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Kenai Peninsula Writers’ Contest logo. Photo courtesy of Homer Council on the Arts

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26th Kenai Peninsula Writers’ Contest winners: Poetry

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Kenai Peninsula Writers’ Contest logo. Photo courtesy of Homer Council on the Arts

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26th Kenai Peninsula Writers’ Contest winners: Fiction

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Old, new and set to music

Pier One Theatre announces their 2024 production schedule and 51st season

Artwork by local Homer youth is on display in Homer Council on the Arts' annual Jubilee art exhibit through April. Photo provided by Homer Council on the Arts

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Highlighting Homer’s youth artists

Homer Council on the Arts Jubilee events celebrate youth in visual and performing arts

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McKenzie Hansen and William Bradshaw rehearse a week before the single stage performance of Homer’s annual Jubilee youth talent show at Homer Council on the Arts.

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Homer’s Jubilee youth variety show to be performed Friday at the Mariner Theatre

Homer’s annual Jubilee talent show, sponsored by Homer’s Council on the Arts, returns to the Homer High School…

Homer community members chat with artists during the Ready, Set, Art! fundraiser at Grace Ridge Brewing on Saturday, April 13, 2024 in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Ready, Set, Art! returns

Second annual live art session raises funds for local scholarship

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Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Stephen McKinley Henderson and Cailee Spaeny appear in “Civil War.”

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Review: An unexpected battle for empathy in ‘Civil War’

Garland’s new film comments on political and personal divisions through a unique lens of conflict on American soil

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Former Alaska freelance entertainment artist George Faust and main character in the Affinity Films production of ‘My Third Act,’ joins the Homer News at Captain’s Coffee for interview about his history in Alaska entertainment last Friday.

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Film documents local circus arts entertainer’s ‘Third Act’

The short documentary chronicles Homer resident George Faust, his history in circus arts and the impact of Parkinson’s…

USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice Awards 2024 logo. Photo courtesy of USA Today

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Homer named 4th best small town arts scene

Nomination is part of USA Today’s 2024 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards

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First Friday flourishes in first Art Walk of spring

Homer’s galleries and public art spaces showcase artists’ work during the first Art Walk of Spring. Stroll the…

The cast from “Guys and Dolls” performs the piece “Luck be a Lady” at their final performance at Homer Mariner Theater last Saturday. (Photo by Emilie Springer/Homer News)

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Homer High School wraps up successful performances of ‘Guys and Dolls’

Homer High School presented three performances of the musical “Guys and Dolls” to full audiences last weekend.

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The art of teaching

Alaskan artist shares her passion for painting and inspiring others to paint

Carrie Coon, Paul Rudd, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace and Celeste O’Connor appear in “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.” (Promotional photo courtesy Sony Pictures)

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On the Screen: New ‘Ghostbusters’ struggles to balance original ideas and nostalgia

“Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” picks up right where “Afterlife” left off, and it also succumbs to a lot of…