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‘Paint In’ returns for First Friday

Last summer’s Paint In live-art series at the Homer Elks Lodge returns for First Friday this month. Artist…

In a scene from "Stalking the Bogeyman," David confronts the Bogeyman.-Photo by O’Hara Shipe, University of Alaska Anchorage

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Powerful play shows in Homer

In 2003, writer and journalist David Holthouse plotted to kill a man — the Bogeyman. He’d bought a…

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‘Made of Salmon’ reading is Friday Authors from the anthology “Made of Salmon: Alaska Stories from the Salmon…

Jennifer Moss’ “42 Bears.” Moss was inspired by biologist John Morton’s presentation on bear population. He noted the Kenai Peninsula has 42 bears per 390 square miles.

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Artists inspired by science in new Pratt exhibit

Birch trees, bugs and now bears. For more than a decade, the Pratt Museum has brought together scientists…

Pulitizer prize winner and former Poet Laureate of the United States Natasha Trethewey is the keynote speaker for the 15th annual Kachemak Bay Writer’s Conference on June 10-14.-Photo by Nancy Crampton; Blue Flower Arts

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Writers’ conference includes graphic narrative in the mix, celebrates 15th year

The Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference will mark changing tides in the literary world and the Homer community with…

Brian Payne, left, and Skywalker Payne, right, pose with their recent publications.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Marrying life, art

T he partnership of Homer artists Skywalker and Brian Payne sounds like a romance novel tease. Can a…

Gearing Up for Spring is a collaborative watercolor piece created by members of the Kachemak Bay Watercolor Society and will be shown at the Fireweed Gallery's First Friday exhibit on May 6 from 5-7 p.m.

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First Friday events

Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center 95 Sterling Highway Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival Art, paintings by various artists…

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Leaving it all behind

Seattle artist Julia Harrison aims to leave Homer a little more beautiful than how she found it. Bunnell…

The Homo Superior is the core band behind this weekend’s performance of “A Solitary Candle The Music of David Bowie.” From left are Megan Murphy, Jennifer King, Johnny B., Tyler Munns, Dylan Smith, Steve Collins

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Homer shows pay tribute to pop artist David Bowie

Homer musician Tyler Munns has always been an avid David Bowie fan. So when the pop musician’s album…

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Jubilee Youth Performing Arts Show is Friday   The Homer Council on the Arts annual Jubilee Youth Performing…

Mary Kate Green competed on the second season of the History Channel’s survival show, “Alone.” Green was dropped off in a secluded area on Vancouver Island, B.C., Canada, where she had no contact with other contestants nor any crew members.-Photo by Brendan Meadow, History Channel

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Homer woman goes ‘Alone’ into the wilderness

With the airing of the second season of the History Channel’s survival show “Alone” on April 21, Mary…

Sarah Frary, who uses the name Sarah Tonin in her art, stands by one of her paintings for “Lyrical Topography” at Bunnell Street Arts Center.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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New show takes artist in different direction

In map making, artists depict the landscape with lines and shading. A city map can be all streets,…

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The Arts in Brief

KBC student art show opens Friday   Students from Asia Freeman’s drawing class show their work in a…