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Poster for 2nd Annual Indigenous Language Film Festival. (Provided by Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s Indigenous Education Progam)

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KPBSD to host 2nd annual Indigenous Language Film Festival

Community submissions will be accepted until Feb. 16

Promotional photo courtesy MGM Studios
Barry Keoghan portrays Oliver Quick in “Saltburn.”

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On the Screen: ‘Saltburn’ weird and fun, not as sharp as Fennell’s first outing

Since “Saltburn,” the second film by director Emerald Fennell, came to streaming last month, I’ve seen a lot…

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What’s happening at Homer Counil on the Arts this month

Since 1975, Homer Council on the Arts has been offering performances, exhibitions and arts education for community members…

A copy of Judy Johnson’s “Alaskan Pioneer Girl” rests in the snow on Sunday, December 24, 2023 near Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Off the Shelf: Small town girl weaves tales of home

Local memoir is an engaging window into what life on the central peninsula looked like in the second…

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2024’s 1st First Friday

While a few of Homer’s galleries and public art spaces take a break from exhibiting for the month…

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Local author wins international writing contest

HoWL founder’s short story will be published in Irish paper on Dec. 28

Tom Blyth portrays Coriolanus Snow and Rachel Zegler portrays Lucy Gray Baird in "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes." (Promotional photo courtesy Lionsgate)

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On the Screen: ‘Hunger Games’ still has something to say

Surprisingly rich prequel interrogates contemporary politics through dystopian lens

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Homer Council on the Arts and Friends of the Homer Library are co-hosting an exhibit on the theme of “Finding Home” with an open call for community member art, inspired by the novel “The Cold Millions” and based on the 2022-2023 NEA Big Read theme, “Where we live.”

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Finding home

The Friends of the Homer Library and Homer Council on the Arts are cohosting an exhibit

The sun shines over Tern Lake on Sunday, May 22, 2022 near Cooper Landing, Alaska. (Ashlyn O'Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Tales of trails

‘Trail Mix Journal’ collects stories and experiences from local wilderness

A copy of William L. Iġġiaġruk Hensley’s “Fifty Miles from Tomorrow” is held outside the Peninsula Clarion building on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Off the Shelf: A powerful record of Alaska Native advocacy

In “Fifty Miles From Tomorrow,” William L. Hensley divulges a lifetime worth of insight into both his childhood…

"Specific Gravity, a multimedia work by Michael Armstrong is on display in Homer Council on the Arts' "Fun with 5x7" show in November and December 2023. Photo by Michael Armstrong

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A life guided by art

Former Homer News editor Michael Armstrong pursues his creative life

A copy of Sherry Simpson’s “The Way Winter Comes” is held in the Peninsula Clarion offices on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Off the Shelf: Inhabited by winter

Juneau writer spins haunting tales of Alaska’s darkest season in 1998 short story collection

"Sealscape," a gouache and archival ink piece by Renee Veldman, is on display in Homer Council on the Arts' "Fun with 5x7" exhibit through December. Photo provided by Renee Veldman

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Playful pictures

Homer’s natural beauty and robust art community helps local woman finds her creative niche