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Homer Public Library’s Lit Lineup encourages year-round reading with staff book suggestions

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Celebrating summer

June First Friday exhibits are inspired by Alaskan wilderness

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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Dinner in the Street returns to Bunnell on Sunday

Bunnell Street Arts Center is bringing back “Dinner in the Street” summer evening dinner and entertainment event June…

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Learning through writing

Local author publishes her own work while encouraging other writers

Noa (voiced by Owen Teague) in 20th Century Studios’ “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.” (Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios)

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On the Screen: New ‘Planet of the Apes’ expands, brings new ideas to franchise universe

“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” tells a story that feels more rooted in fantasy than the…

The Kachemak Bay Writers' Conference is held at Kachemak Bay Campus starting on Saturday, May 18, 2024 in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Writing in a wounded world

2024 Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference grapples with the purpose of writing about wonder in a fractured world

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A copy of “Drawn from Deep Waters: True Stories from the Kenai Peninsula,” is held on Thursday in Kenai.

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Off the Shelf: Congregation calling

The collection is written by patrons of Kalifonsky Christian Center

Crane Jackinsky as Nurse Kelly; Tyler Munns as Elwood P. Dowd; Dayus Anthony as Wilson; and Mike Tupper as Dr. Sanderson rehears a scene from Harvey on Monday at Pier One Theatre. Photo provided by Val Sheppard.

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Pier One Theatre on the Spit opens 51st season with ‘Harvey’

The Pier One Theatre on the Spit opens their 51st season with a performance of “Harvey” on May…

Ashley Young. Photo courtesy of Bunnell Street Arts Center

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Alaska Indigenous songwriter to perform at Bunnell Street Arts Center

The performance will be broadcast live on KBBI AM 890 Friday on May 17 at 7 p.m.

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Cynthia Morelli displays pre-fired pottery at her kiln off of Ohlson Mountain Road in Homer in preparation for the Homer Pottery Tour.

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Homer’s Pottery Tour 2024 to feature 9 potter studios

The 2024 Homer Pottery Tour will take place at nine local potters’ studios on May 18 and 19.…

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Attendees gather to dance and to listen during a performance by Blackwater Railroad Company, part of the Levitt AMP Soldotna Music Series on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at Soldotna Creek Park in Soldotna, Alaska.

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Soldotna Music Series lineup announced, opens June 5

The music series runs every Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Photo courtesy Barnabus Firth, executive director of the Norman Lowell Art Gallery Foundation
Norman Lowell’s 72- by 96-inch painting, “The Sea,” is photographed May 6, 2024, at the Norman Lowell Art Gallery north of Homer. The work was based on sketches from a painting trip to the Aleutian Islands.

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Arts council and Norman Lowell Gallery to host black tie gala fundraiser

Homer Council on the Arts and the Norman Lowell Gallery will host a black tie gala fundraiser May…