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Dayus Geysbeek, Talli Dalke and Lance Seneff rehearse the Russian dancers scene in the Homer Nutcracker Ballet on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022, at the Mariner Theatre in Homer, Alaska.

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‘Magical, dreamy, positive and artful’

34th annual Homer Nutcracker Ballet has become a holiday tradition.

Emilie Springer dances as a doll in the party scene in the 1994 production of the Homer Nutcracker Ballet in Homer, Alaska. (Photo provided)

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Behind the scenes: Nutcracker family contributions

‘Five, six, seven, eight … we’re going to run it again.’

Community members throw and hand build pottery on Nov. 3, 2022, at the Homer Council on the Art's new ceramics studio in Homer, Alaska. (Photo provided)

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HCOA opens a new community art space and ceramics studio

What used to be a dark, cluttered and unfinished storage area in the basement of the Homer Council…

Carla Klinker Cope, far left, and Nadia Jackinski-Sethi, center, co-curators of thethe Pratt Museum & Park's show "Salmon Culture: Kachemak Bay Connections," discuss the show in a talk on Friday, Nov. 3, 2022, at the museum. (Photo by Christina Whiting)

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Pratt exhibits celebrate salmon

Art exhibits show how salmon connect us to one another and to place

"Raven Berry" by Susan Watkins is one of the pieces in the 5x7 show opening Friday at the Homer Council on the Arts. (Photo provided)

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November exhibits warm up town with the fire of creativity

First Friday for November shows that as the season grows colder, Homer’s art scene continues to warm with…

Elizabeth Chilson of Soldotna reads an excerpt of her first place fiction piece, “Signe and the Snow,” om October 2021 at Homer Council on the Arts as part of 24th Kenai Peninsula Writer’s Contest. (Photo provided)

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Writing, sharing, connecting

Peninsula Writers Contest returns for its 25th year

A work included in the “Our Town” exhibit at Fireweed Gallery is on display on Oct. 7, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. The exibit runs through December. (Photo by Christina Whiting/Homer News)

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The art of ‘Our Town’

Local artists collaborate with a colorful exhibit of Homer’s iconic buildings and architecture

Blue Octopus by Tracy Hansen on display at Grace Ridge Brewing.

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October First Friday

Homer’s art scene delivers

Viola Davis stars in “The Woman King.” (Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.)

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On the screen: Women reign in latest action flick

‘The Woman King’ is a standout that breaks new ground

Arts briefs.

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Arts briefs

49 Writers author speaks

A copy of "Nobody Gets Out Alive" stands on a desk inside The Peninsula Clarion's offices on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O'Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Off the Shelf: Struggles on the Last Frontier

A web of characters struggle against Alaska in a new collection of short stories from author Leigh Newman,…

A still from "Jazzfest." (Photo provided)

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DocFest could be the golden year of documentaries — again

A list of the world’s documentary film festivals as put on a T-shirt might look like this: “Sydney,…

Soniyae Stephens Reid rehearses for "Dance Moves," one of the Alaska World Arts Festival events for the festival starting Friday. (Photo provided)

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Alaska World Arts Festival back for 4th year

After four years and a pandemic, the Alaska Worlds Arts Festival might have found its groove.