola public meeting

Alaska’s fisheries face numerous challenges

Homer students pose after their performance from the musical Shrek on Saturday after the three-day Broadway Bootcamp theater workshop with director Jim Anderson in October 2023, in Homer, Alaska. (Emilie Springer/ Homer News)

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Intensive Broadway Bootcamp offered in Homer in August

During the five-day bootcamp, youth participants will work with top performing artist educators to develop leadership skills through…

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Family boating safety course offered next week

Kachemak Bay Campus is offering a family boating safety course June 26-28 with instructor Janel Harris.

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Former Homer dance instructor Lorraine Haas to hold ‘Memory Train’ open house

The event will take place at the Faith Lutheran Church on Saturday, June 22, from 3 p.m. to…

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Veterans History Project tour to come to Homer

A group of Anchorage military veterans will come to Homer next week to tour the community and participate…

Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)

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City council OKs resolution supporting amended halibut bycatch regs

A resolution opposing a trawler trade group’s legal challenge to federal halibut bycatch reduction efforts was passed Monday…

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Lake Clark National Park invites public comments on mineral exploration tracts

Lake Clark National Park and Preserve is seeking public comment as it prepares to conduct a resource analysis…

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See Stories offers filmmaking workshop for educators

See Stories, an Alaska nonprofit with the mission to build inclusive communities with story and film, offered a…

Oregon artist Tom Reed repaints the image of Mark Robinson featured in a mural of Homer performing artists, located in front of Nomar on Pioneer Avenue, on Tuesday, June 11<ins>, 2024, in Homer, Alaska</ins>. (Photo by Emilie Springer/Homer News)

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Artist Tom Reed revives Pioneer Avenue mural

The mural of Homer artists on Pioneer Avenue received an upgrade over the past week.

The Anchorage Bowl Chamber Orchestra performs at the Norman Lowell Art Gallery on Saturday, June 1, 2024 in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Emilie Springer/Homer News)

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Kenai Peninsula Orchestra presents summer concert

The Kenai Peninsula Orchestra presents their summer performance, “Scandinavian Summer,” at two venues on the Kenai Peninsula this…

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Recreational fishing for king salmon prohibited in Cook Inlet federal water

National Marine Fisheries Service issued a notice last week