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Homer Bookstore holds World Book Night

The Homer Bookstore participates in the second annual World Book Night on April 23, with the sign-up deadline…

Alan Heathcock

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Visiting writer speaks at KBC

Award winning fiction writer Alan Heathcock will read from his work and hold a craft talk at 6:30…

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National Geographic holds casting call

The National Geographic Channel holds an open casting call for Russian Old Believer families working in the fishing…

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HCOA announces Art Awards

The Homer Council on the Arts announced the winners of the 2012 Art Awards. The awards are given…

The 700-year old Milnholm Cross at Castleton, Scotland, is one of the most ancient Clan Armstrong relics.

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Cultural talk looks at link between names, clans and lands

What is the link between a land and a name? In 2006 on a tour of the Scottish…

Dolls reflect artist’s heritage, viewers’ impressions

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Dolls reflect artist’s heritage, viewers’ impressions

“First Alaskans” is artist Pamela “Asiak” Nolcini’s name for her exhibit that debuted as a First Friday exhibit…

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Big Read about Vietnam War novel starts this month

BY MICHAEL ARMSTRONG STAFF WRITER For the next two months, in messenger bags, backpacks, briefcases and purses, Homer…

Andersen

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Andersen brings blues to Alaska — Canadian style

Listen to Matt Andersen’s music, and you hear a deep, growling voice that could come from blues country…

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Arts in Brief

Holy Santos Gang raising funds to record new album Local band Los Holy Santos Gang has launched a…

Andrew Vait, center, with fellow Eternal Fair members Chris Jones, left, and Daniel Nash.-Photo by Jason Tang

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Homer musician’s band ready to cut first album — in vinyl

When last we checked in with the musical career of Homer-grown musician Andrew Vait, Vait had these projects…

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Registration now open for writers’ conference

Registration has started for the 2013 Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference, to be held June 14-18 at Land’s End…

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Bunnell presents live radio: “It’s a Wonderful Life’

Bunnell Street Arts Center presents a live-radio version of the holiday classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” at 7:30…

A musician and dancer perform in a Quixotic Performance Ensemble piece. The Homer Council on the Arts received a National Endowment for the Arts grant to bring Quixotic to Homer. Mica Thomas, a 1997 Homer High graduate, is the co-director of Quixotic.

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Bunnell, HCOA receive NEA grants

Bunnell Street Arts Center and the Homer Council on the Arts both have received National Endowment for the…