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Pratt receives museum award

The Pratt Museum received the Excellence in the Museum Profession Award from Museums Alaska for its gray whale…

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Quixotic workshop registration starts

Registration has started for workshops run by Quixotic, a visiting performance arts troupe. Workshops will be held in…

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Library celebrates Alaska Book Week

As part of the third annual Alaska Book Week, Oct. 5-12, the Homer Public Library holds “Alaska Read-out”…

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‘Muscle Shoals’ kicks off 10th doc film fest

Homer Theatre’s 10th annual documentary film festival begins at 6 p.m. today with gala opening festivities, which include…

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From Homer to Baja: Contrasts help create balance in paintings

Karla Freeman is no stranger to the Homer arts community.   She lived in Homer for more than…

The Phantom Poodle of Rainy Pass

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‘Phantom Poodle’ the star of new children’s book

Homer is a little off the Iditarod’s beaten path, but when you live in Nome, the end of…

20 Feet From Stardom

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Festival celebrates 10 years of top picks

Ten films, plus a short one that tells the story of the Russian Old Believers on the Kenai…

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Students can enter poetry contest

The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, in partnership with the Alaska State Council on…

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Zeller holds improv workshop

Performing artist Martin Zeller holds an Improvisation Workshop from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Art Barn…

Hannah Apricot works on “Enjoy,” the 2013 Homer Burning Basket, on Tuesday at Mariner Park. The basket is burned at sundown on Sunday.  -Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Burning Basket is Sunday

Build week for the 10th annual Burning Basket, “Enjoy,” continues from noon to 5 p.m. daily through Saturday…

Dan Coe’s six-panel fireweed mural shows the progression of fireweed from flower to fluff over the season.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Artist incorporates sign-painting techniques into Old Town mural

As summer slides into fall, Alaskans track the fading of the season by an iconic flower and plant:…

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Pratt seeks Ritz donations

The Pratt Museum seeks donations from artists and businesses for “Ritz at the Moulin Rouge,” its 2013 Ritz…

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Teaching artist training is in November

Artists and teachers who wish to join the roster to teach in Artist in School residencies should plan…