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A community member peruses the ceramics on display at Homer Council on the Arts' First Friday showcase on Sept. 1 in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Art in the right hands

Ceramics showcase celebrates clay and community

"Stacked," a ceramic sculpture by Sarah Julig is on display at Homer Council on the Arts during their September ceramics student showcase. Photo provided by Homer Council on the Arts

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September artworks usher in autumn

Environment, “Taking Care,” and new sculptures featured in September First Friday exhibits

The poster for the Alaska World Arts Festival.

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Alaska World Arts Festival kicks off next weekend

The event will celebrate of all types of art, in many venues and performances space in the community

"Kerlingarfjoll, Iceland," a photograph by Jason Kim depicting the Highlands of Iceland in 2017 with geothermal hotsprings meeting snowcapped mountains, is part of Kim's "Road to Homer" exhibit on display at Homer Council on the Arts through August. Photo provided by Jason Kim

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A long and winding ‘Road to Homer’

Photographer showcases the five-year journey to Alaska

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Seeing art in underwater worlds

Marcelle McDannel’s underwater photography is now on display at Ptarmigan Arts

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Homer youth warming up at theater camp on the Homer Spit on August 3.

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Pier One performance of ‘Anne of Green Gables’ to spotlight theater skills developed in local youth camp

Pier One Theatre opens the youth theater production of “Anne of Green Gables” on Aug. 11 at 6…

Homer woodworker Ted Heuer in photographed in his shop with rockfish and halibut trivets in 2022. Photo by Beth Heuer

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Local craftsman finds ‘almost no limits’ to woodworking

Homer man shares his passion for turning wood into functional and beautiful works of art

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Creative endeavours on display in August First Friday exhibits

Summer is in full swing and Homer’s galleries and other art spaces celebrate artists’ creative endeavors with First…

Promotional material for both “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer.” (Photos courtesy WarnerMedia and Universal Pictues)

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On the Screen: ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ together spark excitement at the cinema

The double feature, despite or perhaps because of how silly it is, totally worked

Salmonfest 2022 crowd at the Ninilchik fairgrounds Photo provided by David Stearns

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Salmonfest returns to Ninilchik Aug. 4-6

Salmonfest returns for the 12th year at the Ninilchik Fairgrounds with performers on four stages. Headliners this year…

"Sunrise," a photo collage on metal of kelp and beachglass by Seldovia artist Jenifer Cameron is on display at Homer Council on the Arts through July. Photo courtesy Jenifer Cameron

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Collaging with nature

Seldovia artist creates photo collages from tidal treasures

Photo provided by Christine Kulcheski
Cast from “Cannibal! The Musical” pose in costume during a rehearsal at the Pratt Museum stage in the woods. Full story on B2.

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‘Cannibal! The Musical’ opens Thursday at the Pratt Museum

Pier One Theatre’s “Cannibal! The Musical” opens July 20 at the Pratt Museum Park stage at 7:30 p.m.…

A copy of Charlie Stephens' "Passion Over Pain" rests in grass on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Off the Shelf: ‘Passion’ begets fulfillment in personal story by local author

When I talked to retired teacher and local author Charlie Stephens about his book, “Passion Over Pain,” in…