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"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

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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…

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

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…

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Riz Ahmed’s Ballister Boldheart and Chloë Grace Moretz’s Nimona peer through the window of a subway car at a contingent of knights waiting to arrest them in “Nimona.”

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On the Screen: ‘Nimona’ challenges rigid systems, celebrates individuality

In a futuristic fantasy setting, two unlikely allies are forced together — a heroic knight framed for murder…

"Shorebirds Grouping 3," woodworking by Ted Heuer is on display at Ptarmigan Arts during a popup event running July 7-9 in Homer, Alaska. Photo courtesy of Ptarmigan Arts

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Celebrating summer

New First Friday exhibits showcase local and statewide artists

Homer artist Jenna Gerrety poses with two of the paintings in her exhibit, "Omnipresence: A Blue Period," on display at Homer Council on the Arts through June. Photo provided by Jenna Gerrety

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Feeling blue

Inspired by the color blue, local artist exhibits her latest body of work

Photo by Christopher Kincaid
Sarah Brewer, Ken Goldman and Maggie Quarton watch Peter Pan fly on the Pier One Theatre stage on Homer Spit.

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‘For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday’ shows for 2nd weekend

The show opened June 15 on the Homer Spit

Photo provided by Josh Krohn, KBBI
English Bay Band performs at the 2022 Concert on the Lawn Event at the Down East Saloon.

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KBBI’s Concert on the Lawn finds its way home

Homer’s former longtime local musical event of the summer returns to its previous location

Homer writer Erin Coughlin Hollowell is photographed in 2019. Photo by Joshua Veldstra

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Homer author to debut her third poetry collection

By Christina Whiting