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Off the Shelf: ‘Nature First’ and the simple life

The book is a collection of 25 essays about friluftsliv

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The cast of Glass Onion are seen in this promotional image. Daniel Craig, center, returns as Benoit Blanc, joined by Kathryn Hahn, Janelle Monáe, Edward Norton, Dave Bautista, Leslie Odom Jr., Kate Hudson, Jessica Henwick. and Madelyn Cline.

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On the Screen: ‘Glass Onion’ is a ton of fun

Come for the mystery, stay for the romps

Alsek, a 1947 wooden boat that Tom Crestodina has fished on since 1999 and which inspired his first drawing in his book, "Working Boats." (Photo provided)

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Got Books?

Adventure, mystery, poetry, an Alaskan historical thriller, and cutaway drawings of boats

Performers in “Momologue” at Bunnell Street Arts Center on Dec. 17, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Emilie Springer)

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Mothers tell their stories in Saturday evening show

The live performance adapted parts of recent anthology ‘The Momologue Collective’

The Homer High School Swing Choir performs at the Homer Senior Center on Dec. 9, 2022 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Kyle Schneider)

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Holiday cheer

Swing Choir performs ‘Candlelight, Carols and Dessert’ on Thursday

The artists who created the Mother exhibit pose for a group photo on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, at Bunnell Street Arts Center in Homer. From left to right are Myesha Callahan Freet, Lily Wooshkindein Da.Aat Hope, Brianna Allen, Amy Meissner, Somer Hahm, Amy Komar and Carla Kilnker Cope. (Photo by Adele Person.)

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Artists collaborate on exhibit exploring the challenges of being mothers and makers

On display through the end of December at Bunnell Street Arts Center is “Mother,” featuring work by seven…

People shop at the 2021 Nutcracker Faire booths on Dec. 4, 2021, in the Alice Witte Gymnasium at Homer High School. (Photo provided)

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First Friday: Nutcracker Faire caps a weekend of art events

‘Tis the season to enjoy holiday traditions, like skating on Beluga Lake, taking in the Christmas tree lighting…

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Dayus Geysbeek, Talli Dalke and Lance Seneff rehearse the Russian dancers scene in the Homer Nutcracker Ballet on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022, at the Mariner Theatre in Homer, Alaska.

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‘Magical, dreamy, positive and artful’

34th annual Homer Nutcracker Ballet has become a holiday tradition.

Emilie Springer dances as a doll in the party scene in the 1994 production of the Homer Nutcracker Ballet in Homer, Alaska. (Photo provided)

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Behind the scenes: Nutcracker family contributions

‘Five, six, seven, eight … we’re going to run it again.’

Community members throw and hand build pottery on Nov. 3, 2022, at the Homer Council on the Art's new ceramics studio in Homer, Alaska. (Photo provided)

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HCOA opens a new community art space and ceramics studio

What used to be a dark, cluttered and unfinished storage area in the basement of the Homer Council…

A black tote holding Alaska Native artifacts sits on the ground of the Juneau International Airport Thursday afternoon. It was flown from Seattle after being filled with 25 Alaska Native artifacts held at George Fox University in Oregon. ( Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

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Kake to welcome artifacts — some over 200 years old — back home

‘When I looked at them it was like looking at my past and my elders’

Carla Klinker Cope, far left, and Nadia Jackinski-Sethi, center, co-curators of thethe Pratt Museum & Park's show "Salmon Culture: Kachemak Bay Connections," discuss the show in a talk on Friday, Nov. 3, 2022, at the museum. (Photo by Christina Whiting)

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Pratt exhibits celebrate salmon

Art exhibits show how salmon connect us to one another and to place

"Raven Berry" by Susan Watkins is one of the pieces in the 5x7 show opening Friday at the Homer Council on the Arts. (Photo provided)

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November exhibits warm up town with the fire of creativity

First Friday for November shows that as the season grows colder, Homer’s art scene continues to warm with…