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Guys and Dolls cast members practice ‘The Oldest Established’ dance scene at Sunday’s rehearsal at the Mariner Theater.

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Homer High School’s ‘Guys and Dolls’ shows begin Friday

Homer High School’s spring musical, “Guys and Dolls,” opens Friday evening at 7 p.m. at the Homer Mariner…

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‘Exquisite small treasures’

Homer woman weaves together her passion for science and art

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A copy of Tom Kizzia’s “Cold Mountain Path” rests on a table on Thursday in Juneau.

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Off the Shelf: Ghosts come alive in Kizzia’s ‘Cold Mountain Path’

From boomtown to abandoned, the town of McCarthy sets the stage for a compelling narrative

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Passion for photography and nature

Homer photographer debuts her work in a solo exhibit

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

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Indigenous language film fest returns with 16 submissions

KPBSD’s Indigenous Education Program hosted its Second Annual Indigenous Language Film Festival

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Exploring the meaning of home

Homer artist displays Alaska- and Peruvian-inspired paintings in HCOA’s “Finding Home” exhibit

Promotional photo provided by Dreamworks Animation
Orion (Jacob Tremblay) and Dark (Paul Walter Hauser) in “Orion and the Dark.”

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On the Screen: ‘Orion and the Dark’ is resonant, weird

Fear of the dark is natural, not some problem that Orion has to go on adventure to overcome

A copy of Jennifer Brice’s “Another North: Essays” rests on a desk inside the Peninsula Clarion offices on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 in Kenai, AK. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Off the Shelf: Meditations on middle age

“Another North” shares lifetime of experiences through personal narratives

"Contemplating Moose," a photograph taken by David Veith in Homer in 2021, is one of several on display in his solo exhibit at Grace Ridge Brewing Company through February. Photo provided by David Veith

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Inaugural exhibit

Homer photographer exhibits landscape and wildlife photography in his first public showing

Promotional photo courtesy Apple Original Films
Sam Rockwell portrays Aidan and Bryce Dallas Howard portrays Elly Conway in “Argylle.”

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On the screen: Anticipated spy flick falls flat in unmemorable ‘Argylle’

Overlong and a little jumbled, the film fails to play to its own strengths

Jaquel Spivey is Damian, Angourie Rice is Cady and Auli’i Cravalho is Janis in “Mean Girls.” (Promotional photo courtesy Paramount Pictures)

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On the screen: ‘Mean Girls’ is a special, musical, spectacle

The adaptation of the 2017 Broadway musical is a surprising early-year hit

David Brighton portrays Zeus and Gage Sturman portrays Narcissus during a rehearsal of “Greece is the Word: The Zeusical” at the Kenai Performers’ Theatre in Soldotna, Alaska, on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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‘Zeusical’ brings Greek mythology, and souvlakis, to Kenai Performers’ stage

The recognizable names and iconic figures of Greek mythology are filling the Kenai Performers’ theater this month as…

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Six weeks of literature

Big Read events encourage curiosity, conversation and community engagement